Say for example you measure the position of things by throwing a basketball at them and then measuring the time it takes for the ball to come back. If what your measuring is big and solid enough like a wall or a building it wouldn't make much difference, but if it was something like a horse, it might move a little because it was just hit by a basketball.
That's what it's like for an electron microscope, but on a smaller scale. You can't measure stuff because the act of measuring it changes what you wanted to measure.
cptainvimes on June 9th, 2017 at 12:31 UTC »
I almost understand that. Push me a bit, guys.
Edit: Wow. Thank you so much, guys, for filling my uneducated head in. Thank you.
TooShiftyForYou on June 9th, 2017 at 13:02 UTC »
Futurama is a hilarious show if you know nothing about science, but if you do know a little it's just that much better.
TooShiftyForYou on June 9th, 2017 at 13:05 UTC »
Say for example you measure the position of things by throwing a basketball at them and then measuring the time it takes for the ball to come back. If what your measuring is big and solid enough like a wall or a building it wouldn't make much difference, but if it was something like a horse, it might move a little because it was just hit by a basketball.
That's what it's like for an electron microscope, but on a smaller scale. You can't measure stuff because the act of measuring it changes what you wanted to measure.