Rob Ricciricci
Jun 9, 2024, 5:00 AMIf you put Schrodinger in a box with a cat and a vial that had a 50% chance of releasing a trolley that causes one hand to clap would it make a sound?
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Geoffrey Adamsbiogeo@mefi.socialJun 9, 2024, 5:14 AM@ricci Depends on whether anyone is close to a falling tree.
- Rob RicciricciJun 9, 2024, 5:24 AM
@biogeo the cat is in a tree (in the box) and this is the happiest it's ever been
Karl Statzkstatz12Jun 9, 2024, 5:41 AM@ricci depends if all the parts of the box had been replaced. Is it still the same box?
- Rob RicciricciJun 9, 2024, 5:43 AM
@kstatz12 all parts of the box are just shadows on a cave wall
Jun 9, 2024, 6:17 AM@ricci Instructions unclear [puts mime in box]
- Rob RicciricciJun 9, 2024, 6:25 AM
@NF6X you are not allowed to push the mime in front of the trolley, sorry
- Jun 9, 2024, 6:48 AM
@ricci [pouts]
- Rob RicciricciJun 9, 2024, 6:55 AM
@NF6X silently, and with exaggerated facial expressions and gesticulations, I assume
- Jun 9, 2024, 7:17 AM
Rui Malheirochromatic@kolektiva.socialJun 9, 2024, 6:46 AM@ricci ah, I see you're applying the Goldberg's approach to the Schrodinger's problem.
- Rob RicciricciJun 9, 2024, 6:51 AM
@chromatic Perhaps, but you cannot tell either where the box is or how many trolleys it contains thanks to Heisenberg
Giles Goatgilesgoat@toot.walesJun 9, 2024, 8:51 AM@ricci And if a sound is made, can anyone hear it ?
I am still TORMENTED by that famous "if a tree falls and nobody can hear it what's the color of the tree" because YEARS ago I remember reading a PERFECTLY LOGICAL solution to that ... and I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS !!! 😢 😢
Oborosauroborosaur@hachyderm.ioJun 9, 2024, 2:28 PM@gilesgoat is it that dry whitish grey because the tree is already dead wood?