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QUESTION: hi sir,

is there is any relation between pyramid area, black hole and time travel?

Regards,
Dinesh


ANSWER: Time travel is not feasible in any way, shape or form. That depicted, e.g. in movies,  using black holes (or "worm holes") is merely a science fiction script writer taking certain liberties with laws of physics - which prohibit any kind of literal time travel. I have no idea what you mean with the reference to "pyramid areas", but can assure you they too won't exhibit "time travel" potential, no matter how many you visit!

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QUESTION: Hi sir,

    Recently i saw a program in discovery channel which said, Even time and light bents near black holes.

And As per them, Even we can feel a bit of time varies from inside and outside of pyramids.

Regards,
Dinesh

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Hello,

Effects of black holes on light (i.e. bending its path) or on time (arising from the powerful gravity of black holes) are in no way comparable to anything to do with pyramids. (Which, with ordinary earthly dimensions and gravity have nothing to compare to the properties of black holes).

I suspect that the moral to take from this, is to treat all programs aired on TV, or even on the radio, with a grain of proverbial salt.

It is also interesting that in your recounting of this program, nowhere do you mention or reference any measurements take for time variances, or whatever. That in itself suggests to me the program is about as credible as the ones from last year about the Mayan '2012' end of the world forecasts!

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I have forty years of experience in Astronomy, specifically solar and space physics. My specialties include the physics of solar flares, sunspots, including their effects on Earth and statistics as applied to astronomical investigations.

Experience

Astronomy: more than forty years experience starting with construction of my own simple telescopes. Worked at university observatory in college, doing astrographic measurements. M.Phil. degree in Physics/Solar Physics and more than ten years as researcher.

Organizations
American Astronomical Society (Solar Physics and Dynamical Astronomy divisions), American Mathematical Society, American Geophysical Union

Publications
Solar Physics (journal), The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, The Proceedings of the Meudon Solar Flare Workshop (1986), The Proceedings of the Caribbean Physics Conference (1985). Books: 'Selected Analyses in Solar Flare Plasma Dynamics', 'Physics Notes for Advanced Level'.

Education/Credentials
B.A. Astronomy, M. Phil. Physics

Awards and Honors
American Astronomical Society Studentship Award (1984), Barbados Government Award for Solar Research

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