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NoOneMan

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6. QI says:

Reply to FiveGoodMen (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 04:31 PM

Dec 2012

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/05/16/everything-energy/

Probably not.

I did like this quote of his:

It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing — a somewhat unfamiliar conception for the average mind.

What is that "thing", and what other manifestations might it have?

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Energy [View all] littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 OP

WTF? DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #1

Omega Minimo. Occulus Dec 2012 #19

That's great! K&R Squinch Dec 2012 #2

I have no idea what it means but I love it. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #3

So tama Dec 2012 #4

Tried looking that up. FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #5

QI says: NoOneMan Dec 2012 #6

Thanks. FiveGoodMen Dec 2012 #7

Thanks for the link to Quote Investigator. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #17

I'm not surprised that it's a false quotation. DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #20

I really doubt that's an actual Einstein quote. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #8

The trouble with quotes on the internet... progressoid Dec 2012 #12

Exactly. Everyone knows Herodotus said that. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #13

Why post this in the science group? Are you a crank? n/t xocet Dec 2012 #9

Thanks guys littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #10

You are posting possible quotations so that others can verify them for you? xocet Dec 2012 #11

"Raffiniert ist Der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht." eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #16

It appears, littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #14

You must have missed the sort of things that are posted in this group.... xocet Dec 2012 #15

Sounds extremely dodgy, but I'm leaving the thread open. eppur_se_muova Dec 2012 #18

You are quite correct about asking questions.... xocet Dec 2012 #21

The stench increases Occulus Dec 2012 #22