Uncertain of whether the cat was alive or dead, Heisenberg's room-mate went crazy and punched Heisenberg in the nuts.
The pain was excruciating, but gave Heisenberg the idea that flinging two cats together at near the speed of light would release more energy than being punched in the balls.
Within 10 yrs the Americans had created the first catatomic bomb, using Einstein's equation E = mc2.
Energy was equal to the mass of a cat squared.
Two large 3kg cats fired at each other at 1000mph would create an explosion equal to all the bombs dropped on Hitler's allotment during the war.
The theory was tested in Nevada, where the resultant explosion blew the hat off an Army General 2 miles away.
Soon cats would be used to power cities, submarines, aircraft carriers, and ice cream vans.
In 1978 the cat who started this all, Schrodinger, was posthumously awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
A film was made about this remarkable cat in 2004. Staring Matthew Mcconaughey as Schrodinger. The film won 7 Oscars.