Mysteries Of Science
Well, at least the concepts. I’d read a bunch of books where they’d taken out the math, so to make it more accessible to everyday guys like me.
Now, from an ultra “meta” standpoint, everything makes sense. Everything is governed by laws and principles.
But from a human standpoint, only a small sliver of a sliver makes any rational sense.
There’s plenty of psychological tests to prove this.
They take a logical puzzle, put it in non-familiar terms (like cards and shapes and colors) and most people fail miserably.
They take the same logical puzzle, put it in a familiar social setting, and everybody gets it. Easy peasy.
Same goes with simple math. Two plus two is four. Two times four is eight.
But start talking about economics, especially when you get into what some economists called the “unseen,” then things get crazy.
One of the most mind numbing aspect of quantum physics was Heisenberg’s Principle of Uncertainty.
He mathematically showed that ultra tiny systems behave in different ways when they are being observed, and when they aren’t being observed.
This is assuming there’s no interaction between the observer and that which is observed.
Why this happens, nobody really knows.
Another thing that blows people’s minds is the derivation of the Ideal Gas Law.
(The what of what??)
You know how when you pop a balloon, it makes a big sound, right? Or if you poked a hole in an inflated tire, all the air would quickly rush out, right?
Why does that happen?
Most of us assume it’s because all those air molecules are in there, crammed so tightly together they can’t stand each other, and can’t wait to get away from each other, right?
Makes perfect sense, but it’s wrong.
There’s a certain equation that describes EXACTLY how much pressure is inside, based on the temperature, etc. And exactly how fast the gas escapes when there’s a hole, etc. And precisely how quickly a balloon will deflate when popped, etc.
So it’s clear this equation is pretty on the money, right?
But here’s the thing. That equation is based on this assumption that DOES NOT MAKE SENSE.
What’s that?
That every single particle of air in there (the balloon, the tire, etc) THINKS that it is all alone.
That equation is based on the assumption that there is ZERO interaction between particles in there.
Which means there must be some OTHER explanation why they all rush out so fast.
Maybe the universe has some deeper laws, that NOBODY understands.
And all we can ever see is what’s on the surface.
Kind of like you.
Most people you interact with only see the OUTSIDE. The very outer layer of what you present.
Inside, you know there is much, much more.
Are you ready to discover it?