The forum discussion centers on the film "What the Bleep Do We Know?" and its portrayal of Quantum Mechanics (QM). Participants express strong disapproval of the film's anthropomorphic interpretation of electrons and its exaggeration of quantum concepts, particularly the idea that observation influences particle behavior. Despite the film's controversial representation, some users acknowledge that it sparked their interest in physics, highlighting the need for more accurate and accessible resources on QM.
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Ironically, its that same movie that made me become so interested in physics. I saw that movie about 1 year ago and ever sinse then I have been studieng that sort of thing nonstop. Ironically I see now that the movie, well, might have over exaderated QM a little bit. No that its any less interesting now. But cmon, "the electron changes the way it acts... almost like it KNOWS its being watched", I don't care how layman you are, you don't need to sugar coat "the act of measurment collapses the wavefunction" THAT much.G01 said:
G01 said:
It doesn't make it accessible, it just twists it and exaterates it until it makes it sound like you can win the lotery by just thinking about it when you wake up. That makes perfect sense, if you can collapse a wavefunction by measuring it, that also means you can completely manipule and affect the reality around you to do anything you want!Bob-O-Rama said:
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