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    Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

    An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics, which has received rave reviews from scientists. Although the work of 39 year old Garrett Lisi still has a way to go to convince the establishment, let alone match the achievements of Albert Einstein, the two do have one thing in common: Einstein also began his great adventure in theoretical physics while outside the mainstream scientific establishment.
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...-mostviewedbox

    Calling him just a "surfer dude" is kind of misleading, seeing as he has a doctorate in theoretical physics.
    Last edited by Garr123; 11-17-2007, 05:26 AM.
    "At first it just looked like a picture of a bunch of lily pads, but then I started scraping at it with my pocket knife and the whole painting just sort of spoke to me," Schmidt said. "For the first time, I finally understand what Monet was trying to get across in her work."
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    Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

    Absolutely awesome. How did you find this?


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      #3
      Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

      I like his theory. Hope it works out for him. Go Surfer Dude!!

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        #4
        Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

        Angry Theorist's response.

        Visual of E8 equation.

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          #5
          Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

          I clicked on the second link and it crashed my Firefox session .
          Last edited by Dusk Raven; 11-17-2007, 01:33 PM.

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            #6
            Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

            I didn't actually bother to look at the guys paper, but after reading the small excerpt in that guys blog I think maybe just calling him a surfer dude was appropriate.

            I wish my grasp of higher math and physics wasn't flimsy at best, seems like that response would be interesting if I knew what the hell he was talking about more than half the time.

            I clicked on the second link and it crashed my Firefox session

            your browser was protecting you from the terrible secret of space.
            Last edited by Garr123; 11-17-2007, 01:44 PM.
            "At first it just looked like a picture of a bunch of lily pads, but then I started scraping at it with my pocket knife and the whole painting just sort of spoke to me," Schmidt said. "For the first time, I finally understand what Monet was trying to get across in her work."

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              Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

              The second link crashed my IE6 session.


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                #8
                Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                it almost crashed safari for me but i pulled through and MAN it was AWESOME.

                basically we live in a kaleidoscope.
                Last edited by highwind; 11-17-2007, 02:05 PM.

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                  #9
                  Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                  Didn't crash me but the video only showed a blank white screen.

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                    #10
                    Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                    Don't people ever learn? Every single story that involves someone looking into the secrets of the universe results in them going insane or blind or both.
                    I want that Mulan McNugget sauce, Morty!

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                      #11
                      Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                      Yeah, but so does ma****bation (if you believe the Bible and old wives' tales, anyway).
                      Last edited by Perversion; 11-17-2007, 03:48 PM.

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                        #12
                        Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                        Originally posted by Perversion View Post
                        (if you believe the Bible and old wives' tales, anyway).
                        i think you're thinking of the quran

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                          #13
                          Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                          This guy's theory will be tested when the Large Hadron Collider is finished and first runs next year in Sweden.

                          Or, it could cause tiny black holes to form, or it could just unstabilize matter. Uh, either one.
                          Last edited by Translucid; 11-17-2007, 04:24 PM.

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                            #14
                            Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                            Originally posted by Wavelength View Post
                            Absolutely awesome. How did you find this?
                            i assume from digg.com

                            and here's the paper itself, which you're guaranteed not to comprehend the vast majority of. i certainly felt inadequate after looking at it.

                            http://arxiv.org/pdf/0711.0770
                            @AndyVanZandt

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                              #15
                              Re: Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything.

                              Originally posted by gray View Post
                              i think you're thinking of the quran
                              Would I be able to anglicise that word into Koran?

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