A concept in physics concerning the counter-intuitive motion and mechanics of subatomic particles. Despite not applying to anything larger than an electron, quantum mechanics is often lamely invoked by pseudoscientists to justify whatever ridiculous phenomenon they are proposing.
by Zamzara October 09, 2007
by sam shaikh August 02, 2004
When you find yourself in the middle of a situation where you have no idea what is going on, but everyone else around you assumes you do.
The term is a reference to the TV show where the lead character is trapped in time and travels therein by leaping into the body of someone in the past, but having no idea who he is or why he is there. In order to leave the body, the lead character must figure out what "situation/conflict" must be resolved or wrong must be righted by the host body. The people around him assume he is the person whose body he occupies, so anything he does, the people around him think it is the host body doing it.
The term is a reference to the TV show where the lead character is trapped in time and travels therein by leaping into the body of someone in the past, but having no idea who he is or why he is there. In order to leave the body, the lead character must figure out what "situation/conflict" must be resolved or wrong must be righted by the host body. The people around him assume he is the person whose body he occupies, so anything he does, the people around him think it is the host body doing it.
"I just quantum leaped into a phone conversation with Karen. She started talking to me about something that she thought I already knew, but I had no idea what she was talking about."
by SLL1065 March 21, 2006
by dudester January 15, 2005
Oh man, I was talking with this completely stupid mother. She asked me: "Would you know how she could make my four year old kid eat spinach?"
I told her: "Sure, just take a basic sope bar, without parfum or any other bad ingrediants. Cut the sope into smaller pieces and garnish it on a delicious sandwich. That he must eat. Afterwards he will like spinach."
And she actually believed me. But unfortunately for the kid, it had his stomach pumped out for eating too much sope. I was quantum caring about this situation.
I told her: "Sure, just take a basic sope bar, without parfum or any other bad ingrediants. Cut the sope into smaller pieces and garnish it on a delicious sandwich. That he must eat. Afterwards he will like spinach."
And she actually believed me. But unfortunately for the kid, it had his stomach pumped out for eating too much sope. I was quantum caring about this situation.
by DonglebeeBooboo Hard1 February 04, 2015
iℏ⋅(∂Ψ(x,t))/(∂t)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)
(This is how the average conversation about quantum mechanics generally goes:)
Person 1: Omg like literally iℏ⋅(∂Ψ(x,t))/(∂t)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)
Person 2: Right! Lmao it's just ∂Ψ(x,t)=Ae^(i(kx-ωt))
Person 1: Exactly! And iℏ⋅(∂Ψ(x,t))/(∂t)=iℏ⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂t)=ℏωAe^(i(kx-ωt))
Person 2: Hahaha! -ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 1: Yeah and it's like -(ikℏ^2)/2m⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 2: Bro I was thinking the same thing, as soon as she walked in my mind just went (ℏ^2⋅k^2)/2m⋅Ae^(i(kx-ωt))= -(ikℏ^2)/2m⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 1: Pfffftttt!!! (ℏ^2⋅k^2)/2m=ℏω
Person 2: Lol yeah man, great shit right there... So anyway, how's Jack?
Person 1: Omg like literally iℏ⋅(∂Ψ(x,t))/(∂t)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)
Person 2: Right! Lmao it's just ∂Ψ(x,t)=Ae^(i(kx-ωt))
Person 1: Exactly! And iℏ⋅(∂Ψ(x,t))/(∂t)=iℏ⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂t)=ℏωAe^(i(kx-ωt))
Person 2: Hahaha! -ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 1: Yeah and it's like -(ikℏ^2)/2m⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 2: Bro I was thinking the same thing, as soon as she walked in my mind just went (ℏ^2⋅k^2)/2m⋅Ae^(i(kx-ωt))= -(ikℏ^2)/2m⋅(∂Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ψ(x,t))/(∂x^2)=-ℏ^2/2m⋅(∂^2Ae^(i(kx-ωt)))/(∂x^2)
Person 1: Pfffftttt!!! (ℏ^2⋅k^2)/2m=ℏω
Person 2: Lol yeah man, great shit right there... So anyway, how's Jack?
by wugugugug May 06, 2021
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