The internal screaming of every physicist watching someone confidently explain that the observer effect means "quantum particles know when you're looking at them." No, Karen, it's not about consciousness collapsing wave functions! The observer effect actually refers to how measuring a system inevitably disturbs it. It's like trying to check your tire pressure—the act of measuring releases some air. The quantum world doesn't care about your meditation practice or third eye.
Next they'll tell you Schrödinger actually wanted to put cats in boxes. Physicists everywhere just hovering awkwardly like the person in this image, desperately trying not to flip a table.
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