How much energy?

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How much energy?

bowser — 2/16/2016 8:08:08 PM (archived)

Thinking about gravitational waves, it occurred to me that they are "shaking" the entire universe, every particle, every photon, every galaxy, every star, every jot and tittle.

How much energy it would take to do that is beyond my imagination.

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100 years in the making - RL - 2/11/2016 2:34:12 AM
- How much energy? - bowser - 2/16/2016 8:08:08 PM
  - A LOT. - RL - 2/17/2016 6:08:52 AM
  - EM radiation can do that too. - ER - 2/17/2016 1:19:24 AM
    - EMR seems to be a bit different. - bowser - 2/18/2016 2:06:05 AM
      - That's right. - ER - 2/18/2016 4:46:55 AM
- Help me understand. - bowser - 2/12/2016 2:42:05 AM
  - Its two things. - ER - 2/12/2016 3:25:24 AM
  - Well, what was the significance of the Radio telescope? - RL - 2/12/2016 3:01:41 AM
    - Makes sense now. Thanks a lot you two. - bowser - 2/12/2016 7:06:10 AM
    - A good synopsis here - RL - 2/12/2016 3:58:21 AM
    - Ears to hear the music of Spacetime - podrock - 2/12/2016 3:16:38 AM
      - A different instrument to play the music of Spacetime? - bowser - 2/12/2016 7:05:29 AM
- For those that missed the press conference... - RL - 2/11/2016 11:09:18 PM
  - The PDF Press Kit is a treasure trove - mcfly - 2/13/2016 4:52:52 AM
- Do you realize... - ER - 2/11/2016 10:32:41 PM
  - Don't forget the standard model of particle physics - RL - 2/11/2016 10:35:18 PM
    - You have a point. - ER - 2/11/2016 11:14:41 PM
- Amazing achievement! - podrock - 2/11/2016 4:26:55 PM
- WOOOOO.... - RL - 2/11/2016 3:12:26 PM
  - HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - RL - 2/11/2016 3:31:31 PM
    - Rumor 100% true - RL - 2/11/2016 3:42:47 PM
      - Fantastic - mcfly - 2/11/2016 7:00:07 PM

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