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[–] TheYear2525@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

gravity

But that’s just a theory

A physics theory

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The Black Death occurred in 1347. Sir Issac Newton wasn't born until 1643.

[–] XPost3000@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's what Big Aviation wants you to think, Newton was paid to invent Gravity in 1903 by the Wright Brothers so they could sell everyone their airplanes, and Big Aviation has been tampering with the history ever since, so we all pay for overpriced plane tickets and bland airplane food

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Keep going, this is good!

[–] hotbread@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Newton was born in 1642, and I suspect they're referring to the Great Plague of London in 1665 rather than the first and largest Black Death pandemic in the 14th century. Just in case the pedantry is important to you.

[–] gnomesaiyan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

OP's image text says a third of Europe, which refers to the Black Death, not the later pandemic. Just in case the pedantry is important to you.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

The term Black Death has only ever referred to the 14th century one.

[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

He won't cover it, not enough mascot horror.

[–] Peekystar@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Nonsense, we all know that Newton was famously jumpscared by an apple shortly after inventing gravity. Or was it shortly before?

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

It'd be on the new Style Theory channel. You know, because of the plague doctor motif.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Someone quick make a mascot horror game about thus

[–] Hovenko@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 2 years ago

Beacause of that shithead I am bad at Dark souls

[–] Bumblefumble@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

The black death and Newton were like 500 years apart.