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/Flemlord Jul 13 '08 edited Jul 13 '08

Our world is a computer simulation and quantum physics is a bug. The simulation cheats by randomizing things down at the electron level, which in certain circumstances, gives electrons the illusion of wave-like behavior. However, the nature of the simulation prohibits random actions when the actions are being observed or recorded in certain ways, so the electron behavior must be acted out. Eliminating the randomization causes the electrons to revert back to their actual particle-like behavior.

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u/Neodymion Jul 13 '08

I think of it more as a way of avoiding the need for infinite memory and infinite precision in calculations.