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Old 05-14-2012, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyJWest View Post
From the frame of reference of the spinning object, or from that of an outside observer?

And what would happen is you fixed a piece of buttered bread buttered-side-up to the back of a cat, and dropped it from the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Would it land buttered-side-down, or on its feet? And if you dropped it in a box, would Schroedinger expect it to be in a buttered-side-down or feet down position before he opened the box?
My prediction is that if you fixed a piece of buttered bread buttered-side-up to the back of a cat, and dropped it from the Leaning Tower of Pisa it would likely land on its head.

Adding jam or using a muffin may confound the results.