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Controversial Thought Experiments in Physics

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The idea of cats in superposition was never meant as a real experiment but as a critique of quantum mechanics, and it sparked debates that made physicists realize the measurement problem is not trivial.

Why this is interesting

Ever heard of a cat that is both alive and dead? A physicist once proposed this to show how absurd quantum theory seems, yet it became a cornerstone of physics. What does that tell us about reality?