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Originally Posted by Notamongoose
The microtubules exhibit quantam computing behaviour, and, crucially, their structure is so fine that minute gravitational changes during their creation, such as the alignment of planets, can have an effect.
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Here is the problem. The effects are so minute that the position of a rock in the room next to the baby will have
more effect than the positions of the planets.
Gravity is weak. Like really weak.
Electromagnatism is strong. Like really strong.
Have you ever heard of the rule of 5s?
In any case, if you want to place a large bet that the world will end or change in a specific way in 2012, I'm open to discussing the odds.
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Originally Posted by CSFilm
A fat person standing next to you has a much, much greater gravitiational effect on you than any of the stars or planets (excluding earth of course).
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Lets work out the math!
Gravitational constant check:
http://google.com/search?q=G*mass+of...f+earth%5E2%29
Ayep, 9.8 m/s^2
Gravitational effect of mars at 1 AU distance:
http://google.com/search?q=G*mass+of...%281+AU%5E2%29
about 2 * 10^-9 m/s^2
Fat man standing 2 meters away:
http://google.com/search?q=G*150+kg%2F%282+m%29%5E2
about 2.5 * 10^-9 m/s^2
Fat man
wins! Yay!
However, it isn't
much, much. It does show the point: planets are far away. Like really far away. And electromagetic force is strong, like really strong, and really close.
(Oh god, the size of the gravitational forces of nearby fat men is going to lead into "astrology is true, and fat men have as much impact as planets, so we need to arrange the room with the right pattern of fat men to have a happy life! Feng Shui, here we come.")