Err...I'll get more coffee and read that a few more times. My basic 'hunch' was that when enough quantum particles 'popped' into an area close enough together,

Err...I'll get more coffee and read that a few more times. My basic 'hunch' was that when enough quantum particles 'popped' into an area close enough together, they formed a 'stable' standard particle, which then was governed by that model. Sorta like if enough rain drops fall in the same spot, they form a puddle... edit: thinking about it - atoms coming close enough to form molecules might be better example then puddle?