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 10 months ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.world
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months ago
Did you read the explainxkcd link?
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 months ago
No, I didn’t realize there was one. Thanks! Totally missed the link
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months 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.