Fermi's Nightmare

Fermi's Nightmare
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Even magical genies have their limits! Asking a genie to violate the Pauli Exclusion Principle by turning electrons (spin-1/2 particles) into spin-1 particles is like asking your cat to solve the Riemann Hypothesis. That stare is the universal "you've got to be kidding me" look physicists give undergrads who suggest breaking fundamental quantum laws. Not even infinite cosmic power can change an electron's intrinsic spin—that's just particle physics playing hard to get.

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