I Would Not Call Clark-Superman Transition Adiabatic But Ok

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I Would Not Call Clark-Superman Transition Adiabatic But Ok

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Superhero physics at its finest! This meme brilliantly hijacks quantum mechanics notation to explain why Superman and Batman can't swap identities. In quantum mechanics, those fancy |brackets⟩ represent quantum states. The top diagram shows the "allowed transitions" - Clark Kent can become Superman, and Bruce Wayne can become Batman. Energy conservation says yes! ✓ But the bottom diagram? That's quantum heresy! Clark becoming Batman while Bruce becomes Superman would violate conservation laws. The system would need to exchange too much energy during the transformation - definitely NOT adiabatic! It's like trying to turn water into wine without adding grapes... thermodynamically impossible! Physics professors everywhere are cackling at their desks right now. The multiverse simply won't allow this crossover episode!

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