A pesky 1.7-mg mosquito is annoying you as you attempt to study physics in your room, which is 5.5m wide and 2.5 m high. You decide to swat the bothersome insect as it flies toward you, but you need to estimate its speed to make a successful hit.
Part A: What is the maximum uncertainty in the horizontal position of the mosquito?
Part B: What limit does the Heisenberg uncertainty principle place on your ability to know the horizontal velocity of this mosquito?
Part C: Is this limitation a serious impediment to your attempt to swat it?