I saw your bit about using air molecules as a random number generator, and I raise you this random number generating apparatus that works in vacuum!
Apparently it works by listening to quantum noise!
I saw your bit about using air molecules as a random number generator, and I raise you this random number generating apparatus that works in vacuum!
Apparently it works by listening to quantum noise!
Now that is wicked. And beats mine by 6 years. It's only a matter of time before they put that on a chip, too.
Remember that expression, "If a tree falls in the forest, does anybody hear?"
I wonder if that quantum fluctuation even exists if no one is there to observe it. What if we're all in a Dungeons and Dragons game that only appears when we traverse the space.
Huh.
Well, thanks for pointing that one out to me. I will just ponder for a day or two to see if an article pops out. :)
Oh, did some more digging from your link. They've been using nature for random number generation since at least 1998. Cool.
https://www.random.org/
This reminds me of Schrödinger's cat. If no one is observing, objects can exist in multiple states.
Quantum mechanics are so mind boggling yet such fun to ponder about.
Mind boggling indeed. Richard Feynman has quoted as saying, "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand it."
The fact that so few people, if any really, understand the basic operation of the universe and how it functions, is the very reason why I'm agnostic about everything.