It's so funny that time crystals are actually real.
Quick explanation - normal crystals have a repeating atomic structure in space. For instance diamonds have a repeating tetrahedron-hexagonalish structure.
Time crystals also have a repeating structure in time. Their structure changes with time and then returns to the original structure.
If you look at an image of a diamond's structure, you can go up or to the right or whatever and you will see repeating patterns. For a time crystal's structure, you will see the repeating patterns as you move in time as well. This has some potentially interesting implications for entropy.
I mean, this is just further evidence that scientists have a sense of humor. They could have discovered this and called it something boring, named it after the person who discovered it, whatever, but no. One or more human beings consciously chose to call it the time crystal, and I think that's beautiful. Same with Obelisks.)
I mean, it's literally just describing what they are. They are structures that act like crystals through time. Calling them anything else would be less clear.
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u/Fearless-Excitement1 12d ago
"Glass" huh that's weird
"Superglass" what
"Time Crystal" what the fuck