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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 28 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I took physics in high school, so I'm basically a qualified expert. I can confirm that quantum mechanics tell us that this is possible. Exceedingly unlikely, but possible.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

The satistical chances of every single atom in your body just randomly dispersing and you vanishing is not 0. Just a very, very small percentage.

The statistical chances of only a spot on your body doing that is near infinitely more likely than the first scenario tho.

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 16 hours ago

The statistical chance using our current models and understanding.

We have never observed such a large amount of atoms dispersing through quantum effects simultaneously. There may be some process we are unaware of preventing this.

Which is to say, there is a non-zero chance the chance of this scenario is exactly zero.

[–] Little8Lost@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago

From what i know its also possible for a hand to phase through a table but even if someone would slap a table from the start to end of the universe it would be unlikely to happen (i forgot the thickness of the table)