In honor of Erwin Schrödinger‘s death, we offer this simple illustration as an explanation of that whole deal about his cat.
It has something to do with a light saber, a box of radioactive material, and an unsuspecting cat (as if there is such a thing).
To read more about it, visit our loop on Who’s What and look for the entry on Schrödinger. Or go directly to the Who2 biography of Erwin Schrödinger.