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Newton-based Deterministic Mechanics
MODE:
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5 minutes
of takeaways.
10 takeaways. Ten complete ideas.
1.
Mass and volume are fundamental properties, but our perceptions of them can be deceptive. Differences in density, like a bowling ball versus a basketball, reveal how our senses create illusory interpretations.
2.
Quote:
- Heraclitus.
- 500 BCE.
Heraclitus’ claim that “everything is in flux” captures a deep truth shared by both metaphysics and classical physics. The world appears stable only because change often happens gradually. Beneath every solid object, fixed identity, and steady law lies continuous motion, transformation, and becoming. What endures is not stillness, but patterned change.
3.
From History: born 1564
1564 to 1642
Born in 1564, Galileo transformed humanity’s view of the universe through observation and math. His 1638 work Two New Sciences laid foundations for physics and influenced later breakthroughs, including calculus.
4.
Quote:
- Carl Sagan.
- circa 1980.
Carl Sagan reminds us that we are intimately connected to the universe. The particles that form our bodies are borrowed from a cosmic pool of just 17 particles and four forces. Even more humbling, the molecules within us were forged in the hearts of stars, linking us directly to the vast cosmos that surrounds us.
5.
Quote:
- Heraclitus.
- 500 BCE.
Heraclitus’ claim that “everything is in flux” captures a deep truth shared by both metaphysics and classical physics. The world appears stable only because change often happens gradually. Beneath every solid object, fixed identity, and steady law lies continuous motion, transformation, and becoming. What endures is not stillness, but patterned change.
6.
Sound seems bassier underwater but doesn’t actually change pitch. The sound waves stay the same pitch, but some of the waves are filtered out by the water. Sound’s frequency stays constant from air to water, even as higher frequencies filter out. This behavior is the same for the color of light.
7.
Reasoning is one of the Five Thought Tools, it demands we question whether we’re seeing real causation, or just a misleading correlation. Always ask: What’s the evidence? Hume said, repeated observation shows habit, not logical necessity.
8.
Mass and volume are fundamental properties, but our perceptions of them can be deceptive. Differences in density, like a bowling ball versus a basketball, reveal how our senses create illusory interpretations.
9.
Timbre comes from the blend of harmonics layered on top of a fundamental frequency, along with how a sound starts (attack) and fades (decay).
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Writing and coding by Michael Alan Prestwood.
