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RealEstateIsBetterThanStocks
2013 Aug 30, 1:30pm
nothing exists until it is observed. so the cat is neither dead nor alive.
the moment someone looks at it, then it is either dead or alive. there is nothing wrong with it.
curious2
2013 Aug 30, 1:30pm
nothing exists until it is observed.
I can't see you. Are you there?
Don't worry: the NSA has Total Information Awareness, ensuring that everything in the multiverse is carefully observed and recorded, and therefore exists. Your tax dollars at work, securing your existence, now and for all time.
it is either dead or alive. there is nothing wrong with it.
Veterinarian: Your cat is dead. There is nothing wrong with your cat.
Customer: What should we feed our cat?
SJ
2013 Aug 30, 1:59pm
Wow this is sure making my head spin, too much pussy science for one night!
SJ
2013 Aug 30, 2:38pm
Actually dude that is Bill the Cat from Bloom County. I like this one better:
And you forgot the crazy Penguin too
curious2
2013 Aug 30, 2:39pm
And you forgot the crazy Penguin too
I could never forget Opus! He just isn't a cat. This is a cat thread, so he is off topic.
Start a thread about penguins if you want to comment about Opus.
SJ
2013 Aug 30, 2:42pm
Or making SD's cat is taking a dump on the taxpayers?
Steve Dallas is the realtard shown above and Bill (S's cat) is screwing the people with high RBA home prices!
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Using Schrödinger's cat reveals that things can be in 2 states at the same time (and I reckon are influenced by the observer if the box is opened.) I understand how this illustrates how particles can exist in two states. But I'm not sure I understand the PRACTICAL implications of the experiment.
Is it kind of like x/∞, where any number divided by infinity is 0? In other words, does the cat example help theoretical physicists to help solve bigger problems, or is it an end in and of itself, to show that the particle can exists in two states? Like more of an illustration for people who don't understand quantum physics to understand it better?