Topic: What does "Quantum Lock" mean?
Catherine !TGirlYJKXM started this discussion 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,902
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 10 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 10 years ago, 4 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,990
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 10 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 10 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #746,996
The Doctor !7MHPahvoGY replied with this 10 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.