The Discontinuity of Motion

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The Discontinuity of Motion
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Author Wilfrid Boisvert
Published 1973
Publisher Wilfred Boisvert
Pages 56

Against long-held beliefs, Wilfred Boisvert maintains that continuity of motion results in paradoxes that can only be resolved by discontinuous step-like motion.  From Zeno's Paradox to Planck's Quantum Theory, Boisvert argues against the infinitessimal and the continuum, and for the finite and discreet, even for motion itself.

Whether you agree with Boisvert's thesis or not, this book contains cloud chamber photographs and experimental results that make it a valuable addition to any dissident library.  The photos of bullets striking nails or other objects were taken at exposure times of 1/70,000th of a second, revealing several wave-like or strobe-like phenomena.  They clearly show air walls (vacuums following behind moving objects), spin (both parallel and perpendicular to object motion), and disintigration (pieces of nail or bullet matter chipped away at regular intervals).  Though both discreet and continuous streams are apparent in the photos, Boisvert explains the continuums with "superimposition", the failure of a particle to outdistance its own diameter when stepping from one discreet state to the next.

As with the experiments detailed in C. V. Boys' 1890 classic, Soap Bubbles, the many experiments in this book definitely illustrate wave-like, frequency-dependent behavior in seemingly continuous streams of matter.  They deserve to be replicated, but more importantly deserve a sound scientific explanation.

To obtain copies of this book, contact Boisvert's grandson, Gordon Smith, at gds@islandnet.com.

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