Schrödinger's Cat - Sixty Symbols

Schrödinger's cat is an icon of modern physics - but what is it exactly?

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  Science & Technology

[MakeshiftFM]

this man looks like science

[WhiteHotBlackIce]

watch?v=voQMYu3CdnA 1:03

[Ian Walker]

Woah, be careful starting an intellectual arguement with roller4312.

He is a FUCKING retard and no matter how factual your statements may be he will still be fucking retarded.

[HitchensImmortal]

This entire experiment reminds me of people who defend Inception as if it was the most thought-provoking film of all time.

[HitchensImmortal]

Try putting yourself in the box and tell me whether or not you're alive or dead.

If dead, you died at a specific moment.

A tree falling in the woods does make a sound whether or not you're around to hear it. Better yet, Bob might not be in the forest to hear it but Fred might be. Because Bob isn't there to observe Fred, are we going to get into this argument? Fred knows what he heard. Lack of perception doesn't make multiple realities exist.

Unobservable states don't help in science.

[HitchensImmortal]

The cat is either alive or dead. Open the goddamn box and find out.

[Smokey10510]

The only reason I know about schrodingers cat is because of sheldon from big bang

[fisico fisico]

e = m.nº \nª

[Baraa Muhammad]

Dude I don't think I ever laughed so hard. You sir have made my day, thank you.

[FALC0NGIRL]

Just because you dont know the state of the cat doesnt mean it is inbetween states.