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Quantum Virus. Super Transmission.
29-08-2014, 11:20 AM (This post was last modified: 29-08-2014 11:32 AM by AnimalM5ba.)
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Quantum Virus. Super Transmission.
A virus capable of existing in multiple states at any given time. including lethal and non lethal, It is also able to move instantaneously to any probable position within the known universe, but perhaps in this case restricted by earth's gravity.

Transmission

Super Positioning - significantly harder to detect. Will transmit to any random location on earth.

Quantum Trajectory - increases land and border transmission. More likely to infect neighbouring countries.

Eye Contact - when observing transmission the virus takes a single position and as a result is able to hitch a ride on reflected photons delivering small packets of infectious information which can add up and increase infectivity especially in high density areas.

Backing story
Suspending a cat between life and death is one of the best-known thought experiments in quantum mechanics.

Now researchers from Germany and Spain are proposing a real experiment to probe whether a virus can exist in a superposition of two quantum states. Such superpositions are typically the domain of smaller, inanimate objects such as atoms. But the team believes that their technique, using finely tuned lasers, will soon allow for the superposition of something much closer to a living organism. They outline the experiment in a paper posted to the arXiv pre-print server1.

At its most fundamental level, quantum mechanics says that particles can only exist in discrete states. For example, researchers can measure the direction a particle spins as either 'up' or 'down', but nothing in between. Yet, as long as no one is looking, the particle exists in a combination of both states simultaneously, a strange blend known as a superposition.

In the 1930s, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger described the now-famous cat experiment, intending it as a caution against applying quantum rules to the real, 'classical' world. He imagined placing a cat inside a box that contains a vial of hydrogen cyanide. A hammer, suspended above the vial, would be set to smash it if triggered by the decay of a tiny chunk of radioactive material.

As long as the box is closed, the radioactive material behaves like a spinning particle because it exists in two states — decayed or not decayed. That means the cat is left in a limbo of being simultaneously dead and not dead. Only when scientists actually measure whether the radioactive substance has decayed will the superposition break down into one or other of the two possibilities.

Oriol Romero-Isart at the Max Plank Institute for Quantum Physics in Garching, Germany, and his colleagues now say they hope to attempt a similar 'Schrödinger's virus' experiment in the lab.

Chilled out virus

The team hope to trap a virus in a vacuum using an electromagnetic field created by a laser. Then, with another laser, the team would slow down the virus's movement until it sits motionless in its lowest possible energy state.

Once the virus is fixed, the team will use a single photon to put the virus into a quantum superposition of two states, where it is either moving or not. Until it is measured, the virus should exist in a superposition of motion and stillness.

The team suggest that tobacco mosaic virus, a rod-shaped plant virus measuring about 50 nanometres wide and almost 1 micrometre long, would be an ideal candidate for the experiment. While there is still debate about whether such viruses can really be classed as alive, the experiment could even be extended to tiny organisms, the scientists say. Microscopic tardigrades, or water-bears, can survive in the vacuum of space for days, and may be suitable for the same sort of Schrödinger treatment.

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Other physicists are sceptical about how much the experiment will show. There's no reason to believe that a virus would behave any differently than a similar-sized inanimate object, says Martin Plenio a physicist at Imperial College in London. "I'm absolutely convinced that a virus would behave exactly the same as an inorganic molecule," he says.

Still, he concedes, testing relatively large objects, whether viruses or molecules, could prove interesting. According to quantum mechanics, it should be possible for macroscopic objects like cars and people to enter superpositions, but that never appears to happen. Studying relatively large objects, says Plenio, may help physicists learn where the quantum world ends and the our macroscopic world begins.
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30-08-2014, 10:10 AM (This post was last modified: 30-08-2014 10:30 AM by AnimalM5ba.)
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RE: Quantum Virus. Super Transmission.
Shrodingers Virus -

A virus is trapped in a vacuum and lasers fired upon it. This causes the virus to inherit quantum traits of superpositioning. From here the virus begins to rapidly transmit to every country on earth. It will be harder as all your transmission dna will be available early game. So the bulk of your decisions are made pretty early on and from then on a slow influx of dna helps maintain the tacticability of game play.

Super Positioning - significantly harder to detect. Will transmit to any random location on earth.

Quantum Trajectory - increases land and border transmission. More likely to infect neighbouring countries.

Quantum Stability - Virus transmits with more success within a concentrated location.

Eye Contact I - when observing transmission the virus takes a single position and as a result is able to hitch a ride on reflected photons delivering small packets of infectious information which can add up and increase infectivity especially in high density areas.

Eye Contact II - increases information stored in photons. Increasing infectivity. High density.

Eye Contact III - but a glance is enough to transmit virus. Increased infectivity. High density.

Blood I - Virus transmit through blood to blood contact.
Blood II - virus transmits via other bodily fluids.
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Water I - able to survive outside the body in warm water.
Water II - able to survive in contaminated waters.
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Extreme Aquasol - Able to survive in a variety of liquids from salt water to sulphuric acid. Humid.


Symptoms similar to meningitis.

Perhaps fly transmission also.

Special Abilities increase mutations and evasion liklihood. 50% chance an infected person is analysed and diagnosed as healthy. As they are both infected and not infected at the same time.


Essentially I am trying to present the concept of a strain of meningitis that alone cannot infect the world until it has been given the ability to go into a state of super positioning. Only then is it strong enough to escape its vacuum and wipe out humanity.
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30-08-2014, 02:04 PM
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RE: Quantum Virus. Super Transmission.
cool idea
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30-08-2014, 03:13 PM (This post was last modified: 30-08-2014 03:30 PM by AnimalM5ba.)
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Shrodingers Virus.
Shrodingers Virus


Abilities
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[Image: Uncertainty_I.png]

Uncertainty I - 12% of infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

[Image: Uncertainty_II.png]

Uncertainty II - 25% of the infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

[Image: Uncertainty_III.png]

Uncertainty III - 50% of the infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

Bacterial Trandesence - Virus able to transmit to bacteria, permitting bacterial meningitis symptoms.

+ all Hot, Cold, Antibiotics 1+2, x2 Cure Reistence and x3 Genetic Reshuffle

Transmissions
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[Image: Superpositioning.png]

Super Positioning - Virus able to transmit from country to country.

[Image: Quantum_Trajectory.png]

Quantum Trajectory - Virus more likely to infect neighbouring regions.

[Image: Quantum_Stability.png]

Quantum Stability - Virus more likely to jump to a nearby vicinity, increasing infectivity.


Insect I - Insects susceptible to infection. Carrier insects increase infectivity, especially in hot climates and chance of mutation

Insect II - Increases rate of transfer between insects. Increase infectivity, especially in hot climates and chance of mutation.

Blood I - Gives organism ability to spread through blood to blood contact. Increases infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance

Blood II - Infected bodily fluids able to pass through mucous membranes. Increases infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance.

Water I - Pathogen can survive outside the body in fresh, warm water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission

Water II - Pathogen able to survive in chemically treated water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission.

Extreme Hematophagy - Pathogen uses host lymphocytes to replicate. Increase in infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance.




Eye Contact I - Small packets of infomation carried on reflected photons build up over time increasing the chance of infection developing, especially in high density area's.

Eye Contact II - More viral infomation may be transferred on each photon, increasing infectivity in high density areas.

Eye Contact III - But a close range glance is enough to spread infection, increasing infectivity in high density areas.



Symptoms
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Nausea - Irritated stomach lining leads to discomfort. Slight chance of infection when kissing

Vomitting - The expulsion of infected material through projectile vomiting increases the risk of infection

Fever - Increase in temperature, contagiousness and severe dehydration, which can be fatal

Headache - Occasional Headaches cause irritation and reduce productiveness.

Joint Pain - Jointpain causes people to move less, slightly decreasing infectivity yet people are less productive.

Rigors - Cold Shivering scares people causing them go out less often, reducing infection rates and productivness

Anemia - Decrease in red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood can lead to hypoxia in the organs

Dyspnea - Breathlessness can be fatal if combined with intense exersize.

Rash - The skin becomes blistered and painful, slightly increasing infectivity

Apnea - Over tiredness causes people to be irritable less productive.

Confusion - Boosts of dopamine make it harder to concertrate on complex tasks, slowing cure efforts.

Delirium - Increased dopamine cause host to enter a state of delerium, slowing cure efforts.

Seizures - Random blackouts and fits reduce the patient's ability to function independently. Can be fatal


Symptoms with bacterial trandensence


Photophobia - Eyes become sensitive to light, decreasing infection rates and productiveness.

Coma - Neuropathic effects in the brain stem cause loss of consciousness and sometimes death. Significantly harder to cure

Stroke - Causes heart failure and severe irreversible brain damage, Commonly fatal.

Hearing Loss - Loss of hearing makes it harder to communicate, slowing cure efforts.

Memory Loss - Loss of memory slows cure efforts.




Newsfeed and Popups
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Shrodingers virus disappears!

Hadron Collider breaks Down.

Higgs Boson Discovered.

Man Spontaneously Combusts outside church.

Gardener discovers the meaning of life.

Worlds first super virus.

Quantum Book Burn in _________.

Insecticide not enough?

Is the virus a hoax?

Einstein ridiculed.

Pope becomes prime minister of italy.

National bloodtests show.. confusing results.
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30-08-2014, 03:31 PM
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RE: Quantum Virus. Super Transmission.
(30-08-2014 03:13 PM)AnimalM Wrote:  Shrodingers Virus


Abilities
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[Image: Uncertainty_I.png]

Uncertainty I - 12% of infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

[Image: Uncertainty_II.png]

Uncertainty II - 25% of the infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

[Image: Uncertainty_III.png]

Uncertainty III - 50% of the infected are incorrectly diagnosed as healthy. Making pathogen harder to notice.

Bacterial Trandesence - Virus able to transmit to bacteria, permitting bacterial meningitis symptoms.

+ all Hot, Cold, Antibiotics 1+2, x2 Cure Reistence and x3 Genetic Reshuffle

Transmissions
-------------

[Image: Superpositioning.png]

Super Positioning - Virus able to transmit from country to country.

[Image: Quantum_Trajectory.png]

Quantum Trajectory - Virus more likely to infect neighbouring regions.

[Image: Quantum_Stability.png]

Quantum Stability - Virus more likely to jump to a nearby vicinity, increasing infectivity.


Insect I - Insects susceptible to infection. Carrier insects increase infectivity, especially in hot climates and chance of mutation

Insect II - Increases rate of transfer between insects. Increase infectivity, especially in hot climates and chance of mutation.

Blood I - Gives organism ability to spread through blood to blood contact. Increases infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance

Blood II - Infected bodily fluids able to pass through mucous membranes. Increases infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance.

Water I - Pathogen can survive outside the body in fresh, warm water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission

Water II - Pathogen able to survive in chemically treated water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission.

Extreme Hematophagy - Pathogen uses host lymphocytes to replicate. Increase in infectivity, especially in poor regions and mutation chance.




Eye Contact I - Small packets of infomation carried on reflected photons build up over time increasing the chance of infection developing, especially in high density area's.

Eye Contact II - More viral infomation may be transferred on each photon, increasing infectivity in high density areas.

Eye Contact III - But a close range glance is enough to spread infection, increasing infectivity in high density areas.



Symptoms
--------

Nausea - Irritated stomach lining leads to discomfort. Slight chance of infection when kissing

Vomitting - The expulsion of infected material through projectile vomiting increases the risk of infection

Fever - Increase in temperature, contagiousness and severe dehydration, which can be fatal

Headache - Occasional Headaches cause irritation and reduce productiveness.

Joint Pain - Jointpain causes people to move less, slightly decreasing infectivity yet people are less productive.

Rigors - Cold Shivering scares people causing them go out less often, reducing infection rates and productivness

Anemia - Decrease in red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood can lead to hypoxia in the organs

Dyspnea - Breathlessness can be fatal if combined with intense exersize.

Rash - The skin becomes blistered and painful, slightly increasing infectivity

Apnea - Over tiredness causes people to be irritable less productive.

Confusion - Boosts of dopamine make it harder to concertrate on complex tasks, slowing cure efforts.

Delirium - Increased dopamine cause host to enter a state of delerium, slowing cure efforts.

Seizures - Random blackouts and fits reduce the patient's ability to function independently. Can be fatal


Symptoms with bacterial trandensence


Photophobia - Eyes become sensitive to light, decreasing infection rates and productiveness.

Coma - Neuropathic effects in the brain stem cause loss of consciousness and sometimes death. Significantly harder to cure

Stroke - Causes heart failure and severe irreversible brain damage, Commonly fatal.

Hearing Loss - Loss of hearing makes it harder to communicate, slowing cure efforts.

Memory Loss - Loss of memory slows cure efforts.
You are a faithfull servant of the Plague GodBig Grin Continue inventing such cool ideas like the Quantum Virus and you will be reworded.Smile
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