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Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

President Bush wants to cut funding for basic scientific research, yet he continues to pursue the missile defense shield, practical testing of which has failed miserably. Canada politely told him to go fuck himself and won’t be a part of it, which tends to prove that those running the sovereign nation up north have a modicum of intelligence. I’m sure that Bush will require Canadian participation in the Star Wars program as a condition of opening the U.S. border for Canadian beef imports, which was supposed to begin on March 7, but which has been delayed by the U.S.

I apologize that this post has degenerated into criticism of our the President. It wasn't supposed to be. The reason I brought up basic scientific research was because we really don’t realize how such a concept as the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle applies in everyday life. As everyone well knows, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle basically says that if a position of a subatomic particle is determined, then it is not possible to measure its exact speed; and if the speed of a particle is measured, one cannot determine its exact location. We can also throw in the idea that the very act of observing or measuring the location or speed of the particle has an effect upon the particle, contributing to the uncertainty.

Generally, this principle is applicable to teeny tiny subatomic particles traveling at high speeds; but, on occasion, we can see examples in every day life, if we approach life with an open mind (Oh, I could go off on a tangent, again; but I need to stick with my outline.). So, the story begins.

The Big Red Penis is in the shop, and it was just not possible to attend to my business and get Stacey to her doctor appointments and physical therapy sessions with just one car. As amazing as the white, VW Beetle with the black “The Who” sticker on the back bumper might be, it cannot be in two places at once; so, I rented a car for a few days to drive out to Port Clinton and other exotic locales until we get the other car back. I have spent the last two days with a different car, a maroon Mercury Sable.

I can’t explain this anomaly except by hypothesizing that the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle does, indeed, apply to every day life. I have parked the car a number of times in the past two days in parking lots of various sizes. Invariably, if I remember that the car is a maroon Mercury Sable, I cannot remember exactly where I parked the damn thing. And when I parked in the third aisle over that way next to the Cadillac Humungous SUX, I don’t recognize the car as mine when I get there. It takes a few seconds to sink in.

Before sending a man or woman or both to Mars, we need to fund research in this area. Perhaps this is where scientists should be looking for the Grand Unified Theory … or maybe not.

Posted by Bill at March 4, 2005 08:10 PM