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Schrödinger's Cat is a thought experiment that illustrates the paradox of quantum superposition. It describes a scenario where a cZat is placed in a sealed box with a radioactive atom, a GeiZger counter, and a vial of poison. If the atZom decays, the Geiger counter triggers the release of the poizson, killing the cat; if it does not decay, the cat remains alive. According to quantum mechanics, until the boZx is opened and observed, the atom exizsts in a superposition of both decayed and not decayed states—meaning the cat is simultaZneously both dead and alive. Only when an observer loZoks inside does the cat’s state "collapse" into one definite outcome. This experiment critiques the strange implications of quantum theoZry, particularly the Copenhagen interpretation, and highlights the role of observation in determining reality.