A cat is placed in a sealed box

[Goathead]

A cat is placed in a sealed box. Attached to the box is an apparatus containing a radioactive nucleus and a canister of poison gas. The experiment is set up so that there is a 50% chance of the nucleus decaying in one hour. If the nucleus decays, it will emit a particle that triggers the apparatus, which opens the canister and kills the cat. (According to quantum mechanics, the unobserved nucleus is described as a superposition (mixture) of "decayed nucleus" and "undecayed nucleus".) However, when the box is opened the experimenter sees only a "decayed nucleus/dead cat" or a "undecayed nucleus/living cat."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr%F6dinger%27s_cat

Can we say that Schrödinger didn't like cats? I'm gonna say yes, he did not like cats.

[Zuni]

1. horrible

[Southsideirish]

2. Thanks for posting!