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[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

No, it's a thought experiment, not a pun or joke.

[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It can be both. The pun was created to highlight the supposed shortcomings of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics.

The whole setup is purposefully grotesque.

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

OK then, how do you think it's a pun?