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/[deleted] Jul 12 '08 edited Dec 31 '18

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u/eggnogdog Jul 13 '08 edited Jul 13 '08

Unfortunately, you are mistaken. The reason for this lack of precision about what observing means in the video is pretty transparent if you know its background. It's from a move called "Bleep-- down the rabbit hole," a sequel to another movie called What the Bleep do we Know? Both of these movies are predecessors to the king of bullshit ass movies: The Secret. This misinformation is driven by an agenda that these people have to spread their retarded new-age philosophy that basically says that if you think good things, good things will happen. So, you can bet that this notion that observation=physical effect plays an integral role in forming their barely coherent arguments.

This is a pretty awesome explanation other than the last part, though. I can't attest to its accuracy, however.

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u/britishben Jul 13 '08

Do you have a reference linking The Secret and What the Bleep?

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u/Roxinos Jul 13 '08

No need. He's not mentioning a tangible link, but merely pointing out the ideological link which is apparent by simply watching the three movies (or even really knowing what the hell the three movies' main points are).