What If We Harnessed Zero-Point Energy?

Imagine if we could collect the energy out of thin air. And I mean it quite literally.You know how you were taught that a vacuum is nothing but empty space? That isn't exactly true, at least in the world of quantum mechanics. If you dive deeper, below the level of molecules, atoms, electrons and protons, and into the world of the tiniest subatomic particles, like quarks, you'll see that even the vacuum of space can never be truly empty. It's filled with particles that randomly pop in and out of existence.But the exciting thing about those these fluctuating particles is that they generate energy that we could, hypothetically, put to good use. How could we harness this vacuum energy? How would taming a source of unlimited power change us? And why could this be dangerous for the planet?

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[nathanielfrancisco]

This channel is literally my 3am thoughts

[PatoTutorials]

Kids in 2020: Mom! Can we go to Disney?
Kids in 2500: Mom! Can we go to Mars?

[swordsmanxofficial]

Mom: It's already 1:14am, and he's still on his phone I bet he have a girlfriend

Me:

[BrokenRobotK]

I love the optimism that the world would "share" this energy

[shamiran]

Imagine a world with no religion, politics, crimes, fights and everyone just focused on these kind of things.

[Zarturael]

Let's make ZPM's!
Stargate, anyone? :p

[Spookssga]

“McKay, ya just destroyed half the system” (Stargate) 😁

[itsyonasa]

What IF: are you still with me?
Me: I am already lost when you said Zero Point

[omgkeuri]

I first learned Zero point energy from Stargate's ZPMs and I am sad that not a single clip from that show was included in this video. Even the entire world of Stargate Atlantis revolves around zero point energy 😭

[chrisgutierrez]

It’s cool huh? Zero point energy, I keep the best inventions to myself...
—syndrome

[Sumirevins]

Noone:

What if making everyone's Quarantine great

[gabbylikeskicks]

What if we harnessed zero-point energy? Well, Syndrome would be pissed, for starters, cause he always saves the best tech only for himself

[omahh]

“Say my name..”

“The Heisenberg uncertainty principle”

[thecrackergamer]

What if: what if stopped uploading





IT WOULD BE A CRISIS

[huonghuynh]

What If: are you still with me?
Me: 🥴 yeah yeah...keep going...

[JohnDoe-ndrt]

They have figured this out almost 70 years ago, and they've been suppressing it ever since

[thomasaquinas]

ZPE (zero point energy) has been a controversy for some time. Most scientists state that we know the power inherent in that concept and it isn't much. Others believe there's a staggering amount of energy in a modest part of space, everywhere. If we could only harness it. At this point, I'll stand with the consensus, but we've been surprised before.

[Knawlege]

pretty sure nikola tesla has already made patents on this and thats why he was silenced

[Clorox-enjoyer]

Mountain climber's in 2020: I want to climb mount Everest

Mountain climber's in 2600: I want to climb Olympus mons

[baylieelizabeth]

Nobody:
Literally nobody:





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