Mystery Solved

12Feb06

One of the greatest cartoons of all time:

The Far Side™
The Far Side™ by Gary Larson; © 1999 FarWorks, Inc.

“So, in the general relativistic sense, we find that the dynamic friction of the tensor light cone is actually negative, creating a local convergence of photons, which causes the stars at night to be big and bright… especially here, deep in the heart of Texas.”

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  1. 1 Matt on Feb 14th, 2006 said:

    I knew there was science involved somehow! :-D

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