Mandrake The Magician and the Planck Frequency - John Dunn, Consultant, Ambertec, P.E., P.C.

At http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_time, we find the following:   

 
for which we read at this URL that:

"Theoretically, this is the smallest time measurement that will ever be possible,^[3] roughly 10⁻⁴³ seconds. Within the framework of the laws of physics as we understand them today, for times less than one Planck time apart, we can neither measure nor detect any change."

Conversely, at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_angular_frequency, we find the following:  

 
Thus, if the Planck time is the smallest possible unit of time that can exist, then the Planck angular frequency must be the maximum possible frequency that can exist.

Again, we look at prescience in the comic world (remember Captain Easy), this time in Mandrake The Magician, created by Lee Falk in 1934 where in one mid-1950s story, scientists create equipment that operates at the maximum possible frequency in the universe.

Unfortunately, that equipment opens up vortices that lead to another spatial dimension where other hominids live (very short, very wide like Botero figures and slightly green in color) and all kinds of consequences ensue because those alien beings suffer from severe headaches and dizziness every time humans turn their goodies on. Mandrake saves the day, of course.

At the time, I said "maximum possible frequency"?? Nonsense!

Now however, maybe the Mandrake comic was right after all.

Comments

[Johan Dijkhuis]

One foton of the Plank angular frequency has an energy of about 12 GJ, so not something you want to bump into while walking in the park playing with your iPad314 anyway.

[Jim Wood]

Planck and Mandrake both got it wrong. The smallest unit of time is that between the instant the light changes to green and the guy behind you honks. Case closed.