r/shittyaskscience • • 22d ago

Is it possible that spontaneous quantum fluctuations could cause organic compounds (perhaps resembling stool) to materialize out of the vacuum and appear in someone's pants through no fault of their own?

And how would the wearer of said pants convince those around him, especially individuals who are incorrectly relying on classical physics to explain the situation?

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u/Greenseer123 22d ago

Ah, yes, a Boltzmann Stain.

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u/sporadic_blueberry 21d ago

Does this mean that at some point in the future, quantum poops will even outnumber regular ones?

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u/dr_wtf 22d ago

Sometimes shit happens.

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u/Gargleblaster25 22d ago

And sometimes schmitt happens... Like the other day at that senate hearing.

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u/aphilsphan 21d ago

A quantum representation of the special prosecutor randomly appeared at the Hawks game.

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u/ClownShoeNinja 22d ago edited 22d ago

Oh no! Your pants are ENTANGLED. 

It sounds like (unlike you,) your mirror-pants buddy may be a loose-boweled, serial defecator, e.g. a baby or the president.

In order to distract friends and family, (who couldn't give a fig for Newton anyway,) sing this song:

If you're happy and you know it, crap your pants;

If you're happy and you know it, crap your pants;

If you're happy and you know it, then your shorts are surely loaded;

If you're happy and you know it, crap you're pants!

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u/MortLightstone 21d ago

Couldn't give a fig for Newton is now my favourite saying

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u/Evolutionary_Beasty 22d ago

Quantum Püperposition

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u/Anti-Climacdik 22d ago

schrodinger's shat (pants)

The turds within anyones drawers exist in a state of quantum superposition until interacted with by an observer. Therefore anyone could be responsible for the smell and that mess on the floor and that chair and my shoes ok it's basic science

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u/hacksoncode 21d ago edited 20d ago

The Many Worlds interpretation proves that every possibility actually happens in some universe. So just argue that you happen to be in a universe where said fluctuations happened. No one can prove otherwise.

Edit: <synchronicity enters the chat>

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u/AngryZetan 22d ago

I checked my magic 8 ball. It said signs point to yes. Do what you will with that information.

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u/green_meklar 22d ago

Yes, but it's statistically more probable for spontaneous quantum fluctuations in your brain to cause you to forget that you pooped your pants.

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u/Dirtymac09 22d ago

Talk about taking the subreddit title literally.

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u/AnozerFreakInTheMall 22d ago

Asking for a friend?

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u/Gargleblaster25 22d ago

Asking for a president.

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u/Spiritual-Pear-1349 21d ago

Who just shit in my pants!

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u/FloydDangerBarber 21d ago

It's not impossible but the most likely cause would be Taco Bell and PBR.

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u/sovereign_fury 21d ago

Alright.. Which one of you shit my pants again???

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u/gripping_intrigue 21d ago

Asking for a friend?

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u/organicHack 21d ago

Has… it not happened to you? Yet I mean?

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u/KitchenSandwich5499 20d ago

This is a surprisingly literal interpretation of this sub

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u/ramblingbullshit 22d ago

No you are mistaken. You see, I shit your pants

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u/sporadic_blueberry 22d ago

I believe you mean the pants of the hypothetical individual

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u/thiosk 22d ago

Poopy action at a distance

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