Relativity
Relativity
Original Text
William S. Baring-Gould, The Lure of the Limerick: An Uninhibited History (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1967): 5.
1There was a young lady named Bright
3 She set out one day,
4 In a relative way
5And returned on the previous night.
Notes
2] Alfred Einstein's special theory of relativity predicts that time passes more slowly for those going at very high speeds than for those a relative rest. Faster-than-light travel may appear to contravene this theory, but the laws of physics allow for the possibility of worm-holes in space-time that would enable passage from one point to another much more quickly than light manages in conventional space-time. See Lawrence H. Ford and Thomas A. Roman, "Negative Energy, Wormholes and Warp Drive," Scientific American (Jan. 2000): 46-53. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1923
Publication Notes
Punch (Dec. 19, 1923): 591. [Unattributed]
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire
RPO Edition
RPO 1999.
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