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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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