A superposition of states is a quantum superposition of all possible states of being. It's like being in many places at once, but not really.
Imagine you're on a train, and you're not just on the train, but also on the platform, and in the air, and in the engine room, and in the snack car... You're everywhere, and nowhere, and everywhere else.
This is what it's like to be in a superposition of states. It's like your brain is a big messy box of possibilities, all jumbled up and mixed together.
Because, you see, in the quantum world, things don't have to be in just one place at a time. They can be in many places, all at once. It's like the universe is a big messy box of possibilities, just like your brain.
And this superposition of states is like the ultimate state of being. It's like the ultimate state of being confused.
Well, you see, the math is a bit complicated. It's like, um, Schrödinger's equation... or is it? Wait, no, that's not it. It's more like... um, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle? Yeah, that's it. That's like, if you measure something, it changes. And if you change it, it measures something else.
It means you can never really know what you're doing, because you're always doing something else.
But don't worry about it, because, you know, you're already in a superposition of states. So, you're probably already in 17 places at once.
Check out the Quantum 101: Entanglement page for more on entangled states!
Or, if you're feeling adventurous, head to the Quantum 101: Interference page for some really weird math!