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39. Schrodinger and Heisenberg

Reply to HuckleB (Original post)

Fri May 27, 2016, 10:10 PM

May 2016

Are driving and get stopped by a traffic cop. The cop asked, "Do you know how fast you were going?" Heisenberg replied, "No, but I know where I am." The cop replied, "OK, smart ass, open the trunk." Heisenberg pulls the trunk latch. The cop says, "Hey, did you know you have a dead cat in here?" Schrodinger exclaims, "Now, I do!"

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Schr�dinger's Cat Now Lives And Dies In Two Boxes At Once [View all] HuckleB May 2016 OP

Guess the tshirt needs updating!! yodermon May 2016 #1

Just have two T shirts. merrily May 2016 #2

Well, you certainly at least need to have a friend wear one too! HuckleB May 2016 #6

Then you need two more elljay May 2016 #22

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB May 2016 #31

Reminds me about that old joke "How many Zen Buddhists does it take to change a light bulb?" eridani May 2016 #42

+1 HuckleB May 2016 #47

my head hurts annabanana May 2016 #3

Both calico and persian at the same time. rhett o rick May 2016 #4

Not in a superstate anymore. Fuddnik May 2016 #5

What's the big deal, put the cat in a box and put that box in a larger box. A Simple Game May 2016 #7

Physics is descriptive.. annabanana May 2016 #9

...indeed.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #15

Thank you unc70 May 2016 #20

AH annabanana May 2016 #27

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB May 2016 #32

I'm keeping that. NT Ilsa May 2016 #35

lol GummyBearz May 2016 #45

We had this poster on the wall.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #46

physics argues whether the glass is half full or half empty MisterP May 2016 #28

Engineering, schmengineering. HuckleB May 2016 #33

Did you read the link? HuckleB May 2016 #11

As to real-world application, the OP mentions quantum computing. Jim Lane May 2016 #18

Soooo... Nirgendwo May 2016 #8

Well, that's much less messy than... jtuck004 May 2016 #10

This is why I am a dog person! Dustlawyer May 2016 #12

Well, my cat violates quantum mechanics and is constantly only in a single state. DrBulldog May 2016 #13

+1 HuckleB May 2016 #48

... Spitfire of ATJ May 2016 #14

Well my cat has four states: brooklynite May 2016 #16

Dr. Schrodinger, whatever did you do to the poor kitty? Jerry442 May 2016 #17

Awesome! Squinch May 2016 #19

And Schrodinger's dog is just sitting in it's own box wondering where the cats are. Kablooie May 2016 #21

Well, for a nano-second, any way! HuckleB May 2016 #25

What's the big deal?...two cats in a box is nothing new. Surya Gayatri May 2016 #23

So the cat is simultaneously INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the box... brooklynite May 2016 #24

Yea kinda weird GummyBearz May 2016 #37

I am ambivalent about these results.. But, I trust Dr. Schrodinger would understand.... Bill USA May 2016 #26

Maru Kitty can definitely get with that program.... Hekate May 2016 #29

My live and dead cat is in both the kitchen and the bathroom. beastie boy May 2016 #30

+1 HuckleB May 2016 #34

Oh hell no. If I ever own a cat I am NOT letting it get into a box. GummyBearz May 2016 #36

Clearly, you've never owned a cat. HuckleB May 2016 #38

Schrodinger and Heisenberg central scrutinizer May 2016 #39

+1 HuckleB May 2016 #41

Love this! Kick Quackers May 2016 #40

Shouldn't there be three boxes? One where the cat is alive, one where the cat is dead Rex May 2016 #43

+1,000'000' ... 000 HuckleB May 2016 #44