Quantum Theory Effect on Macroscopic Events

1. Romantic Interlude and Quantum Theory
by
Hamid Kiabi
No this is not about the Wave Function, or Schrodinger's equation:
Are you sure?
It was a cold day in Madison. He was working in the EE department, and was
asked to collect data on the times when the Geiger counter clicks. The clicks from
Geiger counter means that the decay of a particular nuclei in a radioactive
substance. Decays which being quantum phenomenon happen at random times.
He was told that to record the exact time when 101 clicks took place. On average
it may take 35 minutes, but on the other hand it could take 34 minutes or 36
minutes!
After 34 minutes to record the 101 clicks on the Geiger Counter and knowing him
very well, he would have packed his stuff in a blink of an eye and commented : "
@#$%! ..... can not believe, wasted my time counting clicks, hope I can get to the
Jimmy's Tavern with my buddies which already had a head start......".
It happened one atomic nucleus recorded above as having decayed, have instead
decided not to decay. This meant that the experiment could have taken 36
minutes. As he was getting ready to take off, SHE walks in the lab, and "claims"
left her notebook in the lab. He being a gentleman looks for her notebook, they
don't find it!
They start talking and walk home, and agree to meet later that day, as a result he
misses on an event which would had life changing consequences for worse!?
Clearly the different time it might have taken for him to finish up his experiment
led to two different outcomes, and diverge by large amount.
Microscopic effects can have macroscopic consequences. (*)

2. (*) In case you wondered, the latter outcome took place :)