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Matter double slit experiment  - Follow up

The double slit experiment is used as a reference incorrectly.

For example, in Wikipedia:

'
In modern physics, the double-slit experiment is a demonstration that light and matter can display characteristics of both classically defined waves and particle.
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The problem is the term 'matter is far too general for this experiment.

This experiment should never be referenced when the implication is 'all matter' is confirmed to have a wave nature.
This experiment actually falsifies that claim.

Just the description of the experiment falsifies the claim that all matter has a wave nature.

1. shoot particles at the double slit
2. observe no wave pattern
3. shoot electrons at the double slit
4. observe a wave pattern

With step 2 it is already established there are some particles that exhibit no wave behavior.
Step 4 confirms electrons exhibit a wave behavior.
Step 2 makes it a mistake to claim the experiment applies to all matter.

This experiment is very limited when considered to support a claim about all matter.
This experiment is explicitly about electrons.

This post is about only this experiment.

I assume there are other experiments to be referenced about the duality of matter but this one cannot apply as a reference for all matter.

This is a follow-up to my 03/31 post about the double slit experiment.

Someone made a comment: golf balls and marbles had been tried.

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