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eppur_se_muova

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5. I'm guessing it's not about Sir Arthur Eddington ?

Reply to Laffy Kat (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2025, 01:18 AM

Jul 2025

I mean, he told a good joke occasionally, but he was hardly a barrel of laughts.

“Asked in 1919 whether it was true that only three people in the world understood the theory of general relativity, [Eddington] allegedly replied: 'Who's the third?”
― Arthur Stanley Eddington

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Has anyone else seen "Eddington"? [View all] Laffy Kat Jul 2025 OP

I saw it on Tuesday. Xavier Breath Jul 2025 #1

We had some chuckles, too. Laffy Kat Jul 2025 #4

He gave an amazing performance. Xavier Breath Jul 2025 #7

Yes, they did. Laffy Kat Jul 2025 #8

Where is it streaming? bif Jul 2025 #2

I don't know. We saw it in a theater. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2025 #3

I'm guessing it's not about Sir Arthur Eddington ? eppur_se_muova Jul 2025 #5

Nah, it's the name of the fictional town in New Mexico where the story is set. Xavier Breath Jul 2025 #6