8 hours ago
Greetings,
I'm hoping to be able to float a few ideas here so that I can at least get a few sets of eyes on them. I'm not worried about attribution and my work is in the Public Domain. I have four hypotheses to present, at least to start with, although I expect to add others over the course of time. It's a bit much to post here, so I think it would make sense to leave a link to my Internet Archive page and to give a very brief description of each of the first four ideas ITT.
https://archive.org/details/Public_Domai...ical_Ideas
Publication #1 - Concerning the Performance Benefits of Music-Listening During Exercise (2026 May 9)
I propose in this paper that it's not the release of endorphins leading to an analgesic effect, as it currently believed, which causes this performance boost, but rather, that it is related to the way in which music suppresses irregular breathing patterns and improves the precision of the running cadence by providing a metronome which enhances the accuracy of our innate perception of time.
Publication #2 - After-Meal Lethargy Phenomenon Explained by Ketone Concentration Increase, Leading to Mild Brain Edema (2026 May 10)
After-meal lethargy is most often currently attributed by doctors to the diversion of blood to the intestine to support digestion, but this lethargy does not impact everyone and seems to have a greater effect under certain conditions, which I have outlined. I conclude in this paper that people experience extreme sleepiness after eating large meals in social settings not because of the size of the meal or because of alcohol, but because of the indirect way in which dehydration causes ketone levels to spike. Certain types of social gatherings e.g. a Thanksgiving meal result in attendees not drinking enough water as a consequence of people being afraid to ask for water (the formal setting makes many believe they are precluded from asking for water.) Ketone levels increase and cause mild brain edema, causing the lethargy.
Publication #3 - Global Weather Forecast Models Might be More Accurate if We Ignore the Southern Hemisphere (2026 May 17 A)
The current prevailing logic of meteorologists is that the use of global forecast models is optimal because it is more accurate than the old system of creating regionally-applicable models guided by historical patterns. By making the leap directly from regional, historical models to global models, meteorologists skipped over the possibility of using hemispheric models. A "Hemispheric" model meant to predict weather in the Northern Hemisphere would ignore weather information from the Southern Hemisphere and would not include the Southern Hemisphere in model outputs, reducing computational load.
The basic logic of this approach is that the opposing direction of air currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres behaves in much the same way as an "air curtain" used to keep cold air out of the foyer of a business by generating a powerful current of air which prevents cold air from seeping in during the winter months. Models can be further enhanced in their accuracy by assigning variable values of certainty to the predicted movements of pressure systems according to latitude. Systems near the equator and near the poles are most predictable, but those within 15 degrees of the 45th Parallel are least predictable. All weather systems obey the Coriolis Effect and tend to curve parabolically toward the poles; a behavior which is not explicitly anticipated in global models.
Publication #4 - Modifying Proximity Sensors to Measure the Fullness of Containers and the Flow Rate of Fluids Through Pipes (2026 May 17 B)
A proximity circuit could, with a slight modification, be used in order to achieve both of these goals, provided a high temporal resolution and the incorporation of the introduction of a modest amount of acoustic energy from outside of the pipe. In medical contexts, observation must be made of a radioactive tracer as it profuses blood vessels in order to identify areas in which fluid flow is inappropriately dilatory. If a proximity sensor would coupled with an ultrasonic emitter, flow rate could be non-invasively determined by measuring high-frequency changes to perceived material density as measured by the proximity sensor downstream from the point of introduction of acoustic energy. Acoustic energy is introduced at "Point A" like a buoy tossed into a stream. The current carries the buoy a certain distance and a series of closely collocated sensors look for rhythmic changes to density consistent with the ultrasonic frequency. Although the acoustic energy would tend to bounce directly back to the source in a standing fluid, it would be "carried" by the stream of a flowing fluid to different extents depending upon the flow rate in much the same way that a voice can be carried by the wind.
In fact, one might even create an improved anemometer in this manner which measures the flow of air over a larger area than a single turbine. Ultrasonic noise could be generated from a central point and a series of microphones could be used to detect the timing of receipt of the sound up to 100 meters away. With multiple detectors, the precise direction of air flow and the precise speed could be more accurately estimated than with extant technologies.
I hope this is not too verbose and would welcome any feedback. If you know anyone who might be interested in these ideas, please feel free to pass them along.
I'm hoping to be able to float a few ideas here so that I can at least get a few sets of eyes on them. I'm not worried about attribution and my work is in the Public Domain. I have four hypotheses to present, at least to start with, although I expect to add others over the course of time. It's a bit much to post here, so I think it would make sense to leave a link to my Internet Archive page and to give a very brief description of each of the first four ideas ITT.
https://archive.org/details/Public_Domai...ical_Ideas
Publication #1 - Concerning the Performance Benefits of Music-Listening During Exercise (2026 May 9)
I propose in this paper that it's not the release of endorphins leading to an analgesic effect, as it currently believed, which causes this performance boost, but rather, that it is related to the way in which music suppresses irregular breathing patterns and improves the precision of the running cadence by providing a metronome which enhances the accuracy of our innate perception of time.
Publication #2 - After-Meal Lethargy Phenomenon Explained by Ketone Concentration Increase, Leading to Mild Brain Edema (2026 May 10)
After-meal lethargy is most often currently attributed by doctors to the diversion of blood to the intestine to support digestion, but this lethargy does not impact everyone and seems to have a greater effect under certain conditions, which I have outlined. I conclude in this paper that people experience extreme sleepiness after eating large meals in social settings not because of the size of the meal or because of alcohol, but because of the indirect way in which dehydration causes ketone levels to spike. Certain types of social gatherings e.g. a Thanksgiving meal result in attendees not drinking enough water as a consequence of people being afraid to ask for water (the formal setting makes many believe they are precluded from asking for water.) Ketone levels increase and cause mild brain edema, causing the lethargy.
Publication #3 - Global Weather Forecast Models Might be More Accurate if We Ignore the Southern Hemisphere (2026 May 17 A)
The current prevailing logic of meteorologists is that the use of global forecast models is optimal because it is more accurate than the old system of creating regionally-applicable models guided by historical patterns. By making the leap directly from regional, historical models to global models, meteorologists skipped over the possibility of using hemispheric models. A "Hemispheric" model meant to predict weather in the Northern Hemisphere would ignore weather information from the Southern Hemisphere and would not include the Southern Hemisphere in model outputs, reducing computational load.
The basic logic of this approach is that the opposing direction of air currents in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres behaves in much the same way as an "air curtain" used to keep cold air out of the foyer of a business by generating a powerful current of air which prevents cold air from seeping in during the winter months. Models can be further enhanced in their accuracy by assigning variable values of certainty to the predicted movements of pressure systems according to latitude. Systems near the equator and near the poles are most predictable, but those within 15 degrees of the 45th Parallel are least predictable. All weather systems obey the Coriolis Effect and tend to curve parabolically toward the poles; a behavior which is not explicitly anticipated in global models.
Publication #4 - Modifying Proximity Sensors to Measure the Fullness of Containers and the Flow Rate of Fluids Through Pipes (2026 May 17 B)
A proximity circuit could, with a slight modification, be used in order to achieve both of these goals, provided a high temporal resolution and the incorporation of the introduction of a modest amount of acoustic energy from outside of the pipe. In medical contexts, observation must be made of a radioactive tracer as it profuses blood vessels in order to identify areas in which fluid flow is inappropriately dilatory. If a proximity sensor would coupled with an ultrasonic emitter, flow rate could be non-invasively determined by measuring high-frequency changes to perceived material density as measured by the proximity sensor downstream from the point of introduction of acoustic energy. Acoustic energy is introduced at "Point A" like a buoy tossed into a stream. The current carries the buoy a certain distance and a series of closely collocated sensors look for rhythmic changes to density consistent with the ultrasonic frequency. Although the acoustic energy would tend to bounce directly back to the source in a standing fluid, it would be "carried" by the stream of a flowing fluid to different extents depending upon the flow rate in much the same way that a voice can be carried by the wind.
In fact, one might even create an improved anemometer in this manner which measures the flow of air over a larger area than a single turbine. Ultrasonic noise could be generated from a central point and a series of microphones could be used to detect the timing of receipt of the sound up to 100 meters away. With multiple detectors, the precise direction of air flow and the precise speed could be more accurately estimated than with extant technologies.
I hope this is not too verbose and would welcome any feedback. If you know anyone who might be interested in these ideas, please feel free to pass them along.