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Is the butterfly effect literally possible?

Can you elaborate on how the butterfly effect actually works?

  • Ok so I know what the butterfly effect theory is, but I'm not really clear on what events can occur from the flap of a tiny butterfly's wings that would lead to a massive tornado in another location. I get as far as thinking that the butterfly causes a slight ripple in the air but that's about it. What events after that happen to lead up to the tornado in a far off location? It seems hard to believe-I think mass media has oversimplified it, ad I'd like to know about it in a little more detail. Thanks for your answers :)

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    Chaos theory is simple if you go back in time and change one thing no matter how small or important it is it can have massive impact on the future. Ever read "A sound of thunder"? It will give you a good insight on the chaos theory.

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Chaos theory is simple if you go back in time and change one thing no matter how small or important it is it can have massive impact on the future. Ever read "A sound of thunder"? It will give you a good insight on the chaos theory.

puma_kid...

That's just a small example. The main idea, or the big picture of it... is not doing or doing something can change what happens to something or someone else, then so on and so on.

Mathew

That's just a small example. The main idea, or the big picture of it... is not doing or doing something can change what happens to something or someone else, then so on and so on.

Mathew

I've always been told to think of that as the "ripple" effect. From what I can pick up from it is, if you stand on a bank of a still lake and you toss a pebble in the water that the waves will carry over to the other side of the lake. Once the small wave was created, it picks up momentum and speed on the way to the other side. So, I would assume that with the butterfly effect, with what the saying says and from what I've picked up it's kind of the same idea. One small change can have a huge impact with the right circumstances.

brittme

I've always been told to think of that as the "ripple" effect. From what I can pick up from it is, if you stand on a bank of a still lake and you toss a pebble in the water that the waves will carry over to the other side of the lake. Once the small wave was created, it picks up momentum and speed on the way to the other side. So, I would assume that with the butterfly effect, with what the saying says and from what I've picked up it's kind of the same idea. One small change can have a huge impact with the right circumstances.

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