Comments on: The biology of physics http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ender wiggins http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89384 ender wiggins Wed, 21 May 2008 23:22:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89384 response 1: "I thought apples were designed to fall downward." response 2: "No, God pushes them down." definitive response: "God pushes them down because THE FSM asked him to do so" :-) response 1: “I thought apples were designed to fall downward.”

response 2: “No, God pushes them down.”

definitive response: “God pushes them down because THE FSM
asked him to do so”
:-)

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]]> By: Physics for biologists | Seeing Beauty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89382 Physics for biologists | Seeing Beauty Tue, 20 May 2008 21:20:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89382 [...] Via Bad Astronomy [...] […] Via Bad Astronomy […]

]]> By: Torbjörn Larsson, OM http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89381 Torbjörn Larsson, OM Fri, 16 May 2008 02:03:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89381 It's a little known detail, but that apple tree (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Kent" rel="nofollow">an old and wise <i>Flower of Kent</i></a> had to retreat to dropping a bucket load of apples before Newton, historically lazy, woke up and got the message. This is suspected to explain Newton's early retirement into alchemy and religious speculations. <blockquote> A farmer hires a theoretical physicist to find out what’s wrong with his chickens. </blockquote> The one I have heard goes something like this: A leading diary company hires a couple of theoretical scientists in order to get higher production milk cows. The scientists study a farm, tells the company they need a year to develop a working theory, and gets to work. After a year they meet with the expectant company directors. The leading scientists walks in front of an empty black board and begins: "Assume a spherical cow...". It’s a little known detail, but that apple tree (an old and wise Flower of Kent had to retreat to dropping a bucket load of apples before Newton, historically lazy, woke up and got the message. This is suspected to explain Newton’s early retirement into alchemy and religious speculations.

A farmer hires a theoretical physicist to find out what’s wrong with his chickens.

The one I have heard goes something like this:

A leading diary company hires a couple of theoretical scientists in order to get higher production milk cows. The scientists study a farm, tells the company they need a year to develop a working theory, and gets to work.

After a year they meet with the expectant company directors. The leading scientists walks in front of an empty black board and begins: “Assume a spherical cow…”.

]]> By: Dave Morton http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89380 Dave Morton Thu, 15 May 2008 21:03:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89380 Rinzewind - my mate in Manchester has a Spanish woman working for him (where I assume he got it from), passed it to me in Southampton, I passed it to the BA and then you read it! Rinzewind - my mate in Manchester has a Spanish woman working for him (where I assume he got it from), passed it to me in Southampton, I passed it to the BA and then you read it!

]]> By: Nails67 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89379 Nails67 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:49:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89379 Actually, I thought each apple flew off in all directions simultaneously (possibly into multiple universes if you subscribe to the many granny-smith interpretation), and it was only when Newton was underneath the tree observing that the fruit wave function collapsed onto his head. :) Actually, I thought each apple flew off in all directions simultaneously (possibly into multiple universes if you subscribe to the many granny-smith interpretation), and it was only when Newton was underneath the tree observing that the fruit wave function collapsed onto his head. :)

]]> By: Tatarize http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89378 Tatarize Thu, 15 May 2008 13:38:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/14/the-biology-of-physics/#comment-89378 Apples and apple trees are made of standard matter. Standard matter is naturally selected to "come down" after "going up". We know this because all matter which didn't come down isn't here anymore. Apples and apple trees are made of standard matter. Standard matter is naturally selected to “come down” after “going up”. We know this because all matter which didn’t come down isn’t here anymore.

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