While we are on "time"...does anyone know why I need a new watch battery about every 6-8 weeks, or so? I was told by my M.D. that it has to do with having too much static electricity in my body. What? Please?

Your body is chemically active and re-acting with the metal base and/or band of your watch . Get some clear packing tape and apply a piece to the base metal of your watch. You can trim around it with an xacto knife or sharp razor blade. (preferrably while you have the watch off). I stop watches dead, and my mother does the same.

As for time, it does exist, it's just not a constant. Our realization of time based events around us make us aware of it. Like how lo...

While we are on "time"...does anyone know why I need a new watch battery about every 6-8 weeks, or so? I was told by my M.D. that it has to do with having too much static electricity in my body. What? Please?

Your body is chemically active and re-acting with the metal base and/or band of your watch . Get some clear packing tape and apply a piece to the base metal of your watch. You can trim around it with an xacto knife or sharp razor blade. (preferrably while you have the watch off). I stop watches dead, and my mother does the same.

As for time, it does exist, it's just not a constant. Our realization of time based events around us make us aware of it. Like how long it takes for a traffic light to change, or how long your microwave takes to pop corn. Once you take away measurable events, time will seemingly vanish. Time goes on but your perception of it around you is less.

The Real Napster, can you explain why I am always the person to burn out the lightbulbs when turning a light on? I do it so often. Does it have anything to do with shocking myself on every metal door handle and supermarket shelf in the world? Ouch!

Maybe. Chances are you are wearing sandals or some type of footwear that builds up a charge easily. To stop yourself from personal electroshock every time you touch metal, squat down and touch the floor with your fingers or the back of your hand just prior to touching metal surfaces. If you are in a supermarket or large warehouse type building (like Sam's club or Costco) the shock can be annoying, even painful. Those buildin...

The Real Napster, can you explain why I am always the person to burn out the lightbulbs when turning a light on? I do it so often. Does it have anything to do with shocking myself on every metal door handle and supermarket shelf in the world? Ouch!

Maybe. Chances are you are wearing sandals or some type of footwear that builds up a charge easily. To stop yourself from personal electroshock every time you touch metal, squat down and touch the floor with your fingers or the back of your hand just prior to touching metal surfaces. If you are in a supermarket or large warehouse type building (like Sam's club or Costco) the shock can be annoying, even painful. Those buildings have concrete floors and pushing a cart around builds up the charge as well.

As far as lightbulbs go, there is supposed to be a green 'earth ground' wire leading to your light fixtures, so you shouldn't be blowing out lightbulbs by flicking the light switch. If you can blow them up without touching anything, then you may have other issues going on.

Rob MacRiner rmacriner@sympatico.ca , robmacriner@hotmail.com

Answer to Question: Why does time seem to exist only in a forward direction?

Time seems to only exist in a forward direction because the universe is expanding. If the Universe reaches Critical Velocity and starts to contract ....then time, as we measure time will reverse according to the Big Bang / Big Crunch Theory. The reason for this is that time does not exist without change or movement..... (change or movement of particle matter or energy as we know it). If matter has no movement either expanding or contracting then time does not exit for that matter. However Time can exist around non moving particle matter if somethin...

Rob MacRiner rmacriner@sympatico.ca , robmacriner@hotmail.com

Answer to Question: Why does time seem to exist only in a forward direction?

Time seems to only exist in a forward direction because the universe is expanding. If the Universe reaches Critical Velocity and starts to contract ....then time, as we measure time will reverse according to the Big Bang / Big Crunch Theory. The reason for this is that time does not exist without change or movement..... (change or movement of particle matter or energy as we know it). If matter has no movement either expanding or contracting then time does not exit for that matter. However Time can exist around non moving particle matter if something is either expanding or contracting around it.

If the expansion of matter increases as in the case of our universe, or an expanding object, or even light...then time increases relative to the rate of expansion. Example: if carbon A is heated and expands faster than carbon B (which is not heated) then time increases in carbon A relative to carbon B...However as Einstein pointed out...time is relative to the observer...and you need something of contrast to make that comparison....fortunately our universe offers lots of contrast ...otherwise we would have a very difficult time figuring this out. Time being relative to the observer can exist at different speeds based on the rate of expanding matter. If you are on riding on a beam of light than time is much different than your friend riding on a sound wave. Of course time is relative to the observer, therefore your time is much faster only to him, or any body else who is not on a beam of light.

If matter contracts or condenses then time actually reverses…as in the case of a contracting universe…so Planks Quantum would be measured as zero time for the entire Universe…and time starts at the point of the Big Bang (once matter is on the move again)… In the case of a Black Hole, relative to our expanding universe)... there is also n

Time seems to only exist in a forward direction because the universe is expanding. If the Universe reaches Critical Velocity and starts to contract ....then time, as we measure time will reverse according to the Big Bang / Big Crunch Theory. The reason for this is that time does not exist without change or movement..... (change or movement of particle matter or energy as we know it). If matter has no movement either expanding or contracting then time does not exit for that matter. However Time can exist around non moving particle matter if something is either expanding or contracting around it.

If the expansion of matter increases as in the case of our universe, or an expanding object, ...

Time seems to only exist in a forward direction because the universe is expanding. If the Universe reaches Critical Velocity and starts to contract ....then time, as we measure time will reverse according to the Big Bang / Big Crunch Theory. The reason for this is that time does not exist without change or movement..... (change or movement of particle matter or energy as we know it). If matter has no movement either expanding or contracting then time does not exit for that matter. However Time can exist around non moving particle matter if something is either expanding or contracting around it.

If the expansion of matter increases as in the case of our universe, or an expanding object, or even light...then time increases relative to the rate of expansion. Example: if carbon A is heated and expands faster than carbon B (which is not heated) then time increases in carbon A relative to carbon B...However as Einstein pointed out...time is relative to the observer...and you need something of contrast to make that comparison....fortunately our universe offers lots of contrast ...otherwise we would have a very difficult time figuring this out. Time being relative to the observer can exist at different speeds based on the rate of expanding matter. If you are on riding on a beam of light than time is much different than your friend riding on a sound wave. Of course time is relative to the observer, therefore your time is much faster only to him, or any body else who is not on a beam of light.

If matter contracts or condenses then time actually reverses…as in the case of a contracting universe…so Planks Quantum would be measured as zero time for the entire Universe…and time starts at the point of the Big Bang (once matter is on the move again)… In the case of a Black Hole, relative to our expanding universe)... there is also no time. (except for matter being sucked into a Black Hole….this matter would be reversing in time, until at which point it becomes part of the B