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[–] danekrae@lemmy.world 81 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We all did weird stuff during lockdown...

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 18 points 6 months ago

Was gonna say, covid if anything made me more focused. I did so many side projects

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 50 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Pictured: Sir Isaac Newton discovered gay rays on this day, which is why we celebrate pride.

[–] Hjalamanger@feddit.nu 11 points 6 months ago

Pictured: Isak Newton proves that going outside is gay

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 18 points 6 months ago

things you can do to kill time in confinment

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then by year two of his lockdown, Newton was inserting a tiny lever under his own eyeball, inside the eye socket, to try and figure out how the eye captures and processes light.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

I wonder what Newton would have done if he were alive today and tried to figure out furries.

[–] Bloodyhog@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

ColoUrs, Newton was a well learned man! These meme creators, grrrr!

[–] beesthetrees@feddit.uk 6 points 6 months ago

The U in USA had to come from somewhere!

[–] terabytes@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

CreatoUrs, thank you very much.

[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

And calculating far too many digits of π by hand

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

To many people back then, a prism turning a sumbeam into a spray of colors must have seemed like actual magic happening right before their eyes.

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 3 points 6 months ago

Still does.