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Quantum tunneling on the macroscopic (everyday object, ~1-100 kg or so) scale is mentioned theoretically all the time, but specifics are rarely given. Is there a way to calculate accurately the actual probability of a given object abruptly quantum tunneling?

by /u/IAMA_Printer_AMA in /r/askscience

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