Morbane's coal

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In quantum wankchanics, Morbane's coal is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum wankerposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical gift may be considered simultaneously both the fic of your dreams (TFOYD) and coal, while it is unread state, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur.

The Coaltide interpretation implies that, after a while, the gift is simultaneously TFOYD and coal. Yet, when a coalie clicks on their gift, the coalie sees the gift either TFOYD or coal, not both TFOYD and coal. This poses the question of when exactly quantum wankerposition ends and reality resolves into one possibility or the other.

Madness Opens: Tuesday 26 December
Author Reveals: Monday 1 January


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Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

DC

I have read many fics, including my own gifts, that would have been better stories if they'd been closer to 1000 words than dragged out much longer but this is why I stopped signing up for the longfic exchanges. In this case, clearly the recipient wanted the thing they got which is the best of all worlds.

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

lol, +1. I've actually never received something over 5k that didn't feel like it needed half its length cut

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

CYRT

I wish we could swap and I could give you the close-to-minimum gifts I received and trade you for the much longer ones you consider unnecessary long.