What is the Butterfly Effect?
The concept known as the butterfly effect is a hypothesis used worldwide, but it remains in the theoretical stage. It stays in theory because it is not possible to prove. In short, the butterfly effect is when a tiny event can cause a huge impact. For example, a small flap of a butterfly's wings on the other side of the world could, through a series of cascading events, cause a hurricane that circles almost half the globe.
Chaos Theory
The reason this phenomenon is called the butterfly effect stems from the theory called "Chaos Theory," put forth by the scientist Edward Norton Lorenz. The phenomenon is called the butterfly effect because of the butterfly in the example above. This name is recalled when a small disturbance can cause chaos. Many people research this situation online and try to prove it. For example, if you search for "Domino Chain Reaction" on YouTube, you will see a man and 13 dominoes. This man explains that he increased the weights of the dominoes by 50% each, and the largest domino weighs 45 kilograms. He also states that the smallest domino is 5 millimeters long. Then, after placing the smallest domino, he gently touches it. The dominoes then slowly push each other, their forces combine, and they knock over the largest, 45-kilogram domino in one go. This is how he provides evidence for this phenomenon. The butterfly effect, which is actually a possible event, is a hypothesis that remains theoretical because it is impossible to implement in the real world. There is much more evidence related to this on the video-hosting site YouTube. You can watch them and witness this astonishing phenomenon.
