April 24, 202200:04:19

2022 April 24 - Split the Universe

In today's image, we see an example of the Schrödinger's cat experiment. In which the cat is simultaneously dead and alive under the laws of quantum mechanics and we cannot know which until it we push the button. This leads to the concept of a multiverse where perhaps every decision made is played out in a different universe.


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