Practical explanation for the collapse of the wave function

Setup:

• Flat desert area.

• Straight train track

• Visible grid marks for precise position calculations

• Train traveling fast along the track

• Two cameras record the train traveling, one is a very fast single shot, the other is a video with precise time data

An observer with free will can choose one of the cameras to determine something about the train.

The still camera will prove precisely where the train was at the time of the observation (but not the speed it was traveling). This is an observation of a particular location at a particular time, but not over a length of time.

Particle

The video camera will provide data for distance traveled and time duration which will make it possible for the observer to calculate the speed (but not a single precise location). This is an observation of change in location over a length of time, not at a particular time.

Wave

The apparent “collapse of the wave function” is due to the artificial constraint of only being able to pick one observation type. It doesn't alter the fact that the train was somewhere specific and traveling at a specific speed it just inhibits the observer’s ability to specify both.

Over-distance observations and over-time observations can accurately see the same event but will reveal different truths.