Sunday, October 05, 2008

The Quantum Physics of Baseball

This, really, has nothing to do with quantum physics, or even physics, for that matter. Still, for many of the long-suffering Cubs baseball fans who have been abruptly put out of their misery, this article is a small, and possibly humorous, consolation.

Don’t be intimidated by the name. Although closely related to the Quantum Theory of Physics, it is not nearly as difficult to understand. The principle is that since a Chicago Cubs World Championship cannot be inferred through direct measurement or observation, it must be thought of as a waveform and only expressed as a probability.


:)

Sorry Tom. Your cross-town World Series ain't gonna happen this year.

Zz.

1 comment:

Arjen Dijksman said...

"Although closely related to the Quantum Theory of Physics, it is not nearly as difficult to understand." That's amusing but I quite didn't understand how an extradimensional bat could enter in the game...
Here's another example of quantum mechanics with baseball bats:
How to polarize a baseball bat