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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
You seem to know about these things.. Can you explain the concept that measuring something resets the clock? It sounds crazy.
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Honestly, I just think this is poor reporting (of an admittedly very difficult subject). I don't think there's any "resetting of the clock" going on.
I only have a very (VERY!) cursory knowledge of quantum mechanics, but I do know this much:
- According to the uncertainty principle, it's impossible to precisely know both the position and momentum of a particle. The more accurately one is measured, the less accurately the other one will be.
- Merely observing a particle can change its properties.
Yeah, it's really wacky stuff. Quantum mechanics is some of the most bizarre science I've ever read. Richard Feynman said this on the subject, "If you think you understand quantum theory, you don't understand quantum theory." Niels Bohr added, "Anyone who is not shocked by quantum theory has not understood it."