Brilliant physical model that shows the two spin states of an electron

[High Plains Drifter 10993]

 

Stumbled across this youtube video. 

 

In the comments, somebody gives another example of a 1/2 spin object is a four stroke Internal combustion engine. 

Also, the comment "A positron is an electron moving backward in time" is shown by reversing the video when showing the positron spinning, and not just spinning it the other direction. 

 

[Nonbryan 173]

move to cloak room please

 

[elfenix 34205]

13 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Stumbled across this youtube video. 

 

In the comments, somebody gives another example of a 1/2 spin object is a four stroke Internal combustion engine. 

Also, the comment "A positron is an electron moving backward in time" is shown by reversing the video when showing the positron spinning, and not just spinning it the other direction. 

 

There's a theory that there is only 1 electron and every electron is that same one bouncing from the beginning to the end of the universe, and positrons are just that same particle bouncing back from the end to the beginning.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe#:~:text=The one-electron universe postulate,backwards and forwards in time.

[Basil 747]

Pretty sure that positron is gay.

[Brisketexan 104785]

1 hour ago, Nonbryan said:

move to cloak room IPIHB please

 

FIF the nerds around here.

[High Plains Drifter 10993]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

There's a theory that there is only 1 electron and every electron is that same one bouncing from the beginning to the end of the universe, and positrons are just that same particle bouncing back from the end to the beginning.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe#:~:text=The one-electron universe postulate,backwards and forwards in time.

 

Ok, that one is a little above my pay grade. 

 

[SurlyGator 862]

I was told there would be no math.

[MissingInAction 24870]

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[High Plains Drifter 10993]

6 minutes ago, SurlyGator said:

I was told there would be no math.

 

Dirac equation, which describes all spin 1/2 particles with non-zero rest mass: 

[Brisketexan 104785]

2 hours ago, elfenix said:

There's a theory that there is only 1 electron and every electron is that same one bouncing from the beginning to the end of the universe, and positrons are just that same particle bouncing back from the end to the beginning.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-electron_universe#:~:text=The one-electron universe postulate,backwards and forwards in time.

[Shaddie 1644]

About football. Nope. About sex. Nope. About bbq. Nope. 
 

OP needs to remember where he is. 

[miguelito 11225]

[Bevo 13534]

On what planet is that cool

[TwiceHorn 31356]

8 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

Stumbled across this youtube video. 

 

In the comments, somebody gives another example of a 1/2 spin object is a four stroke Internal combustion engine. 

Also, the comment "A positron is an electron moving backward in time" is shown by reversing the video when showing the positron spinning, and not just spinning it the other direction. 

 

I guess this is why I'm a mechanical engineer and not electrical or physics, but unless you're trying to make a point about reduction or bevel gears, I pretty much don't get it.

I have an at least rudimentary understanding of the Bohr atom and its components and understand that electrons can "run free" or semi-free.  But unless there's some kind of mechanism in the particle that somehow turns one revolution of the particle into a half revolution, I'm flummoxed.

Edited October 4 by TwiceHorn

[Jerry Callo 8674]

That's quite helpful.   I was trying to explain that to someone just the other day. 

[tomahawk dunk 321]

[B00M 6354]

8 hours ago, High Plains Drifter said:

 

In the comments, somebody gives another example of a 1/2 spin object is a four stroke Internal combustion engine. 

That was my first thought.

my second thought was what the fuck is a positron

[BamaATL 16592]

You think Einstein walked around thinking everyone was a bunch of dumb-shits?  Now you know why he built that bomb.  

[B00M 6354]

1 minute ago, BamaATL said:

You think Einstein walked around thinking everyone was a bunch of dumb-shits?  Now you know why he built that bomb.  

[BamaATL 16592]

5 minutes ago, B00M said:

[Blotto 23462]

[ClubWhatever 12105]

What has visualizing the spin of an electron ever done for anyone?  I'll tell you.  Nothing.

[aggie08 21455]

10 hours ago, ClubWhatever said:

What has visualizing the spin of an electron ever done for anyone?  I'll tell you.  Nothing.

Who let these nerds out of the Make Dicks Hard and Hair Grow Lab?

[BabaYaga 15238]

11 hours ago, tomahawk dunk said:

Fucker.  Beat me to it