 deathxtra
Male, 13-17, Western US
 2810 Posts
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Sunday, March 13, 2011 11:33:06 PM
There's another video on youtube that explains it better in a fraction of the time. |
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 AlfishKK
Female, 18-29, Western US
786 Posts
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Saturday, March 12, 2011 9:30:38 PM
Yeah, my dad explained this to me when I was a child. What makes the thought experiment so cool is that it's so easy to understand the concept of it, but it's impossible to "solve." |
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 realguitar
Male, 40-49, Southern US
18 Posts
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 11:39:38 PM
If the cat goes in dead- the cat cannot gain the potential to be anything other than what it is- if live, the cat is a potentially dead cat. Potential DNE- the chicken came first- the egg is merely a potential chicken. |
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 Swaywithme
Female, 18-29, Canada
2937 Posts
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Thursday, March 10, 2011 2:12:00 AM
dammit, Sheldon explained this once on BBT so well, but I can't rememmmbbeer..it onlu took 2 minutes, not 8. =( |
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 espenfana
Male, 18-29, Europe
21 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:37:43 PM
The cat is a lie! |
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 AngryYouth
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
736 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 1:59:25 PM
I can't take him seriously, he needs to get a haircut. |
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 Padiddle
Female, 13-17, Eastern US
193 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 1:26:00 PM
"...then moved to dublin where he had a very colorful career, and even father an illegitimate child. But that has nothing to do with his cat."
...am I the only one who found this hilarious? |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5420 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 11:40:26 AM
I love this theory and to see 'Prof' talking about this. Watch this channel often on YouTube. |
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 Oystah
Female, 40-49, Eastern US
3454 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 11:27:38 AM
If you could start with the cat alive or dead, why even put a cat in there in the first place? Did I hear that part wrong? |
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 Quackor
Male, 18-29, S. America
2666 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 10:30:55 AM
PETA should oppose this |
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 ADRUNKHOBO
Male, 18-29, Canada
295 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:55:35 AM
Yaaay physicists with funky hair are always awesome.
Perhaps some day I will be a physicist with funky hair...
I've always liked this experiment. |
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 zombunny
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2524 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:30:53 AM
Thought so, Burton_Ian. Thanks for clearing that up. |
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 Naitsirhc88
Male, 18-29, Western US
262 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:30:18 AM
Quantum uncertainty hurts my brain |
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 gilmourw
Male, 40-49, Southern US
38 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:56:07 AM
Here's an easier experiment: Flip a coin, shoot the cat. |
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 Burton_Ian
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
801 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:33:26 AM
Bunny, upon accepting a position as a theoretical physicist it is a term of their contract that they must have ridiculous hair. |
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zombunny
Female, 18-29, Eastern US
2524 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:10:02 AM
Are physicists required to have crazy mad scientist hair or is that just a popular look among them? |
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 theend81
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
92 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:55:44 AM
"...fled to the UK then to Dublin where he had quite a colorful career, and even fathered an illegitimate child; but that has nothing to do with his cat." Oh quite the contrary professor... I think that has EVERYTHING to do with a cat. |
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 inaria
Female, 18-29, Canada
1512 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:54:57 AM
Epic hair is epic and looks like pmarren is inhabiting BaconMaster's soul |
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 Pandabee
Female, 30-39, Europe
727 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:38:22 AM
Finally! I get it! I thought I was missing something, the whole point is that it's not supposed to make sense. I got completely lost with the 2 slot test last week. I came to the conclusion that there must be two protons in the tube to start with. But the point is we can't completely define quantum objects...there is a grey area. |
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 BaconMaster
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
14 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:28:47 AM
Thought experiment? The hell with that; how about a REAL experiment? I'll take a box and put a goddam cat in it, then I'll pulverize it with a 4-iron. I can conclude with 100% accuracy that the cat will be dead... an I will not even have to open the door on the box to find out.
Cats = Suck |
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 yagovaggo
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
478 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:19:20 AM
@ Schr0dinger - You should add yourself to your list! |
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 antagonizer
Male, 18-29, Canada
476 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 6:08:48 AM
There are two observers in Schrodinger's experiment, the cat and the detector. |
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 hatface
Male, 18-29, Europe
614 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:52:00 AM
Man, I love thought experiments. |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14374 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:01:56 AM
5cats It might be that teeny-tiny bits of matter can exist in dual-realities, but not kitties.
Sure they can, with catnip!
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yagovaggo
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
478 Posts
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Wednesday, March 09, 2011 3:20:43 AM
Ok... This would be like.. if you put a murderer and a negotiator in a box.. will the negotiator talk his way out of being murdered, or will he be killed. You wont know until you open the box!!! This is soooo facsinating!!! |
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