some say the earth is flat
it seems that way when you walk around
but what happens when you reach the edge
will you fall off if you keep walking
I found the answer on the internet
you just get teleported back to the other side
so you will never fall off
It would be a long walk home though
we can all sleep soundly tonight
the air cooled rapidly when the sun set
overcrowded water molecules huddled together for warmth
enjoying the invisibility of living in a vapor
floating around with the other gasses in the air
basking in the warmth of the sun
having all day parties and texting selfies up to friends in the clouds
as the cooling air became super saturated fights broke out
the nitrogen gang turned nasty and demanded the water molecules leave now
the oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules soon joined in
water molecules were rounded up and evicted
vigilantes hunted them down and kicked them out of the vapor phase
bleary eyed beaten up water molecules woke up as a liquid
not a mighty river or a huge lake gathering
just tiny clumps of liquid hanging in the still night air
they clung together and formed a new gang
we are now a menacing fog declared their leader
our mission is to blanket everywhere and create mayhem
they flowed over fields and rivers seeking mischief
pausing over roadways to steal any residual heat from the ground
seeking out vehicle headlights and banding together to reflect back the light
they partied all night in their suspended liquid phase
heavy drinking and substance abuse was rife
they were all hung over and sleeping when the sun came up
the warming air created empty spaces
the nitrogen molecules started yelling first
hey water molecules we miss you guys come back and join us
one by one the damp drunken water molecules jumped back into their vapor space
soon the fog gang was all gone
the other gasses in the air let them sleep it off
those crazy water molecules said the oxygen
they party here all day then get drunk in the fog
they never learn and they will probably will do it all over again
I remember as a boy making paper planes
They never flew very far
Usually nose diving or skewing sideways
I kept trying to make them fly straight and long
I remember one day at a family gathering
An Uncle called me over
He took a sheet of newspaper
Expertly folded it into a paper plane
If flew straight and far
Almost hung in the air
It was simple yet graceful
I played with it for days
You may think he was an expert
With aeronautical training
Perhaps a PhD in physics
He was a hard working dock laborer with no science training
Later in life I went to engineering school
Discovered the physics behind flying
Learned equations for fluid flow
Analyzed lift and drag for wing shapes
Once I had learned how to design wings
I tried making paper planes for my kids
Despite my aeronautical science training
My paper planes never flew that well
Because my designs only worked on paper
scientists look for theories to explain everything
from the creation of stars and planets
right down to sub atomic particle interactions
the theory of relativity was developed by Einstein
it mathematically explains how stars and planets behave
but his theory breaks down at the sub atomic level
quantum mechanics theory works well for electrons and smaller particles
but when applied to the universe it gives the wrong answers
predicting that we should all have been swallowed up by black holes by now
there is however one unifying theory that seems to work at every level
string theory assumes that a sub atomic particle behaves like a vibrating string
when broken up into smaller particles using a high energy atom smasher
smaller vibrating strings appear with different frequencies
apparently string theory also works for planets and stars
I have my own theory about vibrating strings
whether you like the sound of violins or electric guitars
they all stem from a vibrating string producing notes at different frequencies
your favorite tunes create a resonance in your heart that feels ever so good
just imagine all the little atoms that make up your heart
they are literally all dancing around in unison to your favorite music
and of course when two people fall in love their heart strings are vibrating in pure harmony
string theory is the universal theory that answers every question about the universe
here is a string theory experiment you can perform at home
take a ball of string and put in the back of your kitchen junk drawer
wait a week then confirm you cannot find the string at all
that proves there is a black hole in your junk drawer
you may wonder what happened to your string
it has appeared in a parallel universe in another kitchen junk drawer
somebody is now pulling your string out of their drawer and saying
I don’t remember putting this in here
string theory answers everything
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