Mathematically, a quantum mechanical state is a sum (or superposition) of all possible states. In the case of the Schrödinger’s cat, the cat is the superposition of “dead” and “alive” states.
the thing is the cat to be any state in a linear line between the 2 points ...alive...and... dead.....because in must go frrom alive to dead and all states beween
But the cat does not go to any state not on that line beween alive and dead..it does not go to ever posable state..
A brick could fall and crush the cat in the box ..or a vet could intervene and resuscitate the cat....all that is possible
but that’s not part of the line between points life and death
sometimes parallel universe theories presented is every possibility existing at the same time that’s not true
just like a cat it’s only possibilities between the two points on its path...that it will in fact exist in
Theoretically, the box could be crushed but you could
still open it and find the cat alive...
Hey! Stop bogarting! :-)