(November 17, 2013 at 6:57 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Actually, prayer DOES work - it's exactly as effective as hoping.
Boru
Yes, yes. It works. That is to say, X person transfers force onto X's left hand (Y) towards X's right hand (Z). Meanwhile, X is transferring force onto Z towards Y. Y moves 40 centimeters towards Z, and Z moves 40 centimeters towards Y. If X used 10 newtons of force to move each Y and Z, X therefore produced 8 joules of work.
Prayer works!