A small nail hit by a bullet (top) is propelled left
to right moving in discrete steps. The image is taken in one, single flash of 1/2000 second. Yet, the nail spinning across the picture frame is moving in distinct steps. According to current assumptions, motion is continuous. We have accepted that fundamental idea since the dawn of civilzation.
What is the Discontinuity of Motion?
The discontinuity of motion is the thesis that time and motion are discontinuous in nature, rather than continuous. To support this claim, its discoverer, Wilfrid Boisvert, provides photographic evidence of objects moving in discrete steps. His thesis of discontinuous motion is this:
All
motions, from the tremendous strides of light to the slow
pace of a snail, occur in waves, each wave consisting of an
instantaneous step (of absolute zero time) and an interval
of immobility which alone accounts for the time element in
the velocity of motion.
Wilfrid Boisvert asserts that the discontinuity of time, space and motion is percievable, can be photographed and can therefore be scientifically verified. Further, he contends that continuity in time and motion is a fallacy, has never been proven, and can never be proven, because continuity in time and motion does not exist.
The techniques behind Boisvert's
experiments are simple, and clearly illustrated. They are relatively
easy to replicate in any lab equipped with high-speed
photographic equipment.
This website provides supplementary information and illustrations not found in the books.
(Above) Book: The Discontinuity of Motion - An incredible challenge to modern science by Wilfrid Boisvert
(Above) Book: The Mechanics of Motion by Wilfrid Boisvert
