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Literally exactly how it works, too. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Does the result of the experiment change if there's a sensor active that records data to a hard drive that no one ever looks at and it just gets deleted? Does the result change again if someone decides that if they get a wave pattern, they will interrupt the deletion process and look at the data?

[–] Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 hour ago

I don't understand. How can they "get" a wave pattern if they didn't look at the data?

[–] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Does the result of the experiment change if there's a sensor active that records data to a hard drive that no one ever looks at and it just gets deleted

Yes. It collapses the wave function. There is no need for something 'conscious' to count as an 'observer'.

Your second question is moot, because the first part counted as an observation.