Author Archives: muser
The Observer Effect
One of the common ideas about Quantum Theory is that some things don’t happen until someone observes the experiment. Until the observation, events are said to be in superposition – a particle is in all possible states, until someone observes … Continue reading
Marathons
Marathons have an interesting history. The story is that Greece and Persia were at war. Greece finally won a decisive battle at a place called Marathon. The runner Pheidippides was sent to give the news to the people of Athens. … Continue reading
Quirks Of Language
This is a rant. Caveat Lector. As I browse around on the Internet, I encounter a good deal of verbiage that, while possibly correct as to grammar, is still quirky. Some authors, possibly in order to sound more intelligent than … Continue reading
The Importance of Units
It is difficult to overstate the importance of using units in physics. Back in the day, my physics teacher would take off half the points in a question, if we forgot to include units. A question might be, convert 100°C … Continue reading
Erroneous Sources of Information
I was recently looking up some facts about physics, as I often do to ensure that my statements are correct. Physics is filled with many non-intuitive facts, and I like to double-check what I understand. I came across a peculiar … Continue reading
Breaking Things on YouTube
I am getting annoyed at some YouTube authors who create sensationalist thumbnails telling me that someone – or something – has “broken the Internet” or “Broken Science.” Really?
Train Station Musician
On a morning in January of 2007, the famed violinist Joshua Bell took up a spot in a Metro station in Washington, DC. He played Classical music on his $3.5 million violin. He played for about forty minutes. Few people … Continue reading
Trump Wins
This was a tough election. I didn’t know who to vote for. Normally I favor the Democrats, with liberal policies, welfare, food stamps, universal health care and living spaces, that sort of thing. But my God, did the Democrats go … Continue reading
Good And Evil
I get a little uneasy when the issue of good and evil arises. It is often unclear what is good or evil. There can be many reasons why something that appears evil is actually good, and vice versa. But there … Continue reading
YouTube Bullshit
Overall, I like YouTube. I enjoy documentaries where I can learn all manner of things, sometimes of questionable accuracy; still, it can be fun. I enjoy some of the music, some of the editorials, tutorials, and so on. There’s no … Continue reading →