Einstein’s Quantum Riddle

[Ajmassa]

Good morning
Why not take a break from the mind-numbing pandemic news, partisan politics, and memes on your social media feeds? Here’s something not terrible for the brain.

 

[cmason1957]

That makes my head hurt. I'm with Einsten on this.

 

[Ajmassa]

Sometimes just fun to sit back smoke a doober and try to wrap your head around something beyond comprehension....as long as the video dumbs it down enough at least.
then the dog pees on the carpet and it’s back to reality

*edit- that’s actually a lie. I do not partake. I’m the paranoid “please don’t get weird” types. Though I am not against it at all. doesnt mesh well with ADD.

 

[cmason1957]

I went to college in the 70's. Did plenty of that back then, it was nearly a requirement.

* The above may or may not have been said in jest. I'll allow you to be the judge of that.

 

[Boatboy24]

I went to college in the 70's. Did plenty of that back then, it was nearly a requirement.

* The above may or may not have been said in jest. I'll allow you to be the judge of that.

Peeing on the carpet, or the other thing?

 

[cmason1957]

Peeing on the carpet, or the other thing?

I have no recollection of peeing on the carpet. Good thing the dorm rooms didn't have carpet.

 

[sour_grapes]

[Sarcasm] I get enough of this ***** at work, AJ. How about I post some episodes of "This Old House" for you, huh?! [/sarcasm]

But seriously, I'll have to take a look when I get some time. I assume it is the EPR paradox, non-locality, Bell's Theorem, etc.?

 

[1d10t]

It took me 3 attempts to get through Fenyem's QED. And that's considered a dumbed down version.

 

[sour_grapes]

Well, I did watch it last night. Pretty well done, IMHO.

One thought I had was that work would be more, uhhh, entertaining if ominous background music was playing constantly (as it was on the Nova episode).

 

[Johnd]

I went to college in the 70's. Did plenty of that back then, it was nearly a requirement.

* The above may or may not have been said in jest. I'll allow you to be the judge of that.

What happened in college, stays in college. Thank goodness we didn't have cell phones with video and photo capabilities back then..........................

 

[ibglowin]

What happened in college, stays in college. Thank goodness we didn't have cell phones with video and photo capabilities back then..........................

 

[JohnT]

FUN!

I LOVE Nova. One of my favorite programs.

Thanks for posting!

 

[Dennis Griffith]

Oh, I can't believe you pried open the lid on that box. I try to stay away from conversations dealing with religion, politics, unified field theory (and related theories), and quantum entanglement.

 

[G259]

Thanks for the video, although the sound cuts out periodically near the end, so I missed a little. I was siding with Einstein on this one. I couldn't help feeling like the QM guys were kind of implying the possibility of a forth dimension, I feel like that is the only way this works.

 

[cmason1957]

Thanks for the video, although the sound cuts out periodically near the end, so I missed a little. I was siding with Einstein on this one. I couldn't help feeling like the QM guys were kind of implying the possibility of a forth dimension, I feel like that is the only way this works.

And isn't string theory up to about 12 required for the math to work out? And don't forget, we can't test most of the string theory stuff as is.

 

[G259]

Quick, you go ask Sheldon, I'll knock on Penny's door!

 

[sour_grapes]

Guys, face up to it: We live in a non-local universe. Get over it!

It's okay, though. The non-localities do not violate causality. Nor do they allow energy or signals to be transmitted faster than the speed of light. So nothing you cherish is really vitiated.

 

[Dennis Griffith]

Oh, you are ripe for an argument, I see ;-)

 

[sour_grapes]

Oh, you are ripe for an argument, I see ;-)

Your argument is not with me. You will need to take up your argument with the physical universe, which has revealed itself through a multitude of incisive experiments.

One might as well argue with a boulder!

 

[Johnd]

One might as well argue with a boulder!

But a bolder wouldn't respond to provocation, that just wouldn't be nearly as fun...................LOL