Boffins break the speed of light(Process doesn't break Einstein's theories)

Iain Thomson, vnunet.com 06 Mar 2007

Scientists at NEC have managed to get a light beam to exceed the speed of light, something once thought to be an unbreakable universal constant.

In the experiment a beam of light was passed through a specially prepared caesium atomic chamber. The beam of light arrived at the far end 62 nanoseconds sooner than would be expected under normal conditions.

"Our experiment is not at odds with Einstein's special relativity, but it does show that the generally held misconception that nothing can move faster than the speed of light is wrong," the laboratory reported.

"The statement only applies to objects with a rest mass. Light can be viewed as waves and has no mass. Therefore, it is not limited by its speed inside a vacuum."

The special chamber was cooled to as close possible to absolute zero (-273.15 Celcius). Combined with the caesium, this "rephased" the light waves, taking them beyond 186,000 miles per second.

Article taken from http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2184830/boffins-break-speed-light

Your Aura is Violet

Idealistic and thoughtful, you have the mind and ideas to change the world. And you have the charisma of a great leader, even if you don't always use it! The purpose of your life: saying truths that other people dare not say Famous purples include: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Susan B. Anthony Careers for you to try: Political Activist, Inventor, Life Coach

What Color Is Your Aura?

You've always been my star. Distant from me, yet luminous and influential.

Hard as I try, it is possible for me only to be an observer.

The elementaries of you are still elusive, for unraveling you is still far beyond my reach.

Is it apparent that I am better than you? Most likely not.

You have given me several unintentional but pleasant surprises, some of which are appalling.

When is it apposite for me come closer, __________ *? Heaven decides.

I hope that you wouldn't make me wait too long.

I hope it's the inverse square law.

I hope that we can resonate.

*Note that figures are to scale

You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting. In what world could you possibly beat me? -- A quote from the movie A Knight's Tale.

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An Important Notice

To: All Students!

In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from students, it will be our policy to keep all students well taught through our program of SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TEACHING ( S.H.I.T.).

We are trying to give our students more S.H.I.T. than anyone else. If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T. on the course, please see your lecturer. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list, and our lecturers are especially skilled at seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle. Students who don't take their S.H.I.T ... will be placed in DEPARTMENTAL EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAMS ( D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T.).

Those who fail to take D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T. seriously will have to go to EDUCATIONAL ATTITUDE TRAINING (E.A.T. S.H.I.T.). Since our lecturers took S.H.I.T. before they graduated, they don't have to do S.H.I.T. anymore, and are all full of S.H.I.T. already.

If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be interested in a job teaching others. We can add your name to our BASIC UNDERSTANDING LECTURE LIST ( B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T.).

For students who are intending to pursue a career in management and consulting, we will refer you to the department of MANAGERIAL OPERATIONAL RESEARCH EDUCATION ( M.O.R.E. S.H.I.T.). This course emphasizes how to manage M.O.R.E. S.H.I.T.

If you have further questions, please direct them to our HEAD OF TEACHING, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (H.O.T. S.H.I.T .).

Thank you, BOSS IN GENERAL, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TEACHING (B.I.G. S.H.I.T.)

Thank You for your time.

Sincerely,
The Director Under the Michigan Bureau of Super High Intensity Teaching
(The D.U.M.B. S.H.I.T .)

Adapted from Belle's blog www.rayeshua.blogspot.com

Working in the holidays

Well, yesterday was my last day of work with thinksmart learning partners Pte Ltd www.thinksmart.com.sg. I got to know them by a workshop held by them in my school during the 7th 8th and 9th of November.

I simply love their way of teaching science or DoE(design of experiments). If chung cheng could change their idea SLIGHTLY. XD. But I doubt they can.

I was lucky, definitely, for I had a chance to work with them, instead of doing macdonalds, flyers or slacking around.

I've worked with them for one and a half months already, completed 3 and a half projects, it has indeed been a crazy and enriching experience working with them. haha, a bunch of mad scientists, but fun though. I've learnt many many things, valuable information, and knew some other people.

More importantly, as a comparison,
I could see how illogical some things are.
I could see how screwed up chung cheng is.
I could see how serious my mistake was.
I could see how much the education system needs a change.
As Yalin says, we are only taught to answer questions in school. Totally agree.

I hope that I can work with them in the future and always keep in contact.

I ride alone,

because I couldn't find a friend nearby.


She said that she rides,

but does she ride alone too?


Well, I don't have any idea,

but I hope that she rides alone.


I'd like someone to ride with me.

Can she ride with me?


I hope she can.

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this video MUST WATCH! DAMN FUNNY MAN!

For you, love and friendship are almost the same thing
And your love tends to be the enduring, long lasting kind
(You've been known to still have connections with exes)
But sometimes your love is not the most passionate
Leap before you look, and you'll find that fire you crave

Your Love Style is Storge

What's Your Love Style?

Hi guys, I am back from my trip to Malaysia. It was a 4 day trip, I didn't quite like it.

I didn't know how screwed up the country was until this trip, although I had some trips into that country before. It's not good to talk too much about this.



During the return trip to Singapore, my sister and I had nothing much better to do but to count.

May I present my statistics.

VEHICLES IN MALAYSIA

40 out of 100 domestic cars are of PROTON brand.

3 out of 100 domestic cars are red, pink or maroon.
13 out of 100 domestic cars are pure black.
10 out of 100 domestic cars are blue.

40 out of 100 vehicles are motocycles.
10 out of 100 vehicles are heavy vehicles.

I certainly hope that my statistics has given you a better idea of the automobile market of Malaysia. =)

You Are An INTP

The Thinker You are analytical and logical - and on a quest to learn everything you can. Smart and complex, you always love a new intellectual challenge. Your biggest pet peeve is people who slow you down with trivial chit chat. A quiet maverick, you tend to ignore rules and authority whenever you feel like it. You would make an excellent mathematician, programmer, or professor.

What's Your Personality Type?

昔々

昔々、この一つ女の子がいます。

そんの女の子はとても特別です。ですから、私はその女の子が好きです。愛してる？いいえ、好きです。違うんだ。







君、私が待っています。

ロー、私は何が話せましたか。

belle asked me to do this ok. She said "do".

NAME 24 PEOPLE (random ah)

1. changyi

2. belle

3. kenny

4. jessica

5. yanbing

6. jinghao

7. kang kiat

8. zhi hong

9. michelle

10. emilene

11. ryan quek

12. hong yi

13. lie qi

14. aijia

15. jacie

16. song xi

17. ren xian

18. aloysia

19. andy

20. scottz

21. jing shen

22. weisiang

23. ziyi

24. bryan

is 9 single?
michelle- hmm, seriously I don't know

would u date 20?
Scottz- why would I want to date a married man?

is 17 a guy or a girl?
ren xian- guy

have 15 and 2 ever dated?
Belle and Jacie? never, I don't think they even know each other

are u older/younger than 3? by how much?
Kenny- he's older than me by a few days

have u ever seen 7 naked?
Kang Kiat- lol, yes we bathed together

where does 19 live?
Andy- jurong

when was the last time you saw 12?
hong yi- wow, teacher's day eve?

ever watched a movie with 5?
Yanbing- oh yes we did, 8 of us altogether

how tall is 23?
Ziyi- about 170?

do u love 16?
Song xi- I bet he will hehehe me after I say this

do u go to the same sch as 14?
Aijia- last time we did

have u ever had classses with 11?
Ryan- yes primary school

where was 21 born?
Jing Shen- Singapore la

have u ever hugged 18?
Aloysia- no never did I

whats 8's middle name?
Zhi Hong- chinese have got no middle name. If yes, it would be ZHI, lol

is 13 a nice person?
Lie Qi- yes, certainly

would u rather 1 die or you die?
Changyi- I believe that he would save me

is 4 older than u?
Jessica- yes, she was born in January and me in March

would u kiss 24?
Bryan- no never

have u ever swum with 16?
Song Xi- I got his table wet only

when is 10's bday?
Emilene- I don't know

have u been to a party with 19 or 17?
Renxian and Andy- nope never.

are 22 and 24 good friends?
Weisiang and Bryan- I doubt so.

will 3 and 7 make a gd couple?
Kenny and Kang Kiat- no, only opposites attract

has 15 ever given you a bday present?
Jacie- No

how long have u known 13?
Lie Qi- since primary 1

if 5 and 19 were drowning which one wud u save?
Yanbing and Andy- I think both of them know how to swim, but Andy's stronger, so I'll save yanbing.

will 2 be willing to kiss 6?
Belle -> Jing Hao- erm, dunno lei.

pass this on to 3 4 7 16 18 22 23
GOGOGO.

yay new blogskin

yay I've got a new blogskin already! So is it nice? Please feel free to leave your comments. haha

Guys, I've written something on the class blog. Go check it out. The link can be found on the left.

today's Andy's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDY! lol

Hi Folks,

went to watch casino royale with my parents today! The movie not bad lah, just that Daniel Criag isn't as nice as Pierce Brosnan. I must say that Ian Fleming(the author of the James Bond series) is indeed a brilliant, if not a genius, writer. There is always a moral to a story, desirable to learn or not, and the moral that I've learned is to never trust anybody fully, you can't tell a book by its cover.

Okay, it has been a few days since I'm back from my camp, and my knee still pricks every time I climb the stairs. Damn it, but I still don't know why.

I'll change my blog skin soon, hopefully.