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Anonymous Wed Jun 8 16:17:11 2016 No.8131632 [Reply] [Original]

is the electromagnetic spectrum a natural resource?

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 8 16:35:48 2016 No.8131652 >>8131632 No

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 8 16:44:02 2016 No.8131663 >>8131652 why

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 8 16:54:38 2016 No.8131683 >>8131632 Fake image. Human eye can only see 3 waves: red, green and blue. All other colors is just mix of 3. Violet, yellow and other waves not exist!

>>	Anonymous Wed Jun 8 17:05:51 2016 No.8131703 >>8131683 not sure if troll

Anonymous Thu Jun 9 15:21:52 2016 No.8133527

>>8131632
Absolutely. Different wavelengths interact with matter in different ways. For instance, for communication only certain EM bands are transparent in our atmosphere. To prevent jamming, we need to use different frequencies (or other modulation strategies), and thus it is a finite resource. That's why we have branches of government like the FCC, so that certain bands with desirable qualities can be used for designated purposes without interference.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 15:24:13 2016 No.8133528 >>8131683 >Human eye can only see 3 waves: red, green and blue. Those certainly aren't "waves". Rather, they're types of optic cells that are the most susceptible to certain ranges in the spectrum. Colors are not inherently physical.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 15:43:03 2016 No.8133583 >>8131703 Just retarted

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 17:14:45 2016 No.8133789 >>8131683 >the human eye can't see x-rays therefore they don't exist

Anonymous Thu Jun 9 21:22:26 2016 No.8134241

>>8131663
different anon here:

the spectrum itself is just "empty" space which can be filled up by EM of different energy levels.

Whatever it is that generates the EM would be considered the resource, not the EM itself.

Of course, the US government controls the airspace over its territory, so effectively, they own,control and sell all the EM contained within.

It's bullshit, and I hope it changes someday.

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 21:56:35 2016 No.8134273 What medium do electromagnetic waves propagate through?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 21:58:27 2016 No.8134275 >>8134273 Luminiferous aether

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 22:00:06 2016 No.8134277 If water, soil, oil, minerals are natural resources, then why air or em waves shouldn't be classified as resources too?

>>	Anonymous Thu Jun 9 22:07:15 2016 No.8134288 >>8134277 The permission to transmit on certain frequencies is worth more than the waves themselves

>>	Anonymous Fri Jun 10 15:09:00 2016 No.8135551 >>8131683 Is this the new retarded meme, after Flat Earth and Creationism?

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