#3134: Wavefunction Collapse
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[Hairy is sitting behind a desk with one a hand on the desktop and the other in his lap. He is looking up at Cueball, who is standing in front of the desk. Hairy is asking a question:]
Hairy: If the wavefunction only collapses when I observe it, does that mean my consciousness affects the universe?
[Three panels follows showing three possible responses from Cueball. Each panel has a label above, written inside a small rectangle that is overlaid on the top left of each panel. Each panel shows the same zoom in on the top half of Cueball.]
[Panel 1]
Bad:
Cueball: Yes. Quantum entanglement proves that we all have souls.
[Panel 2]
Good:
Cueball: No. Consciousness plays no role here. Its just physical measurement.
[Panel 3]
Chaotic:
Cueball: No. The wave function collapses when I look at it because I'm a full professor.
Cueball: It won't collapse for an undergraduate.
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Wavefunction collapse is only one interpretation. Under some interpretations, graduate students also have souls.