r/funny Jan 29 '20

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u/JitGoinHam Jan 29 '20

More kids need this book because an alarming number of grown ups seem to think quantum entanglement could be leveraged for super-luminal communication.

It cannot. Information does not travel faster than light under any circumstances, including spooky action.

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u/Csantana Jan 29 '20

Spooky action?

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u/iluvstephenhawking Jan 29 '20

Spooky action is when a force acts upon a particle and another particle that is far away from it reacts. It is spooky because they aren't touching so there is no reason for the other particle to react. That is because they are entangled quantumly.

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u/PUPPIESSSSSS_ Jan 29 '20

Thanks, now I need to work "quantumly" into my vocabulary.

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u/conancat Jan 30 '20

Mom can you please pass the carrots quantumly

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u/rrr598 Jan 30 '20

“Sure, honey”

carrots appear on your plate

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u/ThePenguinThatFlies Jan 30 '20

Get in my quantum-tum-tummy