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For example, if the wire could be made to turn corners and allow a loop be formed, oscillators of different periods would follow. | For example, if the wire could be made to turn corners and allow a loop be formed, oscillators of different periods would follow. | ||
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http://www.yucs.org/~gnivasch/life/lightspeed/index.html | *[http://www.yucs.org/~gnivasch/life/lightspeed/index.html Lightspeed signals in Life] | ||
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Revision as of 05:25, 4 November 2009
A lightspeed wire would be a wick which burns nondestructively at the speed of light, such as the portion shown at the right. A semi-infinite wire functioning as a fuse would not be as interesting as a finite segment surrounded by structures (ie. fenceposts) capable or emitting and absorbing anomalies which in turn could be interpreted as signals.
Alternatively, the boundary of the channel containing the wire might be modified in some way that could detect and respond to the signal. Some of these ambitions have been realized, such as fenceposts for many wires; others still await implementation.
For example, if the wire could be made to turn corners and allow a loop be formed, oscillators of different periods would follow.
External References
- Lightspeed wire at the Life Lexicon