Talk:1233: Relativity
Revision as of 11:19, 3 July 2013 by 178.26.88.31 (talk)
Should be "Gedankengang" (Plural, it's "Gedanke" + "n"). Means: chain/train/line of thought(s) 91.66.205.94 05:52, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- Interesting idea, because it matches the text more closely, but he really wasn't that famous for his "chain of thought" - more famous for his Gedankenexperimente, for example, chasing a light beam (leading to Special Relativity) or the thought experiments that lead to the EPR paradox. --196.35.92.54 09:52, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- Anyway, "Gedankedank" does not really make sense, it's not a word. 130.60.152.125
- Might be refering to "Badonkadonk", even though "Gedankedank" isnt a german word. 178.26.88.31
- Anyway, "Gedankedank" does not really make sense, it's not a word. 130.60.152.125
Also, from reading http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=103423, in last week's "what if" there was:
- 20 meters per second is about how fast an average person with a good arm could throw a bouncy ball. Therefore, to determine the result of an impact, we can make use of what Einstein called a gedankenexperiment, or "thought experiment"
196.35.92.54 10:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)