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		NBJack on Dec 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quantum batteries break causality "Hey, how much do you have left in the tank of our quantum powered car rental? Will we make it to LA?" "Don't you even DARE look at at the power guage! The moment you do, the observation will collapse the battery state superposition, stranding us in the middle of Nevada!"

feoren on Dec 15, 2023 [–]

One of my favorite jokes from Futurama is when they're at a horse race.

Announcer: "And it's a dead heat! They're checking the electron microscope ... and the winner is, number 3, in a quantum finish!"

Professor: "No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it!"

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