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I have suggested before that the one thing “everyone knows” about quantum mechanics is that the quantum world is fuzzy and uncertain. Actually, there’s another thing, too. “Everyone” has heard of ...

"Schrödinger's Cat" is probably the most infamous thought experiment in the history of gedankenexperimenten. You've undoubtedly heard the set-up: a cat is placed in a box with a diabolical device ...