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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Ten years ago I wasn't responsible for half the food, half the cleaning up, and hadn't just had a $1200 bill for emergency house repairs causing me considerable financial distress that I'm attempting to cover when everything is closed.

My recip hasn't kudosed or commented yet and I'm extending them the same grace that I would like to receive, because I definitely feel the pressure to have read and commented within the first 24 hours, and I think I would have left a much better comment if I'd been able to leave it until this coming weekend.