Eli5: Does a photon really act different by looking at it? How does it know it’s being observed?

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Eli5: Does a photon really act different by looking at it? How does it know it’s being observed?

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The only photons you “see” are the ones that hit your retina and have their energy absorbed. All those photons zipping by in front of you, but missing your eyes, you don’t even know about.

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