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Imagine firing a tiny particle at a barrier with two slits. It should go through one or the other, like a bullet. But in the double-slit experiment, something unbelievable happens.
When no one is watching, particles act like waves, interfering with themselves. But the moment we try to observe which slit they go through, the interference pattern vanishes, and they behave like individual particles. It’s as if electrons know they’re being watched.
This experiment isn’t just a physics puzzle—it’s a philosophical crisis. Does reality only exist when observed? How can something be in two places at once? And what does this mean for our understanding of the universe? This is the experiment that shattered classical physics and forced scientists to rethink reality itself.
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Imagine firing a tiny particle at a barrier with two slits. It should go through one or the other, like a bullet. But in the double-slit experiment, something unbelievable happens.
When no one is watching, particles act like waves, interfering with themselves. But the moment we try to observe which slit they go through, the interference pattern vanishes, and they behave like individual particles. It’s as if electrons know they’re being watched.
This experiment isn’t just a physics puzzle—it’s a philosophical crisis. Does reality only exist when observed? How can something be in two places at once? And what does this mean for our understanding of the universe? This is the experiment that shattered classical physics and forced scientists to rethink reality itself.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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