Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything

Telegraph.co.uk ^ | 14 Nov 2007 | Roger Highfield

[snarks_when_bored]

Maybe there's something to this, maybe there's not. It's gotten some attention, anyway. Some links:

• A. Garrett Lisi, "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything"
• Peter Woit blog post, "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything?"
• Roger Highfield, "Is this the fabric of the universe?"

[snarks_when_bored]

Funning around...

[AU72]

Spicoli shoots and scores!
Mr. Hand would have been proud.

[Ancient Drive]

maybe it’s like surfin’ is radical dude! and like it makes everything make sense and stuff. right on duude!

[snarks_when_bored]

Uncle Martin would’ve been, too...

[Greg F]

The E8 looks like a potholder.

[Constantine XIII]

“Now Lisi, currently in Nevada, has come up with a proposal to do this. Lee Smolin at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, describes Lisi’s work as “fabulous”. “It is one of the most compelling unification models I’ve seen in many, many years,” he says.”

That thar is an impressive endorsement. O_O

[mnehring]

bump

[Samwise]

Kowabunga, dude.

[dennisw]

Hot funk, cool punk, even if it’s old junk It’s still rock and roll to me

[Dr.Deth]

[Bender2]

Re: In winter, he heads to the mountains near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he snowboards. "Being poor sucks," Lisi says. "It's hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you're trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month."

And he summers in Hawaii. Gadzooks! Wish... I was that poor!

[Gideon7]

The transcript of Lisi explaining the E8 diagram to another physicist,

Lisi: Dude, look.

Physicist: Dude?

Lisi: Dude, yeah.

Physicist: Dude, no way!

Lisi: Dude, way!

Physicist: Duuude...

[Badeye]

‘In winter, he heads to the mountains near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where he snowboards. “Being poor sucks,” Lisi says. “It’s hard to figure out the secrets of the universe when you’re trying to figure out where you and your girlfriend are going to sleep next month.”’

(eyes rolling)

[madvlad]

I thought Fibonnaci’s ratios were the secret to the universe.

He is likely unemployed w/ good reason.

MV

[HamiltonJay]

Time will tell if its correct, but just fundamentally I’ve not bought into the extra dimensions theories... Sort of just comes accross like giant fudge factors with fancy names... math doesn’t work out.. just add another dimension so it does.

[flat]

HEY thats the same thing i drew on a drink napkin at the BLUE MARTINI here in orlando...last night.....dang im as smart looped as i am sober....

anyways i thought of this thing a long time ago i just forgot to tell anybody ‘bout it.....but it does work, whatEVER it is and WHATever it does....happily at least now...the universe is ‘splained and saved...

excelsior....

no need to thank me.

[Miles the Slasher]

I still contend the answer is “42”!

[Hacklehead]

Humph, I came up with that theory years ago.

[rightinthemiddle]