Postcard from Heisenberg
A postcard from Heisenberg's birthplace jokes about the uncertainty principle: knowing exactly where you are means not knowing your speed.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-12-04-postcard-from-heisenberg/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "Ooh! A postcard from my sister in Germany." B: "Cool! Where is she visiting?"
[Postcard, with a map of Germany] "HELLO! I AM AT HEISENBERG'S BIRTHPLACE AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING"