Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology

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it's so far the best and easy way explanation of quantum computer. and yes its 2025!

Thank i learned notthing

*Me that didn't understand a damn thing:* "That is so interesting.

Incredible video

So Qubits are bisexual? Understood.

Quantum computers could revolutionize protein folding.
Alpha fold: Muahahahaha
But seriously, there are a genuine discussion about if AI could replace quantum computers in a lot of fields… however, I'm betting all the bad guys (i.e. also the "good guys") need them to crack RSA-keys…

Who is watching after knowing about Willow??.

We truly are information

Very beautiful and interesting ❤

For a 9 or 10 yr old video, it's held up pretty well as far as the basic science of quantum computers.
There was one thing I noticed at the 2:19 mark in the video. When comparing transistor sizes to atomic and sub-atomic particles, there was a reference using the size of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The narrator erroneously used the term, "…the HIV virus…" which is the same as saying, "…the human immunodeficiency virus virus…".
We are not back in the 1990's. By now, or even 10 yrs. ago, and especially if one is reading from a script, we should know the correct name of the virus that causes AIDs.

I am so stoned and didn’t hear anything this video said the first time . Rewatching it and still can’t understand 😂😂

me reading comments instead of watching this video

entaglement : " a close connection that makes each of the qubits react to a change in the other's state instantaneously" Is this true? As far as I know, quantum entaglement allows us to expect the state (spin) of an entanglemented particle, once we observed only its entaglemented pair. But would they react on each other's change?

What the hell is even that?! I’m literally not getting this concept. I thought I was intelligent…🫤

Ironically, the quantum computer itself is also in a superposition state of being just a specialized tool and a big revolution for humanity. (6:30)

Who or what built the first quantum computer? How did it happen? And how did they come up with the idea to actually make it work?

Who else can’t stand these cheesy “enhanced” voices

3:26 I had no idea that a quantum filter sounded just like the Raygun from Black Ops

Nisaaram landed me here

Did they change this video from the original in 2015?? I swear they added a lot of new stuff to it

THIS VIDEO NEEDS A SEQUEL!!!

2:33 rick reference

truly knowledgable

Its insane the amount of progress we have made since this video. I remember watching thinking my grand-kids would experience quantum computing, yet here we are in 2025 and the advancements we made are leaps and bounds beyond what i could even fathom 10 years ago. Bravo humans, bravo.

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definitely maybe

“Be water my friend”