Quantum Physics, Pluto & Relationship Blunders

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So give us a call.

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That's 868-909-1188.

Let's go to the phone and talk to Earl.

Earl, give us a little bit about your interpretation of Schrodinger's Cat.

Yeah, well Schrodinger's Cat, you know, it's one of those quantum physics things, I guess.

Sounds like a bunch of mumbo jumbo to me.

I mean, the idea that the cat could be, you know, both alive and dead at the same time,

ugh, it makes my head spin.

I'm more of a common sense kind of guy, you know?

Quantum physics.

Bah!

If you see it or touch it, it ain't real as far as I'm concerned.

But hey, what do I know, right?

I'm just the old guy trying to make sense of all this newfangled science stuff.

Ah, kids these days with their theories and whatnot.

Ah, well kid, can you see love?

Can you see the hatred in your heart that you have for well-known documented scientific

theories?

Oh, look at you trying to get all philosophical on me.

Love, hatred, the heart.

You can't exactly put those things under a microscope, can you?

Nah, this old dog ain't buying into all that touchy-

Alright, you old dog, get off the air then.

Let's see who else we got.

Marcus, Marcus, welcome to Luke at the Roost.

Let's talk about some quantum physics stuff.

Give me your interpretation of the Planck constant and what that means to the universe.

Oh jeez, yeah, the Planck constant.

I mean, that's like some heavy stuff, you know?

From what I remember, it's basically this fundamental unit of measurement that's tied

to like the smallest possible changes in energy and matter.

Like it's the minimum possible action or something?

I don't know, it's kind of mind-bending when you think about it, how there's this fundamental

limit to how small things can get.

Makes you wonder what else is out there, you know?

Like what else is going on in this crazy universe that we can't even wrap our heads

around?

Aw man, I could go on forever about this stuff, but yeah, I don't know.

It's just wild to think about, you know?

Let's talk about the speed of light for a second.

So we have measured the speed of light, it's pretty fucking fast.

Everybody can agree on that.

But what is its relationship to energy?

Einstein had his famous equation, E equals MC squared, which is energy equals matter

times the speed of light squared.

Why is the number, the speed of light, showing up in other places in the universe, and what

could that relationship mean?

The speed of light, man, that's just nuts.

I mean, think about how fast that is, you know?

It's like, what, 300,000 kilometers per second or something?

That's just insane.

And you're right, Einstein totally cracked the code with that E equals MC squared thing.

I mean, the fact that the speed of light is so central to that equation, it's gotta mean

something, you know?

Like the way I see it, it's almost like the speed of light is this fundamental constant

that's woven into the very fabric of the universe.

I mean, it's not just about how fast stuff moves, it's about the relationship between

energy and matter.

That's it.

The speed of light is like the bridge, you know?

It's what connects all that stuff together.

Man, I could go on for hours about this, but you're totally right.

There's just something so profound about the role the speed of light plays in all of this.

It's like the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe or something.

Wild stuff, dude.

Well, that's what we do here on Luke at the Roost, is we crack open the secrets of the

universe.

So let's go to one more caller for our show today.

We've got Rick.

Rick, tell us how you feel about, um, let's see, what was a good one for you?

Why isn't Pluto a fucking planet?

Pluto a planet?

Come on, man.

What is this, the 90s?

Nah, look, Pluto's just too small, you know?

I mean, it ain't even the biggest rock out there in the Kuiper Belt.

Nah, the scientists got it right.

Pluto's just a dwarf planet, plain and simple.

A dwarf planet sounds like a more awesome planet than just a planet, wouldn't you say?

Because it's got, you know, the descriptor of a dwarf.

It's more exciting.

Yeah, I guess you got a point there.

I mean, a dwarf planet.

That's got a little more flair to it, you know?

Sounds like something straight out of a fantasy novel or something.

Yeah, I can dig it.

Pluto, the dwarf planet, has a nice ring to it, beats just being some plain old regular

planet.

Gotta admit, that does make it sound a little more, I don't know, special, I guess.

Still, I ain't losing no sleep over it.

It is what it is.

Yeah, it's a planet.

Planets are pretty cool, even though there's, you know, innumerable planets out there that

we all get to look at in the dark beauty of the night around the desert.

Tell me what you think about astrophotography and what Starlink's doing to get in the way

of that with their Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit.

Oh man, don't even get me started on that Starlink nonsense.

I mean, look, I get they're trying to bring internet to folks, but do they gotta ruin the

whole dang night sky for the rest of us?

I love me some good astrophotography, you know, sitting out in the desert looking up

at all them stars, it's just, it's damn near peaceful, you know?

But then you got these Starlink satellites just ruining everything.

Shoot, half the time you can't even see the Milky Way anymore.

It's just wrong, man.

Wish they'd find another way to get internet out there that doesn't mess up the night sky

for the rest of us.

Yeah, that'd be great, but to be perfectly honest with you, it hasn't really made any

impact at all in my night sky photography.

That's pretty cool to see the little sled of Starlink satellites shimmy across the night

sky, especially the first time, and I don't know, it always blows everybody's mind.

Anyway, we're gonna take one more call from Brenda.

Brenda, tell me about your latest relationship blunder.

Where do I even start?

I mean, I met this guy at the grocery store, he seemed nice enough, you know?

We went on a couple dates and I thought, hey, maybe this could actually work out for

once.

But then, of course he had to go and mess it all up.

We were having dinner the other night, and I mentioned wanting to get a dog, and he just

looked at me like I had three heads.

I mean, who doesn't love dogs?

It's a deal breaker, you know?

I don't know, I just, I can't catch a break with these guys.

I'm never going on another date again, I swear.

Has anybody ever told you, Brenda, that you sound like Claire from last?

Charlie?

Charlie, I don't want you around my baby, Charlie.

I am just, I serve no purpose on this island, Charlie, other than to complain about you and

everything that you've done to save and protect me for no reason at all, Charlie.

And I'm just mean to you all the time because I'm a fucking bitch, Charlie.

Stay away from my baby.

I don't even want to be a mother.

Oh my god, are you serious?

That sounds just like my sister Claire.

Like the uncanny resemblance is scary, always complaining, always putting down the people

who are actually trying to help her, and the way she talks about her baby daddy, Charlie.

Oh, it's the worst.

I swear, the two of us could be twins sometimes, we're both just high strung, you're rotten.

You're fucking bitches, and you're off the air, that's enough for you.

Everybody thank you for tuning in for this installment, a look at the roost, and we'll

be back next week, be sure to tune in, maybe we'll broadcast this shit over the ham radio.

Bye bye, or if why, as they say.