Quantum Physics for Dummies Who Think It’s Magic
- mansour ansari
- Aug 26
- 3 min read
I’ll admit—I’m a bit disappointed in humanity. For years I’ve been working on a project that pushes into new science, a path I’m deeply passionate about. But it’s not the kind of path most people want to walk. It’s rough, difficult, counterintuitive, and often dismissed as “too sci-fi.” They just don't get it.
Investors don’t understand it. Some friends ridicule it. Even seasoned computer people shrug it off. Others laugh because it doesn’t fit inside the comfort zone of high school physics or easy explanations, and does not make sense beyond what they assume is "understandable". Many get stuck in the Dunning-Kruger trap—loud confidence, little depth, and what is Dunning-Kruger? You see what I am saying?
So I’ve decided to start writing about my work and the reactions it sparks:
“Quantum what? Quantum physics? Nah, I’m only into Newtonian physics.”
“Entanglement—what’s that?” Entangle what?
“Superposition—what does that even mean?”
“Why don’t you just build something people understand?”
"What have you been smoking?"
"Dunning-Kruger? Who are these people?"
"Dude! Stuff you do doesn't make sense!".......................I can write a few more! And that’s exactly the point. The frontier never looks familiar.
Here is my first one:
Quantum Physics for Dummies Who Think It’s Magic
Let’s get one thing straight: quantum physics is not magic. It’s not Harry Potter waving a wand. It’s not Marvel superheroes. It’s the science underneath the hood of reality—the operating system the universe runs on. Look it up! It is real science.
Here’s the deal:
In the normal world, if I flip a coin, it’s heads or tails. One answer.
In the quantum world, the coin is in a cloud of heads and tails until you look at it. That cloud is called superposition.
Then comes entanglement—imagine two coins so connected that if one lands heads, the other instantly “knows” to land tails, even if it’s across the galaxy. No phone call, no signal—just instant sync. How the hell do we know this? Well, it has been done numerous times in labs across the world, and guess what - all physicists and mathematicians agree that Quantum Physics is real in our world, even if it's not visible to the naked eye. People think that sounds like sorcery. It’s not. It’s just how the universe actually works at the smallest scale. It is Quantum Physics at work.
Why does this matter? Because when you take those rules and build technology around them, you get things like:
Quantum computers that solve problems classical computers choke on. Billions is poured into these technologies. Humans of races and nations are racing for their ultimate version of a Quantum Computer. The one who builds the first Quantum Computer at scale will win the war, just as the race to land on the moon.
Quantum random number generators (QRNGs) that pull pure unpredictability from nature, not fake randomness from an algorithm. Quantum random generators play a significant role in computational engines across various sectors of science.
Quantum communication that can’t be hacked, because tampering shows up immediately. Another characteristic of Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Physics.
So next time someone says, “Quantum physics? That’s just weird magic stuff,” the correct answer is:
“No, it’s the most real thing you’ll ever not see.”
Because quantum isn’t a trick, it’s the universe whispering its truth. And if you ignore it, you’re ignoring the foundation of tomorrow’s medicine, weather forecasting, material science, and even finance.
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