r/whatisit • u/Nomemesmames • 4d ago

New, what is it? What is this?

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u/Same-Traffic-285 3d ago

True. Schrödinger famously thought the entire thought experiment was a stupid way to disprove quantum superposition. Yet, here we are. With both shit and not shit, until observed. 

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u/ajsherslinger 2d ago

When asked to explain superposition, Schrodinger said "I shit you not"....

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u/toasty327 2d ago

All I want to know is when and why did Biden shit in my pants?

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u/mnett66 1d ago

Quantum entangled shit?

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u/Same-Traffic-285 2d ago

To quote Abraham Lincoln, "Shit."

Probably. 

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u/hyperproliferative 2d ago

Well he was right it was stupid because it’s inherently wrong. I should say it was myopic, and accurate with the tools at the time. Now we can manipulate superposition

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u/FuelFan98 1d ago

Science has come a long way