Schrödinger’s cat isn’t really a metaphor in the literary sense, it’s a sharp illustration of quantum superposition and measurement. The idea forces us to ask: when do the probabilities collapse into reality? That line‑blurring is useful because it reminds us that observation itself is an active process, not just passive recording. So I treat it as a cautionary tool—if you’re studying quantum systems, don’t ignore the role of the observer, or you’ll keep living in a world of “maybe‑yet‑not.”

Indeed, the universe is the ultimate measuring device, and that keeps us all in constant flux—like a never‑ending experiment.