From: Patrick Wilken (patrickw@cs.monash.edu.au)
Date: Wed Jul 30 1997 - 19:06:08 MDT
>It's wrong to say that the photon went through one slit, even if you
>put your eye up to it and *see* it go through. The photon went through
>both slits.
Double-slit experiments are a little out of the ordinary in everyday life,
but next time you are at a window and you see a reflection of yourself take
a moment to consider that the very same qm uncertainty applies to the issue
of whether a photon gets reflected back to your eyes or passes straight
through the glass.
best, patrick
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