Quantum Physics(all possibilities)

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   moneyfairyposted 12 years ago

   Hi Does anyone here know much about quantum physics? There was this movie a few yrs. back that suggested that in the theory of Quantum physics, that all things are possible. For example: The chairs that we sit on are only solid because we have been told that they are but in reality they are just a mass of molecules squshed together to look like a chair, the same with walls etc....So seemingly to the untrained eye you wouldn't think that you could fall to the floor sitting on a chair or walk thru a wall etc... anyway if everything is just atoms and particles etc...why aren't we just big masses of particles like bees flying around or dust flying around??? Would love to pick a scientists brain. Any scientist or physisist on this site?

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      Quilligrapherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The film "What the Bleep!?: Down the Rabbit Hole" is an excellant intro to Quantum Physics.
      http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499596/
      

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         moneyfairyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Yes that is the exact movie I was talking about!!!! That's why it would be interesting to pick the mind of a quantum physisist.

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            Quilligrapherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            There is a huge supply of information on the internet that will help you get your feet wet. However, if you are not willing to invest a lot of your time and effort, you may be just wasting your time.
            
            This might be a place to start:
            http://newton.ex.ac.uk/research/qsystem … body2.html
            
            Good luck.
            

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               moneyfairyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Thank you Quillgrapher for all your info. I appreciate it. I have recently found a person who knows a great deal about quantum physics and am picking his brain. thanks
               See how the mind works ,you put out a thought of what you'd like to learn and it comes forth

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   lorddraven2000posted 12 years ago

   I loved What The Bleep. It really opened a world of possibilities to me as far as the way I thought about things.

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   Reality Bytesposted 12 years ago

   I am currently reading:  Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics by  Gary Zukav.
   
   A great book explaining quantum physics so a layman can understand!

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      Quilligrapherposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the reference, RB.  I will look into it.
      

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      moneyfairyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you for the info. will check into it. Thanks!!!

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