sci.physics.plasma

I think threads like this are interesting amusing and useful, and should be
allowed in the group, for the following reasons:

1. Comic relief.

2. The distinction between pseudo-science and science is sometimes blurred
if you are not a specialist in a particular field. Identifying why and where
a claim is absurd is educational for all concerned, especially casual
readers of the group. Even for specialists, it helps to be able to pinpoint
where a particular argument is flawed.

3. When a moderator makes a decision to post or not post, however good the
decision is, it is still the opinion of a single person. When I was the
group moderator I also followed a lenient policy to what was allowed on the
group.

John McKelliget
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message
news:13jc4m9sa88acdb@news.supernews.com...
>
> The Flavored Coffee Guy wrote:
>> Back then it wouldn't be so uncommon for a Neon Sign, or Vacuum Tube,
>> to reach a plasma state that included a time reversal. Overall, it
>> would effect the background radiation and fill it with an unusual
>> level of time reversals. Even though these can be evaluated in nano
>> and microseconds. I really believe that they have had some impact on
>> the social climate and crime rate.
>
> Definite quackery. Why? Because out of nowhere comes this unsupported and
> fantastic claim of "time reversals". This is an invention out of whole
> cloth on your part. Good luck proving its existence!
>
> I should note that I approved your post only because it was a mild relief
> from the usual swamp of spam that is sent to the submission address.
> Otherwise I'd have rejected it as being both off topic (the post calls for
> discussion on social impacts, which is not the focus of this group) and
> because it contained remarkable unsubstantiated claims of "time reversal"
> offered with no proof whatsoever.
>
> As to side-effects of technology on crime, your post seems (IMHO) to have
> been inspired by these stories on a possible correlation between lead
> exposure and crime rates:
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2007-10-28-lead-crime_N.htm
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/magazine/21wwln-idealab-t.html
>