Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle

Imagine trying to take a photo of something that disappears the moment you focus your camera. That’s what it’s like trying to measure particles at the quantum level.

Welcome to the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle — a strange rule from quantum physics that says:

Why?

To detect a particle's position, we need to observe it — usually by shining light (photons) on it. But here's the catch:

Photons don’t just observe. They interact.

When you shine light on a particle, the photons transfer energy to it, pushing it, accelerating it — changing its speed.

So, by observing it, you’ve already changed it. 😳

🎯 More accuracy in position = Less accuracy in speed.

⚡ Observing a particle affects the particle.

🔍 In quantum physics, the act of measuring is part of the experiment.

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