A few weeks ago, CBC radio had an interview with Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist. His topic was scientists not actually understanding quantum mechanics. They know how to work with it and have achievements based on it. But actually understanding it has been elusive. I looked him up and was attracted to the title of his bookend in particular, the word spacetime.
What about this expression - how long has spacetime been around? It was proposed by mathematician Hermann Minkowski in 1908 as a way to reformulate Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity (1905).
This is serious writing. You don't retrieve Amazon products with the term spacetime unless you add the term Amazon. How refreshing. You retrieve university course curriculum, definitions and articles explaining it. Lots of explanations.
Along the way, I found The Unemployed Philosophers Guild. It says that it has thoughtful gifts for thinking people.
Einstein Relativity Mints.
"In Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity, he describes gravity as a geometric property of space and time, commonly referred to as spacetime. This is not to be confused with dining, which is a combination of meals and time, commonly known as mealtime. Now, lunchtime and dinnertime can sometimes have an adverse impact on one's breath, making it difficult to have a goodtime and leading to a lot of alonetime. And that’s where Einstein's Relatively Strong Mints come in. After mealtime, snacktime, or anytime, eat one or two of these tasty mints and your breath will be fresh in notime. Before you know it, you'll be having a goodtime and looking forward to bedtime."
The Philosophers Guild has many varieties of mints - such as Experimints, Trumpzilla Mints, Atone Mints, Bob Ross Happy Little Mints, Batman Mint, Edgar Allan Poe's Tell Tale Mints, Trump Embarrassmints, Retiremints, and Impeachmints.
You can enjoy the mints page of the website HERE. I checked out Frequently Asked Questions to find out more and this question is answered:
"Are all the mints really the same?
How could they be? Most are peppermint flavored, but obviously the Empowermint is different from the Impeachmint."
Here are a few images to be added to the Koi collection.
