Queries On Universal Nature, Or Nature of the Universe :smile: Options

[visuja]

This is in response to a post at the Shlokas thread -- Gayatri Mantra

Can sound (as we know it) be generated in space ?? Theres no (known) medium between the fast moving bodies for sound travel. Else we'd all have evolved as deaf creatures, or probably developed an alternate way to understand sound amidst all the terrible (and terrific) background noise.

Is energy created in the universe (apart from E=mc^2) ? The kinetic energy of galaxies is simply the energy they possess due to their motion. If they stopped moving, all the KE would be transformed into some form of potential energy, I believe. (Although that might lead the collpase of galaxies due to intense gravitational fields). And where is the sink (if any) where energy is consumed ??

This post has been edited by visuja: Aug 31 2005, 08:42 AM

[Mandrake]

Good to revive this topic

Here's some non-scientific stuff:

I forget off-hand which Puranas stated this, but Vishwamitra, in a trance, rose out of this planet and floated in the universe in 'sookshma-roop'.
There, he saw all the planets spinning, the galaxies spinning and everything else going around itself at an awesome pace. The entire thing gave off a sound that sounded like 'ommmm'.
When he descended back, he stated that 'Om' is the sound that the universe makes.

Maybe Hits can pin-point the location of this story.

As a footnote, it reminds me of the following two instances:
Spinning tops are available, which, spun with the help of a toothed plastic strip, rotate at high speeds.
There are some types, where the tops are hollow, and there are two holes opposite each other on the top's body.
When the top spins, it gives of a sound that sounds verrry close to the 'ommm' sound.

Those who stayed in Mumbai in the 70's will remember that a siren would go off everyday at 9 A.M.
I remember that after a certain point, that sound too would remind me of 'om'.

Scientific explanation of this of course, is very easy...

[bibhas]

Scientific explanation of this of course, is very easy...

Mandrake,
please don't leave posts with teasing lines like that
I'm all ears for the easy explanation.
Bibhas

[Mandrake]

Scientific explanation of this of course, is very easy...

Mandrake,
please don't leave posts with teasing lines like that
I'm all ears for the easy explanation.
Bibhas

Search within, Bibhas, search within...
How does your flute make a sound? (I speak of the Aada flute that Panditji uses, where you blow Over a hole...)

[bibhas]

Scientific explanation of this of course, is very easy...

Mandrake,
please don't leave posts with teasing lines like that
I'm all ears for the easy explanation.
Bibhas

Search within, Bibhas, search within...
How does your flute make a sound? (I speak of the Aada flute that Panditji uses, where you blow Over a hole...)

Not fair, not fair . This was supposed to be an easy explanation, I am facing an acute shortage of neurons in my brain what with all of them being deputed to finding out if light is slowing down and such.