Newton’s Rotten Luck

Sir Isaac Newton, so great,
Had the apple been rotten and late,
No physics would have been discovered yet,
No derivations would have ever been set.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Dietrich Avatar
April 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I love clerihews. Probably Einstein or somebody would have come along!
Sinha Avatar
June 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hahaha true! Einstein would’ve probably picked up the slack—maybe while dodging a falling coconut!
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