Is a Scratch Bingo Ticket in Superposition?

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Well i know how it goes with the saying.
I have a question though.

I have a scratch bingo ticket. I haven't scratched it or anything. So essentially wouldn't all the results be in superposition? Until its scratched.

Even though a computer somewhere knows if that ticket is a winner or not?
 
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You may think of it this way, too. Maybe there's a video cam and someone watching it and knowing for sure if the cat's alive or not...:-p

If this wasn't serious, it would be really funny.

Daniel.
 
munky99999 said:
Well i know how it goes with the saying.
I have a question though.

I have a scratch bingo ticket. I haven't scratched it or anything. So essentially wouldn't all the results be in superposition? Until its scratched.

Even though a computer somewhere knows if that ticket is a winner or not?

If you are trying to be cute, think again.

If you are DEAD serious, then you have learned NOTHING from that other thread on the 2-slit experiment. You STILL somehow think that quantum mechanical description applies to decoherent classical objects. I strongly suggest you address THAT first before opening another can of worms that have already been opened numerous times.

Zz.