Science
A new quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question – The Conversation AU
A new twist on an old experiment reveals several common-sense ideas about reality can’t all be true.
If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Perhaps not, some say.
And if someone is there to hear it? If you think that means it obviously did make a sound, you might need to revise that opinion.
We have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics one of our two most fundamental scientific theories, together with Einsteins theory of relativity that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality.
Quantum mechanics vs common sense
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