In reply to Mauro Lacy's message of Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:16:27 -0300: Hi, [snip] >As far as I know, quantum entanglement is different, because it's >possible not only to observe but also to *change* the status of one of >the particles, and the other will immediately reflect the opposite >change. It's like the two particles are not only mirror images one of >the other, but one and the same, or better said, mirror aspects of >something underlyingly unique. >It's like if instead of having a pair of color balls, you'll have a pair >of switches, and whenever you change one of the switches, the other >changes accordingly.
You can only know if something has changed, if you can observe it. You can only observe any given photon once. That's because in order to do so, you have to absorb it, at which point she aint no more. ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
