That Melvyn Bragg is such a wag

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by gomez, Apr 17, 2006.

  1. gomez

    gomez Guest

    He just said that if Newton had not discovered the law of gravity then
    the moon would not be where it is. Logic is *not* his strong point.
     
    gomez, Apr 17, 2006
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    gomez Guest

    And he has now just run quantum mechanincs and relativity together as
    being the same thing rather than being (as yet) opposing ways of
    describing the world.

    I wonder if he can be trusted for his views on art and literature?
     
    gomez, Apr 17, 2006
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    raden Guest

    Well, there's clever

    Unified field theory, here we come
     
    raden, Apr 17, 2006
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    Andy Hewitt Guest

    He also forgot to mention the Newton stole most of his ideas from Robert
    Hook.
     
    Andy Hewitt, Apr 17, 2006
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  5. gomez

    gomez Guest

    Obviously knew a better class of wine bar to entertain his publisher.
     
    gomez, Apr 17, 2006
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    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    Grimly Curmudgeon, Apr 17, 2006
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    Eiron Guest

    No, the 'Arrr Jim lad' chap was Robert Newton, not Robert Hook or Isaac Newton.
    Hook was the one who had his hand bitten off by a crocodile and had sworn revenge
    on Newton for stealing his ideas, but couldn't catch him because Newton had
    studied gravity and knew how to fly.
     
    Eiron, Apr 17, 2006
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  8. gomez

    Grimly Curmudgeon Guest

    I'm glad the crocodile was ok. I've never smiled at one, you know.
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    Grimly Curmudgeon, Apr 17, 2006
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    Chris Malcolm Guest

    Just careless phrasing. What he was talking about was the coincidence
    between where the moon is and where Newton's theory predicts it to
    be. If your theory is wrong you will not find the moon where you
    expect it to be.
     
    Chris Malcolm, Apr 20, 2006
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