FlowVoid

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[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Energy use increases with bpm, change in pressure (systolic - diastolic) and the stroke volume (amount of blood pumped per beat).

Note that there is also an inverse relationship between stroke volume and bpm because the faster the heart beats, the less time for blood to return to the heart for the next beat.

That said, heart "strength" is more about reserve capacity (ie ability to ramp up when necessary) than energy efficiency. It's like comparing a Ferrari to a Corolla: at 100 mph the former can still increase its power whereas the latter is getting near its limit.

So if the Ferrari has a "car attack" and suddenly loses 50% of its max speed then it can still keep up on the highway, the Corolla maybe not. That's more important than which one is more energy efficient.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well, if the second photon is in a new, weird superposition then the first photon must also be in the same new, weird superposition. Again, I don't that's compatible with Copenhagen given that the first photon no longer exists.

Note by the way that 50% y+ and 50% y- is how all photons start. So if that's also the final state then there is no reason for it to prefer any detector over the others.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Entangled electrons are entangled in all directions. If you measure one along any direction, you can completely predict the measurement of its pair in the same direction.

In other words, measuring one along X and its pair at Y is equivalent to measuring one along X and then measuring the same one again at Y (accounting for the sign shift in the pair, of course).

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

In the electron example, if the two electrons are entangled then the wave functions must be the shared. The new superposition for the second electron would therefore be shared with the first electron. So if you measured the second electron along z+ and got up, then if you measured the first electron again, this time along z+, it would give down.

Likewise if the twin photon is still in superposition, then the first photon is also in superposition. Which is hard to accept in the Copenhagen interpretation, given that the first photon has been absorbed. If absorption doesn't completely collapse a wave function, then what does?

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

I can't believe it's not battery!

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Imagine a coffee shop ad with a beautiful example of latte art, but when you get your latte you are horrified to find just plain foam. Unless the ad specifically mentioned latte art, I doubt you'd have grounds for a lawsuit.

As for your example, I'm finding it hard to imagine buying a car before getting inside it. A few dealers offer a pre-order option, but you can always back out of the sale once you see the car.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What definitions are in universal use?

No definition is in universal use.

meant to say gender when he said sex

He meant to say exactly what he said, and it was incorrect. He was not using your definition of sex. He was using it in the same sense as "I had a sex change operation".

Or "Now I want to change the sex on my birth certificate". Do you also chime in to inform people it's wrong to do that?

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Very few drugs are largely government funded. The government funds basic research, but it won't fund clinical trials. Pharma companies are almost entirely responsible for clinical trials, and they are way, way more expensive than basic research.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Most of what you perceive as "taste" is just using your sense of smell on food within the mouth, where it is very close to smell receptors.

To isolate taste informally, pinch your nose, stick your tongue out, and put food directly on the tongue when it's outside your mouth. You'll find that by itself your tongue can't distinguish many flavors, that's why everything tastes terrible when you have Covid or a bad cold.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago

No, the paper says it shares a receptor with sour, not that it tastes like sour.

Just as "orange" and "purple" have receptors in common but are not perceived as the same.

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Umami is the fifth flavor. This paper is about the sixth, which doesn't seem to have a name other than "ammonium chloride".

[–] FlowVoid@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (7 children)

When the first photon hits the screen and collapses, that doesn't mean its twin photon collapses too.

Yes, it does. By definition, entangled particles are described by a single wave function. If the wave function collapses, it has to collapse for both of them.

So for example, an entangled pair of electrons can have a superposition of up and down spin before either one is measured. But if you detect the spin of one electron as up, then you immediately know that the spin of the second electron must be down. And if the second electron must be down then it is no longer in superposition, i.e. its wave function has also collapsed.

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