In fact any experiment that measures a quantum effect is one in which the quantum effect is aligned … - Murray Gell-Mann

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Murray Gell-Mann

In fact any experiment that measures a quantum effect is one in which the quantum effect is aligned with the behavior of some heavy, macroscopic object; that's how we measure it

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