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That Fishy Saying of Einstein…

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There are two interesting things about the above Einstein meme that has been doing the rounds. The first is that there’s absolutely no evidence that I can find that Albert Einstein ever said the words attributed to him; that’s also true for the vast majority of Einstein quotes, in fact.

The other interesting thing (and I risk being labelled a pedant here) is that there are species of fish, such as the Mangrove Rivulus, that really are able to climb trees…

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4 Responses to “That Fishy Saying of Einstein…”

  1. Brian Clegg's avatar
    Brian Clegg Says:
    March 10, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    Probably the best source of genuine Einstein quotes is The Ultimate Quotable Einstein (http://www.popularscience.co.uk/?p=904) – and, indeed, this quote does not appear in it.

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  2. Tom George's avatar
    tomgeorgearts Says:
    March 10, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    In that case it would be Einstein that was stupid (in zoological terms)

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  3. RhEvans's avatar
    RhEvans Says:
    March 11, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    Peter – celebrate the fact that you’re a pedant 🙂

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  4. RhEvans's avatar
    RhEvans Says:
    March 11, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    Oh, and I should add that Einstein was wrong on another count. There really are some stupid people. Michael Gove springs to mind……

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