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[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 139 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This is making me realize how much of real life operates with what people would consider troll physics were it not observably true. Black holes come to mind. Also shooting bullets underwater.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Einstein: My theory predicts that there could be a hole in reality that we could never observe from the outside, but that's ridiculous. It can't exist.

Oppenheimer: I guess these holes could form in our universe when a heavy star runs out of fuel, but I doubt this means anything real.

Wheeler: Wait a sec...

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I'm curious now, what did Wheeler find/discover/realize?

[–] And009@reddthat.com 15 points 2 years ago
[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

He named them black holes and pushed for research into them. He also didn't believe they could exist at first.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you looked at Quantum Mechanics?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I tried, but I altered its state by observing it.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago

Perfect answer

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What happens when you shoot a bullet under water?

[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

For most weapons they shoot at a normal speed then stop after like 3 feet

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 26 points 2 years ago

It doesn't travel nearly as far as you would normally expect. Some guns are useless to hit underwater targets.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 110 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is a stupid idea and it will never work.

[–] Huschke@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, what would you even call such an invention? Ballon Aircraft? Hot Aircraft? Air Hot Ballon? It just doesn't make any sense.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Hot sack flybox, obviously.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

Things heavier than air cannot fly!

[–] mossy_@lemmy.world 83 points 2 years ago (1 children)

scientists will say this is real

[–] cheddar@programming.dev 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Look at what scientists have been demanding our respect for all this time.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

They have played us for absolute fools

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 39 points 2 years ago
[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago

OP gona be found dead by suicide with two gunshots back of head 😵

[–] takeda@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm wondering how hot air balloons were invented. Did someone in the past started a fire in their tent, and the tent flew away?

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 45 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The first hot air balloons were those sky lanterns which were used in China as military signals. It took 1500 years for some bored French guys to say "yeah, let's make that but big enough to carry us".

[–] antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

Admittedly the Chinese weren't lacking in ambition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wan_Hu

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 10 points 2 years ago

Probably smaller. China has very early history of using small hot air balloons for signalling or celebrations. It may have taken the invention of thin paper for something light enough for buoyancy.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago
[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Problem, science?

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 19 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I

That is literally how hot air balloons work

So yes, that actually works, you just need a REALLY big sack

[–] verdare@beehaw.org 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think that’s the joke.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 29 points 2 years ago (1 children)

it's the first time I've seen this sort of reversal on the "trollface perpetual motion machine" memes, it's pretty great

[–] Mambert@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

My favorite is about nuclear power plants.

Fissile materials make heat

Put them in water

Use the boiling water to run a steam generator

Free electricity

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] verdare@beehaw.org 13 points 2 years ago

It happens to all of us, eventually.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

Me 8,654,294,249

[–] atomicorange@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

Sounds fake.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That may even be the joke.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That comment above may have been sarcastic.

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago
[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shouldn't the last panel be something about pondering the orb while flying?

[–] Sparky@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 years ago

Anon discovered hot air balloons

[–] Alice@beehaw.org 12 points 2 years ago

This would never work!

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 8 points 2 years ago

So I just need to become the town gossip to harness this power? Sorcerers having charisma as the primary stat is starting to make sense

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That was invented where I live, not OC !