Quantum Computing explained in 1 minute.

Warning- massive oversimplifications! But that should have been obvious…

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Quantum Computers. The name sounds scary, but they really only are a fancy way of flipping coins.

Classic computers work with 1s and 0s. Heads or tails. We move and turn these coins to do calculations.

Quantum computers simply take these coins and spin them simultaneously, and programmers attach strings that influence whether each will be heads or tails.

With just a single spin, we can now solve exponentially complex problems that would take too long otherwise.

However these coins must be kept extremely cold in order to spin.

Outside interference can knock over our coins unexpectedly. If even one falls over incorrectly, it can affect the entire result.

Currently, researchers have achieved 66 connected coins, which can represent a whopping 9 quintillion different outcomes.

While you probably won’t use one yourself, IBM and Google have set high targets, and work has been done so that quantum tech can be practical and useful.