There’s a competition running at ITP2022 that involves holding out a copy of the book Gravitation by Misner Thorne & Wheeler in one hand at arm’s length for as long as you can following the instructions below:
The current record is an impressive three minutes! How well can you do?
UPDATE: The winner of the competition was John Brennan, formerly of Maynooth University, with a time of 3 minutes and 29 seconds!
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