well.. hmm according to quantum mechanics that would prolly already have happned... but is it atoms that moves around like that? aint it just electrons and protons


(dno that much about basic physics) - got a c-

This post was edited by Mag1z on Jan 5 2010 12:39am

this is true

Already have happened? or are you thinking of how one needs to take ones self into the equation as all possible states. ? it works out that you would need to wait long enough to watch the universe die and be reborn from the foam of the pure vacuum more then once. and atoms do this as well. though its very random so such events are almost always counteracted by an objects atoms jumping in all directions there for canceling it out.

furthermore doesnt quantum mechanics and physics conflict with generel relativity ? (quite unsure about the differense of quantum mechanics and physics (how much of the physics apply in the mechanics if u know what i mean lol))

quote this one please

this is true, many have tried to give the two a shotgun wedding.. though none have been successful.

what about the m theory ? aint that pretty close ?



well yeah in theory lol ^^

Because one particle can do it, they *could* all do it (and larger particles, such as atoms can do it too).

In terms of odds though, to say they're stacked against you is an understatement. The phenomenon scales up extremely poorly.

1] The distances involved are on the order of atomic distances. Electrons just *don't* jump one micrometer, let alone one metre. Imagine rolling a dice that has millions of sides. You roll a 1, you get a large leap on the order of nanometres. Imagine a die that has bajillions of sides. You roll a 1, you get a leap of millimetres.
2] Now, count the number of atoms in your body. Roll that many dice. Keep rolling until you get a "yahtzee" - a one on *all* of them. All your atoms jumped at the same time.
3] Of course, there's no reason for them to jump in the same direction, so you may have to roll all those 1's on all those dice bajillions of times before they all happen to jump in the right direction.
Take all those one-in-a- bajillions - there's about four of them. Multiply them together.


Now ask yourself - in your lifetime, has even the tiniest fraction of a part of any person on Earth leapt more than an inch from its current location? Because all that would have to happen countless times before a larger coincidence happened.

But couldnt we just assume that particles r only able to do so due to their small size.. and as far as i know, this has only been proved under specific conditions... ehmm dno how to explain my self.. i just hit the language barrier

The m theory is extension of string theory by michio kaku about how 11 dimensions make all the math work right blah blah... but that we just can't comprehend the other 7 dimensions. it has yet to be fully explained yet.

lets do this again, but I have to sleep. gotta get up early so I can go buy maple before work tomorrow.

This post was edited by FloraFreak on Jan 5 2010 12:58am