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A 9-line summary of textbook physics

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Fun fact: all physics experiments ever made can be described by 9 lines, without any deviation between theory and observations.

The 9 lines are sufficient to describe quantum physics and gravity.

It seems that the 9 lines even contain all (update: natural) sciences, not only physics.

Finding an exception to the 9 lines will make you famous.

So will the discovery of a 10th line.

Thousands of researchers work towards these dreams, but none succeeded yet.

A few additional fun facts on https://www.motionmountain.net/9lines.html

Re: A 9-line summary of textbook physics

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I opened a volume of the books linked in the page, and found this:

« Learning allows us to discover what kind of person we can be. Learning widens knowledge, improves intelligence and provides a sense of achievement. Therefore, learning from a book, especially one about nature, should be efficient and enjoyable. Avoid bad learning methods like the plague! Do not use a marker, a pen or a pencil to highlight or underline text on paper. It is a waste of time, provides false comfort and makes the text unreadable. And do not learn from a screen. In particular, never, ever, learn from the internet, from videos, from games or from a smartphone. Most of the internet, almost all videos and all games are poisons and drugs for the brain. Smartphones are dispensers of drugs that make people addicted and prevent learning. Nobody putting marks on paper or looking at a screen is learning efficiently or is enjoying doing so. »

My sarcasm detector is broken, is that sarcasm ?

Re: A 9-line summary of textbook physics

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I opened a volume of the books linked in the page, and found this: « Learning allows us to discover what kind of person we can be. Learning widens knowledge, improves intelligence and provides a sense of achievement. Therefore, learning from a book, especially one about nature, should be efficient and enjoyable. Avoid bad learning methods like the plague! Do not use a marker, a pen or a pencil to highlight or underli…

Which book?

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I opened a volume of the books linked in the page, and found this: « Learning allows us to discover what kind of person we can be. Learning widens knowledge, improves intelligence and provides a sense of achievement. Therefore, learning from a book, especially one about nature, should be efficient and enjoyable. Avoid bad learning methods like the plague! Do not use a marker, a pen or a pencil to highlight or underli…

Which book?

I was interested in electromagnetism, so https://www.motionmountain.net/motionmountain-volume3.pdf, in the « Advice for learners » section of the introduction. I reckon this is the same text in every volume.
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