Schrodinger's Cat

Schrödinger's Cat is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics that illustrates the concept of superposition. Imagine a cat placed in a sealed box with a radioactive atom, a Geiger counter, and a poison vial. If the atom decays, the counter triggers and releases the poison, killing the cat. Until we open the box and observe, the cat is considered both alive and dead simultaneously, existing in a superposition of states. This paradox highlights the strange nature of quantum mechanics, where particles can exist in multiple states at once until observed, challenging our understanding of reality and measurement.