A Tribute to Isaac Newton

**Raz** · 08-31-2008, 13:15

Or more correctly, Sir Isaac Newton. For without him, apples just wouldn't be what they are today.

Here, here.

**Viking** · 08-31-2008, 13:55

Wassap?

**Raz** · 08-31-2008, 14:06

*sighs*
You were supposed to release balloons in his honour.

**Moros** · 08-31-2008, 20:12

Oh lets face it, Newton theories have fallen from their pedestals.

**Viking** · 08-31-2008, 20:22

Vive la relativity

**Papewaio** · 09-01-2008, 06:03

They still stand up in the Backroom where every action has a reaction.

**PBI** · 09-01-2008, 13:10

Originally Posted by Moros

Oh lets face it, Newton theories have fallen from their pedestals.

Not really, for the vast majority of everyday problems they are still perfectly good. Relativity and quantum mechanics only kick in at the extremes.

Of course, you can calculate the velocity of an apple falling from a tree using General Relativity, but I would not recommend it.

Incidentally, any particular reason for the tribute, Raz?

**Moros** · 09-01-2008, 19:53

Originally Posted by Poor Bloody Infantry

Not really, for the vast majority of everyday problems they are still perfectly good. Relativity and quantum mechanics only kick in at the extremes.

Of course, you can calculate the velocity of an apple falling from a tree using General Relativity, but I would not recommend it.

Incidentally, any particular reason for the tribute, Raz?

Well if his theories would have been that wrong that you could calculate the speed of an Apple falling to the ground, well he bloody wouldn't earn this. But let's face it wether we can use it or not doesn't mean wether it's true or not. And Of course not all of his theories were really wrong. And it's not that Einstein's are. We all know only Rick Astely knows the truth.

**Papewaio** · 09-02-2008, 00:26

Originally Posted by Moros

Oh lets face it, Newton theories have fallen from their pedestals.

Actually Moros I thought it was a rather good joke. That was why I played on with the reaction joke.

Now Gravity only seems not to exist in the Backroom because of the excess of hot air floating up from the political debates. Gravitas definitely still exists in the form of Banquo's Ghost and KukriKhan