"Sorry, a thought-experiment. Sort of a theoretical mental excercise for its own sake rather than experiment intended to be carried out in a lab. Although it was, but in practice the experiment of Schrodinger's cat is unpredictable on a level Schrodinger never took into account, due to the intrinsic nature of the cat itself." Listening to Dirk is harder sober. It's easier to mellow out and just let the long words roll over you.