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Uncle Joe

(59,235 posts) Sat Nov 18, 2023, 08:15 PM Nov 2023

Something weird happens when you keep squeezing [View all]

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Under extreme pressures, matter defies the rules of physics as we know it.

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Something weird happens when you keep squeezing [View all] Uncle Joe Nov 2023 OP

Good stuff! Thanks for the link! nt Wounded Bear Nov 2023 #1

Fascinating video/film! The implications for the future are . . . well, limitless! nt CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2023 #2

Extreme conditions lead to interesting things tornado34jh Nov 2023 #3

Excellent! ntp AnnaLee Nov 2023 #4

I thought this was going to be about ketchup... milestogo Nov 2023 #5

Well if you put *rump under enough pressure, you get ketchup on the wall.. Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #6

and it looks like a bloodbath, but its just our democracy bleeding to bits... milestogo Nov 2023 #7

Not Gonna Do It... AndyJaque Nov 2023 #8

I'm proud of you WhiteTara Nov 2023 #22

Yes... My Mom Taught Me That AndyJaque Nov 2023 #23

mine too. WhiteTara Nov 2023 #35

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2023 #36

I'll remember that WhiteTara Nov 2023 #37

Interesting but I don't see Disaffected Nov 2023 #9

"as we know it" Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #10

Huh? Disaffected Nov 2023 #11

relative to peoples' experience, Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #12

I can't tell what you are getting at. Disaffected Nov 2023 #15

The normal rules or illusion that every day people observe in our living reality, Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #17

That's a nice find. limbicnuminousity Nov 2023 #19

Welcome to D.U. limbicnuminousity Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #20

TY kindly good sir! limbicnuminousity Nov 2023 #21

The dead cat or the alive cat? And when does quantum mechanics get not weird? paleotn Nov 2023 #25

Uncle Joe has to answer if he feels like sharing limbicnuminousity Nov 2023 #28

"Fire in my head" You're too kind limbicnuminousity Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #29

You're being generous. limbicnuminousity Nov 2023 #30

The cat is going to bite the big one and the diamond will shatter as well. Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #31

Correction, to my post, I just googled it and they can turn cats into diamonds. Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #32

That's pretty doggone neat! limbicnuminousity Nov 2023 #33

Thanks for the wise thoughts limbicnuminousity, Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #39

Before you leave, if you could be so kind, as to answer one question that I have Uncle Joe Nov 2023 #40

If you want to get really extreme in that regard, get really, really small. paleotn Nov 2023 #24

It's "a new field", "physicists are just starting to understand", Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2023 #18

and the same happens w/ carbon-related substances, squeeze hard enough, maybe a little heat, and you'll SWBTATTReg Nov 2023 #13

Everything has always been as expected sdfernando Nov 2023 #14

Thought this was a Dr. Pimple Popper video. 🤣 TheBlackAdder Nov 2023 #16

Kick questionseverything Nov 2023 #26

Bookmarking for a read later jfz9580m Nov 2023 #27

rly cool. thx mopinko Nov 2023 #34

OK I'll say it librechik Nov 2023 #38

On a vote of the hosts, this thread is being locked. ificandream Nov 2023 #41