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Wave Particle Duality (lazysoci.al)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You make it look like an innocent peek changes the outcome. In reality you "look" by shooting lasers perpendicular to the plane and observe the electron photon scattering. I wonder if your path changes if I shoot military-grade lasers in your direction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

This is the reason I never understood it at first. People tell you about it, but tend to leave out the key part to actually understanding it. Why?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

But aren't the lasers already being fired regardless if you're looking or not