On Dec 28, 7:48*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
Keith Dysart wrote:
More intrigue. This path has been trod before. Begin
with an experiment using ideal elements. Get
uncomfortably close to some truth. Declare the
experiment invalid because it could not happen
in the "real world".

When a thought experiment deviates far enough from
reality to become impossible, it is necessary to
recognize that one has crossed the line between
reality and mental masturbation. Would you like to
debate how many angels can dance on the head of
a pin?

Still sidetracking away from your demons rather
than confronting them?!

It would be more valuable were you to confront
the demons rather than take the "real world"
escape.

I have confronted the supernatural and don't believe
in it. Your mileage may vary.

That is why it is so intriguing. The voltage and current
conditions have not changed, and yet, befo reflections,
after: none.

So changes have indeed occurred. A video signal is
a very good one to use to actually see the changes.
If you want to sweep the technical facts under the
rug, now is the time to remind me that a video signal
is not steady state.

You've got that right. And nor is it the experiment
under discussion.

Are you claiming that the voltages or currents
have changed?

Of course not.

So whether the line is cut or not, the same voltage,
current and power distribution exist.

But when the line is cut, it is clear that no
energy is moving between the separate sections.

When the lines are joined, the voltage, current and
power distributions on the line remain the same.
Therefore, no energy is being transferred between
the now joined sections.
QED

With or without reflections, no energy crosses
the points on the line with zero current.

...Keith