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Hulk Smash

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28. Argh! This makes my head hurt!
Sat Mar 9, 2013, 08:16 AM
Mar 2013

To paraphrase my favorite green-skinned anti-hero, "Hulk smash stupid spooky action!!"

Such speeds would actually make interplanetary travel outside our Solar system somewhat more apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #1
such speeds make time travel possible, for information at least MjolnirTime Mar 2013 #2
+186,282. apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #3
Wouldn't that be strange. sofa king Mar 2013 #30
Acceleration would be a big problem Fearless Mar 2013 #9
Says you Duer 157099 Mar 2013 #22
according to the Copenhagen interpretation, it HAS TO BE instantaneous. Warren DeMontague Mar 2013 #4
Exactly. RagAss Mar 2013 #23
So if I'm understanding this right... white_wolf Mar 2013 #5
Its rather that the concept of space doesn't apply to quantum entaglement bhikkhu Mar 2013 #6
That's what I'm getting from all of this too. As Spock would say, "Fascinating.".... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #7
Yup! burrowowl Mar 2013 #21
Nope, that would be incorrect. longship Mar 2013 #10
Quantum teleportation cannot be used to transmit information. redgreenandblue Mar 2013 #12
Well, you know what sammie hagar once said... Javaman Mar 2013 #13
Could it be that the two entangled particles are actually the same particle? Kablooie Mar 2013 #8
+1 bigtree Mar 2013 #15
I don't think that's it... ljm2002 Mar 2013 #16
I always liked that idea. hunter Mar 2013 #17
It is not a great analogy, but think of marbles Thor_MN Mar 2013 #11
That's not the way it works though. hunter Mar 2013 #14
But then there isn't much distance the way you do it.... Reread what I posted. Thor_MN Mar 2013 #19
Except it's not. The state of each particle is undefined until the state of one has a consequence. hunter Mar 2013 #20
I said it wasn't a perfect analogy in the first post, you may have missed that. Thor_MN Mar 2013 #25
The double slit experiment with individual electrons suggests the marble is gray. hunter Mar 2013 #29
You have done a double slit experiment with marbles? Thor_MN Mar 2013 #33
They are like twins or soul mates who have an inverse reaction to each other's experiences? Jamastiene Mar 2013 #18
Time and space are properties of perception. Not real entities. RagAss Mar 2013 #24
I believe its instantaneous DCBob Mar 2013 #26
And I believe it is not instantaneous 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #31
Far out, but not out of sight Berlum Mar 2013 #27
Argh! This makes my head hurt! Hulk Smash Mar 2013 #28
Actually, it's more like they FAILED to measure the speed. nt. MineralMan Mar 2013 #32
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