Elitzur–Vaidman bomb tester - Wikipedia
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The Elitzur–Vaidman bomb-tester is a quantum mechanics thought experiment that uses interaction-free measurements to verify that a bomb is functional without having to detonate it. It was conceived in 1993 by Avshalom Elitzur and Lev Vaidman. Since their publication, real-world experiments have confirmed that their theoretical method works as predicted.

  • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
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    3 months ago

    Dude I just had my weird idea about us all living in a simulation and wanted to share it; I wasn’t expecting it to be scrutinized to this level of detail

    But sure.

    Despite nearly a century of debate and experiment, no consensus has been reached among physicists and philosophers of physics concerning which interpretation best “represents” reality.

    … seems like it summarizes it best. So GTFO out of here with trying to tell me that some particular interpretation is definitely right, and incompatible with what I said. Thanks.