3rd Miauen

[selfobservation]

 [Action - All around town]

[A certain catboy is up to his usual routine, walking--or teleporting--around looking for mischief.

What one is likely to notice, though, is that today Schrodinger is wearing a Hitler Youth uniform. If people didn't know he was a Nazi before, it should be obvious now.

He's likely to approach anyone he sees and give them a friendly greeting.]

[Phone]

It has come to my attention that many of you seem to have great difficulty understanding the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment. I'm almost starting to get bored of explaining it! [Except not really, because he's found that the results of trying to explain it to people in Mayfield are often hilarious.]

So, let me ask...how many of you are already familiar with it? 

Comments

[selfobservation]

Aha! That's the best explanation I've gotten yet! Good job!

I'm hardly a physicist myself, of course. This just happens to be...quite relevant to me.

[dreamofspice]

Thank you! I always found that particular experiment interesting. It sounds almost like something you'd find in a dream!

[selfobservation]

A dream, huh? Perhaps.

Science and dreamland are probably closer than most would think, after all.

[dreamofspice]

Lots of things can be discovered in dreams. They can be a window into your own mind.

[selfobservation]

Even the things people don't want to acknowledge.

[It's a statement, not a question.]

[dreamofspice]

Sometimes those are the most important things of all.

[selfobservation]

Ah, shouldn't that be obvious?

It's not healthy to keep those things bottled up, after all...

[dreamofspice]

Not usually, no. Bottles have an uncomfortable tendency to break under stress.

[selfobservation]

Exactly.

It's so nice to talk to someone that gets it!

[dreamofspice]

I've seen several bottles break in my time. It's not a nice thing to watch. I try to help keep it from happening.

[selfobservation]

Ah, I can't imagine it's pleasant for the breaking bottle, so to speak.

But it's quite a show.

[dreamofspice]

If you're watching from a safe distance, sure.

[selfobservation]

Any distance is safe when you're Schrodinger's cat.

[dreamofspice]

Are you Schrodinger's cat?

[selfobservation]

More or less.

[dreamofspice]

Interesting!

And who is the observer?

[selfobservation]

The entire world.

Only I truly know if I am dead or alive.

[dreamofspice]

I see. That's very interesting!

[selfobservation]

And very useful, too.

You would assume I am alive right now, correct?

[dreamofspice]

Well I don't usually like making assumptions. I'm used to having things change right in front of my very eyes.

But yes, I suppose in this case I would think that you were alive.

[selfobservation]

Correct!

Or rather, I should say...I'm alive as long as I believe I am!

[This a lie since he hasn't regained that yet. And he's leaving the part about distinguishing himself from everyone else out.]

[dreamofspice]

So really... the whole world might be observing, but the only one who matters is you.

[selfobservation]

Hehehe, exactly! Pretty useful, right?

[dreamofspice]

I imagine it would be!

[selfobservation]

It's a shame that so many people don't seem to understand the concept.