This thought experiment will help you understand quantum mechanics - Matteo Fadel
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After a long day working on the particle accelerator, you and your friends head to the arcade to unwind. The lights go out for a second, and when they come back, there before you gleams a foosball table. Always game, you insert your coins. And quantum foosball begins— instead of a ball, you’ll be playing with a giant electron. Matteo Fadel shows how to use quantum mechanics to your advantage.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Matteo Fadel
- Director Igor Coric
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Director of Animation Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Eden Girma
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