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2007-08-25 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-25 00:06|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ...quantum teleportation...

"Great idea! You go first..."

Posted by PBMcL 2007-08-25 01:49|| 2007-08-25 01:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Further research has proven that while light seems to have two distinct quantum states, Schrödinger's cat actually has nine distinct quantum states, making cats more desirable than light as a medium for memory and communication in the next generation of computers. The challenges now will be developing a computer architecture that can take full advantage of this principle, what form the batteries will take because this kind of computer will consume catfood, and how to minimize and dissipate waste kitty litter smells generated during high-intensity calculations.

Posted by gorb 2007-08-25 01:57|| 2007-08-25 01:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Schrödinger's Cat Lives.

Good to hear. I hope he mantains an even state. Many poor animals like Pavlov's Dawg still have the shakes. Now what has become of Schrödinger's Cat's fleas? Were they along for the ride?

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-08-25 04:20|| 2007-08-25 04:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Schrödinger's cat actually has nine distinct quantum states

Gorb, LOL!

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-25 07:23|| 2007-08-25 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Light beams that are simultaneously on and off are vital for the next-generation super computers which should be faster than current computers based on bits, that are either on or off.

Have you ever tried to corral your bits when they start to run hogwild all over your office? It's worse than hurding cats. Then you have to go down to the Bit Store and buy a bunch more to replace the ones that ran off.

uff da

Posted by eLarson 2007-08-25 08:09|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-08-25 08:09|| Front Page Top

#6 ...which was tested and proved by his French collaborators.

Old habits are hard to break.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2007-08-25 08:13|| 2007-08-25 08:13|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually Schrödinger's cat has nine states of on and off.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-08-25 09:46|| 2007-08-25 09:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Heisenberg and Schroedinger are driving down the road.
Heisenberg says "Erwin, I think you ran over a cat."
Shroedinger asks "Is it dead?"
Heisenberg replies "I cannot be certain."

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-25 12:02|| 2007-08-25 12:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Can we let the cat out of the box now?

Posted by xbalanke 2007-08-25 12:47|| 2007-08-25 12:47|| Front Page Top

#10 SteveS: The bawdy end to that joke is, that when they get to the nightclub where they were going, they bragged to the other physicists that the reason they were late was because on the way, they knocked off a little pussy.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-08-25 14:00|| 2007-08-25 14:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Sounds like a first -- proving a theory.

Posted by Perfesser 2007-08-25 14:04|| 2007-08-25 14:04|| Front Page Top

#12 #2 Gorb,those nine lives may be shorter than dollar store batteries if there are Pumas around.

Posted by GK 2007-08-25 16:20|| 2007-08-25 16:20|| Front Page Top

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