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[The Doctor is sitting poolside somewhere in Genessia, despite the pool being very obviously closed and heaps of snow mounded around him. He is wearing neon pink lattice shades and sipping a martini with a cross paired of snow shoes as a pick, in deference to the weather]
So, a short lecture for you today-- since, as you can see, I'm still on holiday. [he sips the martini through a suitably curly straw as if to emphasize this point]
Today we're going to talk about Quantum Entanglement. Or at least the very basics of it just to get you over the hump of not having my genius in your ears at a greater length.
To frame this in a way apropos to the upcoming holiday... Valentines Day for those unfamiliar-- and for a detailed explanation, please see Mordecai... let me take you back in time.
It is a planet called Earth, home to many races, though predominant at this time is mostly human. Circa early twenty-teens. There is a certain blogging platform that kids of the day referred to as 'tumblr Among other things such as fan works and endless pictures of cats was an idea known simply as the: 'Soulmate AU' [he flexes his fingers in the appropriate bunny ears] or Alternate Universe.
Let's say in one of the permutations of this concept, you have two kinds of people. People who are created with one whole soul all to themselves; and people who share half a soul with another person.
Now let's say that the whole souled person, on a whim or a bet or a dare or just boredom, writes 'hello' on their arm. What happens? Well perhaps other than questions by curious onlookers, not much.
Alternately, that same day, one of the 'halfsies' writes hello on their arm. Instantly, the person that carries the other half of the soul sees the the word 'olleh' appear on their arm, perhaps as even the first is writing it. The transfer is instantaneous and, moreover, happens regardless of distance. The person could be in the across the room, across the country, across the universe, and still the 'olleh' would appear.
In a very simple way, this is what Quantum Entanglement describes-- two particles created at the same time, sharing a kind of indelible, invisible bond. A wavelength actually. Which, much like the red string of Chinese legend, may bend or stretch but can never break. More to the point, when one of the particles is measured and, say, found to spin right-- the very act of measuring effects the particles at the other end instantaneously mirrors it, spinning left in response. This is true regardless of distance. Instantaneous regardless of distance.
Scientists of the time thought that understanding this phenomena, specifically the instantaneous action, could help in various applications. From quantum computing to sending untraceable, unhackable bits of information from one particle to another. Did they achieve it?
[a pause]
Spoilers.
[another pause.] I winked, just so you know.
But what practical application does this have here, I hear you asking. Or, in other words, who cares? We're all trapped here regardless of Quantum Computing or not. Or are you suggesting that if we are lonely in the milieu of hearts and chocolates that proliferate the upcoming holiday, we should merely write 'hello' on our arms and/or check for opposites?
I mean... you can try...
[he slurps the martini down and sets it aside, folding both hands on his stomach and looking serenely at the camera-- though this may be a bit hard to tell through the shades]
But I think the ultimate message here is that, regardless of the holiday, we outsiders are all somewhat connected through this web of causality. What one does can affect others, without them even knowing what happens. So, at the end of the day, whether you're connected or not, find true love or not, be good to one another.
You never know who you might cheer up.
[he makes a peace sign]
Professor out.
[and ends the feed]
So, a short lecture for you today-- since, as you can see, I'm still on holiday. [he sips the martini through a suitably curly straw as if to emphasize this point]
Today we're going to talk about Quantum Entanglement. Or at least the very basics of it just to get you over the hump of not having my genius in your ears at a greater length.
To frame this in a way apropos to the upcoming holiday... Valentines Day for those unfamiliar-- and for a detailed explanation, please see Mordecai... let me take you back in time.
It is a planet called Earth, home to many races, though predominant at this time is mostly human. Circa early twenty-teens. There is a certain blogging platform that kids of the day referred to as 'tumblr Among other things such as fan works and endless pictures of cats was an idea known simply as the: 'Soulmate AU' [he flexes his fingers in the appropriate bunny ears] or Alternate Universe.
Let's say in one of the permutations of this concept, you have two kinds of people. People who are created with one whole soul all to themselves; and people who share half a soul with another person.
Now let's say that the whole souled person, on a whim or a bet or a dare or just boredom, writes 'hello' on their arm. What happens? Well perhaps other than questions by curious onlookers, not much.
Alternately, that same day, one of the 'halfsies' writes hello on their arm. Instantly, the person that carries the other half of the soul sees the the word 'olleh' appear on their arm, perhaps as even the first is writing it. The transfer is instantaneous and, moreover, happens regardless of distance. The person could be in the across the room, across the country, across the universe, and still the 'olleh' would appear.
In a very simple way, this is what Quantum Entanglement describes-- two particles created at the same time, sharing a kind of indelible, invisible bond. A wavelength actually. Which, much like the red string of Chinese legend, may bend or stretch but can never break. More to the point, when one of the particles is measured and, say, found to spin right-- the very act of measuring effects the particles at the other end instantaneously mirrors it, spinning left in response. This is true regardless of distance. Instantaneous regardless of distance.
Scientists of the time thought that understanding this phenomena, specifically the instantaneous action, could help in various applications. From quantum computing to sending untraceable, unhackable bits of information from one particle to another. Did they achieve it?
[a pause]
Spoilers.
[another pause.] I winked, just so you know.
But what practical application does this have here, I hear you asking. Or, in other words, who cares? We're all trapped here regardless of Quantum Computing or not. Or are you suggesting that if we are lonely in the milieu of hearts and chocolates that proliferate the upcoming holiday, we should merely write 'hello' on our arms and/or check for opposites?
I mean... you can try...
[he slurps the martini down and sets it aside, folding both hands on his stomach and looking serenely at the camera-- though this may be a bit hard to tell through the shades]
But I think the ultimate message here is that, regardless of the holiday, we outsiders are all somewhat connected through this web of causality. What one does can affect others, without them even knowing what happens. So, at the end of the day, whether you're connected or not, find true love or not, be good to one another.
You never know who you might cheer up.
[he makes a peace sign]
Professor out.
[and ends the feed]