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Schrodinger's Precious (media.piefed.social)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 81 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (9 children)

Nasty hobitses did not mention radioactive particle decay or poison vile vial! Cat is just dead dead dead!! Suffocated, starved, sensory deprived cat!

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago* (6 children)

    Wait... So the radioactive material or poison is meant to keep the cat alive? 🤔

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

    no, the vial of poison and radioactive particle connected to a device that breaks the vial when it detects the particle's decay is what makes the cat's state probabilistic. Otherwise it's just a cat in a box

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