Tuesday, June 4, 2013

The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: An Explanation of a Bikers Utopia.




On the surface it would seem like quantum mechanics and bikers would not have that much, if anything, in common.  I mean quantum mechanics is the study of the small, the really small, I mean really really really small.  Bikers, typically, are not so small.  So how the heck could there be any relationship?

Lets start with a little refresher of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.  The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle as I mentioned before, is a principle found in the field of quantum mechanics.  It asserts that there is a fundamental limit to the precision to which the physical properties of particles can be measured at the same time.  In other words, the closer you know the position of a particle, the less you know the direction it is headed. 

I think a good example of a bikers utopia would be riding down the highway in search of adventure.  Agreed?  

Just like that little particle in the quantum world, you may know that bikers location as he speeds down the road, but even he couldn't tell you what direction he is headed next.  





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