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2 Jul 2024 23:17:50 EDT (-0400)
  Re: To all on the left side of the pond  
From: Paul Fuller
Date: 21 Jul 2016 02:05:25
Message: <7d325e11-9169-cc35-1fd6-2bbb86c99676@optusnet.com.au>
On 21/07/2016 3:11 AM, Doctor John wrote:
> On 20/07/16 17:10, clipka wrote:
>> Anyway, there's a reason Schroedinger chose a cat for his thought
>> experiment. They're the only animals in the whole wide world that are
>> indeed /constantly/ in a superposition of different states. (They also
>> have that natural instinct for how they should be perfectly able to be
>> on both sides of the front door at once.)
>>
>
> Indeed, that is also the reason that Schroedinger's reasoning was
> faulty. As soon as he closed the lid on the box, the cat was in the
> kitchen eating the Sea Bream that Schroedinger was planning to have for
> his dinner.
>
> John
>

Erwin enters room carrying box.  Cat senses radioactive isotope and 
flask of poison.

Erwin looks at cat.

Cat disappears.

Erwin changes experiment to a 'thought experiment'.


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