Anything is Possible. Universe #0297816854

By Dan O

There are multiple interpretations of quantum mechanics and quantum physics. One such theory of how quantum mechanics operates is the multiverse theory. The multiverse theory derives its origin from the thought experiment of Schrodinger's cat. 

Schrodinger's Cat

A cat is enclosed fully into a metal box and locked inside so as to not be visible by an outside observer. A vial of poison and hammer is put in with the cat and also locked inside the box. The hammer is wound to a timer that measures the amount of U-254 decayed after 1 hour. If after 1 hour, more than half of the U-254 decays, the hammer is unwound, strikes the vial of poison which is then released into the air, and the cat dies. However, if after 1 hour, less than half of the U-254 decays, the hammer does not strike, and the cat lives. Because the half life of U-254 is one hour, this gives the cat approximately a 50% chance to live or die. This allows the idea that cat is dead after one hour, but also alive after one hour, because an outside observer can not truly know, so the cat is stuck in a superposition of being both dead and alive, until the box is opened and the superposition decays into one effect, the cat is dead, or the cat is alive. 

Image Credit: sincyscience.files.wordpress.com

The multiverse theory states that the cat is both dead and alive, even after the box is opened,  but within a completely separate universe. The cat may be alive in our universe, but dead in another. For each choice, action and decision we make, a universe is created which is reflected on that choice. There are an infinite number of universes that exist, with both very small changes in our reality and very large changes. Imagine that one is trapped within a maze, one has an infinite number of steps to take, and each one of those steps leads to an infinite number of new pathways. The steps that we make represent the choices that we make, and the pathway represents a new universe. These choices may be as big as changes in world events, or as small as changes in words, such as the word "is" being "desi"

http://www.machinetics.com/uncategorized/the-multiverse-theory-parallel-universes-explained/

Machinetics.com represents the multiverse theory well by realizing that there are multiple steps to the multiverse theory, each with increasing variations of strangeness. The universe described above is "level 2" where each universe exists within its own separate bubble. A level 1 multiverse describes the same scenario, but within our own universe, and that if one were to travel far enough into space, one would encounter a parallel world.

Level 3 takes it a step further by implying that the conscious soul/mind may never be killed. Even if one is killed within their own universe, their conscious mind merely transports to a universe where they are not killed. One can not die of old age because in another universe, old age does not exist. One can not die of a heart attack, because in another universe, the causes of that heart attack never occurred. But, the funeral exists somewhere, but never in the universe that you just existed in. 

Image Credit: Youtube.com - "Quantum Suicide"

A level 3 universe can be proven, but only to the observer after an infinite amount of time. The video above, "Quantum Suicide," shows a similar scenario as with Schrodinger's cat, but with a live human being. If a level 3 multiverse exists, the observer must either a. be able to see their own death or b. never experience death, with the gun constantly at their head but never firing. 

Finally, a level 4 universe states anything, and ANYTHING is possible.

It is not in conformity with the mathematical democracy principle that a universe that is mathematically possible can exist. Thus in this multiverse, there could be universes where mermaids, comic book characters, or any reality that can be conceivably imagined exists.

-Machinetics.com

Within multiverses, things get strange, weird, and downright unbelievable and yet, anything is figuratively and literally possible. But the multiverse theory is only one interpretation of quantum mechanics, and as with all other interpretations, it may never be proven, only theorized.