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MichaelSanchuk 6 Feb 14
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During that clip I heard two claims of bending light. I heard nothing that supported those claims and am skeptical.

A century ago the English astronomer Arthur Eddington saw light being refracted as it passed near a mass. Without evidence he said gravity was bending the light and brought Albert Einstein out of obscurity. Walter Isaacson’s biography took Einstein from Eddington’s metaphorical throne.

@Omnedon I could have, and should have, written A century ago the English astronomer Arthur Eddington saw light being refracted as it passed through regions of varying densities near a massive object.

@Omnedon Is there evidence for the gravitational deflection you hypothesize? Does it differ from gravitational attraction?

@Omnedon Okay, you accept the Standard Model.

@Omnedon The SM, lacking evidence, is religion. Discussion closed.

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As a kid, living deep in the country, the air guard used to blast some sonic booms every so often. In 1979, my ship hosted the first Chinese delegation since 1949. Their Secretary of their military and future chairman was there. We did a sonic boom over the ship while off the coast of San Diego. We had lots of newspapers and magazines onboard.

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So how do the UAP's travel so fast without generating a shock wave?

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Saw the same thing in the Clint Eastwood movie Firefox.

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