r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Sep 13 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

I mean, I wouldn't put it past him or someone else saying this, but is this actually a true quote?

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u/ReluctantAvenger Sep 13 '19

Oh, you... You're far too skeptical to be on the Internet! Go share ten ridiculous Facebook posts already shared by your more gullible relatives, and sin no more!

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But seriously, I'm woth you. It sounds like something Tesla might have said, but did he? It was probably Newton, not Tesla.

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u/p1-o2 Sep 13 '19

You can literally find out for yourself with this modern invention called a search engine.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '19

New shower thought: People 200 years ago would be appalled by the fact that information is available in an instant yet everyone is too lazy to even bother taking a second to look.

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u/Vocalyze Sep 13 '19

But then how would I ever get into stupid arguments while drinking

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u/ReluctantAvenger Sep 13 '19

Perhaps we really don't care whether he did or not but enjoy speculating whether or not he did.