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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 minutes ago

He also seems to have figured out modern fashion, amazing!

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 41 minutes ago

Hey, he also figured out that things that are moving usually move some more

[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 7 hours ago

Hey, that's unfair. He also figured out that if things push at each other, they get pushed.

[–] Allero@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago

While it seems obvious on an intuitive level, it is actually an important observation that can't be taken for granted! :)

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 45 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That guy Newton didn't even know that inertial frames of reference weren't absolute.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 54 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let's cut him some slack. He was arguing against a physics system that thought heavier things sank because they have more earth element in them.

[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

reminds me a bit of the concept that piles of filth were literal spawn points for vermin.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I mean, scientifically speaking, we haven't proven that on rare cases vermin CAN spawn, ex nihilo, from piles of filth. Maybe we've just been yet to document an example of this rare phenomena!

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Do we know that?

I mean, wasn't that Einstein guy that said that if it's true, we will never truly know it?

[–] CyberTailor@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

or moves at constant speed

[–] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 3 points 23 hours ago

Zero is constant