For a moment I read that as transuranic, but as we all know transuranic elements can't be used where there is life...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transuranium_element
The thing that's odd about Shroedingers cat idea, is that they say you don't know the cats 'state until you open the box... surely that cat knows it's state?
Schrödingers cat is by his own words was quite ridiculous and not even his own idea, it was an idea he borrowed it from an ancient Sankhya Hindu paradox, the experiment is simple enough in itself. cat in a box with a diabolical device, 50--50 chance of triggering the device in one hour, is the cat alive or dead? The only way to know is open the box. Sure fine in theory, but if after an hour the device is triggered the cat is dead whether or not you know it. The cat isnt alive until you open the box, its dead, an ex cat, there is nothing uncertain about the dead cat. If the device doesnt trigger, then the cat is alive, even if you dont know it. The cat knows it is alive and in a box and blooming angry. And that is all that mattersThe thing you have to remember about Schrödinger's Cat is that Schrödinger was wrong. It doesn't actually work like that at all.
It's one of the great ironies of 20th century physics that the only thing that most people know about quantum mechanics is wrong.
must... avoid.... arguing.... with.... British Red.
Schrödingers cat is by his own words was quite ridiculous and not even his own idea, it was an idea he borrowed it from an ancient Sankhya Hindu paradox, the experiment is simple enough in itself. cat in a box with a diabolical device, 50--50 chance of triggering the device in one hour, is the cat alive or dead? The only way to know is open the box. Sure fine in theory, but if after an hour the device is triggered the cat is dead whether or not you know it. The cat isnt alive until you open the box, its dead, an ex cat, there is nothing uncertain about the dead cat. If the device doesnt trigger, then the cat is alive, even if you dont know it. The cat knows it is alive and in a box and blooming angry. And that is all that matters
Why?
Even British Red can talk crap.
Nature does nothing of the sort, nature is not sentient, it has no design, no rhyme or reason and nature has no more purpose than we do. Nature is just a collective description of the physical world including plants and animals and landscapes. Its no more sentient than a collective description of commonwealth stampsI
Thing is though, nature gets rid of that which does not serve purpose anymore, she attaches a curse to all inaction.
Nature does nothing of the sort, nature is not sentient, it has no design, no rhyme or reason and nature has no more ‘purpose’ than we do. Nature is just a ‘collective description’ of the physical world including plants and animals and landscapes. It’s no more sentient than a “collective description” of commonwealth stamps