Talk:Paradox
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[edit] Wave/Particle paradox
- I removed this because it is not a paradox in the strictest sense of the word. A particle has a wave like nature until it is viewed/observed/recorded. Then the wave collapses into a particle with a definative state. This has been observed and predicted by quantum mechanics and therefore is not a paradox as such. Further comments welcome. Ace McWickedRevolt 15:51, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Perhaps it is a series of particles moving in a wave? I gave that about two seconds thought. It isn't a theory, just a thought. --"CURtalk 15:54, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- No its a single particle. Its the uncertainty principle at work. Ace McWickedRevolt 15:56, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Than a particle moving as a wave? I mean, a wave itself, on the ocean, is made up of particles. --"CURtalk 15:57, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- I have neither the time nor the patience to explain Quantum Mechanics to you so perhaps you could read up on it at wikipdia. Ace McWickedRevolt 15:59, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Part of the difficult aspect of understanding wave/particle duality is the tendency to impose macroscopic concepts on elementary particles. Picture them as little vibrating blobs (or strings, or membranes...) that stiffen into fixed shapes under certain circumstances and it might help. ħuman
19:54, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Part of the difficult aspect of understanding wave/particle duality is the tendency to impose macroscopic concepts on elementary particles. Picture them as little vibrating blobs (or strings, or membranes...) that stiffen into fixed shapes under certain circumstances and it might help. ħuman
- I have neither the time nor the patience to explain Quantum Mechanics to you so perhaps you could read up on it at wikipdia. Ace McWickedRevolt 15:59, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Than a particle moving as a wave? I mean, a wave itself, on the ocean, is made up of particles. --"CURtalk 15:57, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- No its a single particle. Its the uncertainty principle at work. Ace McWickedRevolt 15:56, 9 February 2009 (EST)
[edit] YouTube embedding
OK, Chris Fanshaw, why do we need seven copies of a music video in this article? Wèàšèìòìď
Methinks it is a Weasel 20:58, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- No reason at all! Which is a paradox. Which is of course a reason, thus another paradox! Paradox2! Chris Fanshaw 21:03, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Fail∞. Wèàšèìòìď
Methinks it is a Weasel 21:07, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- lognoob9000. Chris Fanshaw 21:11, 9 February 2009 (EST)
- Fail∞. Wèàšèìòìď
[edit] Zeno's paradoxes
May be interesting thought exercises - but will not stop the proverbial time's arrow (and Ouch-heel-es will beat the tortious fractionating plodder) 82.44.143.26 (talk) 17:00, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
- Deredded, doesn't look like likely article. Or were you going to write it? ħuman
04:23, 19 April 2011 (UTC)