Institute for Silly Research

This Internet thing can be fun and educational, too! Today on my normal Sunday morning search for things mundane I learned that "Space Aliens" probably wrote the nursery rhymes that we learned as children. Here is a brief excerpt:

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down;
Hickory, dickory, dock.

Clearly this seemingly nonsense verse only becomes meaningful when we realize that it is nothing less than the principles of special relativity being explained in a form people a thousand years ago could understand: we can see a clear description of the 'mouse'-- obviously a small type of space probe of a type used by Mother Goose's alien race--moving 'up and down the clock' as it maneuvers at speeds approaching that of light between the time it leaves and returns to its dock.
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To learn more go to the Institute for Silly Research link.