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This is simultaneously one of the most accurate and the most awkward explanations of quantum computing I have ever seen.
Educate yourself, then educate your children.
Sauce: http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/the-talk-4
JetSetGo
JikaelMackson
+1 even though I have no idea what this means
TheOneTrueJoebot
Favorite and forget until I see it again and it means something else to me
justanothermonkeylookin4lub
PeacefulWarfare
Tldr
DankMemorial
Thats a lot of words and im sure its very good but ill pass
Ubachef
I would fap to it...
evilspock
That's one of the clearest explanations of quantum interference and computing I've seen. Fascinating.
kbdp
Thank you, OP! This is exactly what I've been looking for.
silveriohb
Fuck... Is it bad that I understood all of it?
HeroesandCons
I got it too. Doesn't mean it's not still bad though.
KukuloPhoto
It means you probably didn't actually understand all of it
DenisJThornton
Humble brag alert
HurkWurk
yup, complaint bragging at its finest.
Glumerlink
computer science student?
heril
Or be in Physics or certain kinds of Chemistry.
Pilkor
No, I understood too. You're fine.
orp0piru
#justAmericanThings
DeusExNix
Are you a quantum mechanic?
Demonsthere
I give you a superposition of a upvote, downvote, favorite and report.
DeusExNix
That would be a ququat since you're describing a state in 4-D Hilbert space.
CliffordJohnsonMiller
So a comment?
chaaaaals
So, from what i gather, quantum computing is for science minded people who ALSO have imagination? Is that fair?
Glumerlink
typically to be science minded you have to have an imagination since it's so dependent on theory
Retsam19
For those looking for the red button:
Lionskull
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIyTZDHuarQ DONE!
GeometryPrime
Randall: "Challenge accepted."
zamirovski
Man I wish he was part of this community
excepttheoneswhoaredead
Oh man... I can kinda tell he tries not to flex too much for the comic. He totally could.
the12thletter
The hero we need. What's the alt text?
Retsam19
Wait; SMBC has alt-text, too?
kingmonkeyv
Started relatively recently but yes
cybergeek
"relatively recently" as in "within the last couple years"?
FelisaeNoctis
"Somewhere in the multiverse, there's a superior universe where all comics are this dorktastic."
Tromg
I have no idea on what this comic is talking about, but read every single word +1
DeusExNix
Instead of pure 1's and 0's, qubits are points on the surface of a sphere where only the poles are purely 1 (north) and 0 (south).
Tromg
i'm not following you, can you please simplify that
DeusExNix
Think of 1 and 0 as being the states "on" and "off". A classical bit can be either 1 or 0, but a qubit is part 1 and part 0. 1/?
DeusExNix
You can represent how much 1 and how much 0 the qubit is by the latitude on a sphere. More south means more 0, more north means more 1. 2/?
DeusExNix
The longitude lines represent the "phase" between the states 1 and 0. For example, the equator of the sphere represents a qubit that is 3/?
BugGuts
HeroesandCons
Physics!!
DeusExNix
Superposition.
StandardDeviant
Magic
insertpunnynicknamehere
Knowledge
hiyourehandsome
Wtb tl;dr
Poodlestrike
"Funny"
FluffyFlood
... I'm sure you and everybody else reads this in fifteen minutes, come on.
VintronTheExonite
xarkonzero
In Summary:
VeeTheGee
0/100 Not one word
figuringeights
that's two words. psssht scientists always pushing the bounds.
SwedishBalls
You still read both, science wins again.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
"I was elected to LEAD, not to READ." - Surprisingly not Trump. Yet.
YourMemeSucksHarderThanaDyson
Technically he has said this by refusing security briefings
BlurpBleepBoopERRORERROR
This was probably the best explanation of quantum dynamics that I've seen. Really good!
bongles
And of the birds and bees!
Glumerlink
it's weird to say but they've handled it better than XKCD
BytesAndCoffee
Check the red button panel
LettucePrime
Not hard, tbh. xkcd is a tad...overrated, imo. Monroe's just a bit too opaque and full of himself at times. Still like the comic.
SpruceCaboose
Well, he also does no longer than like 4-8 panels. They're short and usually jokes.