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- I have no idea what I'm doing.
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- No, I need help with my homework. I have to write an essay about Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, but I don't understand it.
- Are you alright?
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- I could help you if you want.
- How are you going to help me?
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- Well, technically I won't be the one helping you.
- What does that mean?
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- Hey old friend, I need a favor.
- Who are you talking to?
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- Meep meep meep. Meep, meep meep meep.
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- He said he'd help us. He should be here any second now.
- Who is this random guy?
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- Meep meep meep.
- We can't understand you,we're humans
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- Apologizes I tend to forget that sometimes. Well, I hear that you need assistance with some homework.
- Um, yes.
- Lucky for you, I am an expert on anything relating to science.
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- Yes. Now, if you would both enter the space shuttle.
- Really?
- You'll see shortly.
- Why?
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- We are currently in the lab of Werner Heisenberg. I was told you needed help understanding the uncertainty principle?
- Where are we?
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- Yes, but I didn't mean that I wanted to go to his house.
- Can we get back on topic?
- Technically this is his lab, not his house.
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- Yes of course. The uncertainty principle was created by Werner Heisenberg in 1927.
- How did he come up with it?
- He considered trying to measure the position of an electron with a gamma ray microscope.
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- What is that?
- I guess.
- It's a microscope that uses high-energy gamma rays to achieve extremely high resolution. Now, may I move on?
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- The prevailing quantum theory at the time modeled the atom of having electrons in fixed orbits around the nucleus.
- But a problem came when there were larger atoms with molecules. It was realized that a new theory was necessary.
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- Heisenberg developed a new approach to quantum mechanics. He took quantities such as position and velocity and found a new way to manipulate them.
- Really? What was it?
- It states that we cannot know both the position and speed of a particle, such as a proton and an electron with perfect accuracy.
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- Okay then, how about I show you both what I mean.
- You'll see.
- I'm still confused.
- Please enter the space shuttle.
- Mom, what is he talking about?
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- Why are we at the amusement park?
- So that you can understand what I'm talking about. I want you to watch something.
- Do you notice what happens when the roller coaster reaches its peak?
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- Let me rephrase it then. Can you see the position of the roller coaster?
- No?
- Yes, it's at the top.
- But can you see the speed of it?
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- Exactly, now watch as it goes down.
- No, it's not moving.
- Yes.
- Can you see the speed of it?
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- No, it's going too fast.
- But can you see the exact position of it now?
- Exactly. The uncertainty principle states that you cannot see the position and speed of something at the same time. And as you just saw, you can't.
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- Well then, we should probably go back home now.
- Do you understand it now?
- Yes, thank you.
- Everyone please enter the space shuttle.
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- You'll get used to it after a while.
- That will never not be weird.
- Well, I hope you learned something today.
- Bye!
- If you'll excuse me, I must return to my home planet now.
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- You're welcome. Now go finish your homework.
- Thank you Mom, that was very helpful.
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- THE END
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