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ABB-REL300 MDAR DIGITAL DISTANCE RELAY VERSION 2.23 CAT#MD3BISPFRB  nib 2005 mdl


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CUTLER-HAMMER OVERLOAD RELAY STARTER; CAT # C306NN3, USED, GOOD CONDITION


CUTLER-HAMMER OVERLOAD RELAY STARTER; CAT # C306NN3, USED, GOOD CONDITION


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Allen-Bradley Cat# 700-PK1000A1 Series D Relay


Allen-Bradley Cat# 700-PK1000A1 Series D Relay


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CUTLER HAMMER  OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#C306GN3B 3 POLE OPEN TYPE 75AMPS NEW


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ABB Circuit Shield Cat#419B0042 Type 87B High Impedance


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Allen-Bradley Cat# 700S-DCP1020Z24 Series D DC Relay


Allen-Bradley Cat# 700S-DCP1020Z24 Series D DC Relay


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CIRCUIT-SHIELD NEGATIVE SEQUENCE O.C. RELAY ITE 46Q


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GE AC MOTOR  5KC32GN9G  CAT # C242  RELAY  NSN: 6105-01-242-7967  (0001346)


GE AC MOTOR 5KC32GN9G CAT # C242 RELAY NSN: 6105-01-242-7967 (0001346)


$245.00


Allen Bradley CAT # 1771-OBD/B 10-60 VDC Output Module


Allen Bradley CAT # 1771-OBD/B 10-60 VDC Output Module


$245.00


NEW SQUARE D PNEUMATIC AC TIMING RELAY CAT# 9050B01DV02 COIL 120/60


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CUTLER HAMMER COMBO W/STARTER&RELAY FUSE CAT#ECN1601ABB


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SIEMENS OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#3UA6600-3D


SIEMENS OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#3UA6600-3D


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SQUARE D NEMA 1 MOTOR STARTER W/RELAY CAT#8536SCO3H20S


SQUARE D NEMA 1 MOTOR STARTER W/RELAY CAT#8536SCO3H20S


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GE MOTOR CONTROL W/RTXP RELAY CAT#RT4R 600 VOLT MAX


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NEW IN BOX, WESTINGHOUSE CAT. # AA43P THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 3 POLE NEMA SIZE 4


NEW IN BOX, WESTINGHOUSE CAT. # AA43P THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY 3 POLE NEMA SIZE 4


$190.00


5 NEW ALLEN BRADLEY FIBER OPTIC CABLES CAT.NO. 43GR-TBB25SL


5 NEW ALLEN BRADLEY FIBER OPTIC CABLES CAT.NO. 43GR-TBB25SL


$175.00


CUTLER HAMMER  THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# C316KNA3A NEW 18-25A


CUTLER HAMMER THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# C316KNA3A NEW 18-25A


$150.00


LOT OF 9 ALLEN-BRADLEY CAT # 100-M12NZ*3


LOT OF 9 ALLEN-BRADLEY CAT # 100-M12NZ*3


$159.99


ALLEN BRADLEY SZ.2 MOTOR STARTER CAT#509-COD W/RELAY


ALLEN BRADLEY SZ.2 MOTOR STARTER CAT#509-COD W/RELAY


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EATON CUTLER HAMMER  ELECTRONIC OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#C396A2A005SELF1 NEW 1-5A


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$130.00


NEW ALLEN BRADLEY CAT#1769-OW8I   8 PT ISOLATED VAC/VDC RELAY OUTPUT CARD


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$125.00


CUTLER HAMMER  THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#C316FNA3S SERIES A2 18-24A NEW


CUTLER HAMMER THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#C316FNA3S SERIES A2 18-24A NEW


$125.00


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410E1375-HF, TYPE 59G,50/60 HZ


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410E1375-HF, TYPE 59G,50/60 HZ


$125.00


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410D4470/6062 TYPE 27/59


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410D4470/6062 TYPE 27/59


$125.00


ALLEN BRADLEY PNEUMATIC TIMING RELAY CAT NO: 849-ZOD32


ALLEN BRADLEY PNEUMATIC TIMING RELAY CAT NO: 849-ZOD32


$135.00


Allen Bradley Compact I/O Output Relay Cat# 1769-OW8I


Allen Bradley Compact I/O Output Relay Cat# 1769-OW8I


$116.95


KEYENCE RELAY INTERFACE W/SLV2 PWR.SUPPLY CAT#SL-R11


KEYENCE RELAY INTERFACE W/SLV2 PWR.SUPPLY CAT#SL-R11


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KEYENCE RELAY INTERFACE W/SL-U2 POWER SUPPLY CAT#SL-R11


KEYENCE RELAY INTERFACE W/SL-U2 POWER SUPPLY CAT#SL-R11


$129.99


WESTINGHOUSE FANAL DELAY RELAY CAT#VZP3


WESTINGHOUSE FANAL DELAY RELAY CAT#VZP3


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Allen Bradley Cat. # 700-ZBE300AZ1 Expansion Relay


Allen Bradley Cat. # 700-ZBE300AZ1 Expansion Relay


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ALLEN BRADLEY CAT # 100-A24NZ 100-A24NZ*3 SER B 24 VDC


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$95.00


ALLEN-BRADLEY CONTACTOR CAT 100-A09ND3 SER B  RELAY 193-BSB 16 B RANGE 1.0-1.6A


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CUTLER HAMMER  OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# C396A2A005SELF1 - D-SET-1-5A NEW


CUTLER HAMMER OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# C396A2A005SELF1 – D-SET-1-5A NEW


$100.00


Allen-Bradley Cat# 700-HT12AU120 Ser A Time Delay Relay


Allen-Bradley Cat# 700-HT12AU120 Ser A Time Delay Relay


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NORDIC CURRENT SENSITIVE RELAY CAT NUMBER 3313AIB NIB


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NEW JOSLYN CLARK CONTACTOR CAT# 5DP3-11100   120 VOLT COIL


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NEW JOSLYN CLARK CONTACTOR CAT# 5DP3-11100 230 V COIL


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Allen-Bradley Cat #: 700-RTR00N000A1 Solid State Timing Relay, Series A


Allen-Bradley Cat #: 700-RTR00N000A1 Solid State Timing Relay, Series A


$89.99


TELEMECHANIQUE COIL CAT#LX4 D6JD


TELEMECHANIQUE COIL CAT#LX4 D6JD


$99.99


Allen Bradley Bulletin 700 Type BXL AC Relay Cat # 700-BXL220A1 2 Poles 2NO-2NC


Allen Bradley Bulletin 700 Type BXL AC Relay Cat # 700-BXL220A1 2 Poles 2NO-2NC


$80.00


Westinghouse Thermal Overload Relay, Cat# AA11PB. NOS


Westinghouse Thermal Overload Relay, Cat# AA11PB. NOS


$89.95


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK800A1 Relay w/700-N24


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK800A1 Relay w/700-N24


$79.99


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK200A1 Relay, Series A


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK200A1 Relay, Series A


$79.99


Precision Scientific Electronic Relay Solid State Control CAT 62690   S


Precision Scientific Electronic Relay Solid State Control CAT 62690 S


$75.00


NIB WARD LEONARD ELECT. RELAY CAT. NO. 130-5420 32VDC COIL


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$75.00


NIB WARD LEONARD MAGNETIC RELAY CAT. NO. 130-4420, 2N.O. POLES, 24VDC COIL


NIB WARD LEONARD MAGNETIC RELAY CAT. NO. 130-4420, 2N.O. POLES, 24VDC COIL


$75.00


NORDIC CURRENT SENSITIVE RELAY CAT NUMBER 3313AIB NNB


NORDIC CURRENT SENSITIVE RELAY CAT NUMBER 3313AIB NNB


$79.99


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410E1375 WITHOUT CASE NEW


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#410E1375 WITHOUT CASE NEW


$75.00


ALLEN-BRADLEY CAT#509-TOD Nema size 00 3ph 115VAC coil


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$75.00


NIB ALLEN-BRADLEY, CAT.NO. 815-B0V169 SERIES K OVERLOAD RELAYS, SIZE 1  (BIN 43)


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$75.00


LOT OF 2 CLARK A O SMITH RELAY, TYPE TM, SIZE 0, CAT # T136030, AMPS 18, PH 1-5


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$80.00


Allen Bradley AC Latch Relay Bulletin 700 Type: NM Cat. #700-NM400A1


Allen Bradley AC Latch Relay Bulletin 700 Type: NM Cat. #700-NM400A1


$78.99


Allen Bradley  Bulletin 700  AC Relay  Cat# 700-N800A1


Allen Bradley Bulletin 700 AC Relay Cat# 700-N800A1


$62.95


Telemecanique R.B. Denison Lox-Switch Cat # C3BJK06


Telemecanique R.B. Denison Lox-Switch Cat # C3BJK06


$77.99


Allen Bradley Compact I/O Output Relay Cat# 1769-OW8


Allen Bradley Compact I/O Output Relay Cat# 1769-OW8


$62.95


ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY BLOCK W/MANU.CAT#592-DOW16


ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY BLOCK W/MANU.CAT#592-DOW16


$74.99


Furnas Bi-metal Overload Relay Cat# 48DC38AA4 NEW Surpl


Furnas Bi-metal Overload Relay Cat# 48DC38AA4 NEW Surpl


$65.00


P&H Harnischfeger Bi-metal Overload Relay Cat# 479Q40D6 600VAC Max. NEW Surpl


P&H Harnischfeger Bi-metal Overload Relay Cat# 479Q40D6 600VAC Max. NEW Surpl


$65.00


Allen-Bradley Cat. #: 700-N800A1 Contactor.  Series C


Allen-Bradley Cat. #: 700-N800A1 Contactor. Series C


$59.99


Broan Mfg. Thermally Protected 120V 2.1A 60HZ Motor cat#97010736


Broan Mfg. Thermally Protected 120V 2.1A 60HZ Motor cat#97010736


$64.99


ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#193-A1C1


ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#193-A1C1


$69.99


ALLEN BRADLEY VOLTAGE MONITOR RELAY CAT#813S-VOB


ALLEN BRADLEY VOLTAGE MONITOR RELAY CAT#813S-VOB


$69.99


NEW ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY CAT 592-EECC


NEW ALLEN BRADLEY OVERLOAD RELAY CAT 592-EECC


$44.99


DURAKOOL MERCURY RELAY CAT# BB-074 NEW


DURAKOOL MERCURY RELAY CAT# BB-074 NEW


$59.95


NORDIC CURRENT SENSITIVE RELAY, CAT: 3313A13, 250 VAC, 2.5 AMPS


NORDIC CURRENT SENSITIVE RELAY, CAT: 3313A13, 250 VAC, 2.5 AMPS


$65.00


GE REVERSING CONTACT W/RELAY CAT#CR7G1XG,  CAT#CR7XA11B


GE REVERSING CONTACT W/RELAY CAT#CR7G1XG, CAT#CR7XA11B


$64.99


SIEMENS OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#3UA59 16-25 AMP 600 VOLT 3 POLE 3 PHASE


SIEMENS OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#3UA59 16-25 AMP 600 VOLT 3 POLE 3 PHASE


$64.99


# SQUARE D TELEMECANIQUE STOP RESET RELAY CAT# LR2K0314


# SQUARE D TELEMECANIQUE STOP RESET RELAY CAT# LR2K0314


$64.99


SICK SAFETY RELAY MODULE CAT#UE 23-2MF2A4 120 VOLT


SICK SAFETY RELAY MODULE CAT#UE 23-2MF2A4 120 VOLT


$64.99


Allen Bradley cat700-HN121 ser A, Relays (lot of 15)


Allen Bradley cat700-HN121 ser A, Relays (lot of 15)


$50.00


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK1200A1 Relay, Series B


Allen-Bradley Cat. No. 700-PK1200A1 Relay, Series B


$49.99


EATON  OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#XTOB016CC1#ZB32-16 IEC OVLR FRAME C CLASS 10 10-16ANEW


EATON OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#XTOB016CC1#ZB32-16 IEC OVLR FRAME C CLASS 10 10-16ANEW


$50.00


ALLEN BRADLEY SMP-1 Cat 193-AIFI Ser A 2 units


ALLEN BRADLEY SMP-1 Cat 193-AIFI Ser A 2 units


$49.99


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#79PS120M, 120VAC, Type 79PS


ABB Circuit Shield Cat#79PS120M, 120VAC, Type 79PS


$50.00


GOULD I-T-E 3 PHASE OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# 2150-SDAD NIB


GOULD I-T-E 3 PHASE OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# 2150-SDAD NIB


$50.00


Allen-Bradley OVERLOAD RELAY,CAT# 592-C0V16/B OPEN TYPE


Allen-Bradley OVERLOAD RELAY,CAT# 592-C0V16/B OPEN TYPE


$50.00


Allen-Bradley Relay, Cat # 100-C23Z*200C / #100-S


Allen-Bradley Relay, Cat # 100-C23Z*200C / #100-S


$50.00


LIFE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELAY CAT NO 4424K


LIFE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE RELAY CAT NO 4424K


$60.00


SQUARE D OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#9065SEO-8 600V MAX *NOB*


SQUARE D OVERLOAD RELAY CAT#9065SEO-8 600V MAX *NOB*


$59.99


GE INDUSTRIAL RELAY 110/125 COIL CAT#CR122AT01331


GE INDUSTRIAL RELAY 110/125 COIL CAT#CR122AT01331


$59.99


ALLEN BRADLEY REVERSING STARTER W/RELAY CAT#509-AOD


ALLEN BRADLEY REVERSING STARTER W/RELAY CAT#509-AOD


$59.99


# SQUARE D TELEMECANIQUE OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# LC1D18


# SQUARE D TELEMECANIQUE OVERLOAD RELAY CAT# LC1D18


$59.99


lot of 2  SOLA  CAT 81-12-215-01 115 VAC  12VDC 1.2 AMP


lot of 2 SOLA CAT 81-12-215-01 115 VAC 12VDC 1.2 AMP


$50.00


Allen-Bradley Cat# TA-473 Operating Coil


Allen-Bradley Cat# TA-473 Operating Coil


$47.95


Westinghouse Cat# BF30F Control Relay Style# 765A851G01


Westinghouse Cat# BF30F Control Relay Style# 765A851G01


$49.00


GE 250V DC COIL CONTROL RELAY CAT#CR120AD02042AA


GE 250V DC COIL CONTROL RELAY CAT#CR120AD02042AA


$54.99


GE RELAY 115 V COIL CAT#CR120B02002


GE RELAY 115 V COIL CAT#CR120B02002


$54.99


Allen Bradley AC Relay Type N Cat. No. 700-NA20


Allen Bradley AC Relay Type N Cat. No. 700-NA20


$40.00


CLARK STARTER RELAY, TYPE TM, SIZE 0, CAT T13U030, 18 AMPS, 600V. AC MAX, USED


CLARK STARTER RELAY, TYPE TM, SIZE 0, CAT T13U030, 18 AMPS, 600V. AC MAX, USED


$50.00

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The Zen of Quantum Physics

Ever since I can remember, I have been fascinated with two topics, Zen and quantum physics.  Along the way there have been many things that have caught my fancy, from writers, film makers, philosophers and psychologists.  But I always come back to Zen and physics, especially quantum physics. 

I don’t pretend that this essay is original, many have written on the topic with much more authority than me.  Even though I have no scientific background, I will try and delve a little more deeply than books like The Secret with the topical quotes from ‘international coaches and speakers’ like (I am paraphrasing) “new discoveries in quantum physics prove that our thoughts create our realities” or from Ig Nobel prize winner Deepak Chopra for this brilliant piece of writing, which I found on Wikipedia,

“Quantum healing is healing the body mind from a quantum level. That means from a level which is not manifest at a sensory level. Our bodies ultimately are fields of information, intelligence and energy. Quantum healing involves a shift in the fields of energy information, so as to bring about a correction in an idea that has gone wrong. So quantum healing involves healing one mode of consciousness, mind, to bring about changes in another mode of consciousness, body.”

I think he was really burning the midnight oil, (and maybe some other substances) when he wrote that one.  It is extremely easy to fall into ridiculous clichés when discussing these topics, but by doing so they lose all their mystery. Somehow, the subatomic world of quarks, photons and electrons is as wonderful as the Big Bang and Black Holes, Haikus and the Bodhidharma.

While classical physics, and even Relativity are understandable, if vaguely sometimes, the quantum mysteries are still mysteries for even the physicists themselves, and that I find very appealing. The key mystery for each human being is the origin and destiny of their own essence and what is our essence other than our consciousness? Consciousness, personal and impersonal, is the key to Zen. To become enlightened is to leave your personal consciousness and enter the universal consciousness. You realize you are not a pinky, but part of an entire body. Easy to conceptualize but very, very difficult to feel completely.

In quantum theory subatomic particles exist in probability waves, and are only defined when “something conscious” observes them.  Otherwise they are everywhere and nowhere.  This may be a simplification, but it captures the essence of the enigma.  The famous phrase from Einstein about God not rolling the dice comes from this mystery.  Einstein wanted a deterministic universe, but unfortunately, he didn’t get it.  Schrodinger summed it up in his famous thought experiment about whether the cat is dead or alive.  The thought experiment helps us to focus on the mystery of state.  What state is the cat in before someone observes?  It’s not clear.

 Schrödinger, one of the founders of quantum theory, wrote:

“One can even set up quite ridiculous cases. A cat is penned up in a steel chamber, along with the following device (which must be secured against direct interference by the cat): in a Geiger counter, there is a tiny bit of radioactive substance, so small that perhaps in the course of the hour, one of the atoms decays, but also, with equal probability, perhaps none; if it happens, the counter tube discharges, and through a relay releases a hammer that shatters a small flask of hydrocyanic acid. If one has left this entire system to itself for an hour, one would say that the cat still lives if meanwhile no atom has decayed. The psi-function of the entire system would express this by having in it the living and dead cat (pardon the expression) mixed or smeared out in equal parts.

It is typical of these cases that an indeterminacy originally restricted to the atomic domain becomes transformed into macroscopic indeterminacy, which can then be resolved by direct observation. That prevents us from so naively accepting as valid a “blurred model” for representing reality. In itself, it would not embody anything unclear or contradictory. There is a difference between a shaky or out-of-focus photograph and a snapshot of clouds and fog banks”

 Basically, the cat is neither alive nor dead till someone observes it.  I love the last sentence.  It captures the essence of quantum theory.  The theory is clear, but the laws are ‘murky’ as Schrodinger puts it.

 Applied quantum theory works wonderfully; it has enabled much technological advancement from microchips to lasers.  There is no debate about whether it works or not.  It is real.  Most scientists spend their time on the practical applications and leave the “spooky” part to others.  What has fascinated me is the idea that our consciousness plays an active role in creating reality.  No one imagines the world will end when they die.  It clearly continues once our consciousness disappears in death (I will assume here it does). 

 As a young history student, I was always fascinated by Calvin’s concept of pre-destination.  I found it disturbing that we had no choice in the final outcome.  God was all knowing, hence he knew before he created us whether we would be saved or not.  In a sense, Einstein was a Calvinist, and the Niels Bohr, the principal figure in quantum theory, was a Catholic.  The Catholic Church disputed the predestination theory, arguing the sacraments allowed a person to ‘choose’.  A photon can be a particle, or it can be a wave.  What converts it from wave to particle is some ways appears to be conscious observation.

The riddle of Zen is a different one.  By ‘being’ the conscious observer, we ‘lose our consciousness’.  The greatest obstacle to enlightenment is the ego.  Zen also has its own thought experiments, Koans in the Rinzai tradition. A Koan is something that one meditates on, with the hope that at some point, the conscious egoic mind tires and breaks down and the truth hits you, but not through the thinking mind.  The most famous Koan and the first one given to many students is Mu. 

“A monk asked Zhaozhou, a Chinese Zen master (known as J?sh? in Japanese): “Has a dog Buddha-nature or not?”, Zhaozhou answered: “Wú” (in Japanese, Mu).”

Students will spend weeks, months, even years looking for “Mu”.  But they will never find it with logic, they must transcend the logic.

One of the great axioms of Buddhism is Form is Emptiness, and Emptiness is Form.  Try to imagine a circle drawn perfectly on a white piece of paper, in black ink.  What is inside the black line is the form, the black line is the emptiness.  Not easy?  Does it remind you of the cat being alive and dead?  To feel alive and enlightened I must fully realize that I don’t exist.    Niels Bohrs said “If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet.”

 Einstein said, “I can’t accept quantum mechanics because it involves spooky actions at a distance.” For example, two electrons from the same hydrogen atom fly out into space in different directions and they are millions of light years apart.  Each has a ‘spin’, up or down let’s say.  One must be up, and the other down, but we don’t know which is which until we measure.  And once we measure one, the other one “somehow knows”.  Einstein’s spooky action.  Communication faster than the speed of light, or maybe some sort of movement back in time as some have suggested.

I wish I could offer the great unifying theory of Zen and Quantum Physics, but that would be like finally sleeping with my great unrequited love, and at this point, I prefer to maintain the mystery and keep her at a “spooky distance.”  

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Robert Bonomo is a 42 year old novelist and internet marketer. He has lived and worked in Madrid, New York, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Valencia, Miami, and Kamchatka among a few other not so remarkable places. He has worked as a land surveyor, car salesman, spice salesman, transportation salesman, English teacher with a few other not mentionalbe gigs in between.

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