Help me recall....

[atomic-fly]

I read an article, maybe here. It spoke of the possibility for protons(or something smaller) existing
in two places at once. With great distances or even dimensions separating them? Maybe two objects sharing
common materials at the sub-atomic level.
Does this ring a bell or did I imagine it?

[gateley]

1. Kicking because I'm interest in the answer, too. nt

[shraby]

2. You might be able to find an article about it on

the Scientific American magazine site at <http://www.sciam.com>

[atomic-fly]

4. thanks...that helped

this might be what I was thinking about.


Physicists have long known that, following the laws of quantum mechanics, objects at the scale of atoms or smaller can exist in multiple simultaneous states. For example, a single electron can move along multiple different paths or an atom can be placed in two different places, simultaneously. This so-called superposition of states should in principle apply to larger objects, as well, as in the proverbial thought experiment in which a cat is simultaneously dead and alive. And in recent years various teams have shown that the weird phenomenon does occur among objects as big as molecules, and also in truly macroscopic systems such as electrical currents in superconductors.



http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=quantum-microphone

[Joe Chi Minh]

6. The Catholic Church calls it, 'bilocation'.

http://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=1897
http://www.tanbooks.com/doct/mysteries_marvels.htm

What took y'all so long?

[atomic-fly]

8. dang...how'd I miss that

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. Gasp! So science is futile? All people have to do is read the Bible and/or Church dogmas

and Truly Understand?

Tell me, o great and wise sage, are there stable chemicals elements yet to be discovered? And what is their atomic number?

[Ozymanithrax]

3. It is called Quantum Entanglement...

http://www.ipod.org.uk/reality/reality_entangled.asp

[atomic-fly]

5. thanks!

[WheelWalker]

7. How can I be two places at once, when I'm nowhere at all?