After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.
After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.
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Beacon@fedia.io · 40 pts · 1y
Wouldn't that be a macroscope?
Sphks@jlai.lu · 20 pts · 1y
Heinsenberg principle : once you made one measure, the measured target may not be there anymore.
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 1y
It's not even really uncertain, after a tennisball to the face, they'll definitely move
Technus@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y
I want to see someone build this so badly.
This guy did something in the same vein but tried to make a musical instrument instead: https://youtu.be/yFIxf2gTg_k
palordrolap@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y
Based on the positions of the "bonk"s and "ow"s, I posit that the target is a sentient floating torus.
egrets@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Qualified "explain" link for mobile users: https://explainxkcd.com/3080
SomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 1y
Fair point, have edited.