Time Dilation: The Ultimate Procrastination Tool

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Time Dilation: The Ultimate Procrastination Tool

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From the movie "Interstellar" comes this glorious burn on theoretical physics! Standing on a planet with extreme time dilation (where one hour equals seven Earth years), our astronaut casually suggests waiting there until physicists back home solve the unsolvable puzzle of unifying general relativity and quantum mechanics.

It's basically saying "we'll be here FOREVER" with scientific sass! Einstein's equations describing gravity and the quantum world have been refusing to play nice for over a century. Physicists have been trying to make these two fundamental theories compatible since before your grandparents were born... and they'll probably still be working on it when your grandchildren's grandchildren graduate. Time dilation for the win! 🕰️👨‍🚀

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