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human
ELI5: In Quantum Physics how can simply observing something change the way it reacts?

I am not good with specifics but I have seen documentaries that comment how particles can move or do something different depending on if they are observed or not, how can that possibly influence them?
gpt
A quantum object can exist in a superposition of states. Any INTERACTION with the object can collapse it to one or the other state.

Note, the word interaction is extremely important. Many people think *observation* collapses the wavefunction, but that's not the case. It's *interaction*. Of course, you can't really observe a quantum object without interacting with it, but you can DEFINITELY interact with an object without "observing" it.