Quantum mechanics explained, using salad, steak, and a puppy.

It’s stuff like this that reminds me I’m not as smart as I sometimes think I am.

03 March 2006



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03 March | 16:59  |  Sinclair

This is a really good explanation. I remember a lecturer trying to use a (hypothetical) cat, cardboard box and a dish of rat poison to tell the same story - this is a much nicer version.

Don't worry if you don't get it, it's pretty tough for physics students to get their heads around these thought experiments also.



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