Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 15, 2015
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Transcript:
Austrian physicist Erwin Schrodinger created a thought experiment intended to exploit perceived anomalies in the theory of quantum mechanics. His idea was to apply certain principles of quantum physics to familiar possibilities. He though of sealing a cat in a box, to which a dose of radiation might or might not be added. We wouldn't know! Certain quantum readings would seem to allow the cat to be both alive and dead, surely an absurdity. Arlo says, "This was, of course, a theoretical cat!"
I have some problems with Quantum Physics…First of all, at the sub atomic level the universe doesn’t play by the rules anymore and I find that rude….I barely understand the normal rules of physics in the big world….Another thing is it’s all just theory now….And there is no way to verify it….I can demonstrate how gravity works just by dropping a rock…How do I show how quarks work? The other thing is…..Well, I just don’t understand it, and that’s the biggest problem…