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The spanreeds though, they definitively sound as they are quantumly entangled, though quantumly entangled objects wouldn't transmit information, because you can't decide which state it collapses into. This is however subject to some debate in physics, and I think we won't solve that particular problem on this thread.

Heh. I just read that interlude again. Somehow I remembered it as being two sprens in different rooms. The measurement and the size seem to be quantumly entangled though, but that might just be my confirmation bias.

Hmm, this is a good thread. The Flamespren experiment was definitively a quantum mechanics reference, and of Quantum entanglement especially. As I understand it, when two particles are Quantumly entangled, then by measuring the state of one, you know the state of the other. It's pretty simply explained at http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_entanglement It also involved a spren variant of Heisenberg's principle, so that when one spren was measured, it's size was set in stone and no longer in a state of flux, as they normally appear to be. As the two were quantumly entangled, it too affixed the state of the other, or that's how I understood it. I do however think that Brandon is more giving science a nod than painstakingly having every detail fit. As someone said earlier, the story comes first, though he certainly has been quite accurate to this point. This makes the books more believable, and makes discussing the science behind the magic more fun, as we fans could actually come to logical conclusions based on the hard set rules, rather than having to get all our info from Brandon. Also, I agree with the Captain, having these small examples in the extra chapters is fun, but if Brandon has to give lengthy explanations it would kind of ruin it for a lot of fantasy readers who are not so scientifically inclined. I personally love these little snippets, but I do like lengthy, almost non relevant explanations in books (It's what makes Discworld so good, and this short set-in-middle-earth Russian novels which goes on at length about how things looked from the other side http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Ringbearer). LLAP!

What's neat about physics is that if you're not going to be calculating something, you don't actually have to know all the math. It's a lot about having a feel about how things work, and the specific equations come into play later, though if you understand the equations, they can certainly offer a valuable insight into the physics. I've studied some physics at the University of Iceland, and I was also a backup for the Icelandic Physics Olympiad team, so I should be able to explain at least something (hopefully Sanderson related!) Also, I loved the reference to quantum entanglement in TWoK, but I won't spoil it for anyone here.

I was on vacation in Norway and needed something to read. I went to this bookstore in the town I was in, and found their pretty sparse English section, which had even fewer fantasies. There were however, the first 4 WoT books, in the UK orbit edition, so I decided to try it out. After having read the first one, I was hooked, and just had to continue reading.

Hey, nice to have you here! I'm from Iceland, so I deal with the same problem myself. I usually choose the words that I think look better, like honour, colour and harbour, but then again I prefer civilization and customization. I guess I'll have to choose one v.s the other if I publish something though. My first Brandon book was The Gathering Storm, which is the 12th Wheel of Time book, but if you aren't into that series, I'd go for The Way of Kings or Mistborn. I haven't read Warbreaker myself (It's next on my "To read" list, I swear!), but those two are my favorites.

What did Alcatraz get for his birthday? Who was Alcatraz's mother?

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Hey! I'm a big Brandon Sanderson fan, and I've read all but Warbreaker and the last three Alcatraz books. I came here to learn more about the cosmere, as it appears that there is way more information about it than was ever revealed in the books. I also want to ask a question: In this interview (http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/11/the-alloy-of-law-spoiler-thread#225206), Brandon says that the Ars Arcanum was either written by Hoid or "a member of the 17th shard". What does he mean with "a member of the 17th shard"? Is that this site? Is this site in the cosmere? I'm so confused :S