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Light Storage

10/08/2010 1:10 PM

Is anyone interested in a theory for storing light, it might work it might not.

Basically the theory is you channel light from a source? then utilize a delay created by miles of optical fibre, to then trap the circulating light by the use of very high speed valves that can create a light tight seal in the system.

by using the correct efficient switching frequency's, containment vessels and delay loops you could theoretically store light.

Another friend suggested coupling this idea, with another that allows you to slow light down, but I've never heard of such a thing.

Also i do not profess to know anything whatsoever about light other than basic theory, it is just another of my mad thought processes to keep me busy.

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10/08/2010 1:35 PM

Hello there, Dub. I'll start us off.

If I understand it correctly, it appears that an optical fiber 'delay loop' of about 126,480 miles (205,500 km) would store light for about one second.

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10/08/2010 1:47 PM

best i could do. on first go

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=storing+light&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7GGLT_en&redir_esc=&ei=2FivTIPoC83h4gbC943QBg

try inventing a way to get clean drinking water in middle of desert, ie somthing usefull

why store light when you have a torch ????????????????????????

second go.

http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2010/01/storing-light-for-15-seconds.html

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10/08/2010 2:15 PM

You'll need a LynDoor™ Industries Super Pumper Cryogenic Light Compressor© in order to stuff more light into that optical fiber storage system. You'll also need special LynDoor™ Industries Unobtanium® clad fiber optic cables, so that they don't explode and spray light all over the place.

We're still working on those valves, so for now, you'll just need to use a series of Super Pumper Cryogenic Light Compressor© to keep the light compressed.

The other problem you'll have is controlling the speed of the light when you release it from the storage system. As you know, compressed light is much faster than normal light so you'll need some way to control the release. Maybe a reverse taper at the outlet, we'll work on that.

Of course, none of this will work at night.

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10/08/2010 3:16 PM

Ah, it is good to have you back lynlynch!

Indeed, as my partner has stated, LynDoor Labs has been investigating the phenomenon of supervelocity light. This phenomenon manifests as the compressed light discharges from the Unobtanium® nozzle, and continues for approximately 116,250 miles (0.5 seconds) after standard 25% compression. This supervelocity light is unusable (because it is not visible on any spectrum by any known method of detection).

LynDoor Labs has made a breakthrough discovery: By directing the supervelocity beam through 2 slices of baloney (each 3.17mm), 2 slices of Sweetheart™ sandwich bread, 4.2 gram of Miracle Whip™ dressing (evenly distributed on one face of one slice of bread), and 3.0 gram prepared mustard (evenly distributed on one face of remaining slice of bread), velocity of the beam becomes C/1.003, well within tolerance of visible light. The LynDoor Supervelocity Arrest Mechanism With Individual Condiments-Handheld® (SAMWICH®) will be available soon at your local delicatessen.

As has been pointed out, no operation at night. As well, in the southern hemisphere, it runs backwards... we are still working on that.

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10/08/2010 5:08 PM

2 slices of baloney

Priceless!

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10/08/2010 5:36 PM

But why not slow the light down? Slow light is heat, so store it in a toasty sandwich. Baloney is always tastier when fried.

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01/17/2023 12:11 PM

Have you considered the effect of "Dark Suckers" in your calculations?It is faster than light.When you turn on a light in a dark room,the dark must leave before the light can enter.It cannot be dark and light at the same time,unless you are talking about in the quantum realm.

So,like electrons and holes,the dark leaves behind holes which we call light,but the dark must leave first to create a "parking space" for the photons.

You can see the effect of dark suckers everywhere,for instance, trace your wiring from your lights back to the power plant,were the dark is expelled,(we call it smoke)and black holes,where all of the light is captured and can never escape.Black holes are the universal dark sucker.

90 percent of the universe is invisible(dark),and the dark is gaining all of the time(expansion of the universe). Eventually,it will dominate,and all of the light will be gone;A cold,dark universe.

"If only you knew the power of the dark side (suckers)..Luke Skywalker

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01/17/2023 12:21 PM

Cow pies work better than bologna,especially from the male of the species.It compresses it so much that it gives off heat and steam.

The drawback is it gives an irregular output because it is harder to spread evenly.

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01/21/2023 9:00 AM

The drawback is it gives an irregular output because it is harder to spread evenly.

We discovered during R&D that cow pie density irregularity (CDI) problem can be overcome by homogenization.

We used the milk shake mixer in the cafeteria. Worked a treat.

As counterintuitive as it is, bovine excrement does not work at all... protein chains in BS are natural light suckers (the reason that politicians use it frequently) thus render the device useless for the intended purpose.

LynDoor Industries already has many devices that are useless for their stated or intended purpose, we decided that we did not need another.

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01/21/2023 2:59 PM

I went through similar testing procedures,and my scientists determined that adding a very rare earth element called"TRUTH" in very small amounts mixed with lye made the spread more palatable,but still very hard to spread but it behaved as a non Newtonian fluid.If you tried to spread it too fast,it was much harder,but if you applied gentle pressure and eased it onto the daily bread,it was greedily and voraciously eaten by the gulls and bulls (hereinafter called the the gullibles).

Marketing of this product has been very successful and is given away freely during campaigns.

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10/08/2010 4:13 PM

Not so fast Mister.....I've heard that Del labs has been working on this phenomenon also. You may have to share the spot light.

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10/08/2010 3:41 PM

Oh you are a wheeze, you can see my new thread at third dimension of electron microscope.

I eagerly await your company's itinerary of no doubt wonderful® products.

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10/08/2010 3:53 PM

Hello Dub, and welcome to the playground.

At least you can take a joke! You should get along fine here.

Aside from the joking, there are a few problems with storing light... these problems can be better explained by other members who may come along and offer some observations.

I do not think LynDoor® Industries has any catalog items that will be useful in your microscope thread: I will thumb through the book to see. Besides, there is no reason to 'Dog Pile' on a new member with a sense of humor!

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06/02/2025 6:21 AM

How about confining polarized light to a Mobius strip, where it constantly circulates till needed?

Insert a mirror at the desired extraction point when needed.

(Remember, you heard it here first).

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