In quantam mechanics, Schrödinger’s cat is an experiment that illustrates and explains the

paradox of quantam superposition. The experiment comprises of a cat, a (non-transparent)

box and some poison. This hypothetical cat is placed in the box with some poison. The cat
can be considered dead, if taken the poison, alive, if it didn’t and dead and alive as a result
of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that might or might not have occurred.

In quantum theory, quantum particles can exist in a superposition of states at the same time
and collapse down to a single state upon interaction with other particles. Some scientists in
history have stated that quantum particles only collapse to a single state when viewed by a
conscious observer. This is a similar paradox to the question that if a tree falls in the middle
of a forest without an observer, will it make a sound? Well, Schrodinger found this concept
interesting and absurd so he devised his thought experiment to understand such claims.

This experiment is interesting as it poses the question, whether anything that happens
which we do not observe is actually reality?