Quantum Mechanics

Definition

(Noun; Physics) Quantum Mechanics: When you don't understand the answer but it sounds really impressive anyway!

Quantum Mechanics: A scientist and their assistant stand in front of a blackboard filled with equations as they stare into an empty box containing nothing but potential energy and possibilities

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

Unrelated

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