hmm, I guess it does link into the many universes thing
but only in that everything does

the state of the cat is dependant on this release of a particle. essentially, if the many universes thing is to be believed, in one universe it has been released and cat is dead, in one it hasn't and it is alive

but until you open the box you don't know, so the cat is theoretically both alive and dead.

it's not about the probability of it being alive and dead that tends to cloud the issue.

as I mentioned earlier, it is trying to prove the point that regardless of the chance of something, until you measure it (i.e. look in the box) it exists in all states (cat is alive and dead)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_suicide

this is an interesting take on it, and I think could make a good story
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 18 Aug 2008, 10:31, Reply)