• hOrni@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    Ok, it’s the double slit experiment. I was trying to fit Loss into this for a couple of minutes.

  • Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    17 days ago

    It’s the same deal as Endermen, isn’t it? If you don’t observe them, they scatter; if you do observe them, their probability function (and the player avatar) collapses.

    …wait, does it mean pumpkins are wave enforcement devices?

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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    17 days ago

    Raytracing in Minecraft?

    Also, the changing vertical size is a simplified representation, it’s more like changes in brightness.

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      16 days ago

      use this as an educational opportunity then and post the truth so that we can all grow ! why are u keeping it to yourself

      A notable example of the observer effect occurs in quantum mechanics, as demonstrated by the double-slit experiment. Physicists have found that observation of quantum phenomena by a detector or an instrument can change the measured results of this experiment. Despite the “observer effect” in the double-slit experiment being caused by the presence of an electronic detector, the experiment’s results have been interpreted by some to suggest that a conscious mind can directly affect reality.[3] However, the need for the “observer” to be conscious is not supported by scientific research, and has been pointed out as a misconception rooted in a poor understanding of the quantum wave function ψ and the quantum measurement process.[4][5][6] Wikipedia

        • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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          Yes, how I understand it is that conscious observation is basically a subset of technical observation so like all conscious observation is observation, but not all observation must be conscious. So in this context, “observation” means any interaction that extracts information from a system, like a photon hitting a detector or a particle colliding with another. Conscious observation is just the special case where a human (or other conscious being) receives that information, but the physics works the same without anyone watching.

          Imagine if particles were like magic cars on a highway where you can’t know the exact speed unless a radar gun pings them and even if the cop’s not looking, the screen’s broken, or her eyes are closed, it still counts because it’s the ping itself that matters.

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    17 days ago

    Very funny, if you completely misunderstand the concept of the double slit experiment.

  • don@lemmy.ca
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    17 days ago

    Clearly made with stable diffusion diffraction.

    E: can’t all be winners.