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    1. Two sides of the same coin

      I have a quandary. Suppose there is a coin that, when flipped, it lands head’s side up on a table. Without picking the coin up to confirm the side that is down is tails. Could you ever know that...

      I have a quandary.

      Suppose there is a coin that, when flipped, it lands head’s side up on a table.

      Without picking the coin up to confirm the side that is down is tails. Could you ever know that it is tails ?

      Assume in this world that the coin has a heads side and tails side when held in your hand.

      Assume you cannot view the coin’s two sides in any other way than picking it up.

      Is this just a variation of Schrödinger’s Cat ? Or is it more “does a tree make a sound if no one is around to hear it” ?

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