Elden Ring's Messages Are Like Schrödinger's Cat
Messages left by other players in Elden Ring are like Schrödinger's cat, where tips exist in a sort of superposition until they are either verified as true or false. The system is designed to let players help each other, but a significant number of them that aren't jokes are just outright lies. With the prevalence of false information, the message system has introduced a paradox in which illusory walls and some of Elden Ring's essential items seemingly exist and do not exist at the same time in certain locations.
Schrödinger's cat is a popular thought experiment in the field of quantum mechanics. Created by Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, it is intended to highlight a paradox in what is known as a quantum superposition, in which an object can exist in multiple states combined (the superposition) until it is observed or interacts with the external world in some way. In order to challenge this view, Schrödinger posits an imaginary cat placed in a box with a vial of poison, which is rigged to be smashed open if an atom in a radioactive substance is measured to have decayed, with there being an equal chance that it will not decay.
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According to a conventional interpretation of quantum mechanics, if the box were left alone for the course of an hour, the cat would be neither alive nor dead but would exist in a superposition in which it is simultaneously alive and dead. The author of this article does not claim to be an expert in quantum mechanics (far from it, in fact), but Elden Ring's thrill of the unknown hilariously — and frustratingly — brings up situations not unlike Schrödinger's cat. Messages either attempt to help or deceive in such abundance that some are
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