Quantum bogodynamics
parody of quantum mechanics
Quantum bogodynamics () is a humorous parody of quantum mechanics that describes the universe through interactions of fictional elementary particles, bogons (by analogy to the naming of real elementary particles, e.g. photons; but also from the English word bogus, meaning 'fake'). Bogosity refers to the degree to which something is bogus.
This theory assumes the existence of three basic phenomena:
Bogon-emitting sources (such as politicians, used-car dealers, TV preachers, and teleshopping hosts)
Bogon absorbers (or sinks) (taxpayers and computers),
Bogosity potential fields.
The Jargon File Glossary describes the theory as follows:
Here is a representative QBD theory: The bogon is a boson (integral spin, +1 or −1), and has zero rest mass. In this respect it is very much like a photon. However, it has a much greater momentum, thus explaining its destructive effect on computer electronics and human nervous systems. The corollary to this is that bogons also have tremendous inertia, and therefore a bogon beam is deflected only with great difficulty. When the bogon encounters its antiparticle, the cluon, they mutually annihilate each other, releasing magic smoke. Furthermore 1 Lenat = 1 mole (6.022E23) of bogons.
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