>And note that this is physics, where there's already a vast investment in equipment, and thousands of very qualified people who can check a theory in a relatively short time (few years).

The most important prediction of general relativity is the existence of gravitational waves. So far, no one has figured out how to detect them. In other words, we don't yet know if they are real or not.


>>I'd just rather sit outside and play guitar for the college girls around here. Is that so wrong? :-)
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>It is. Include the guys as well - I remember a few guitar players who did what you intend to, and I'm eternally grateful to them for providing the atmosphere (oxygen, hydrogen etc). There are situations where the guy with the guitar is an indispensable ingredient, but not when he's the only guy :).
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>>>And don't forget to have one for yourself, too :)
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>>We'll see. Its been quite some time since I've had any drink.
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>Drink little, drink well. I'm down to a dozen beers a year, and maybe the equivalent of two other drinks of choice. But then, when I do drink, it's a pleasure. Have a good one or two!

:-) For some reason "one or two" becomes to "twenty-one or twenty-two" after I've had "one or two."