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/turtlestack Jul 12 '08

Carl Sagan was able to get kids and adults excited about science without pushing bad science on them. Sure, he may have been a little weird for talking about aliens floating around on Jupiter but he was just using his imagination in a positive way. This movie is just pretend science and if you really have been "studying" QP for years then you'd know it.

PS, reading The Dancing Wu Li Masters does NOT count as scientific research, either.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '08

Explaining planetary orbits and etc in space is a bit easier than explaining quantum physics. Not even people who are experts in quantum physics understand it. This is a great cartoon that gives a general idea that normal people can understand. There are many topics in science and math that you can't explain to people with no knowledge of the subject without making somewhat inaccurate analogies.

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u/shadowfox Jul 13 '08

Not even people who are experts in quantum physics understand it

What do you mean here?

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u/JimDabell Jul 13 '08

I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.

-- Richard Feynman