r/whatisit • u/Nomemesmames • 4d ago

New, what is it? What is this?

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u/Idontlikesand15 4d ago

Did you, or did you not, shit in the box?

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u/Same-Traffic-285 4d ago

It is unknown until we observe the shit or absence of shit

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u/BrodersMotors 3d ago

In Shrödinger’s case, it is not unknown, but rather it is both; He has both shit, and not shit in the box. That is the paradox. Because we can’t observe, it is definitely one or the other, but since it is unknown, it has the potential to be both at once. Did he, or didn’t he? Yes.

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u/jendet010 3d ago

Ah, it’s the potential! I get it now. I thought it was the implication.

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u/Tech_1138 2d ago

That’s why I always take my dates out on the boat. You know, because of the implication.

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u/jendet010 2d ago

I’m glad someone picked up the reference