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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 121 points 2 years ago (5 children)

You can, there's just an extremely low chance that you will.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Slides $20 across table

How about now? πŸ˜‰

[–] lnee@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

The law does not accept bribes

[–] janAkali@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago

We will see what we can do. 😐

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Let me get my "Quantum sledgehammer"...

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Big β€œthrow yourself at the ground and miss” vibes here

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Well, essentially, yes.

[–] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

When you think about it like that, there's an insanely higher (but still ultimately miniscule) chance that only some part of you will make it through the wall and then just leave you stuck there.

Like the person that got stuck in the floor of the Enterprise-D.

[–] onion@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago

Also the wall is a bit more than one layer of atoms thick, so wouldn't there be a high chance part of you only tunnels partially through the wall?

[–] Turun@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

We also exhibit wave-particle duality. It's just that our wavelength is on the order of 10^-25 m or something.

[–] onion@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You just gotta run fast enough, trust me bro

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

You joke, but in theory it can be done. However, you also need to be completely isolated in a hard vacuum.

There is no duality, there are only waves, and very, very lazy waves.

Thats why we are here on science memes!

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 55 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I've seen kids that age test this theory

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I was a kid I was convinced that I could do it if I honed my mind sharp enough, and mastered my body. I'm still not convinced that it's impossible, because I didn't have the discipline to achieve perfection.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago

Anyone who - upon learning they are made of atoms - does not try to align them with another object so they may pass through it, lacks a scientific mind.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

I have the scar to prove it

[–] thisNotMyName@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well according to quantum theory, you can (the possibility is just very low)

If you have nearly infinite time, you can try and succeed one day

[–] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You can, but the little detail that a lot of people miss is that it takes a lot of energy to do so, more than you could probably survive.

[–] sudoshakes@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago

There is a reason they call it the strong force.

Get stronger or eat wall.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Win-win.

Walk through a wall and just cease to be.

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Keep trying, sending scalar vibes your way.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Fuck thoughts and prayers, send scalar waves and quantum entanglement.

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

Um....you can, they're called doors

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

Parts of you do

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Maybe get your entire body to reach quantum coherence

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Weak nuclear force?