"Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move.
~ Albert Einstein ~
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Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move.
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