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- jaybol, on 01/23/2008, -11/+421it's crazy that a dude made of legos could say so much about the existence of the universe
- drsnooks, on 01/23/2008, -2/+304I have a friend who lives in Cambridge, and tells this anecdote about Prof Hawking:
He was walking down the street, and looked up to see Prof Hawking in his chair coming towards him at full speed in the opposite direction.
He veered left, only to see Prof Hawking veer the same way.
So he veered right - Prof Hawking did the same, all the time getting closer.
This continued until he was almost about to get run over by Prof Hawking's wheelchair, and then just at the last second, Hawking went straight on as he dodged out of the way - still at full speed.
As he passed, and breathed a huge sigh of relief, he heard Hawkings electronic voice say:
"Chi-cken"
It might not be true, of course, but even if it's not, it damn well should be. :-) - inactive, on 01/23/2008, -10/+198Not on the list: "Scientists and prostitutes get paid to do what they love."
- astronomical, on 01/23/2008, -4/+173Came for the Hawking quotes, dugg for the Lego Hawking.
- Tunguska, on 01/23/2008, -6/+154The quotes are even realistic if you type them into Microsoft Sam!
- bullrassler, on 01/23/2008, -7/+153Dugg more for the pic than the quotes. But the quotes are great too.
- lmhoward, on 01/23/2008, -4/+137"complete understanding of the universe": a modest goal.
- rtcrooks, on 01/23/2008, -6/+128I like #7, I am sure Hawking is a hit with the ladies. Even if he isn't, an IQ over 160 is the intellectual equivalent of X-ray vision.
- mal1964, on 01/23/2008, -2/+102"Your theory of a donut shaped universe intrigues me. I may have to steal it."
- greedoe, on 01/23/2008, -8/+105I really thought "batteries low... change batteries" would be on there... OK, I'm off to hell now.
- honkaform, on 01/23/2008, -4/+97I know, I know, this isn't Stephen talking, but I loved this quote in "A Brief History of Time":
"What you have told us is rubbish. The world is really a flat plate supported on the back of a giant tortoise." The scientist gave a superior smile before replying, "What is the tortoise standing on?" "You're very clever, young man, very clever," said the old lady. "But it's turtles all the way down!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_d ... - samby, on 01/23/2008, -2/+89Actually, he was talking about losing his whole LIFE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hawking
Diagnosis came when Hawking was 21, shortly before his first marriage, and doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years. - SolidSnake24, on 03/28/2008, -2/+86Found this on Wikipedia: "Hawking receives a new computer every 18-24 months donated by Intel"
A big thumbs up to Intel! - inactive, on 01/23/2008, -22/+86I agree that at 21 you lose all of your expectations
- fluidfoundation, on 01/23/2008, -4/+59Boom shackalacka, Boom shackalacka, Boom shackalacka, Boom.
- sesstreets, on 01/23/2008, -4/+513. "Life would be tragic if it weren't funny."
So true. - amdahlj, on 01/23/2008, -4/+4811. "Bleep blorp"
- gummih, on 01/23/2008, -2/+43To hear it as read by SH "himself" a) copy the list into notepad b) press [winlogo key] + U, c) activate notepad
- inactive, on 01/23/2008, -0/+40Interesting that an American accent would work on women there, because a British accent works on them here. At least he's fortunate enough to be able to change his accent with a firmware update.
- DiggLive, on 01/23/2008, -0/+36"Do you believe in God?"
"Yes, if by God is meant the embodiment of the laws of the universe." - Jugalator, on 01/23/2008, -0/+36Another one not on the list:
"What was God doing before He made the world? Was He preparing hell for people who asked such questions?"
;-) - Manwhore, on 01/23/2008, -6/+402. "The whole history of science has been the gradual realization that events do not happen in an arbitrary manner, but that they reflect a certain underlying order, which may or may not be divinely inspired."
Brilliant! - samimy, on 01/23/2008, -3/+36yes
- 4rp4n3t, on 01/23/2008, -1/+33More turtles of course.
- KaiUno, on 01/23/2008, -5/+36Can't wait for the decent comments to show up.
- Kythas, on 01/23/2008, -2/+31He didn't say it was divinely inspired. He said it reflects an underlying order, and that order may or may not be divinely inspired.
Don't let your hatred of religion blind you to the actual meaning of his words. - drunkenoaf, on 01/23/2008, -6/+28Did anyone else use a text-to-speech app to listen to that : )
- warcin, on 01/23/2008, -1/+23To be a true scientist you have to understand that you will be wrong on occassion (read most the time). What is known today is often wrong tomorrow.
- YodaJones, on 01/23/2008, -2/+24I completely understood the universe yesterday but I didn't write it down and this morning I forgot.
- androo002345, on 01/23/2008, -1/+22Mech-warriors
- ElbertF, on 01/23/2008, -0/+2042?
- nickdngr, on 01/23/2008, -5/+24Am I the only one who heard those in the synthesizer voice?
- Myonosken, on 01/23/2008, -0/+18My favourite isn't listed. "I may be paranoid, but I am NO android"
- jcsw, on 01/23/2008, -2/+205. PROFIT!!!
- shupy, on 01/23/2008, -0/+17Yes, he is well known for occasionally running over people.
- br0ck, on 01/23/2008, -0/+17You've oversimplified this somewhat. No scientists see this is as a 'major blow'. It was simply a friendly wager on the matter which he lost when he himself provided proof that he was wrong. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn6193-hawking ...
He says it's bad news for sci-fi fans since the new findings mean that black holes can not be used to travel to other universes. - hollerith, on 01/23/2008, -1/+18How about another Hawking:
"We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There’s not much personal about the laws of physics." - inactive, on 01/23/2008, -2/+19Life is funny, but not "ha ha" funny.
- alexforcefive, on 01/23/2008, -1/+18He lost all of his expectations, and then a kitten threw up on his shoe
- KaiUno, on 01/23/2008, -2/+18Well... instead of typing that, give us some better ones or at least the ones you prefer.
- warcin, on 01/23/2008, -2/+18I think you totally missed his point. It does not matter if god exists or not to him, he believes that the universe follows a set of rules that through enough time and study man could understand. Those rules could be made by god or just not and that would not affect his efforts one way or the other.
- Grimdotdotdot, on 01/23/2008, -2/+18E=mc ALT+0178
- inactive, on 01/23/2008, -0/+15The #1 quote "Eternity is a very long time, especially towards the end." is actually from Woody Allen. Though Google tells me that SH has used it.
- KraftDinner101, on 01/23/2008, -2/+17I don't see that as a huge blow. Every scientist is wrong sometime or another. Einstein, Edison, everyone has been wrong in at least one way. Being wrong and learning from your mistakes is the foundation of science. He certainly hasn't lost his "smartest man in the world" award which I just made up for him.
- sougly, on 01/23/2008, -1/+16Too much anime.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -0/+15"Life is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think." I don't think anyone can argue that Hawking is a deeply thinking person =P
- Jesse, on 01/23/2008, -0/+15You do know people with Ph.D's are conferred with the title "Doctor", right?
- Jesse, on 01/23/2008, -2/+16That's "Dr." Hawking.
- discochew, on 01/23/2008, -2/+16I'm glad someone brought this one up, and find it hilarious that people's faith in arguably the smartest living contemporary has been shaken because he considered the possibility of a divine source without detailing what that source might be.
- BigW, on 01/23/2008, -1/+14Yeah, its too bad he has spent so much of his life working in the field of his choice and not the one you would choose for him.
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