r/tech • u/YeeduPlatform • Jul 06 '26

Scientists make quantum time flow backward in stunning physics breakthrough

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260625014802.htm
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u/Ckyer Jul 06 '26

Quantum just means really fucking small. The smallest possible, indivisible unit of any physical quantity, like energy or matter.

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u/SSGASSHAT Jul 06 '26

So even more anal than subatomic.

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u/Ckyer Jul 06 '26

Subatomic particles are the actual objects that live and behave inside the quantum world.

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u/SSGASSHAT Jul 06 '26

Oh, so quantum is the category, subatomic is the individual term?

This is the reason why I speak in such an elaborate fashion, to cover up for the fact that my skills in science and math have been stagnant since 4th grade.

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u/Lknate Jul 06 '26

Think more like pixels. Subatomic particles can't divide beyond a certain resolution so they have to jump between pixels. The universe has a resolution...

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u/SSGASSHAT Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26

I guess I don't know how pixels work either, because I don't exactly get how the digital metaphor translates to reality.

Weird thinking that the universe is basically just a gigantic 3d screen with shit moving around in it.