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The strange discovery by quantum physicists at the University of California Santa Barbara means that an object you can see in front of you may exist simultaneously in a parallel universe -- a multi-state condition that has scientists theorizing that traveling through time may be much more than just the plaything of science fiction writers.
a tiny bit of metal -- a "paddle" about the width of a human hair,
...[cooling] that paddle in a refrigerator, [dimming] the lights and...[sucking] out all the air to eliminate vibrations.
that it moved and stood still at the same time.
The multi-verse theory says the entire universe "freezes" during observation, and we see only one reality. You see a soccer ball flying through the air, but maybe in a second universe the ball has dropped already. Or you were looking the other way. Or they don't even play soccer over there.
Andrew Cleland cooled that paddle in a refrigerator, dimmed the lights and, under a special bell jar, sucked out all the air to eliminate vibrations. He then plucked it like a tuning fork and noted that it moved and stood still at the same time.
The multi-verse theory says the entire universe "freezes" during observation, and we see only one reality.
"Our concepts of cause and effect will fly out the window," says Ben Bova, the science fiction author. "People will -- for various reasons -- try to fix the past or escape into the future. But we may never notice these effects, if the universe actually diverges. Maybe somebody already has invented a time machine and our history is being constantly altered, but we don’t notice the kinks in our path through time."
Cleland has proved that quantum mechanics scale to slightly larger sizes. The next challenge is to learn how to control quantum mechanics and use it for even larger objects. Do so -- and we might be able to warp to parallel universes just by manipulating a few electrons.
"Our concepts of cause and effect will fly out the window," says Ben Bova, the science fiction author. "People will -- for various reasons -- try to fix the past or escape into the future. But we may never notice these effects, if the universe actually diverges. Maybe somebody already has invented a time machine and our history is being constantly altered, but we don’t notice the kinks in our path through time."
Originally posted by SmokeJaguar67
reply to post by The Wave
I will look further into this and thank you for pointing me in the right direction - this news has been driving me nuts all day. This is some of the stuff I come to ATS to learn about so to find myself unable to conceptualize it is not a nice place to be - thanks again
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
Something is moving or it isn't,I just don't get the "both at once" thing...
I don't get how he was able to describe movement/non movement together.
Something is moving or it isn't,I just don't get the "both at once" thing...