Image of atomic bonds...

I wonder how long it will take for people in general to recognize that when scientific predictions are demonstrated this way, it's meaningful. And that other systems that try to offer descriptions of the 'real' universe ought to be held to exactly the same standards of proof.

The physical sciences are the only arena in which prophecies come demonstrably, provably, beyond-a-doubt true, supported by actual evidence that can be seen, sometimes even touched, and reproduced.
 
Ohhhh. For some reason I read it as Atomic Bombs. I stared at the picture for a full three minutes thinking, "wtf? i don't get it".
 
Rick Meyer said:
Ohhhh. For some reason I read it as Atomic Bombs. I stared at the picture for a full three minutes thinking, "wtf? i don't get it".
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Well if you were looking for an Atomic meltdown of your bonds, here's a photo:

Los_Angeles_Drivers_AIG.jpg



:)

Bob Diaz
 
USLatin said:
Very cool.

I wonder why the edges on either side are so much brighter.
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Reverse vignetting?

No really... literally... (but they could probably correct this)... as I understand it you're not seeing an actual image but rather a sort of braille image... a construct of what a nearly sub-atomic needle is sensing under it... so that might explain the higher apparent resolution/brightness at the edges?

Pff... I dunno... I'm making this sh*t up.
 
MattinSTL said:
Reverse vignetting?

No really... literally... (but they could probably correct this)... as I understand it you're not seeing an actual image but rather a sort of braille image... a construct of what a nearly sub-atomic needle is sensing under it... so that might explain the higher apparent resolution/brightness at the edges?

Pff... I dunno... I'm making this sh*t up.
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It's a scattering effect.
 
Really, I'm serious.

There's something strange and distressing about a technical and scientific advance that lets us 'see' molecular bonds, being perceived as terrifying.

What is threatening about a new tool for observing the structure of reality?
 
Anhar, do you ever see a salient point hiding behind an irrelevant bit of trivia...?

And yes, this is a new tool, in that the employment of the instrument is qualitatively different than previous applications.
 
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