Physics, Monday, Class #14, Period 4

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"Hello, everyone. Welcome back. Today we'll be learning about quantum mechanics, which refers to the study of the way in which molecules, atoms, electrons, protons, and other subatomic particles interact with each other."

She went on to explain the theory, as well as the interactions with other subjects they'd studied, as well as its practical applications.

Then, she placed a sealed box on the table. "Inside this box is a cat. This cat may be either alive or dead, or perhaps both. At what point does this cat cease to be alive? Can it be alive and dead at the same time, if we don't know what the state is?"

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Sign In #14

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

As you do

Re: Sign In #14

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka

Re: Sign In #14

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Yasutora Sado

During the Lecture

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

To sleep, perchance to dream

Re: During the Lecture

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

Sokka took very, VERY detailed notes, although none of the lecture made much sense to him.

Re: During the Lecture

[withoutverona]

Romeo tried to pay attention, but midway through just rested his head on his arms and gave up. His desk was surprisingly comfy.

Re: During the Lecture

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

Chad took his usual notes.

He'd worry about understanding them later.

Re: During the Lecture

[carsexual]

Sam took notes. He pretended to himself that they'd make sense when he looked at them later.

Re: During the Lecture

[ktarian-wildman.livejournal.com]

Naomi paid close attention to the lecture and took down detailed notes.

Re: During the Lecture

[the_merriest]

Lots of notes. Ones that made her brain hurt.

Re: During the Lecture

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin didn't take notes. Kevin didn't listen. Kevin did, however, stick his hand up his shirt and stroke his abs. God, his abs were awesome.

WTF Cat?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

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Re: WTF Cat?

[sarcasm-guy.livejournal.com]

"Are you CRAZY!?!??!" Sokka shouted. "Let it out before it dies!!!"

Re: WTF Cat?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"Relax, I'm not really going to kill the cat," Sam said. "Boot crawled in there and fell asleep just before class. There's a hole in the bottom. Also, there's plenty of oxygen in there to last for the length of the class. You're so sure he could die, though. Does that mean that you believe that if the cat dies in there, he'd still be dead, even if you couldn't prove it by seeing it?"

Re: WTF Cat?

[withoutverona]

Romeo didn't get it. "Why don't we open the box and see?"

Re: WTF Cat?

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

"It's about a state of being--until you open the box to know for sure, the cat can be both dead and alive at the same time."

Re: WTF Cat?

[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney was really wishing he'd worn a certain shirt (http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/sciencemath/6dff/?cpg=ab) today.

Re: WTF Cat?

[carsexual]

"The cat could die? Let it out of the box!"

Re: WTF Cat?

[senor-chado.livejournal.com]

"...Both?" Chad asked, getting an almost-pout on his face at the idea of a zombie cat.

Re: WTF Cat?

[the_merriest]

Rikku was ... not ... getting it.

"If we left the cat in the box for too long, then we'd be pretty sure it was dead, either way," she said. "Can we ... not do that? Please?"

Re: WTF Cat?

[my-tragic-past.livejournal.com]

Kevin shrugged and frowned. He had always been more of a dog person.

Talk to the TA

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

As soon as he pings in

Re: Talk to the TA

[mrodneymckay.livejournal.com]

Rodney's here to help you feel like an idiot understand quantum mechanics.

Talk to Sam

[carter-i-am.livejournal.com]

Who will be here later

OOC

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