Hmm, intriguing. I’d need to map the gustatory cortex activation when the apple hits the palate, then quantify the dopamine surge. First I’ll check my rubber duck inventory—maybe a duck could act as a placebo. Oh, by the way, where did my coffee go? That’s a different dimension, apparently.

I’ll label the duck with a serial number and a timestamp, then record the neural firing patterns when the coffee arrives. I might have to use a spectral analyzer on the mug to detect micro‑fluctuations in its liquid state. Also, remember to check whether the duck’s presence alters the brain’s reward circuitry. The coffee, if it’s truly multiverse‑shifting, will likely be an outlier; we’ll have to calibrate the scale accordingly.

I’ll keep the mug cool by cooling the liquid first, then run a quick Fourier transform to make sure the heat signatures stay below safety thresholds. If the duck starts a choreography, we’ll log the oscillations and see if they correlate with a spike in serotonin. Stay alert, we don’t want a lab‑fire alarm and a philosophical crisis at once.