Thursday, May 9, 2013

OP111. Neither did he realize the gravity of his situation

A young nuclear theorist named Lutz
Lost his job from Sequester-based cuts.
    Though he thought to pull strings
    It would not have changed things,
And, besides, he did not have the GUTs.

For the umpteenth time I am attempting to complete Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.  GUT is a Grand Unified Theory which seeks to unite the three forces of Electromagnetism, Weak Nuclear (radioactivity) and Strong Nuclear (keeping protons and neutrons packed together).  Last I heard, the fourth, Gravitational force, is still odd-man-out.

Maybe my unfortunate protagonist is related to Bob Lutz, American Davis Cupper and doubles whiz of the 1970’s, who did know a thing or two about gut as applied to his string theory.

4 comments:

  1. I wonder what that theory is gonna be when they finally have it, and how they arrive at it. And if it'll be simple or complicated.

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  2. David, perhaps this weak knock-off will suggest how to keep you on your TOEs (Theory of Everything):

    An old nuclear theorist named Stutz
    Was sent packing because he was nuts.
    . He believes he has pensions
    . In fourteen dimensions
    And sniffs for dark matter up butts.

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  3. Two good ones, Okie! And I liked your "jokey" on Bob Lutz' string theory.

    Post more often -- yours are always clever and well-written!

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  4. I believe the most common interpretation of string theory has eleven dimensions - ten spatial, one temporal.

    Nonetheless, I liked the limmies, both of them. I too think you should post more, you're obviously talented.

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