Photons reveal a weird effect called the quantum pigeonhole paradox
Three quantum ‘birds’ can fit in two ‘pigeonholes’ without any two being in the same hole
STRANGE BIRDS Two pigeons can sit comfortably in two holes, but add a third bird and they’ll have to share. But three quantum particles can occupy two states without any having the same state, scientists have shown.
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