maybe siftbot is operating in some parallel universe where time is sped up.

In these physics videos one thing they never offer an explaination for is why the quantum level events don't scale up and occur on our macro level since everything is made up of sub-atomic particles organized as atoms. As with the Schroedinger's Cat paradox it would be kind of disappointing to finally discover a unified theory of everything, only to learn that it really doesn't matter since it doesn't scale up to mundane reality and therefore only "exists" as a theoretical concept. (personally i think the notion that the cat is both dead AND alive simultaneaously and observation determines which, is a lot of mathematical bs, ie it's not Really true except on paper but then i'm not a cosmologist or metaphysicist so what do i know)

Also, a simpler question that has an answer but i just don't know what it is...
with all the anti-matter positrons bombarding the planet via cosmic rays, don't they ever bang into some electrons and create a tiny but big enough to be measured matter/anti-matter explosion? Sure matter is mostly empty (or not so empty apparently) space and possible collisions are few, but cloud chambers indicate tons of these thigns zipping around so Howcome there's not bazillions of these tiny explosions going off all around us constantly?

The most interesting thing is that the banana actually is a demonstration of Schrödinger's quantum superposition problem, we can never know if the banana is either fresh or asploded until we open the door. The banana actually exists simultaneously in both states, and only be the act of observation does the banana assume one state or the other- in essence the quantum waveform function of the banana collapses only by the act of observation.

Proponents of the "Many Worlds" school go further, and hold that the quantum wave function does not in fact collapse and form a single outcome, but rather that every possible outcome does exist in a parallel universe somewhere. So even if you are in our world scraping asploded banana from the inside of your microwave, you can be secure in the knowledge that an alternate version of you in a parallel universe is enjoying a fresh, ripe, un-damaged piece of fruit.

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the tough part is catching the residual microwaves. they bounce around inside the microwave oven even when it's not turned on, because the microwave's walls have a special reflective coating.

when you open the microwave door to put your groceries inside, you have to do it quickly, so as not to lose too many of them. if the door's open too long, the microwaves will bounce out the opening, and the benefit to the produce will be lost.

of course, if you do end up losing the residual microwaves, you can restore them by turning on the microwave (with the door closed) for 5 seconds on 'HIGH'.

The most interesting thing is that the banana actually is a demonstration of Schrödinger's quantum superposition problem. We can never know if the banana is either fresh or asploded until we open the door. The banana actually exists simultaneously in both states, and only by the act of observation does the banana assume one state or the other- in essence the quantum waveform function of the banana collapses only by the act of observation.

Proponents of the "Many Worlds" school go further, and hold that the quantum wave function does not in fact collapse and form a single outcome, but rather that every possible outcome does exist in a parallel universe somewhere. So even if you are in our world scraping asploded banana from the inside of your microwave, you can be secure in the knowledge that an alternate version of you in a parallel universe is enjoying a fresh, ripe, un-damaged piece of fruit.

I can accept that Tracon, but at least I know in some parallel universe some where we are making sweet geeky love

Like the bolsheviks, you libs live in a parallel universe, opposite reality.

It's somewhat forgivable if you're under 25 with a skull full of mush: you've been lied to your whole lives and robbed of an education in American history and moral values of any sort.

You just make yourselves miserable, ending up pessimistic and hating your own country.

That's no way to live. What will you do when Bush is out of office? Who will you complain about then?

It's like some sort of weird parallel universe!

oh my god, i loved this commercial! i've seen this 80 billion times on tv here. thanks for sharing!

also check out the parallel universe version here - http://www.videosift.com/video/Become-a-Game-Designer

"I thought this was a fan-made music video at first"

i'm almost certain that this is what it is.. i recognise almost all of the video segments from a documentary on english TV (can't remember air dates etc.) on string theory (and more).. it was basically a documentary on all sorts of things as pertaining to string theory - gravity with string theory, parallel universes with string theory, worm holes with string theory - with commentary from leading physicists..

eg. the loaf of bread with the different universes was directly from the segment about parallel universes, with each slice representing a universe with its own rules and such.. and the jagged circular things were the strings..

trust me, this entire thing was chopped from a documentary i've seen

He would have been so great. Maybe one day Gore will invent a parallel universe hopper and we can all immigrate there.

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Fantastic. It makes me wistful for that parallel universe where Gore won. Sure it wouldn't have been quite this good - but God, surely it would have been a bit better.