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What if a particle could just... walk through a solid wall? It turns out they can, and it's not science fiction! This bizarre phenomenon is called Quantum Tunneling, and it’s less of a "glitch" and more of a fundamental feature that makes our universe work. Join Subatomic Tanvi as we answer the big questions (and laugh a lot): How can a particle be somewhere it doesn't have the energy to go? Do waves "poke holes" to get through? And why would the sun stop shining—and your flash drives stop working—without this weird quantum trick? From its 1928 discovery to its role in modern tech, this episode makes the impossible easy to understand.
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What if a particle could just... walk through a solid wall? It turns out they can, and it's not science fiction! This bizarre phenomenon is called Quantum Tunneling, and it’s less of a "glitch" and more of a fundamental feature that makes our universe work. Join Subatomic Tanvi as we answer the big questions (and laugh a lot): How can a particle be somewhere it doesn't have the energy to go? Do waves "poke holes" to get through? And why would the sun stop shining—and your flash drives stop working—without this weird quantum trick? From its 1928 discovery to its role in modern tech, this episode makes the impossible easy to understand.

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