Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id DAA24892 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 20 Mar 2002 03:12:17 GMT Message-ID: <001d01c1cfc4$09d9e8a0$5e2ffea9@oemcomputer> From: "Philip Jonkers" <philipjonkers@prodigy.net> To: <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> References: <B8BD569A.378%srdrew_1@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: FW: MD Dawkins on quantum/mysticism convergence Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 19:02:21 -0900 Organization: Prodigy Internet Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Hi Philip and Scott,
>
> > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 20:03:29 -0900
> > From: "Philip Jonkers" <philipjonkers@prodigy.net>
> > Subject: Re: FW: MD Dawkins on quantum/mysticism convergence
> >
> > Scott:
> >> I've been thinking about ways of capitalizing (that unknown ideal) upon
> > the
> >> "quantum" adjective and all its subtle associations. Howze about a new
> > chain
> >> of fast-food restaurants called the "Quantum Leap...a discreet place to
> > eat"
> >> specializing in Heisen-burgers a menu option where you cannot
> > simultanously
> >> be certain of both the burger toppings (lettuce, tomato, special
sauce...)
> >> AND the specific side order (fries, onion rings, corn fritters...).
It's
> >> probably been one already, but if not...
> >
> > What a killer! Such eateries are bound to attract a lot of physicsts I
> > guess...
> > Talking about the man, see http://www.aip.org/history/heisenberg/
> > if you want to know more about him (quite an illuminating site).
> >
> > Philip.
Steve:
> Trouble is, if you get a take away, how would you know if your meal was
hot
> or cold until you opened the box?
LOL
Hi Steve,
Well there's an answer to that one: the temperature of the food should not
be
quantized but should remain a classical variable (that is, non-evasively
measurable
and having a continuous range).
I see you have paid attention during physics class too, I don't think many
non-physicists
know about Schroedinger's cat paradox. Cheers again for that!
Phil.
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