Lazy8 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Every Friday afternoon, a mathematician/physicist goes to a bar. He sits in the second-to-last seat and turns to the last seat, (which is always empty) and asks a girl (who isn't there) if he can buy her a drink.The bartender, the witness of years of eccentric behaviors from the academic crowd, shrugs but keeps quiet. However, when Valentine's Day arrives, and the mathematician makes a particularly heart-wrenching plea into empty space, curiosity gets the best of the bartender. He asks, "I apologize if this strikes you as a stupid question, but surely you know there is NEVER a woman sitting in that last stool. Why do you persist in asking out someone who's not even there?"The man replies, "Well the idea of a woman appearing there isn't entirely baseless. Quantum physics suggests space is never truly empty--it's afroth with the spontaneous creation and destruction of virtual particles. A wave function collapse may give off random radiation, nullify itself completely, or even coalesce into an attractive lady."The bartender raises his eyebrows. "Really? Interesting. But couldn't you just ask one of the girls who comes here every Friday if you could buy HER a drink? Never know ... she might say yes."The guy snorts, "Yeah, right -- like THAT could ever happen!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synapse Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 hah nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryad Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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