Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman

May 29, 2005 7:33 PM

I must confess I have had a lifelong crush on Richard Feynman, and these stamps posted over at BoingBoing have me drooling. Apparently, I've been outed as a physics geek. "Physics is like sex. Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it." - R. Feynman
posted by infini (14 comments total)

I, too, am a longtime member of the Feynman Admirers Association. However, the stamps are a double post.
posted by gramschmidt at 8:08 PM on May 29, 2005

Oooh... scientist stamps... this might permit me to overcome my dislike of paper as a quaint physical medium of communication...
posted by XMLicious at 8:31 PM on May 29, 2005

Oh, sure, he's cute and all, but howabout those dreamboats Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr!
posted by Balisong at 8:38 PM on May 29, 2005

I did a search, *sigh* and that didn't show up for feynman+stamp &^%$#@ sorry about that. But *drool* anyway :)
posted by infini at 9:01 PM on May 29, 2005

There's always room for more Richard Feynman. Always.

(and, hell, I studied theology and political "science" in college... but Feynman is still a hero... H-E-R-O hero.)
posted by socratic at 9:37 PM on May 29, 2005

Charming, funny, un-pretentious, super-genius. Not to mention that outrageous guy-on-the-street Brooklyn accent. What's not to love?
posted by vacapinta at 9:46 PM on May 29, 2005

I love how every post that mentions Feynman turns into a love fest for the guy. But who am I to talk, I want to bear his children and I'm a dude!
posted by TungstenChef at 10:49 PM on May 29, 2005

I hear you TungstenChef. Wasn't there a sperm bank somewhere that had Nobel prize winners and an book review about some of them now as adults. If I could remember where I read it I'd link. Oh, and Roald Dahl's amazing book is based on that concept.

*drools moronically*
posted by infini at 11:04 PM on May 29, 2005

You know, I'm just sitting here sipping a refreshing Pepsi Blue and I begin to wonder suspiciously if infini is some kind of BzzAgent for the USPS or something.
posted by stevil at 11:41 PM on May 29, 2005

I love how every post that mentions Feynman turns into a love fest

I heard no bad stuff 'bout Feynman. And I had a psychology prof who required appreciation of him
posted by longsleeves at 12:00 AM on May 30, 2005

What do physics and sex have in common?
If You do one, you think of the other.
posted by mitocan at 2:55 AM on May 30, 2005

And this is without mentioning the Tuvan Throat Singing.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 3:45 AM on May 30, 2005

I just started reading "Tuva or Bust," which details Richard Feynman and Ralph Leighton's adventures in trying to get to Tuva. Their stated reason for wanting to go was because it's capital city was awkwardly spelled KYZYL.
posted by blasdelf at 4:42 AM on May 30, 2005

I once knew a girl named Tuva.
posted by spazzm at 6:13 AM on May 30, 2005