Making sense of a visible quantum object - Aaron O'Connell
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this is a representation of your brain
this is a representation of your brain
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and your brain can be broken into two
and your brain can be broken into two
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parts uh there's the left half which is
parts uh there's the left half which is
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The Logical side and then the right half
The Logical side and then the right half
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which is the intuitive and so if we add
which is the intuitive and so if we add
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a scale to measure the aptitude of each
a scale to measure the aptitude of each
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hemisphere then we can plot our brain
hemisphere then we can plot our brain
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and for example this would be somebody
and for example this would be somebody
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who's completely logical this would be
who's completely logical this would be
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someone who's entirely
someone who's entirely
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intuitive so where would you put your
intuitive so where would you put your
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brain on this scale some of us may have
brain on this scale some of us may have
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opted for you know one of these extremes
opted for you know one of these extremes
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but I think for most people in the
but I think for most people in the
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audience your brain is something like
audience your brain is something like
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this with a high aptitude in both
this with a high aptitude in both
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hemispheres at the same time I mean it's
hemispheres at the same time I mean it's
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not like they're mutually exclusive or
not like they're mutually exclusive or
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anything you can be logical and
anything you can be logical and
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intuitive and so I consider myself one
intuitive and so I consider myself one
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of these people along with most of the
of these people along with most of the
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other experimental Quantum physicists we
other experimental Quantum physicists we
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need a good deal of logic to string
need a good deal of logic to string
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together these complex ideas but at the
together these complex ideas but at the
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same time we um we need a good deal of
same time we um we need a good deal of
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intuition to actually make the
intuition to actually make the
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experiments work how do we develop this
experiments work how do we develop this
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intuition well we like to play with
intuition well we like to play with
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stuff so we go out and play with it and
stuff so we go out and play with it and
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then we see how it acts and then we
then we see how it acts and then we
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develop our intuition from from there
develop our intuition from from there
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and you know really you do the same
and you know really you do the same
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thing so some intuition that you may
thing so some intuition that you may
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have developed over the years is that
have developed over the years is that
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one thing is only in one place at a time
one thing is only in one place at a time
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I mean I even sound weird to think about
I mean I even sound weird to think about
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uh one thing being in two different
uh one thing being in two different
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places at the same time but you weren't
places at the same time but you weren't
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born with this notion you developed it
born with this notion you developed it
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you know I remember watching a kid
you know I remember watching a kid
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playing on a car stop he was just a
playing on a car stop he was just a
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toddler and he wasn't very good at it
toddler and he wasn't very good at it
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and he kept falling over but I bet
and he kept falling over but I bet
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playing with this car stop taught him a
playing with this car stop taught him a
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really valuable lesson and that's that
really valuable lesson and that's that
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large things don't let you get right
large things don't let you get right
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past him and that they stay in one place
past him and that they stay in one place
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and so this is a great conceptual model
and so this is a great conceptual model
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to have of the world unless you're a
to have of the world unless you're a
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particle physicist it'd be a terrible
particle physicist it'd be a terrible
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model for a particle physicist because
model for a particle physicist because
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well they don't play with car stops they
well they don't play with car stops they
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play with these little little weird
play with these little little weird
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particles and when they play with their
particles and when they play with their
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particles they finally do all sorts of
particles they finally do all sorts of
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really weird weird things like they can
really weird weird things like they can
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fly right through walls or they can be
fly right through walls or they can be
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in two different places at the same time
in two different places at the same time
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and so they wrote down all these
and so they wrote down all these
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observations and they called it the
observations and they called it the
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theory of quantum mechanics and so you
theory of quantum mechanics and so you
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know that's where physics was at a few
know that's where physics was at a few
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years ago you needed quantum mechanics
years ago you needed quantum mechanics
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to describe little tiny particles but
to describe little tiny particles but
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you didn't need it to describe the the
you didn't need it to describe the the
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large everyday objects around us this
large everyday objects around us this
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didn't really sit well with my intuition
didn't really sit well with my intuition
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and maybe it's just because I don't play
and maybe it's just because I don't play
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with particles very often well I mean I
with particles very often well I mean I
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play with them sometimes but not very
play with them sometimes but not very
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often um and I've never seen them I mean
often um and I've never seen them I mean
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nobody's ever seen a
nobody's ever seen a
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particle but this it didn't sit well
particle but this it didn't sit well
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with my logical side either because if
with my logical side either because if
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everything is made up of little little
everything is made up of little little
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particles and all the little particles
particles and all the little particles
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follow quantum mechanics then shouldn't
follow quantum mechanics then shouldn't
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mechanics yeah I don't see any reason
mechanics yeah I don't see any reason
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why it shouldn't and so I'd feel a lot
why it shouldn't and so I'd feel a lot
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better about the whole thing if we could
better about the whole thing if we could
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somehow show that an everyday object
somehow show that an everyday object
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also follows quantum mechanics so a few
also follows quantum mechanics so a few
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years ago I set off to do just
years ago I set off to do just
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that so I I made one this is the first
that so I I made one this is the first
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object that you can see
object that you can see
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that has been in a mechanical Quantum
that has been in a mechanical Quantum
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superp position so we're looking at here
superp position so we're looking at here
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is a tiny computer chip and you can sort
is a tiny computer chip and you can sort
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of see this Green Dot right in the
of see this Green Dot right in the
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middle and that's this piece of metal
middle and that's this piece of metal
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I'm going to be talking about in a
I'm going to be talking about in a
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minute this is a photograph of of the
minute this is a photograph of of the
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object and here I'm zoom in a little bit
object and here I'm zoom in a little bit
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we're looking right there in the center
we're looking right there in the center
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and then here's a really really big
and then here's a really really big
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closeup of the little piece of metal so
closeup of the little piece of metal so
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what we're looking at is a little chunk
what we're looking at is a little chunk
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of metal and it's shaped like a diving
of metal and it's shaped like a diving
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board and sticking out over a ledge and
board and sticking out over a ledge and
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so I made this thing in nearly the same
so I made this thing in nearly the same
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way as you make computer chip I went
way as you make computer chip I went
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into a clean room with a fresh silicon
into a clean room with a fresh silicon
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wafer and then I just cranked away at
wafer and then I just cranked away at
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all the big machines for about 100 hours
all the big machines for about 100 hours
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for the last step I had to build my own
for the last step I had to build my own
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machine to make this swimming pool
machine to make this swimming pool
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shaped hole underneath the device this
shaped hole underneath the device this
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device has the ability to be in a
device has the ability to be in a
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Quantum superp position but it needs a
Quantum superp position but it needs a
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little help to do it here let me give
little help to do it here let me give
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you an analogy you know how comfortable
you an analogy you know how comfortable
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it is to be in a crowded elevator I mean
it is to be in a crowded elevator I mean
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when I'm in elevator all Al I like do
when I'm in elevator all Al I like do
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all sorts of weird things but then other
all sorts of weird things but then other
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people uh get on board bored and I
people uh get on board bored and I
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stopped doing those things cuz I don't
stopped doing those things cuz I don't
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want to bother them or frankly scare
want to bother them or frankly scare
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them so quantum mechanics quantum
them so quantum mechanics quantum
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mechanics says that inanimate objects
mechanics says that inanimate objects
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feel the same way the fellow passengers
feel the same way the fellow passengers
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for inanimate objects are not just
for inanimate objects are not just
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people but it's also the light shining
people but it's also the light shining
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on it and the wind blowing past it and
on it and the wind blowing past it and
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the Heat of the room and so we knew if
the Heat of the room and so we knew if
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we wanted to see this piece of metal
we wanted to see this piece of metal
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behave Quantum mechanically we're going
behave Quantum mechanically we're going
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to have to kick out all the other
to have to kick out all the other
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passengers and so that's what we did we
passengers and so that's what we did we
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turned the lights and then we put it in
turned the lights and then we put it in
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vacuum and sucked out all the air and
vacuum and sucked out all the air and
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then we cooled it down to just a
then we cooled it down to just a
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fraction of a degree above absolute zero
fraction of a degree above absolute zero
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now all alone in the elevator the little
now all alone in the elevator the little
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chunk of metal was free to act however
chunk of metal was free to act however
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it wanted and so we measured its motion
it wanted and so we measured its motion
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we found it was moving in really weird
we found it was moving in really weird
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ways instead of just sitting perfectly
ways instead of just sitting perfectly
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still it was vibrating and the way it
still it was vibrating and the way it
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was vibrating was breathing something
was vibrating was breathing something
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like this like expanding and Contracting
like this like expanding and Contracting
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Bellows and by giving it a gentle nudge
Bellows and by giving it a gentle nudge
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we were able to make it both vibrate and
we were able to make it both vibrate and
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not vibrate at the same time something
not vibrate at the same time something
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that's only allowed with quantum
that's only allowed with quantum
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mechanics so what I'm telling you here
mechanics so what I'm telling you here
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is something truly
is something truly
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fantastic what does it mean for one
fantastic what does it mean for one
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thing to be both vibrating and not
thing to be both vibrating and not
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vibrating at the same time so let's
vibrating at the same time so let's
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think about the atoms so in one case all
think about the atoms so in one case all
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the trillions of atoms that make up that
the trillions of atoms that make up that
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chunk of metal are just sitting still
chunk of metal are just sitting still
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and at the same time those same atoms
and at the same time those same atoms
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are moving up and down now it's only at
are moving up and down now it's only at
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precise times when they align the rest
precise times when they align the rest
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of of the time they're delocalized so
of of the time they're delocalized so
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that means that every atom is in two
that means that every atom is in two
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different places at the same time which
different places at the same time which
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in turn means the entire chunk of metal
in turn means the entire chunk of metal
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is in two different places I think this
is in two different places I think this
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really it was worth locking myself in a
really it was worth locking myself in a
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clean room to do this for all those
clean room to do this for all those
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um cuz check this out the difference in
um cuz check this out the difference in
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scale between a single atom and that
scale between a single atom and that
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chunk of metal is about the same as a
chunk of metal is about the same as a
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difference between that chunk of metal
difference between that chunk of metal
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and you so if a single atom can be in
and you so if a single atom can be in
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two different places at the same time
two different places at the same time
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that chunk of metal can be in two
that chunk of metal can be in two
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different places then then why not you I
different places then then why not you I
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mean this is just my logical side
mean this is just my logical side
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talking so imagine if you were in
talking so imagine if you were in
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multiple places at the same
multiple places at the same
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time what would that be like it's how
time what would that be like it's how
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would your Consciousness handle your
would your Consciousness handle your
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body being delocalized in space
body being delocalized in space
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there's one more part to the story is
there's one more part to the story is
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when we warmed it up and um we turned on
when we warmed it up and um we turned on
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the lights and looked inside the Box we
the lights and looked inside the Box we
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saw that the piece of metal was still
saw that the piece of metal was still
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there in one piece and so you know I had
there in one piece and so you know I had
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to develop this new intuition that it
to develop this new intuition that it
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seems like all the objects in the
seems like all the objects in the
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elevator are really just Quantum objects
elevator are really just Quantum objects
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just crammed into a tiny space you hear
just crammed into a tiny space you hear
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a lot of talk about how quantum
a lot of talk about how quantum
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mechanics says that everything is all
mechanics says that everything is all
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interconnected well that's not quite
interconnected well that's not quite
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right it's actually it's more than that
right it's actually it's more than that
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and it's deeper it's that those
and it's deeper it's that those
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connections your connections to all the
connections your connections to all the
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things around you literally Define who
things around you literally Define who
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you are and that's the profound
you are and that's the profound
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weirdness of quantum mechanics thank you
weirdness of quantum mechanics thank you
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Aaron O’Connell, physics, particle, physics, quantum, mechanics, behavior, TED, TED, Talk, TED-Ed, Ed, TEDEducation
