Creating a quanton in a superposition of an observable's eigenvectors and then determining that observable's value is entirely analogous to putting a coin in a can, shaking the can, and then revealing the coin.

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Creating a quanton in a superposition of an observable's eigenvectors and then determining that observable's value involves quantum phenomena where the outcome is not determined until measurement, unlike the classical analogy of shaking a coin in a can where the outcome (heads or tails) is predetermined and merely revealed by looking.

Creating a Quanton in a Superposition of an Observable's Eigenvectors