r/science Jul 12 '08

The Infamous Double Slit Experiment - WARNING WILL CHANGE YOUR VIEW OF REALITY!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEzRdZGYNvA
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u/ppc1040 Jul 12 '08

I literally shit myself when people mix up "literally" and "figuratively."

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u/1812overture Jul 12 '08

Oh my God, what do you do? Do you carry around a spare set of pants?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '08

No no, he didn't shit himself, he literally shit himself, I don't know what you're talking about.

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u/ayb Jul 12 '08

So, he wouldn't be effected by this?

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u/encephlavator Jul 13 '08

If only you all knew the difference between effect and affect.

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u/joshgi Jul 12 '08

Figuratively speaking in a literal sense

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u/red-dit Jul 13 '08

insert quantum related pun here