This is making me realize how much of real life operates with what people would consider troll physics were it not observably true. Black holes come to mind. Also shooting bullets underwater.

[–] TotallynotJessica 60 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Einstein: My theory predicts that there could be a hole in reality that we could never observe from the outside, but that's ridiculous. It can't exist.

Oppenheimer: I guess these holes could form in our universe when a heavy star runs out of fuel, but I doubt this means anything real.

Wheeler: Wait a sec...

[–] ComicalMayhem 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I'm curious now, what did Wheeler find/discover/realize?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Spin

[–] TotallynotJessica 4 points 5 months ago

He named them black holes and pushed for research into them. He also didn't believe they could exist at first.

[–] marcos 41 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Have you looked at Quantum Mechanics?

[–] SpaceNoodle 64 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I tried, but I altered its state by observing it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Perfect answer

[–] moistclump 29 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What happens when you shoot a bullet under water?

[–] Ibaudia 36 points 5 months ago

For most weapons they shoot at a normal speed then stop after like 3 feet

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

It doesn't travel nearly as far as you would normally expect. Some guns are useless to hit underwater targets.