Quantum Life: Conclusion

[rayaso]

Her investigation into quantum states eventually led Dr. Carson to solve the mysteries of dark energy and string theory, for which she was subsequently awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.

Dr. Carson never followed Kransky's example of reenacting the Schroedinger's Cat experiment, for fear of bringing him back, nor did she ever wear a black leotard while lecturing on black holes, despite the requests of many students. 

She was quite content to put a theoretical cat into a theoretical box when teaching her classes, and her students were equally content to look at their cell phones. 

If Professor Kransky contributed anything to science, it was to show that real life and quantum physics should never be mixed.

Return to the main story to try the other quantum state.

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A big thank you to halfshellvenus as my in-house IT department and beta reader.

Comments

[plantarwonder.livejournal.com]

great one

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[fading-light.livejournal.com]

Choose your own adventure. I like.

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I have never tried that before. It's especially difficult when one of the adventures is death.

[penpusher.livejournal.com]

You've topped yourself, yet again! I've considered trying one of these but have been too intimidated by the concept to actually go through with it! You kept yours small and controlled though so that could be an inspiration.

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the encouragement. The links were very easy for me to do -- I simply referred the matter to halfshellvenus, my in-house IT dept. She has done some very complicated "do it yourself" adventures. The story options were necessarily simple, since one was about a dead man. Compared to an alternate quantum state, there's not much very interesting about a dead guy.

[adoptedwriter.livejournal.com]

What an interesting way to plan out a story!

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[beeker121.livejournal.com]

I can hear my grandma (or someone like her) telling Dr K "If you're too sharp you'll cut yourself."

I'm glad things worked out for Dr Carson in every version, she seemed quite smart and capable.

This was fun.

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Your grandmother sounds like a wise woman. Dr. Carson was definitely the brains of the outfit.

[halfshellvenus.livejournal.com]

for fear of bringing him back,
Who can blame her?

her students were equally content to look at their cell phones.
Argh. It's the bane of modern times!

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Cell phones have their uses, but probably not during a physics lecture, unless, of course, the lecturer is Kransky. Then they become sanity retention tools.

[bleodswean.livejournal.com]

Can't decide whether to laugh uproariously or find a mountain top and sit zazen for a bit....and let all of this sink in. You don't know how "I" do it, G? I have no friggin' idea of how YOU do it...this is something utterly amazing here. And so glad you have an It Girl (I got that right, right?) to assist because the "choose your conundrum" was perfectly executed! My my my. This piece. And how much love can I feel for all the modernizations - cell phones and their slaves! Students today. Sheesh. What would we have done with computerized note-passers we hold in the palms of our hands???

I loved every word of this entry.

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

halfshellvenus is most definitely an "it girl." The IT stuff is a bonus. I worried about basing a silly story on Schroedinger's Cat, but that was what was on the menu. The difference between your writing and mine is obvious. Yours is based on imagination and craft, while I explore what happens when you smash things together to see what happens. Fortunately, there is room for both. I have been informed by teenson that the old fashioned, look-at-your-neighbor's-work cheating still goes on. Some things never change.

[dmousey.livejournal.com]

You never fail to amuse, or go above and beyond expectations. I enjoyed this and read both choices! Dr. Kransky was a fun character. Thank you for bringing him to us! Hugs and peace~~~

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this. I always look forward to your entries.

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Fabulous! :)

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

[alycewilson.livejournal.com]

I always enjoy this sort of story. I picked A initially, and I loved it!

[rayaso.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Just being dead (B) is not nearly as interesting, but what can you do? There's not much to be done with a dead guy.