A living thing in two places at once? This quantum quandary test is limited

A recent proposed microbe experiment based on Schridinger's counter-intuitive theory would have a scale so small as to be almost meaningless, and other challenges such as consciousness also come into play

I had to travel to a conference on quantum physics yesterday. After arriving at the airport I got into a lift and exited on two floors at the same time. Then I simultaneously got on a plane to New York and to Singapore. My friends greeted me in Singapore. I never did arrive in New York.

This may seem like a pretty convoluted way to earn double air miles, but if I were a photon or an electron, being in two places at once, or in a quantum superposition, would not be so unusual. Quantum physics seems strange to us, since we do not clearly see its influence on the world around us.