Red and Rover by Brian Basset for May 23, 2012

That apple would be a little gamey by now, Red!

There’s a parallel one about Einstein. As he was riding a tram to the patent office he wondered what the scenery would be if he was instead riding on a beam of light.

I think his great great great great grandchild Wayne has it.

Maybe his dog ran away with it, leading to part of his first law:An object in uniform motion tends to stay in uniform motion unless acted upon by a net external force

Sir Isaac never married and never had children. He almost never had any friends, because he was too busy being eccentric and brilliant. He did have contact with scientists in a local club and managed to be invited to a meeting to present his findings. Also, he almost never took a bath. The apple story may be a myth. If it did happen, he probably had an awful headache in the morning.

And would depend on whether he was wearing his padded helmet of a wig or not.

Sir Isaac Newton was a towering genius. He was also a certifiable fruit basket..If you think in a new way about something that everyone else never notices, or takes for granted, you’re a scientist, or an artist, or a lunatic. The differences are subtle….

I think I just saw the apple on ebay!