We are microscopic objects. And if i make you small enough to be the size of a particle, and i say, o particle, where are you? And then i turn on the lights, the light beam will hit the particle and kick it somewhere else. The very act of observing the particle has nothing to do with consciousness or your brain. So all we can do is describe the probability of where it is at any given time. That's the best the universe can do. Come on. Am papaneeds a new pair of sues. Ha, ha. Usa, seetao i wats what's interesting, mel, when einstein reference is got, you spin it
The observer effect? Rotating bodies? The science of rocket fuel? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice answer science questions from our favorite pro athletes: Jerry Rice, Lindsey Vonn, Eli Manning, and more!
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