Uncertainty Principle

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No one is sure what it is. If anyone finds out for sure, please state it here and then delete the page (since it will no longer exist).

Albert has a concept which he explains to Death with the example of a cat in a box which may or may not be alive. Only by opening the box to observe the cat can this be certain. Death disapproved strongly of this.


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Variant explanations so far voiced include:

  • You can either know where you are or what you're doing, but never both at the same time.
  • You can either know who you are or what you've drunk, but...what was the question?