tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post1613857752009008474..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Whale SongBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-63795105904815090212007-08-06T23:39:00.000-04:002007-08-06T23:39:00.000-04:00Just remember it's a gedanken cat ... a THOUGHT ex...Just remember it's a gedanken cat ... a THOUGHT experiment! No cat was harmed in the making of this theory.<BR/><BR/>CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-18123792173232148792007-08-06T18:50:00.000-04:002007-08-06T18:50:00.000-04:00Camille,I think we need to discuss this over a dri...Camille,<BR/><BR/>I think we need to discuss this over a drink. I mean, I kind of get it, but I'm...well...I'm WORRIED about the CAT.Joanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-52338932782227989072007-08-06T17:52:00.000-04:002007-08-06T17:52:00.000-04:00Camille:The cat story made me think of the movie '...Camille:<BR/>The cat story made me think of the movie 'Saw'...nothing was certain there...and they sure had a choice to make. They were the cats in the box.<BR/><BR/>ew...<BR/><BR/>:) CherylCheryl Tardifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-15848771994314196552007-08-05T19:47:00.000-04:002007-08-05T19:47:00.000-04:00Sort of dead, Joanna! Actually half dead, half ali...Sort of dead, Joanna! Actually half dead, half alive.<BR/><BR/>Schroedinger's cat is in a box with a lever connected to a radioactive element. If the cat hits the lever, it will release radioactivity and die; if it doesn't hit the lever, it will stay alive.<BR/><BR/>In quantum mechanics language, the cat is in a superpostion of states where the possibilities are "dead" or "alive" so in a sense it's both, until the cat acts. This is an analogy to explain the probabilistic nature of the universe. Nothing is certain. <BR/><BR/>Schroedinger, however, was not a believer. He constructed his cat in a box to show the untenable consequences of the uncertainty principle.<BR/><BR/>I won't take further advantage of your hospitality by going on ...<BR/><BR/>CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-32882435749992280332007-08-05T14:52:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:52:00.000-04:00Camille--Please tell more about that experience. I...Camille--<BR/><BR/>Please tell more about that experience. It's the "dead cat" one, right?<BR/><BR/>jJoanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-16804567029052035602007-08-05T14:51:00.000-04:002007-08-05T14:51:00.000-04:00Welcome, Cheryl. I heard a woman sing Amazing Grac...Welcome, Cheryl. I heard a woman sing Amazing Grace to the sounds of whales earlier today. Wow. Just incredible.<BR/><BR/>We wish you all the best--<BR/><BR/>joannaJoanna Campbell Slanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951637123269159053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-60856036197535230772007-08-04T20:12:00.000-04:002007-08-04T20:12:00.000-04:00hehe...Camille...well, let's see, you could say I ...hehe...Camille...well, let's see, you could say I have dabbled with quantum physics and mechanics in my other novel The River.<BR/>Now tell me about that cat! :)<BR/><BR/>Thank you Linda too, for the welcome. This was fun. I hadn't thought about my hobbies in years. :) Good God, decades!<BR/>44...ugh... :)<BR/><BR/>I hope you check out some of my other stops. Who knows? Maybe you'll win something...hehe<BR/><BR/>Cheryl Kaye Tardif<BR/><A HREF="http://www.whalesongbook.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.whalesongbook.com</A>Cheryl Tardifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15160526951596806898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-62954839023778472412007-08-04T15:46:00.000-04:002007-08-04T15:46:00.000-04:00Glad you've visited with us, Cheryl. I can identi...Glad you've visited with us, Cheryl. I can identify with your early pursuit of various hobbies--most especially reading and collecting books as a child!<BR/><BR/>-LindaLinda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-33963240564972989782007-08-04T13:13:00.000-04:002007-08-04T13:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for visiting, Cheryl. About the only hobby ...Thanks for visiting, Cheryl. About the only hobby I didn't see on your wonderful journey is science history, so perhaps you don't know that you share a birthday with Schroedinger, one of the pioneers in quantum mechanics. Ask me about his famous cat experiment!<BR/>I hope you have a great celebration of your birthday and your new book!<BR/>CamilleCamille Minichinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701150885595400018noreply@blogger.com