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This comic satirizes quantum mechanics by drawing a parallel to political doublespeak. In the first panel, a physics professor explains quantum superposition to a class: something can exist not just as truth or falsehood, but as a superposition of both -- a "third option: true-false." In the second panel, a politician responds with "Well yeah... I'm sorry, why does anyone find this concept difficult?"

The caption at the bottom reads "Oddly enough, politicians excel at quantum mechanics." The joke is that politicians are already experts at holding contradictory positions simultaneously -- saying things that are both true and false at the same time, depending on the audience. What physicists find mind-bending about quantum superposition is just another day at the office for a politician. The comic works as both a jab at political dishonesty and a surprisingly apt analogy for quantum states.