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The Schrodinger's cat experiment is the source of many arguments in quantum mechanics, mostly because that was the whole point of it. Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-you-misunderstand-schrodingers-cat NEW CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@EquilibriumFX https://nebula.tv/equilibriumfx Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Em Lucid - Producer ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Spacetime Visualized: https://youtu.be/LMRJ96MTGWA ________________________________ RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS Schrodinger's Equation: https://youtu.be/LFC2HsT6Bh4 Quantum Superposition: https://youtu.be/ZUipVyVOm-Y ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback): https://www.lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook): https://gumroad.com/l/ubSc Merchandise: https://www.scienceasylum.com ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Counselors: Joe K. Kim Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Medec Hurtz, Peter Engrav Einsteinium Crazies: A.C. S., Benjamin Sharef, Dan Sullivan, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, William Hutchison Plutonium Crazies: Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers Platinum Crazies: Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Ishay Oz, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Schrodinger's Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01491891 Feynman Quote: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/messenger.html https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/fml.html#6 Larger Scale Quantum Experiments: https://news.mit.edu/2019/single-quantum-vibration-normal-1007 https://phys.org/news/2024-01-quantum-nature-large-masses.html https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-big-can-the-quantum-world-be-physicists-probe-the-limits-20210818/ ________________________________ LINKS TO COMMENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMRJ96MTGWA&lc=UgxHgJTKjEVVnI0PNDp4AaABAg ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Portraits: https://repository.aip.org/informal-portrait-erwin-schrodinger-3 https://repository.aip.org/feynman-candid-0 ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:47 Schrodinger's Cat History 01:49 Scale vs Isolation 03:15 What is a Quantum Observation? 05:00 Human Intuitions Don't Work 05:32 Why is Quantum Mechanics hard? 06:04 Closing Thoughts 06:21 Featured Comments