@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

likewise

@darthvader42

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

Yes. But at least now you have a rich and deep lack of understanding of Quantum Mechanics.

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

the "shut up and calculate" interpretation of quantum mechanics

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

But now you understand that you don't understand it.

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

So you also failed the exam? (If I've not understood correctly).

@freequaybuoy

@TheBreadmonkey

No, I passed the exam thereby proving that I don’t understand it. Basically I was able to apply the maths and terminology in a manner that satisfied the examiner.
It makes no sense but that’s just the way QM is and you just have to roll with it.

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

@ginger_tosser

@TheBreadmonkey

But according to quantum mechanics, doesn't that then mean you also failed the exam? And killed a cat? Or something? Or saved the cat, but now we're straying into screenwriting where even less makes sense.

@freequaybuoy

@TheBreadmonkey

that very much depends on the reference frame of the observer. If the examiner and me were in a locked room when he gave me the result then in that reference frame I had a definite pass. To observers outside of that room I had passed and failed at the same time and both situations are true at the same time. It’s weird shit.