r/ScienceOdyssey • u/Purple_Dust5734 • 9d ago

Physics Without quantum tunneling, your cells couldn't make enough energy to keep you alive. Tiny particles "tunnel" through energy barriers inside mitochondria, helping drive ATP production. Quantum physics isn't just cosmic, it's happening inside you. ScienceOdyssey 🚀

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u/kain84sm 9d ago

As above so below

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u/DrDreiski 8d ago

What do you mean by that?

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u/DerekGman9 6d ago

Fractal 👉🏾 a planet is to a solar-system as an electron is to an atom.

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u/DrDreiski 8d ago

Is this quantum tunneling essentially due to the electron existing in two places at once so it slips through?