Zach Weinersmith
Trying to become more unrelatable with this punchline.
Apr 6 at 1:55pmWeb
Show threadZach WeinersmithApr 6
am i right?
Show threadNeo EhproqueApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith ermmm yeah! Totally! Hahahaha....ha ha
Show threadBodhipaksaApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith I'm going to say you succeeded pretty spectacularly there!
Show threadRevK Apr 6
@ZachWeinersmith Do we need an "explainzach", like there is an "explainxkcd", now?
Show threadfarlukarApr 6
@revk @ZachWeinersmith
“Zachsplain”
Show threadDave Wilburn Apr 6

@ZachWeinersmith

Brought to you by the same comedy genius that gifted the world this masterpiece.

https://youtu.be/OTQnUTgLssI?si=DmfwrsCXMMpWt5cn

Alienate the reader with mathematics, then touch him on the penis.

Cosmotopian - SMBC Theater

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Show threadpixxApr 6

@ZachWeinersmith well you're _succeeding_ at any rate

Fairly sure that's quantum mechanics --- something to do with superposition? --- but familiarity with syntax gives me absolutely no insights into what you're actually saying :

Show threadNickApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith I don't know what the (q)bit is, but it does seem like it must be obscure.
Show threadRicardoApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith probabilities add to one, so it's fine, I guess.
Show threadMatt McIrvinApr 7
@ZachWeinersmith what, I related to that
Show threadAnthony DavidApr 6

@ZachWeinersmith

Cool punchline. I am going to bed so that is my excuse to figure out what the buildup was. ;)

Show threadJonas WisserApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith You're probably gonna get a lot of this, but convention here is to include ALT text for images to maximize accessibility. 🙂
Show threadkgoetzApr 6
@jwisser @ZachWeinersmith which is ironic for such an inaccessible string of characters!
It will probably be hard to type them all in :D
Show threadMr. Lance E Sloan (IRL) 👤Apr 9

@kgoetz @jwisser @ZachWeinersmith

I believe #MathML will help with that.

Show threadEugene MeidingerApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith I unrelate
Show threadFlipper 🐬🏳️‍🌈Apr 6
@ZachWeinersmith it's been years since I first failed to understand Dirac notation, and I'm glad to say I continue to do so.
Show threadLinus GasserApr 6

@ZachWeinersmith Why is the e^i\gamma outside of the bracket? Of course you can substitute, but I thought having one angle for the \ket{0} and another angle for the \ket{1} is easier?

Then again, I have mostly no idea what I'm writing about...

Show threadMatt McIrvinApr 7
@ligasser @ZachWeinersmith it's breaking it down in terms of the relative phase (which is relevant to expectation values of observables) and the overall phase (which is not, unless there's more to this state).
Show threadVirginicusApr 6
@ZachWeinersmith You’ve definitely put your spin on it.
Show threadDebbie Goldsmith 🏳️‍⚧️♾️🇺🇦Apr 6
@ZachWeinersmith It seems perfectly relatable to me, though I’m not sure why you've included an overall phase.