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#1 2012-04-15 08:19:49
MinutePhysics
I've been interested in a YouTuber lately: minutephysics. As the name suggests, the person explains a subject in physics in under 2 minutes. Mainly things like e=mc² and Schrodinger's Cat. It's quite interesting because I'm starting to become interested in physics now. Which episode did you like the best? Mine had to be, 'Weigh A Million Dollars With Your Mind.' Fascinating.
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#3 2012-04-15 10:10:43
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G0D_M0D3 wrote:
Um, a cat?
Not just a cat, Schrödinger's cat. (It's a thought experiment.)
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#4 2012-04-15 14:22:55
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Harakou wrote:
G0D_M0D3 wrote:
Um, a cat?
Not just a cat, Schrödinger's cat. (It's a thought experiment.)
http://i.imgur.com/llGvb.png?1
Explanation: A cat was put in a bunker, with explosive which had a 50/50 chance of exploding in the next minute. Schrodinger thought the cat didn't exist, and was in a state where it was both dead or alive - whether the explosive exploded or not. But when Schrodinger looked, this state was broken and the cat was forced to be dead or alive. Did it help?
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#6 2012-04-15 18:39:47
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NeilWest wrote:
Harakou wrote:
G0D_M0D3 wrote:
Um, a cat?
Not just a cat, Schrödinger's cat. (It's a thought experiment.)
http://i.imgur.com/llGvb.png?1Explanation: A cat was put in a bunker, with explosive which had a 50/50 chance of exploding in the next minute. Schrodinger thought the cat didn't exist, and was in a state where it was both dead or alive - whether the explosive exploded or not. But when Schrodinger looked, this state was broken and the cat was forced to be dead or alive. Did it help?
i heard something about poisonous chemicals and how you couldnt look in case the chemicals really were poisonous but whatever
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#7 2012-04-15 18:43:59
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777w wrote:
NeilWest wrote:
Harakou wrote:
Not just a cat, Schrödinger's cat. (It's a thought experiment.)
http://i.imgur.com/llGvb.png?1Explanation: A cat was put in a bunker, with explosive which had a 50/50 chance of exploding in the next minute. Schrodinger thought the cat didn't exist, and was in a state where it was both dead or alive - whether the explosive exploded or not. But when Schrodinger looked, this state was broken and the cat was forced to be dead or alive. Did it help?
i heard something about poisonous chemicals and how you couldnt look in case the chemicals really were poisonous but whatever
It's a thought experiment demonstrating the illogicality of quantum mechanics.
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#8 2012-04-15 18:47:50
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trinary wrote:
777w wrote:
NeilWest wrote:
Explanation: A cat was put in a bunker, with explosive which had a 50/50 chance of exploding in the next minute. Schrodinger thought the cat didn't exist, and was in a state where it was both dead or alive - whether the explosive exploded or not. But when Schrodinger looked, this state was broken and the cat was forced to be dead or alive. Did it help?i heard something about poisonous chemicals and how you couldnt look in case the chemicals really were poisonous but whatever
It's a thought experiment demonstrating the illogicality of quantum mechanics.
i know, i just didnt hear a version with explosives
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#9 2012-04-15 22:22:19
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#10 2012-04-16 04:36:02
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777w wrote:
trinary wrote:
777w wrote:
i heard something about poisonous chemicals and how you couldnt look in case the chemicals really were poisonous but whateverIt's a thought experiment demonstrating the illogicality of quantum mechanics.
i know, i just didnt hear a version with explosives
That's Einstein's version, I can't remember what Schrodinger did - was it poisonous gas?
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#11 2012-04-16 04:39:49
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NeilWest wrote:
777w wrote:
trinary wrote:
It's a thought experiment demonstrating the illogicality of quantum mechanics.i know, i just didnt hear a version with explosives
That's Einstein's version, I can't remember what Schrodinger did - was it poisonous gas?
A small flask of hydrocyanic acid.
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