1.   Before that, the atoms hover in a quantum limbo, stuck in both possible states at the same time.

2.   Hook an electroencephalograph to the cat to monitor its brainwaves and the continuous act of measurement would keep it from slipping into quantum limbo.

3.   One currently popular answer is that things can remain in quantum limbo only so long as they are isolated from the rest of the universe.

4.   The equations insist that a particle remains in quantum limbo until forced to make a decision.