I know it has nothing to do with light
But this is my Album, sounds rubbish but looks Cool
Light is complex stuff
indeed, it all looks dead simple, switch a light on and what happens loads of
light (unless it is bust, that’s the light bulb not the light). And we all know
that light travels in straight lines unless some smart arse sticks a prism in
its way and we get a nice rainbow; a result of the different wavelengths or as
we like to call them colours. We also
know that light will travel huge distances and for long periods of time. They
can look at stars and stuff now so far away that it has taken almost the entire
lifetime of the universe to get to our planet which is a serious length of
time, so light has staying power.
However as a simple chap with a curious mind what I want to know is how
come light can keep going so long, most things run out of steam and come to a
grinding halt in the end. I keep being told that movement uses energy and so in
order to keep the movement going more energy is required and that a perpetual
motion machine is physically impossible. So how come light just keeps going
until it sort of hits a brick wall or a planet such as Earth where the light is
turned to heat. Yes we all know that Energy can not be destroyed only changed
so light is hardy stuff. What I need is the IDIOTS Guide to Light. I vaguely
remember someone saying there was no light in the early universe, but I am not
sure I believe that, a big bang with no light I think not, that is like a Disco
without Barry White.
Anyway I would have
written something far more interesting but I have been drumming and have been
involved in other stuff today all day till now, so this is a sort of AH DAMN
sit down start typing O MY GOD IS THAT THE TIME. I blame the Time King, Yes Mr Time
King YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE . . . What
starts with the letter L Yes Yes Lizards
do, but they are really hard to write about., much like lino or leaves.
AAAAAAuuuuuuuuggggHHHHHHH.
Does this make sense . . .
. . . . I will read it tomorrow . . . . . . . .. . . .
AAAAAAuuuuuuuuggggHHHHHHH.
. . . . .Again
I thought you were a bit late tonight Mr Z. The TIME KING has a lot to answer for.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Big Bang without light, that would be more of a "piff" then a "bang", though I do like the analogy between that and disco without Barry White. Who incidentally was the Love King and not the Time King. (Though Barry is hardly a sexy name for the king of lurve)
I really enjoyed this post Mr Z. It was both informative and amusing.
It was written in a mad rush, It is harder to write mad stuff fast so ironically a mad rush produces less mad posts. That Time King is indeed a bit of a one I might move my watch on an hour or two to confuse him (or me)
DeleteHi Mr. R,
ReplyDeleteYes, it made sense and this worries me! :) Of course, what I see is in the past. By the time I have read my lit up screen, I seeing a nano of a nano of a nano, nano, nano second into the past.
Thank you for this light-hearted post.
I hope you know that I, yes, I, Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet superstar is commenting at gone three in the morning. Then again, what is time, when I think about it....
Penny!
Three in the Morning . . . . .Yikes I am sleeping at times like that and have no plans to anything else at such times.
DeleteLight Hearted, this is science Penny real science like scientists do. . . . . (sort of)
As the Court Jester to the Time King...okay, the Assistant to the Court Jester to the Time King, I would like to apologize for your feeling of lost moments. But in His Honor's defense, time spent drumming is time well spent. Also, the compressed moment you had to contemplate the wavelength of light is quite well spent. I'd say you owe our venerated Time King not only an apology but a debt of gratitude. Don't worry, I'll talk to the Court Jester who can put in a good word with the Duke of Time who will possibly, maybe discuss the matter with the Cardinal of Catholic Time who will then, in turn, potentially talk to the King of Time.
ReplyDeleteCourt Jester to the Time King . . . . I feel we have entered the strange world of Prog-Rock.
DeleteBut sorry Time King.
As for the Cardinal of Catholic Time, well I am a Micro God sort of Chap so we may not see eye to eye. Partly because I am much taller than they are.
If I was light, I would eventually just get tired and lay down somewhere and take a rest. Perhaps that's what black holes are, just places where the light got tired of running around the universe and took a break.
ReplyDeleteI have several stories partially written in my head that contain the time king or time lords or time wizard or some variation thereof. It would seem to not be an undefeatable power, but what is they Time King simply moved you to some time that a bull was charging throughout the space you are standing right now. Or a comet hit that location. Or way back, it was lava or under the ocean? He would easily dispatch all his enemies.