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Vaccine research vs. anti-vax research (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago by seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What great ideas didn’t begin as a thought on the toilet? /s

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Supposedly Newton's idea of gravity but that story with the apple could just be a cover-up.

[–] TheaoneAndOnly27@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I mean. Maybe that's why he was squatting under the tree?

[–] supercriticalcheese@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago

Well it was all downhill after that, so not sure it was great you know!

[–] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Well depends on how you define toilet. The flushing toilet was invented after issac newtons life so it definitely wasnt on what what would currently be considered a toilet.

[–] holycrap@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

The ones that started in the shower?

[–] WinterAir@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Flux capacitor was thought of on the toilet I believe.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think it was thought of after falling off a toilet, so toilet-assisted?

[–] WinterAir@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, toilet-assisted is the proper term

[–] grayman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's a little known fact that Newton was pooping under that apple tree when the apple fell on his head.