TIL that Schrödinger’s cat experiment was created as a sarcastic critique of quantum mechanics, highlighting the absurdity of superposition by imagining a cat that’s both alive and dead. 🐱
https://www.britannica.com/science/Schrodingers-cat
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Schrodinger’s cat | Definition & Facts | Britannica
Schrödinger’s cat, thought experiment designed by theoretical physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 as an objection to the reigning Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.Encyclopedia Britannica