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[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 139 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is making me realize how much of real life operates with what people would consider troll physics were it not observably true. Black holes come to mind. Also shooting bullets underwater.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 61 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Einstein: My theory predicts that there could be a hole in reality that we could never observe from the outside, but that's ridiculous. It can't exist.

Oppenheimer: I guess these holes could form in our universe when a heavy star runs out of fuel, but I doubt this means anything real.

Wheeler: Wait a sec...

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm curious now, what did Wheeler find/discover/realize?

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

He named them black holes and pushed for research into them. He also didn't believe they could exist at first.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have you looked at Quantum Mechanics?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried, but I altered its state by observing it.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What happens when you shoot a bullet under water?

[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

For most weapons they shoot at a normal speed then stop after like 3 feet

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 26 points 1 year ago

It doesn't travel nearly as far as you would normally expect. Some guns are useless to hit underwater targets.