Hypno's "me, me, me, me, me," diary.....

InaPickle

short_bird wrote: »

Flights to Cern go from Manchester

And they're turning off the LHC for a year. :eek:

That's where I live! :rotfl: What a coincidence! :rotfl:

InaPickle

We seem to be surrounded by lots of sciencey sorts. Can anyone explain quantum physics to me? I have a friend who got 1st class honours in his physics degree, and is currently doing a PhD, but still doesn't get it!

And where's the geeky smiley when you need it?!

ZTD

InaPickle wrote: »

We seem to be surrounded by lots of sciency sorts. Can anyone explain quantum physics to me? I have a friend who got 1st class honours in his physics degree, and is currently doing a PhD, but still doesn't get it!

And where's the geeky smiley when you need it?!

Quantum physics is the physics of the very small. As things go onto a smaller scale, they become less like the everyday world and much more stranger.

It also diverges from the everyday world in that things can only be described by probabilities. Things are not in one state or another, but are only probably in one state as opposed to another.

It can be used to explain many things to do with dependence on size - like why people with small brains are more likely to be weird.

Karmacat

:rotfl: my god, and I thought I was a geek! Proud of it too - and here I am, surrounded by *knowledgeable* sorts :eek: I'll get me anorak...........

taka

InaPickle wrote: »

We seem to be surrounded by lots of sciency sorts. Can anyone explain quantum physics to me? I have a friend who got 1st class honours in his physics degree, and is currently doing a PhD, but still doesn't get it!

And where's the geeky smiley when you need it?!

I have to say I don't understand any of it either! I just have horrible flashbacks to 1st Year Physics at Uni where I didn't understand anything and only just scraped a pass - mainly so I'd never have to do it ever again! :rotfl: This looks like it may explain some of the basics without being too sleep inducing or loosing me in the 1st sentence! :rotfl:

My brother recently asked me (again!) to explain what I do exactly as he doesn't understand what I do either! :rotfl: (Cell biology) I *think* he understood some of it this time... but he may just have been being polite! Actually I don't really follow what he does exactly either... some computer based geekery I don't understand! :rotfl:

40somethingmum

Have I just tuned in to Open University by mistake:)

Karmacat

I know what you mean, 40SM, but I love this stuff,as well as not really understanding more than the broad brush strokes.... Taka, that site is interesting - physics and bible study in the one go......

InaPickle

ZTD wrote: »

Quantum physics is the physics of the very small. As things go onto a smaller scale, they become less like the everyday world and much more stranger.

It also diverges from the everyday world in that things can only be described by probabilities. Things are not in one state or another, but are only probably in one state as opposed to another.

It can be used to explain many things to do with dependence on size - like why people with small brains are more likely to be weird.

And why men with small pe...ok, maybe that's for another discussion!

Hmm...I kind of get that already, but need to do a bit more reading. Thanks for the explanation! :T

honeybear_2

InaPickle wrote: »

And where's the geeky smiley when you need it?!

What's a geeky smiley? :rotfl:

Have loved the chat today, btw. Kept logging back on at work just to sneak a peek

InaPickle

taka wrote: »

I have to say I don't understand any of it either! I just have horrible flashbacks to 1st Year Physics at Uni where I didn't understand anything and only just scraped a pass - mainly so I'd never have to do it ever again! :rotfl: This looks like it may explain some of the basics without being too sleep inducing or loosing me in the 1st sentence! :rotfl:

My brother recently asked me (again!) to explain what I do exactly as he doesn't understand what I do either! :rotfl: (Cell biology) I *think* he understood some of it this time... but he may just have been being polite! Actually I don't really follow what he does exactly either... some computer based geekery I don't understand! :rotfl:

And taka's with small cells...ok, now this is just going too far!

Thanks for the link: I'll have a good read when I'm back from walking the dog. :T

And Karmacat - everyone's a geek of some sort. I'm a French geek. What's your geekdom?!