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human
Why is it impossible to determine the position and momentum of a quantum particle at the same time?
gpt
There's a close musical analogy: the position of a particle is analogous to the timing of a note, and the momentum is analogous to the note's pitch.

In order for a note's pitch to be determinate, it has to last long enough that we can see a few waveforms, but then the note must be 'smeared' over an interval of time. Conversely, if a sound is incredibly precise in time then it won't be long enough to have a well-defined pitch - it'll just be a 'click'.