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Old 07-23-2014, 10:43 AM
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See if you can wrap your head around this. I certainly don't get it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2DXrs0OpHU

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Old 07-23-2014, 10:57 AM
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See if you can wrap your head around this. I certainly don't get it all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2DXrs0OpHU

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I am trying.

It basics is randomness.

the uncertainty principle in nuclear physics might be of some help?
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:33 AM
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IIRC Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is a killer meth recipe.
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Old 07-23-2014, 11:47 AM
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Whoosh! Most of this is over my head Something I understand, that particles act differently when observed, cracks me up - it must keep scientists awake at night

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Old 07-23-2014, 12:03 PM
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Calling Finnbow!
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Old 07-23-2014, 12:09 PM
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Old 07-23-2014, 10:18 PM
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IIRC Heisenberg's uncertainty principle is a killer meth recipe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy_DASt7hDs
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Old 07-24-2014, 12:08 PM
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I wonder what they are hoping a quantum computer will do. I'm going to research it a little.

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Old 07-24-2014, 12:23 PM
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Just Wikied quantum computer. They'll provide nondeterministic answers. This may be a step toward AI.
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Old 07-24-2014, 12:27 PM
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Just Wikied quantum computer. They'll provide nondeterministic answers. This may be a step toward AI.
Believe me wholeheartedly when I say, I have absolutely no idea what this means

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