That's a reference to very modern QM work that shows reality is well "not solid" you need observation to "solidify" things.

There was actually an arcicle just last week about putting 2 x 3mm diamonds into entanglement at room temperature
(http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-vibration-entangled-diamonds.html)

I have left a standing offer to any physicist to be the first volunteer for a human to be entangled if they can work out how to do it :-)
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I believe in "Evil, Bad, Ungodly fantasy science and maths", so I am undoubtedly wrong to you.