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Schrödinger's cat paradox

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  1. Hugz4totz

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    Schrödinger's cat paradox

    Has anyone ever read this?
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrödinger's_cat
    I read it and found it very interesting.
    Post thoughts please.
     
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    Schrödinger's cat paradox

    Can't say much more than: "obvious".

    This paradox is one of the most basic paradoxes because it simply is so simple.

    As long as you don't look into the box, you have no clue wether or not the cat is alive.

    So untill the moment you open the box, the cat could be either alive or not alive. But concidering there can be only 1 reality, it is either dead OR alive (there is no in between)

    Point being:

    This is, as with most other paradoxes, a purely theoretical problem that can't be reproduced in real life. It's just food for thought, but in general shouldn't be payed any attention too.
     
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    Schrödinger's cat paradox

    Actually the paradox does support the idea of 2 realities being present.
    Say I put you in a box and I only gave you enough air for 1 hour if you were calm and 20 min if you were being hysterical and I won't know how you'll react.
    At the 20min mark I can then conclude the probability of you being dead is 1/4 so you are 1/4 dead and 3/4 alive.
    Since we don't know the actual fact then we must assume both realities are correct.
    Now these realities only exist within the confines of this problem but they are two differing realities nonetheless.
     
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    Schrödinger's cat paradox

    Here's an interesting video I watched a while ago.

     
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    Schrödinger's cat paradox

    Wow they explained the experiment perfectly, I especially liked how they specifically took the time to explain that these experiments at quantum levels bring in different results.

    p.s. I love his cat figurine =3
     
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