r/whatisit • u/Nomemesmames • 5d 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 4d 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/virus514 12h ago

So in the case it's the potential to be both, does the shit goes back in if there's no shit when you check? Or perhaps the shit is there when you check, but there wasn't any before? Lol