"The essential nature of external reality, Comenius thought, could be conveyed by education to the simplest intelligence if all knowledge could be reduced to a basic principle."
- notions ascribed to John Amos Comenius (1592-1670), circa 1640 [Dobbs, Betty Jo Teeter, THE FOUNDATIONS OF NEWTON'S ALCHEMY, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1975 p. 60]
There are two types of mathematical symbols: abstract and analog.
Throughout the 20th century, mathematicians and physicists have tried to construct a
more unified expression using the abstract math symbols. Oddly enough, the reason
they come so close but fail to hit the mark is the abstract symbols are derived from,
and thus are secondary to a handful of primary analog symbols. That is, all abstract
symbols begin life way down in the predominantly binary tetrahedral base resonance
patterns of carbon-based consciousness. The Magnetic Tetrahedron analog model and
carbon-based consciousness share essentially the same basic mass-energetic patterns.
But, hey, don't throw away your Gutenberg styled math books yet! Simply add some magnetic tetrahedra to your existing bag of tricks and keep right on learning. Abstract math is good for a lot of things, however, because abstract symbols are secondary, abstract math is obviously not robust enough nor synchronous enough to deliver sufficient information fast enough to spark comprehension of the more unified models. To accomplish that task one needs to upgrade to the more robust, more unified analog symbols. Fortunately, the standard Magnetic Tetrahedron science education models available from Frost Low Energy Physics hammer repeatable units of physical intuition on one-half spin and field-field interactions directly into awareness. After a short while, the lesson sinks in. There is no extensive mathematical pre-requisite; no mandatory 10 to 30 years of math classes to develop the "appropriate" math sophistication in the hope of then somehow acquiring physical intuition. In contrast, anyone can get a useful *feel* for the more unified models via the analog modeling approach in a very short period of study: a few months of part-time self-directed, home-schooling study, perhaps less.
In essence, the magnetic tetrahedron is a simple machine, akin to a pulley or
lever and fulcrum in classical physics, but one which illuminates features of
quantum gravity and the associated emerging, more unified models.
The hardware itself, the Magnetic Tetrahedron, is an authorized reproduction
of the orginal interactive sculpture created by Ralph Frost. The piece shown in photos
above consists of four inner magnetic tetrahedra stacked to form the 2nd frequency
magnetic tetrahedron. One vertex of this composite structure repulses off the like-poled
surface of a support magnet and the system maintains an anharmonic balance within the
local field. With the five units in a Magnetic Tetrahedron Lab Pack, a participant
can construct the second frequency magnetic tetrahedron in various ways, or re-create all
five of the primary isomers of the inner magnetic tetrahedron at one time.
Call 765/563-3711. Allow 2 to 8 weeks for delivery
which depends on where we are in the current production cycle. Each Magnetic
Tetrahedron consists of a center connector, five rod magnets and one ring support
magnet plus insturctions for several exercises. Shipping Weight is about 2 lbs (1 kg);
Operational footprint of the second frequency magnetic tetraehdron (four units stacked
together)is about 10 x 10 x 10 inches (25.4 cm x 25.4 cm x 25.4 cm). Units can
attach to the side of metal file cabinet.
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