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quantum mechanics (self.showerthoughts)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by HenriVolney to c/[email protected]

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Playing the lotery is a good analogy to the Schroedinger cat experiment. That is, as long as you don't check the numbers

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How so?

[–] HenriVolney 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well you have both won and not won the lotery as long as you don't check the results = measure the results of the experiment

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Hm. I suppose you could see it like that philosophically.

I'd say it more like, you have not won yet until you check and see you've won, but I guess that train of thought works, as well.