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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

xkcd #3247: Particle Census

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xkcd #3247: Particle Census

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xkcd #3247: Particle Census

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Remember, your answers to the physics census are confidential; we will not be issuing Pauli exclusion principle citations.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3247/

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  • nialv7@lemmy.world
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    will “I” still “know” anything after I have completely disintegrated?

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      You won’t have to worry about that.

      • Sturgist@lemmy.ca
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        But I’m worried about not having to worry about it…

        • Sundray@lemmus.org
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          It’s okay, I’m hiding some fermions in the back of a drawer. I think.

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          Not to worry, your worry is caused by the location of your particles. That will be corrected after the measurement.

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    How many particles does it take to record the location of one particle?

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      At least that one, probably more.

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    To what precision are they going to measure it?

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      Ummm… 1

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    So the Auditors of Reality exist in the xkcd-verse, huh.

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