Physicists prove that matter can be in two places at once


	Physicists prove that matter can be in two places at once

katsteevns

10-27-2009 4:50 PM

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10-28-2009 9:33 AM

lollipop10

...and people scoff at ghost stories....

10-28-2009 10:04 AM

tazmanium

And yet another door opens...

10-28-2009 10:30 AM

Steve Savage

Bilocation, or sometimes multilocation, is a term used to describe the ability/instances in which an individual or object is said to be, or appears to be, located in two distinct places at the same instant in time.

"A certain smile, a certain face, can lead an unsuspecting heart on a merry chase" by Steve Savage "King of the Beasts"
http://sskotb.blogspot.com/2007/09/certain-smile-certain-face-can-lead.html

10-29-2009 12:52 PM

lollipop10

i like your quote Steve, it's nice!

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