9/28/16-Brittany Goldberg

Chaos Theory really gets people to think. Chaos Theory can cause so many different ideas and thoughts, and today, we tried to come up with different variables that can ruin a perfect roll while bowling.  Today we learned that though Chaos Theory seems like it only refers to big things, and that big and important things can change the outcome, is that very small things have a very big effect too.

While bowling, there are actually many things that can change or effect the outcome of the “perfect role”. We came up with many different things, and how they can affect the role. We would have to control the speed if the role, and the stance of the person. The weight of the ball would have to be taken into account, and the condition of the lane. What if the floor was old? Or had dents from previous rolls? Even the audience can throw it off, and even the bowler’s family. A black hole could even open up and ruin the whole thing!

There is something that be very hard to control, though probably not as hard as avoiding a black hole. The air friction is probably the hardest. We would have no control in the molecules in the air, and won’t be able to control it. If would could control all the variables, then if we replied the person bowling with a robot, we could very well still get a perfect role! But this is only possible if everything is under control.  

We did this today, that even the smallest things can have the biggest effects. But it also shows that these things might not happen. Like pouring water on the ground. You know that it will pour onto the floor, but you will never know the pattern. The outcome will always be different, and that is Chaos Theory.