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16. Living around the corner from his cottage in Princeton you could meet regular folks who
Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:13 PM
Feb 2012

actually knew the guy. There were a lot of story's about how unorganized he was, walking out in his pajamas one day and so on.

Here are some examples;


When Albert Einstein was working in Princeton university,
one day he was going back home he forgot his home address.
The driver of the cab did not recognize him.
Einstein asked the driver if he knows Einstein’s home.
The driver said “Who does not know Einstein’s address?
Everyone in Princeton knows.
Do you want to meet him?”.
Einstein replied “I am Einstein.
I forgot my home address, can you take me there? ”
The driver reached him to his home and did not even collect his fare from him .

============ ========= ========= ========= ========= =========

Einstein was once travelling from Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the aisle,
punching the tickets of every passenger.
When he came to Einstein,
Einstein reached in his vest pocket.
He couldn’t find his ticket,
so he reached in his trouser pockets.
It wasn’t there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn’t find it.
Then he looked in the seat beside him.
He still couldn’t find it.
The conductor said,
‘Dr. Einstein, I know who you are.
We all know who you are.
I’m sure you bought a ticket.
Don’t worry about it.’
Einstein nodded appreciatively.
The conductor continued down the aisle punching tickets.
As he was ready to move to the next car,
he turned around and saw the great physicist
down on his hands and knees
looking under his seat for his ticket.
The conductor rushed back and said,
‘Dr. Einstein, Dr. Einstein, don’t worry,
I know who you are. No problem.
You don’t need a ticket.
I’m sure you bought one.’
Einstein looked at him and said,
‘Young man, I too, know who I am.

What I don’t know is where I’m going. That’s why I am searching my ticket”


So just about everyone has had an insight that Einstein didn't have, lol.

Listening to these stories made this very great man even more loveable.

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Those what??? Skidmore Feb 2012 #1
corrected immediately edhopper Feb 2012 #3
Damn. There goes my best joke.... FSogol Feb 2012 #2
That's pretty good. edhopper Feb 2012 #4
Why the fuck are people still thinking in three dimensions? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #5
Faster than light edhopper Feb 2012 #6
Einstein was wrong. There is no limit. Think about it, what is outside of the universe? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #10
Do you honestly believe you've had an insight Einstein didn't? tkmorris Feb 2012 #11
Living around the corner from his cottage in Princeton you could meet regular folks who grantcart Feb 2012 #16
He also didn't memorize his phone number on the grounds that he could always look it up. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #20
That's not my own thinking, just a theory I believe to be possible. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #19
It's not hard to have an insight that Einstein didn't have... JHB Feb 2012 #36
Einstein would look at you, make no comment then walk away. nt Javaman Feb 2012 #13
Probably because he wanted a doughnut. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #21
Possibly... Javaman Feb 2012 #22
Or stoned. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #23
okay then... Javaman Feb 2012 #24
No. I still contend that the universe is multi-dimensional by necessity. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #25
okay then... Javaman Feb 2012 #28
It's not three, dammit, it's FOUR!! FOUR!! Bake Feb 2012 #7
Actually it is 17. At least it was during the Big Bang. The fourth is time. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9
String theory is multi-dimensional metalbot Feb 2012 #29
Yet. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #30
I mean really, look around you. Bake Feb 2012 #32
It's sort of one of those Flatland problems - we know what we directly observe. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #35
I effing told you! Bake Feb 2012 #8
It still made people think a little differently for a while... Javaman Feb 2012 #14
Deep within the science lab... Javaman Feb 2012 #12
The Italians made their measurements cloudbase Feb 2012 #15
Oh, come on now! Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #31
Amazing what some neutrinos will go though just to avoid a speeding ticket. hughee99 Feb 2012 #17
99% of problems lie on the physical layer Taverner Feb 2012 #18
Great thread! ananda Feb 2012 #26
"The bottom line is that we will not know until... stlsaxman Feb 2012 #27
"Every mountain is unclimbable until it is climbed. Every ship is too large to sink until it is sunk LanternWaste Feb 2012 #33
It's not a speed limit. edhopper Feb 2012 #34
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