ever get that feeling. Like something you remember
just isn't quite right anymore. Like a detail
shifted. Yeah, like a movie title is suddenly
different. Or a brand from your childhood has
like a new spelling. That mismatch between memory
and reality. Yeah, and it turns out it's surprisingly
common. You're not alone in feeling that, not
at all. And like our source for this deep dive
points out. It's almost like a glitch in reality,
they say. Yeah, and they use some interesting
examples. Like the Berenstain Bears. So many
people remember it with an E at the end. Berenstain,
right. Yeah, and Febreze. Some remember a different
vowel sound. Oh, interesting. Even the Statue
of Liberty. Yeah, some people swear it was on
a completely different part of the island. Exactly.
So these glitches in reality, as our source calls
them, they've really taken off online. People
call them the Mandela effects. Which is kind
of a cool name. It is. It is. So this brings
us to the big question we're tackling in this
deep dive, and it might sound a little out there,
but bear with us. Could the work being done at
CERN, you know, with that huge, large Hadron
Collider, could that have anything to do with
these weird shared memory glitches? Right. It's
a fascinating connection. It's speculative, definitely,
but fascinating nonetheless. And we're going
to be exploring it using excerpts from this document
called How CERN Broke the Internet and Reality.
as we know it, dot p -d -e -f. Now, it's important
to remember this source has a specific viewpoint.
It suggests a link between CERN's experiments
and these changes to reality, as they put it.
Right. So our goal is to really unpack these
theories, dive into the quantum mechanics and
parallel universes and all that heady stuff the
source talks about, and hopefully give you a
better grasp of these ideas. A clearer understanding,
yeah. So right off the bat, the source throws
out some wild explanations for these Mandela
effects. One of them is the multiverse. You know,
this idea that our universe isn't the only one.
Right, that there are other universes out there.
Exactly. And this is where our source really
reflects the current multiverse theory. It suggests
that for every choice, every outcome, there's
a separate universe, every path not taken, taken
in another reality. Whoa, that's a lot to take
in. A whole tapestry of realities branching off
at every single moment. So this is where it gets
really interesting. Our source asks, could our
universe somehow have bumped into another one.
Almost like merged with another reality. A reality
that's almost identical, but with tiny differences
that we're suddenly noticing. Right, like two
versions of the same story overlapping. And suddenly
we're confused about the details. Exactly. It's
a really far out theory, but it's one way to
try and explain why so many people share memories
that don't quite match up. Okay, so if we're
even going to entertain this possibility of universes
bumping into each other, our force points the
finger. Metaphorically, of course, at CERN. And
more specifically, at the Large Hadron Collider,
the LHC. So tell us about this thing, this LHC.
What is it exactly? The LHC. It's an incredible
feat of engineering. Like the source emphasizes,
it's the largest machine humans have ever built.
We're talking a 27 kilometer long circular tunnel.
A 27 kilometer loop. underground. Yeah, imagine
that. Almost a marathon -length tunnel underground,
crossing international borders and its purpose.
to accelerate particles, like protons, to nearly
the speed of light. Nearly the speed of light.
99 .9999991%, to be precise. Wow, that's mind
-bogglingly fast. Yeah, almost impossible to
grasp. And they smash these particles together,
releasing tremendous energy. And from those collisions,
all sorts of other particles are created, and
scientists study them. So they're basically smashing
things together at unimaginable speeds to see
what happens. In essence, yes. And by studying
these collisions, they can learn about the fundamental
building blocks of the universe and the forces
at play. And has the LHC been successful in doing
that? Oh, incredibly. It's led to new particle
discoveries that have filled gaps in our understanding
of particle physics. We're talking about the
standard model, which is a best explanation so
far for the fundamental particles and forces,
except for gravity. So really groundbreaking
stuff. But as our force also points out, generating
that kind of power, it raises questions about
possible unintended consequences, right? It does.
The source talks about the immense energy needed
to run this huge machine and the possibility
of some weird side effects, let's say. Weird
side effects from smashing things together at
the speed of light. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, it's natural to wonder what might happen
when you concentrate so much energy into such
tiny spaces. Early on, there was skepticism about
the LHC. People were worried it could create
microscopic black holes or even rip holes in
space -time. Micro -black holes. That sounds
like something out of a sci -fi movie. It does,
but scientists took those concerns seriously.
Most agreed that any black holes created would
be incredibly tiny and disappear almost instantly,
so not really a threat. But those fears were
definitely out there. And this brings us to one
of the LHC's biggest achievements, the discovery
of the Higgs boson. Ah, the Higgs boson, famously
elusive particle. Yeah, it's a big deal. The
source describes it as being associated with
the Higgs field, which is basically what gives
certain particles their mass. And this Higgs
field, it came into being right after the Big
Bang. So right at the beginning of the universe.
Imagine it like a cosmic syrup that fills all
of space. Cosmic syrup. Yeah, bear with me. As
particles move through this field, they interact
with it. The stronger they interact, the more
resistance they feel, and that resistance is
what we experience as mass. Oh, I see. So the
Higgs field is like a drag on particles, and
the more drag, the more massive they are. Exactly.
And finding the Higgs boson confirmed this idea.
It was a huge validation of the Standard Model
and gave us crucial insights into this fundamental
part of the universe. And this is where the theories
about CERN and reality shifts start to get really
interesting, according to our source. OK, so
we've unlocked this fundamental secret about
mass. But the source brings up this interesting
point about Stephen Hawking. He apparently said
that the confirmation of the Higgs boson made
physics less interesting. Yeah, it's a famous
quote from him. People interpret it in different
ways. Like he was disappointed or something.
Maybe a little tongue -in -cheek about how neat
and tidy the discovery made things seem. But
the source points out something else. Hawking's
Higgs boson doomsday theory, which he discussed
in his lectures. Higgs boson doomsday. That sounds
pretty ominous. What is that exactly? It's basically
a theory about an instability within the Higgs
field itself. The details are very complex, and
it's all still theoretical. But the gist is that
under extreme conditions, the Higgs field could
shift into a lower energy state. And this shift
could spread through the universe, like a rapidly
expanding bubble, and potentially, well, destroy
everything. So the thing that gives things mass
could also lead to the undoing of, well, everything.
It's a pretty unsettling thought, yeah. And the
source connects this doomsday idea to the actual
measured mass of the Higgs boson, which is 126
billion electron volts, right? They claim this
puts the universe on the brink of instability.
That's the argument in the source, yeah. The
idea is that this specific mass puts the Higgs
field in a precarious position, like a balancing
act. Ketering on the edge. Yeah, physicists call
it a metastable state. And because so many particles
get their mass from the Higgs field, if the field
changes, even in one tiny spot, it could have
a ripple effect throughout the entire universe.
And that could be catastrophic, I imagine. Potentially,
yes. So the source talks about this idea that,
like matter, the Higgs field could exist in different
energy states. And if enough energy gets concentrated,
it could trigger a shift to a higher energy state.
This would create this expanding bubble spreading
at the speed of light. And that bubble would
change everything it touched. Yeah, like a wave
changing the properties of the entire ocean as
it moves through it. And if the energy goes past
a certain point, I think the source mentioned
a figure of 100 billion giga electron volts.
Yeah, that's the threshold. according to them.
That's when you get what they call catastrophic
vacuum decay. Right. And the end result. The
end of our universe as we know it. So we're talking
about the complete annihilation of everything.
It's a pretty extreme scenario, but that's the
idea. And here's where the concept of the multiverse
comes back into play. Some physicists, the ones
mentioned in our source, they've wondered, if
this vacuum decay happens and our universe basically
ends, where does all that energy and matter go?
It can't just disappear. Well, that's the question.
And one thought is that it might spill over into
another universe. Remember, the idea is that
these other universes might have different physics,
different fundamental particles. So our reality
could merge with another one during this vacuum
decay event. That's one speculative possibility.
Maybe a vacuum decay triggered by some incredibly
high energy event could destabilize the boundaries
between universes. And then boom, our reality
merges with another and we start experiencing
these weird little incons... these Mandela effects.
So maybe we're seeing traces of another reality
bleeding into ours. It's a wild idea, but that's
the suggestion. And our source even touches on
string theory for a bit. You know, that idea
that there are higher dimensions with all these
bubble universes on their own membranes. I've
heard of string theory. Very complex stuff. Yeah,
it's incredibly complex. But our source uses
it to suggest that maybe these bubble universes
sometimes bump into each other or merge. And
that could also explain the Mandela effects,
these shifts in our reality. OK, so we've gone
from misremembered cartoon bears to potentially
universe ending events caused by the most powerful
machine ever built. I mean, could the LHC really
be responsible for breaking our universe, as
the source puts it. Well, that's the central
question they're exploring, isn't it? It's a
whole chain of theoretical possibilities. The
LHC influencing the Higgs field, leading to vacuum
decay, and then the possibility of our universe
merging with others, resulting in the Mandela
effects. It's a mind blowing thought, but it's
important to remember that this is all highly
theoretical. As the source itself acknowledges,
we're dealing with very complex ideas and our
understanding of the universe is constantly evolving.
We're pushing the boundaries of quantum mechanics
and cosmology here, where things can get pretty
fuzzy between established science and speculative
ideas. Absolutely. It's important to keep that
in mind. And we're really looking at one specific
interpretation of these ideas here, connecting
them to the Mandela effects, which are still
a mystery. It's definitely a thought -provoking
look at some of the most fundamental questions
about reality itself. And I think it raises even
more questions than it answers. So after hearing
all this, think about it. Our universe might
be this incredibly intricate system on a nice
edge, so to speak. And we humans, with our technology,
are pushing the limits of what we know and what
we can do. It's definitely food for thought.
So what other unexpected consequences might our
pursuit of knowledge have? It really makes you
wonder. Maybe this deep dive has sparked a curiosity
in you. Maybe you'll go out and explore the world
of quantum mechanics and cosmology a little further
on your own. Always good to keep asking questions.
Exactly. And keep exploring. Thanks for joining
us on this deep dive. It's been a wild ride.
It has. Until next time. See you then.