ʃɹˈɜːdɪŋɡɚɹ ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðˈæt, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə kˌoʊpənhˈeɪɡən ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən, ðə kˈæt wʊd biː bˈoʊθ ɐlˈaɪv ænd dˈɛd ʌntˈɪl sˈʌmwʌn ˈoʊpənd ðə bˈɑːks ˈæftɚɹ ɐn ˈaʊɚ tə tˈeɪk ɐ lˈʊk.
Schrödinger argued that, according to the Copenhagen Interpretation, the cat would be both alive and dead until someone opened the box after an hour to take a look.