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What happens to Schrödinger's cat?

Veritasium 1:43

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Put a cat in a box with a radioactive atom. Add a radiation detector that triggers the release of poisonous cyanide gas.

Schrödinger's thought experiment was supposed to be a criticism of quantum mechanics and is now one of it's best explainers.

Here's why and what happens to the cat...

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