Schrödinger's Cat

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Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

In this episode we discuss Schrödinger's cat, quantum entanglement, and our perception of reality.

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[Anjomar Labao]

Watched this 5 times. Still don't know what its about.

[AcidDropzzz]

So this is pretty much like a coin thrown in the air, right?

While it's in the air, it's both heads and tails, it's the floor "interacting" with the coin which forces the coin to be either heads or tails. If there was no floor, nothing would "force nature's decision", and the coin would be in a "superposition" - being both heads AND tails.

[AlmostAwesomeStudios]

Wait, can't only subatomic particles be the subjects of Quantum Mechanics? I thought that it was the atoms rate of decay that caused the superposition.

[lumakirby]

its about cats and hamburgers :P

[Dragonling24]

You dont have many feelings, do you?

[Kela Lebowski]

hes using the coin toss as a metaphor ... the floor repersent the force that decides the outcome nature make hes not talking about observing a toss but saying that the end of a coin toss is like watching the result of the cat, before it ends the coin is both head and tail much like the cat both dead and alive until something made it chose head or tail. in his metaphor the floor repersented us taking a peek

[v3Potato]

I see what you are getting at, but the floor doesn't force nature's decision, you observing what side of the coin landed on forced nature to make a decision. Before you checked, the coin was in a superposition- being both heads and tails before you observe it. You said that the floor was the vehicle that forces the natural choice but the floor plays the same role as the bunker.

In both circumstances the observers actions forced natures decision.

[E Nicho]

cat of deth

[TheDoctorZoose]

Dead AND alive, without us looking in the bunker. It's both, its the fact that we look in the bunker that makes it either dead or alive.

[Blank Blankingston]

okay ive heard this many times but i get it, its just i do t get whats wrong? like if the cats dead its dead who the fudge gives a turd?