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xkcd #3154: Physics Insight

Title text:

When Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.'

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[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Poincaré? (I know, his insight somehow still came short of Einstein's, but it's interesting how close he came.)