When my wife and I sit down to a home-cooked meal we usually have at least three separate dishes. For example, tonight we had salmon, kale and a mix of potatoes, onions and tomatoes. \u00a0Everything was absolutely delicious. The salmon skin was crispy and the veggies were fantastic.<\/p>\n
The problem is one of time. \u00a0As soon as the food is served onto my plate I start to eat one of the dishes, in this case I started with the salmon. At this point my wife invariably asks, “What’s wrong with the kale? You \u00a0aren’t eating it.” \u00a0I keep eating as fast as I can. “Are the potatoes alright,” she asks. \u00a0I keep eating with the intention of sampling all three dishes as soon as I can.<\/p>\n
“You haven’t tried the wine yet, it’s really good,” she says. I keep eating determined to finish the bites in my mouth.<\/p>\n
This is why I am requesting that DARPA consider an urgent competition to develop a quantum robot. Husbands cannot possibly try every dish in a meal at the same time and this causes misunderstanding that could lead to a threat to world peace.<\/p>\n
I hereby request that scientists and engineers develop a quantum robot that can perform tasks simultaneously in at least three different states (please note: this is because we normally don’t have more than three dishes for dinner).<\/p>\n
I feel that the phenomenon of superposition is currently being underutilized for domestic purposes. A quantum robot would be a welcome addition to our family and it would definitely let me eat my dinner at a more sedate pace.<\/p>\n
Sincererly,<\/p>\n
Samuel Muggington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When my wife and I sit down to a home-cooked meal we usually have at least three separate dishes. For example, tonight we had salmon, kale and a mix of potatoes, onions and tomatoes. \u00a0Everything was absolutely delicious. The salmon skin was crispy and the veggies were fantastic. The problem is one of time. \u00a0As … Continue reading Urgent need for a quantum robot<\/span>