<< There is a real risk with "seat of the trousers science" to trod a long
way
down the wrong path. This happened in physics in the 18th and 19th
century. Physicist at the time could not accept that there was not a
reference frame for light similar to what air is for sound. This lead to
the metaphysical "ether" which had to be there. This theory (with no
scientific basis) was pushed for years until the concept was completely
disproved by the famous Michelson-Morley experiment in 1887. The theory of
electro-magnatism was in total chaos for almost 20 years until Einstein's
postulates in 1905.
The effect known as the aberration of light was discovered in 1727 and was
in itself disproof of the ether theroy of light transmission, but very few
would accept it since it disagreed with the gods of Newton. This resulted
in almost 200 years of the Newton religion replacing good physics.
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Truman, the next time I get into my minds something that has to do with the
Earth crashing into the sun in 2002, you can call me on "proff". However, the
problem we're concerned with here is very simple and easily proved or
disproved. It requires an investment of about $100 in glucometer and
strips--about 20 of which I gave away last year just to gather from field
data. I've you're actually curious about this particular facet of equine
life--do the same yourself and learn something that clearly you don't know
right now.
I'm not as interested in the past history of science as the future of applied
science. Here we have a device that can give us an instant answer to a
question. Do you have not interest in the answer??? Like most academics?
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