subject: Take Advantage Of Quantum Physics For Dummies To Create Wealth [print this page] These days, the buzzword is "Quantum Physics." As popular among researchers as it is among suburban soccer moms, it is important to have a grasp of the basics. Most important is the Schroedinger's Cat thought experiment. So Schroedinger sits around with his buddies and says, "The cat shredded the drapes again. What if I put that thing in a box...no no, let me finish...and rigged it up with some poison gas?" Then his scientific mind started working. "Oh, but then I wouldn't know if the cat had died until I opened the box. Before I observe the cat, it would be 50% alive and 50% dead. I think I'll call this notion quantum indeterminacy: because poison doesn't kill cats, conscious observation does."
"Whenever I hear about Schroedinger's Cat," physicist Stephen Hawking once said, "I reach for my gun." The Schroedinger's Cat thought experiment is one of the underpinnings of quantum physics, and, ridiculous as it sounds, the concept is an intriguing one. Its conclusion is: consciously chosen observation has the power to change your world. How can this be?
We Are Made Up Of Star-Stuff
We all know Einstein's infamous equation E=MC2, and some of us know that it proves the correlative nature of matter and energy. Matter becomes energy and vice versa - this is the engine of the universe. The smallest particles in quantum physics are quanta - tiny bits of energy. Therefore, all the matter that comprises our bodies consists of quanta, which follow the rules of quantum physics.
Everyone, from you to your perpetually positive friend, to your boss, to the annoying know-it-all at the party, is just a collection of quanta. This world view, taken seriously, leads to some fascinating conclusions. Mainly, treating everyone as energy gives us power, freedom, and allows us to have a lot of fun in the world.
We Can Predict And Control How Energy Works
Through observation, you create reality. It's a very useful tool; pay attention to that physics hot-shot at the party, then turn your back and move out of earshot. Poof! Completely unobserved, his quanta no longer exists. So convenient! You don't even need your gun.
This is supported by the ground-breaking Two-Slit experiment. A fixed electron gun fires electrons through a wall with two slits at another wall behind. The particles go through the slits, but then land willy-nilly all over the back wall, as if they were waves of light. Only when photons are shot at the electrons, illuminating them, do they behave like particles should. This proves that electron guns don't kill people; it's the act of using them in ridiculous experiments to prove confusing hypotheses that does.
We Are Always Observing Ourselves and the World
The Heisenberg Uncertainty principle states that when we observe an object's speed, we can't know its position. We can only observe one thing at a time. To put it another way, when we're worrying about how much work we've been assigned, we can't pay attention to our boss putting the moves on a potential significant other a few cubicles over. The world is one big quantum indeterminate state; what we choose to observe determines what is. This is because everything is energy; thoughts are also energy, therefore thoughts control everything.
This article was obviously not written by a scientist. As a writer and business owner, I am far from qualified to talk about quantum physics. You must observe this writing and come to your own conclusions. Meanwhile, if you're trying to deal with an undesirable situation - the boss is demanding some report, or your spouse wants you to take out the trash, simply say, "Sorry, I haven't observed you yet, therefore you don't exist." The best thing about this is, even if they're mad, they can't refute your point. You can act as though they don't exist, and they can't do anything about it!
