Quantum Mechanics
Definition
(Noun; Physics) Quantum Mechanics: When you don't understand the answer but it sounds really impressive anyway!
Usage
I'm not sure if my cat is alive or dead - maybe he's just in a quantum state of meowing?
Insight
What did the particle physicist say when his experiment failed? Oh wave!
Origin
Quantum Mechanics was invented by an ancient wizard who wanted to make time travel possible without having to use a DeLorean...but then he realized that wasn't actually necessary for time travel at all!
Related
Wave-Particle DualityHeisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleSchrödinger's CatEntanglementSuperposition