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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
This comic centers around a joke about {{w|Quantum superposition}} in physics - if you don't observe something, it has all possible states, not a specific one. It is a double-entendre with the word ''observe'' meaning both "look at" (physics sense) and "celebrate" (a holiday). One of the most famous examples on this is the {{w|Schrödinger's cat}} paradox.
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This comic centers around a joke about {{w|Quantum Entanglement}} in physics - if you don't observe something, it has all possible states, not a specific one. It is a double-entendre with the word ''observe'' meaning both "look at" (physics sense) and "celebrate" (a holiday). One of the most famous examples on this is the {{w|Schrödinger's cat}} paradox.
  
 
In this comic, a Jewish physicist does not know when Christmas is. Being a physicist, he believes that since he doesn't observe Christmas, it therefore has no definite date.
 
In this comic, a Jewish physicist does not know when Christmas is. Being a physicist, he believes that since he doesn't observe Christmas, it therefore has no definite date.

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