| According to quantum mechanics, a lot of things are technically possible on the macro scale, but so improbable that it would take millions of times the age of the universe for their occurence. For instance, we may as well call it impossible that all the air molecules in this room jump over to one corner. One thing I have always wondered about, however, is how many of these virtually impossible events are possible. And most specifically, whether that number could be large enough that the virtual impossibilities in general actually become likely. One problem with this question is that there doesn't seem to be any way of testing it. One cannot set up a lab looking for things that are specified as nothing more than virtually impossible. In most labs, if that were to occur, the best explanation for it would be an equipment malfunction. However, I am curious about whether anyone knows if the theory pedicts this kind of thing will happen. |
