May 8th, 2009

I think the concept of Schrödinger’s cat also applies to old lovers you haven’t talked to in a long time.

The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics implies that after a while with no communication, your ex is simultaneously alive and dead. Yet, when you track them down on Facebook (or through other means), you see your ex either alive or dead, not a mixture of alive and dead.

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    this made my head hurt
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    more unsettlingly profound (and actually true) implication...can never be fully unbound...
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    doubly true if you’ve ever dated anyone that’s used
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