Schrödinger’s Cat is often used to illustrate the paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics, but does this thought experiment accurately reflect the complexities of quantum theory, or does it simplify them to the point of misunderstanding?
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The ELI5 is that Schrödinger thought the whole “quantum thing” was stupid, so he came up with an experiment to illustrate how stupid he thought it all was. That’s why the experiment doesn’t make any sense – it’s *not supposed to*.
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