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Comic #2853

1 Jamie: So now the cat in this box is in a superposition of states, both alive and dead at the same time.
2 Jamie: Furthermore, there's no way to determine which state it's in without opening the box and observing the cat.
3 {beat}
4 SFX: Boot! {Adam kicks the box}
4 Box: Rowwrrrr!

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Technically, in the experimental sense, this is actually "observing" the cat. Quantum mechanics isn't quite that perverse.

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