There a whole branch of quantum mechanics research that’s trying increasingly complicated ways of not looking at the particles while trying to sneak a look.
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Submitted 8 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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brianorca@lemmy.world 8 months ago
plumbus@feddit.org 8 months ago
I once read somewhere that our current approach with accelerators is like studying the inside of a walnut by smashing them with a very large hammer.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 8 months ago
You cannot see the toys move but you can see if they’ve moved around or changed something in their environment. That’s pretty much how particle physics works.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Particles ganging up on a lone scientist in the lab late at night:
Woody creepily breaking the rule about not moving when people are watching and telling Sid to “play nice” after he and many other toy confront the child about his abusive behavior towards them.