Interference

by Brad Parks

“Mysteries are for novelists and miracles are for preachers,” Matt said. “I’m a scientist. I believe the causes for things are natural, not supernatural.

The most famous and venerated proof of quantum mechanics is the double-slit experiment. By demonstrating that light acts as both a particle and a wave, it neatly shows what’s known as quantum superposition—the head-scratching fact that a single particle can seem to exist in multiple places at the same time.

Masshole brought here by the colonel.

It reminded me of one of Matt’s favorite Einstein quotes, his famous tongue-in-cheek description of relativity: Time moves a lot faster when you’re sitting with a pretty girl than when you’re sitting on a hot stove.

Wasn’t that one of the secrets to a lasting marriage? When one person was down or doubting themselves, the other person lifted them up, made them believe. Made them better than they would be alone.

“Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people,”