Okay so. String Theory. (Which seems to have fallen out of fashion?)
The bumper sticker version is "all matter is made out of tiny vibrating strings" yeah? But like... wtf does that even mean? What is it a vibration in, and what does vibration mean on a quantum scale? It's not at all an illuminating metaphor. And it IS a metaphor, right? Like, the actual physics is only really expressible mathematically?
@starkatt sorely tempted to try to explain higher level calculus to you D:
is compulsive teaching a recognised psychological thing because I think I have it
@Felthry I kinda suspected that would be your response :)
@starkatt just resonance modes i think, it's not actually vibration, just modelled as resonances of a string
Quantum Field Theory I can at least pretend to understand the metaphor of after a 15-minute youtube video.