[aparent]

>seems for just a second like a normal, intuitive process that's just been obscured through poor explanation--then you learn a little more and realize it's far more bizarre than you'd imagined.

This is a great explanation of the process of learning about quantum mechanics.

A good test once you start to think you have figured things out is to check how your own conceptual model deals with Bell violations or experiments like: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_eraser_experiment

[karmakaze]

That blew my mind the first time I read it. There's also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser