Topic: What does "Quantum Lock" mean?
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM started this discussion 9 years ago #58,339
The first instance I heard of this was from the weeping angels from Doctor Who, but what does it really mean and would I need to have a degree in quantum mechanics to fully understand?
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #746,887
Google "Meissner effect."
Not to be confused with a friend Randy Meisner.
Not to be confused with a friend Randy Meisner.
The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #746,888
@OPNothing. It's pseudoscientific technobabble that was made up for a silly children's show about space wizards.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 21 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,889
@previous (The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY)
> Nothing. It's pseudoscientific technobabble that was made up for a silly children's show about space wizards.
> Nothing. It's pseudoscientific technobabble that was made up for a silly children's show about space wizards.
Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 50 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,895
@746,888 (The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY)
Quantum locking is a real aspect of Quantum Mechanics, el Doctor. I Google'd.
Quantum locking is a real aspect of Quantum Mechanics, el Doctor. I Google'd.
The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY replied with this 9 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,902
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 hours later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,913
@746,889 (D)
> > Nothing. It's pseudoscientific technobabble that was made up for a silly children's show about space wizards.
> > Nothing. It's pseudoscientific technobabble that was made up for a silly children's show about space wizards.
brie !kGoudaMCFA joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 4 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,990
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,994
@previous (brie !kGoudaMCFA)
> In other words, a uranium atom can decay only when people are not looking.
> when people are not looking.
So similar to how the typical mc poster decays when no one is around to reply to them.
> In other words, a uranium atom can decay only when people are not looking.
> when people are not looking.
So similar to how the typical mc poster decays when no one is around to reply to them.
brie !kGoudaMCFA replied with this 9 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,996
The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,997
@746,990 (brie !kGoudaMCFA)> In other words, a uranium atom can decay only when people are not looking.
That's the most moronic misunderstanding of the quantum Zeno effect that I've seen for quite some time.