160: Chapter 160: Earth, Moon, let's dance together, brothers!

Meanwhile, inside the principal's office.

Old Wang, the teacher, paused for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Wait, don't say that; I think I've had something like that too. Two years ago, I had acute appendicitis and was hospitalized in pain."

"Later, my wife told me that she was working just fine that day when her lower abdomen suddenly cramped up. She thought she'd eaten something bad at lunch, but then she got my call that evening."

Principal Fu said thoughtfully, "I haven't encountered anything quite that mystical myself; I don't think I've had such an experience."

Xiao Wang looked at Old Yu. "Professor Yu, can physics explain this?"

Old Yu frowned and slowly shook his head. "It can't be explained. This belongs to the level of telepathy, which falls under biology, medicine, and parapsychology. It was quite popular for a while in the intelligence agencies of the USA last century, as well as in our country and the former Bear Country—"

"It’s not just the telepathy Jiang Zhe mentioned; there's also remote viewing, precognition, and various other incredible phenomena."

"I think I understand now why Jiang Zhe didn't mention those other forms of extrasensory perception. It's because they are too ethereal, whereas telepathy occurs most frequently and observably among humans!"

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Elsewhere, inside the Qingfeng Temple.

Professor Zhang Qinian listened to Jiang Zhe's narration and the personal experiences in the bullet chats, the disdain on his face almost overflowing.

He quickly typed a few lines on his laptop:

[Using unverifiable, subjective individual experiences as evidence is a common tactic in pseudoscience.]

He snorted coldly. "Using personal experiences that can neither be proven nor disproven as a starting point for an argument is simply amateurish."

Celestial Master Zhang looked at Wang Chongyang and whispered, "It seems like there are quite a lot of these cases?"

Wang Chongyang nodded repeatedly. "Almost everyone has experienced it, though some instances are major and others minor. The major ones are recorded, while the minor ones are ignored."

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Inside the villa's living room.

Xiao Yu snapped out of her previous state of surprise.

She frowned and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what exactly is the principle behind this?"

"With things like near-death experiences, at least we can speculate in directions like cerebral hypoxia, neural discharge, or hallucinations."

"But telepathy... this feels like it's on a completely different level!"

"It's too violent, as if two events were forcibly bound together, yet there's clearly no visible string connecting them. This is completely unscientific!"

Jiang Zhe looked at Xiao Yu's curious and confused gaze and shook his head repeatedly. "You think there's no string connecting them?"

"Xiao Yu, if there were no base stations or satellites in the world."

"If I were in the USA right now and you were in our country, and I called you from the USA, would you receive my call?"

"It would be impossible to receive the call."

"Exactly, because what phones use to communicate with each other are—[electromagnetic signals]!"

Xiao Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Brother, do you mean—between mother and child, or even between good friends or twins, there are actually similar electromagnetic signals?"

Jiang Zhe grinned and then nodded slightly. "Only, similar!"

His words immediately enlightened the viewers.

"Electromagnetic signals? Brother, are you serious?"

"Is there a scientific basis for the human body being able to transmit and receive specific electromagnetic waves?"

"I've heard of the human magnetic field theory, but isn't it so weak that it's negligible?"

"If it really is some kind of biological electromagnetic signal on an unknown frequency, does that mean we can tune into it?"

"Thinking about this is terrifying. If it's true, why would spies even use encrypted communications? They should just train for telepathy!"

"To the person above, the USA is actually training in telepathy... some people are even training to use it for battlefield reconnaissance of missiles and nukes!"

"But this still doesn't explain the distance. Electromagnetic waves take time to travel, but many telepathic events happen almost simultaneously!"

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Inside the History Staff Quarters in Kyoto.

Old Liu, the ecologist, said thoughtfully, "Biological electromagnetic fields do indeed exist—heartbeats, brain activity, and neuronal discharges all produce weak electric and magnetic fields."

"Certain fish and birds can use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation."

"Theoretically, highly synchronized intimate individuals, such as a mother and child who have lived together for a long time or identical twins, might have physiological rhythms and brainwave patterns that exhibit some form of convergence or harmony."

"When one party generates strong, abnormal electromagnetic fluctuations due to intense stimulation..."

At this point, he shook his head. "It's too far-fetched. It's definitely not electromagnetic signals; that doesn't explain the key issues."

"First, the strength of human bio-electromagnetic signals decays extremely fast with distance. They become negligible just a few meters away, let alone across cities or even oceans."

"Second, even if there's some unknown mechanism of resonance or Quantum Entanglement at the microscopic level, how would that be amplified into a macroscopic effect that triggers intense subjective feelings like palpitations and pain in the other party?"

"The translation and amplification mechanism in between is something we know absolutely nothing about."

Old Liu's conclusion represented the majority of experts and viewers attempting to solve these unsolved mysteries.

Meanwhile, in a lounge at Huaqing University.

The physics students here were discussing animatedly.

But after going back and forth, they couldn't come up with a suitable answer.

On the large screen, in the living room.

Jiang Zhe did not continue to elaborate on the mechanics of telepathy.

He shifted the topic and picked up his tablet again.

"Xiao Yu, telepathy might be elusive because it happens between individuals, there are too many variables, and it's difficult to verify repeatedly."

"So, let's look at a case that is more macro, more hard-core, and has much clearer data!"

A moment later, he pulled up a set of charts and data lists and turned the screen toward Xiao Yu.

"Earth and its satellite, the Moon."

"According to the Moonquake Seismometers deployed during NASA's Apollo Program and subsequent observational data, as well as records from the global seismic monitoring network, astronomers have discovered an interesting and hard-to-ignore phenomenon—"

"The timing of some stronger moonquakes has a high correlation with the timing of stronger earthquakes in specific regions on Earth—especially the Pacific Ring of Fire."

"What does that mean?"

"It means—wherever an earthquake occurs on Earth, the Moon has to give me a moonquake in a corresponding location as well!"

"The maximum interval between them does not exceed two and a half days."

As soon as he said this, Xiao Yu's and the viewers' eyes lit up.

To them, this was indeed a piece of obscure knowledge.

Jiang Zhe spoke slowly, "In July 1972, during the Apollo 16 mission, a deep moonquake was recorded. At almost the same time, a moderate-to-strong earthquake occurred in Southeast Asia, which was the projection area of the Earth-Moon line directly beneath it."

"In 2005, a shallow moonquake was recorded in the Oceanus Procellarum region on the lunar nearside. Within 12 hours, an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher occurred in the Japan Trench on Earth."

"Subsequent data also showed that it's not just the proximity in time; the waveform characteristics of certain moonquakes are highly similar to the waveforms of specific types of earthquakes on Earth, such as deep-focus earthquakes."

Jiang Zhe looked up, his gaze falling on Xiao Yu.

"There are so many cases between the Earth and the Moon that they can't be covered in just a few sentences."

"Xiao Yu, what you should know is—these are two planets separated by 380,000 kilometers with completely different compositions and internal structures. One is primarily composed of silicate rock with active plate tectonics and a liquid core; the other is basically cooled internally with very weak lunar activity. Between them, there is no atmospheric connection, no oceanic passage, and certainly no visible [string] connecting them."

"So here's the question!"

"Why is it that when the Earth quakes, the Moon often quakes along with it?"

"Or vice versa—when the Moon quakes, the Earth quakes along with it?"

"Is it a coincidence? Once or twice might be a coincidence, but the data trends accumulated over decades indicate that this might not be a simple coincidence!"

"On what basis can they produce seemingly correlated vibrations at similar times?"

Xiao Yu sat up straight, keeping the pinhole camera on her chest steadily pointed at the tablet.

This set of hard-core data from authoritative space agencies and seismic monitoring networks was far more incredible than the ethereal concept of telepathy!

At this moment, in the livestream room, the viewers were first stunned and then gasped in shock.

"Holy crap, is this data for real?"

"I just searched for it. This is from NASA; there really are research reports discussing the possible correlation between Earth and Moon tremors!"

"This is way more hard-core than telepathy. Perception on a planetary scale?"

"Could there be... electromagnetic signals between the Earth and the Moon too? Or is it gravitational waves we haven't discovered yet?"

"Gravity is constant, but earthquakes are sudden events. Even if gravity is involved, how would it trigger earthquakes at specific times between the Earth and the Moon?"

"Is it the Earth-Moon tidal effect?"

"To the person above, since when can tides make the Earth and Moon quake together?"

"I feel like this is getting more and more mystical..."

Meanwhile, inside the Qingfeng Temple.

The gazes of Zheng Ming, Celestial Master Zhang, and Wang Chongyang involuntarily fell upon Professor Zhang Qinian.

Professor Zhang Qinian, who had been maintaining a stern face, was momentarily stunned when he heard Jiang Zhe present professional data on the Earth-Moon correlation.

He froze for a second, then quickly found the paper in a foreign academic journal.

Professor Zhang's brow furrowed.

He admitted that this phenomenon is discussed within academic circles, usually attributed to [tidal stress triggering]—the gravitational tidal effect of the Earth on the Moon might build up stress within the Moon, inducing a moonquake at a critical point.

Conversely, the Moon's gravity might also have a weak triggering effect on Earth's tectonic plates.

But these explanations were indeed quite forced; the correlation was nowhere near as strong or direct as Jiang Zhe was implying.

Hearing Jiang Zhe's final rhetorical question, Professor Zhang Qinian finally couldn't help himself. "Earthquakes and moonquakes occurring close in time are more likely a matter of statistical survivor bias!"

"There are so many events in the universe; astronomers can always find some coincidences that are close in time!"

"Furthermore, the NASA academic report also emphasized its randomness and uncertainty in the paper!"

"Even if we take a step back and assume a weak physical correlation exists, such as tidal stress or gravitational perturbations, that is still something that can be discussed within the framework of known physical laws. Is that the same thing as the human telepathy across thousands of miles he mentioned earlier?"

"Don't tell me you're trying to imply—"

Professor Zhang said with a serious face, "That there's also some kind of mysterious signal between the Earth and the Moon that we can't detect?"

"That my Earth quakes here and sends a WeChat message to your Moon saying, [Brother, it's your turn to quake?]—and then your Moon obediently follows suit?"

"To forcibly conflate the complex geological activities of macroscopic planets with the microscopic, vague psychological feelings of humans through such a childish concept of signals?"

"Is this your so-called prelude to solving Quantum Entanglement?"

Zheng Ming was stunned for a moment, and then he was overcome with joy.

Finally, someone could be professional, unlike himself, who previously knew nothing when asked!