Richard Feynman - Tumblr Posts
This is so true. And for a long time I don’t think I fully realised that this literally applies to EVERY hobby and field of study.
Like this is my bf recently after he started learning to crochet and its very cute.
This is me with drawing and with diving down the rabbit hole of art history - something I never knew I would become so interested in, but now I find it fascinating. Any research into a subject and any attempt at doing something (anything!) always makes you appreciate the craft, skill and dedication behind those things like 100x more.
And I know they’re not really hobbies but this is definitely true for people studying any academic field too (well I suppose it could be a hobby if someone researches it just in their free time). Like for me learning physics absolutely changes the way I see the whole world around me. Whenever I think about the complexity of what’s happening, even in simple everyday phenomena, it’s astounding. If you haven’t seen it, the quote from Feynman really explains this better than I ever could. But I’ll summarise:
Understanding the flower, what every part of it does, why it looks the way it does and how it functions, doesn’t diminish its natural beauty. It always, always enhances your appreciation of its beauty. And this goes for just about everything in life.
Getting a weird little hobby is actually so important bc it opens your eyes up to the world. You start crocheting or knitting, and now you see scarves and sweaters differently. You try identifying plants, now you’re seeing opposite and alternate leaf pattern. Bird watching? Every chirp draws attention and interest.
Get into weird little hobbies.
My friend asked me what I thought about the founder of quantum computing. I told him he was “fine, man”
So I knew this studying method before, but not that Richard Feynman invented it, and when I learned it I was like THAT Feynman? That very Richard Feynman??
I am more and more impressed by this man.
(Also watched a video of him explaining magnetic fields very briefly and boy would I be delighted to learn physics from him)
I just went to eason and found a book called Atomic, about the atomic bomb, from the birth of the idea to the point where the Soviets had one too. I opened it on a random page and there it was...
Feynman bonging and Teller listening in.
So I mentioned to my sister that it's a running joke on tumblr that Oppie eats rocks...
Without missing a beat she said "that's because Teller fed them all the marbles they used to measure plutonium and uranium and they all got used to it". She then proceeded to explain how he stole and attempted to turn Feynman's bongos into something else (I can't remember) but ultimately failed.
Mind you she's not at all into the whole Manhattan project as I am, so I think, just think, that she might be a bit fed up w my obsession with this lot.
This man is everywhere. This is a syntax textbook.
And I checked, it's defo him, because when the Challenger blew he demonstrated how it was a frozen O-ring that caused the problem.
(o-rings aren't magic, literally a ring/band of rubber)