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Re:Chinese scientists test quantum entanglement over unprece... by indolering on Friday June 16, 2017 @06:18AM (#14567764)
Damn, all of these explanations are overly complex! The most basic reason it doesn't work is because measuring your particle breaks the entanglement. So you would know that your partner has the opposite spin (or whatever) but you can't bootstrap any sort of communication system with that.
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Re:Chinese scientists test quantum entanglement over unprece... by pishpash on Friday June 16, 2017 @11:33AM (#14569861)
Not overly complex, but overly simple. I wish people talking about physics learn for the last time that analogies are a horrible way to explain a complex concept that at best adds an unnecessary translation layer increasing cognitive load and at worst hand waves away the most critical parts.
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Re:Chinese scientists test quantum entanglement over unprece... by indolering on Saturday June 17, 2017 @03:35AM (#14574750)
They just get too excited : )
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