Comments on: The Observer Effect http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: David S http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-17104 David S Thu, 24 May 2012 19:09:47 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-17104 The paradox of Schroedinger’s Cat explained via YouTube (seems right to me):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOYyCHGWJq4

Copy & paste the URL into your browser, or, if you don’t trust me, Google “Schroedinger’s Cat”. The You Tube link should be within 6 or 7 of the top.

]]> By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15301 Kate St. John Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:21:13 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15301 I’ll be posting an update soon. Just need the time to explain it. ;)

]]> By: Marge Van Tassel http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15298 Marge Van Tassel Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:27:21 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15298 Well, OK–it’s December now. Have you caught your mouse? Had one in my bedroom last night causing much fun and enjoyment for my 2 cats who tried their dardendest to catch the little varmint but to no avail have no idea where it is now. Soo, have one catch and release trap under my bed and one in hallway hidden well so we’ll see how long it takes to catch this one. Since it’s holidays have too much “stuff” hanging around which makes it easier for Mr./Ms. Mouse but harder for me and cats to catch it.

]]> By: Rosie Noll http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15071 Rosie Noll Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:52:37 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15071 Thanks Kathy! I enjoyed that book with my daughter many moons ago. Maybe Kate should give it a cookie! She would have quite an adventure afterwards.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15070 Kathy Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:27:12 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15070 Rosie!!!!! I LOVE your comment!!!! I can’t tell you how many times I have enjoyed that with my grandkids over the years. Kate, if you do not know…..It is almost as bad as “If You Give a Moose a Muffin.”

I do believe, as someone said some postings back, this just might be the most remembered blog of all!

]]> By: Rosie Noll http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15068 Rosie Noll Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:18:49 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15068 Whatever you do, don’t give it a cookie! Cause if you give a mouse a cookie……

]]> By: Anthony H. Bledsoe http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15067 Anthony H. Bledsoe Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:03:49 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15067 We’ve had a mouse in our house for about a month, and our cat Katie can’t catch it (even though she is superb at catching mice outside), because the mouse scurries under things (e.g., the refrigerator) Katie can’t access. We bought a trap (one that won’t kill the mouse) and baited it with peanut butter, but with no luck. We finally realized better bait would be Katie’s wet cat food, which despite our best efforts (putting it away ASAP after Katie ate) was being eaten by the mouse. We caught the mice with cat food bait within an hour of resetting the trap! We moved the mouse several miles away and released it in a field.

By the way, it was a house mouse, not a white-footed mouse or deer mouse (the latter two native to PA and occasional previous pests in our house).

Tony

]]> By: michelle http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15066 michelle Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:35:24 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15066 Smart mouse indeed! I have one also. It’s been invading my foodless kitchen cabinet over the last few weeks and leaving poop presents! Tried the peanut butter trick to no avail with three traps in various places. Friday night as I slept on the couch I heard the little bugger. Climbing into the dog’s food dish, helping himself to a midnight feast. Maybe they are not hungry? Could it be eating cat food?? Mine tried for a second course at 6am Saturday morning, but the dog had cleaned out the bowl. HA!!

]]> By: J http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15065 J Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:09:09 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15065 Pretty ingenious idea there Kate. Unfortunately it seems Emmalina insists on being a confounding variable.

Kathy, your comment reminded me of the year we caught a mouse in a trap in the room off our living room on Christmas Eve. That prompted me to remark to my mom “I thought not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse”.

Also, I like Steve-o’s idea :)

]]> By: John English http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2011/11/21/the-observer-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-15064 John English Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:41:13 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=43341#comment-15064 The only observation I have to make is that rodents have been around longer than humans. Methinks there might be a reason for that. 8:-)

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