The Most Controversial Thought Experiment In Physics

Name: The Most Controversial Thought Experiment In Physics
Uploaded: 2026-07-21T23:31:18+08:00
Description: Put a cat in a box with a radioactive atom. Add a radiation detector that triggers the release of poisonous cyanide gas. Schrödinger's thought experiment was supposed to be a criticism of quantum mechanics and is now one of it's best explainers. Here's why and what happens to the cat...

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