Quantum Physicist Wanted in Two States

A rogue quantum physicist is wanted in two states today, on charges of quantum tunneling into bank vaults. His getaway vehicle’s speed was measured in excess of 150 miles per hour, but his whereabouts are currently unknown. Mathematicians are presently working to determine a probability distribution to find his most likely location. Police ask that if a member of the public happens across the vehicle that they contact a local police department immediately, and do not under any circumstances open the trunk, as the money from the robberies may or may not be inside. For more details, turn to page eight.

2 Responses

  1. Good. But it should give a very precise momentum for the getaway speed instead of a range (i.e. > 150mph)

    Austin - July 29th, 2008 at 7:55 am
  2. @Austin
    Haha, indeed. I wondered whether someone would pick me up on that.

    I was having a bit of trouble balancing the newspaper report/quantum physics aspects of the pun given that it was written at midnight. The original was something like: “His getaway vehicle, a 1.692 tonne sedan, had its speed measured at 157.24 miles per hour, but his whereabouts are currently unknown.”

    Zane - July 29th, 2008 at 11:20 am

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