TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide | Wendover Productions
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TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide | Wendover Productions

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 14, 20268 min
  • Science

TWL #8: Immortality Through Quantum Suicide Support Wendover Productions on Patreon: https://www.Patreon.com/Wendover ProductionsImmortality sounds, uhh... Kinda awful, but there is a theory on how to achieve it by using quantum mechanics.Twitter: www.twitter.com/wendoverpro Email: [email protected]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide_and_immortality http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/quantum-suicide.htmAttributions: Deadpool and Wolverine poster images property of 20th century fox and used under fair use Picture of Heisenberg in the public domain Stevie Wonder photo courtesy of Antonio Cruz Cliff Jumping...

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So, there's this fantastic Wikipedia list called Wikipedia colon unusual articles. It's filled with unusual, unexpected, and unbelievable subjects. Every other week, I click on a new link and teach you a little bit more about our amazing world.

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Do you want to live forever? Well, if Wolverine or Deadpool taught you anything, you don't. But there's a theory on how you can. It's going to need a bit of explanation.

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So if you're like this guy and don't enjoy long-winded answers, I suggest you turn off the video now. Quantum Mechanics They're complicated.

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