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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

"Observe" implies interaction with a photon.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

To a physicist, sure. To the lay public, observe means you’re watching it. If you’re looking away, you’re not observing. When in reality, it doesn’t matter who’s looking, if the particle is interacting with other particles, it’s being “observed”.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Observing includes watching ... and more! 😆