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Real quantum computers always look like cheesy sci-fi movie prop computers. (self.showerthoughts)
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I always expect to see a James Bond villain or some sexy robot women in the room.

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[–] beansbeansbeans 10 points 1 day ago

This is the interior of the computer. They hang it to reduce vibrations as well as thermal fluctuations. I work in a different area of physics, but my uni has one of these quant computers and I've spoken to my colleagues who work on it. When they need to run an experiment the whole setup gets enclosed in a vacuum-sealed container and brought down to near absolute zero. Really neat to see in person.