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Very interesting observation. I hadn't thought of quantum physics as magic before. But it's so weird that "magic" might indeed be the best word to describe it.
by PhantomGremlin 13y ago
Very interesting observation. I hadn't thought of quantum physics as magic before. But it's so weird that "magic" might indeed be the best word to describe it.
- ISL 13y agoPhysics is magic, just measured, tested, and quantified. No need to go as far as the quantum to see it. Play with two bar magnets for twenty minutes on a quiet day [1], try to twist a spinning bicycle wheel [2], or, if you're pressed for time, just hold a thing at least six inches away from everything else and let go [3]. No strings, no wires, no-one behind a curtain nor sleight of hand, but it's still magic, and it happens [4]. [1] Relativistic consequences of quantum-mechanical charge carriers screaming around nuclei generates a field that virtually interacts with other fast moving charge carriers to generate a dipolar force? Occam's razor might land on the side of magic. [2] The first time I did this, with a lead-lined wheel, it threw me across the room, as I was sure everyone else in the class had been faking. [3] We have no idea how it is that things fall. We have a really good theory for it, that agrees with every experimental test ever done, but it gives little insight into the way in which momentum is exchanged between massive bodies. [4] Campy, yes, but when you're studying Physics, you're studying the Force(s).