Can someone explain why this is true? https://i.imgur.com/cHujNiF.jpg

“observing” a particle means shining light on it, but light has energy so it will literally knock the particle out of its way, removing possibilities of its future paths. the more precise your measurement, the better focused the light, the less places the particle can go so it can’t interfere with itself as much

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it’s not about the diffraction, it’s about why does looking at it stop the diffraction pattern. it’s because observation = interaction