Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don’t actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold.
xkcd #2991: Beamsplitters
Submitted 1 month ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.world
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Are beam splitters the main component in telescopes? It’s funny, but probably way more relatable to an astronomer, or someone who does optics stuff with telescopes.
zorro@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Did you read the explainxkcd link?
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, I didn’t realize there was one. Thanks! Totally missed the link
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Pentaprisms from SLR cameras have a similar but slightly different function, so personally as an amateur photographer who doesn’t use a SLR but learned about em, I think it’s pretty easy for photographers who used such tech to relate.