The Test Isn't That Hard: Quantum Edition

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The Test Isn't That Hard: Quantum Edition

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The infamous wave-particle duality question strikes again! That dog's existential dread perfectly captures the moment when you realize physics isn't just difficult—it's fundamentally unsettling. "What is light?" seems innocent until you discover the correct answer is "both" yet "neither" simultaneously. Just like Schrödinger's cat, your grade exists in a superposition of passing and failing until observed by your professor, who probably enjoys watching students squirm through this quantum nightmare. 30 years teaching this stuff and I still chuckle when freshmen confidently circle "wave" or "particle" like reality could ever be that straightforward!

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