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What other great opening lines do you know?. (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world

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[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 279 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying statistical mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on his work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn to study statistical mechanics.

[–] HorikBrun@kbin.earth 73 points 4 weeks ago

Best non-fiction opening that sounds like a threat.

[–] Pringles@sopuli.xyz 20 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Wait, I read this! Can't remember the name of the book right now though.

Edit: Ok, I remember it from a screenshot in a thread about cheeky textbooks

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's an oldie.

Fun fact, Boltzmann hung himself while Ehrenfest shot his 15 year old son and then himself.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 29 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Fun fact,

You and I go to different parties

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 7 points 4 weeks ago

Came looking for this, thanks

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

This one tops my list, probably followed by the opening to hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy.