Repo Men (Repo Men) (№ 38494)

What do I remember? I remember reading about a scientist. He had a crush on for cats and boxes. Loved to take a cat and lock it in a drawer. And then, to make it more interesting he put the machine produces a poisonous gas. The scientist didn't even know when the machine will release the poison and when not to. To make sure this was only possible by looking in the box. But what's the science: until he opened the box, it is considered that inside the cat simultaneously alive and dead. You know, if any of the options possible, and both of them together is possible.
Ever since I read about the cat, this story has been on my head. Only understand correctly, I don't care about the trouble small furry animals, I just don't understand how you can be alive and dead at the same time?
Not immediately, but I think I understand why the scientist put the cat in the box. He tried to explain something. We are all alive, we're all dead, like the cat. But we have to make a choice: either purr and lick ourselves and wait for the poison kill us or yell, scratch and claw to break free from this damn box.