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: Wank of Yuletides Past

[(Anonymous)]

I always enjoyed this one:

https://yuletide-coal.dreamwidth.org/11512.html?thread=39880696#cmt39880696

https://yuletide-coal.dreamwidth.org/11512.html?thread=39880952#cmt39880952

https://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/347032.html?thread=2009973656#cmt2009973656

For those who want more details before opening the links: In 2018, a first-time Yuletide participant leaves a negative, passive-aggressive comment on their giftfic, and proceeds to constantly bitch on their Twitter about the whole experience, even though they suspect one of their gift authors follows them there.

Re: Wank of Yuletides Past

[(Anonymous)]

Holy shit! That sure is something. I can't believe all the tweets are still up.

Also, sad to see now that the person they gifted their "rejected, incomplete" fic to was the same author who got shit from them >(