What Would Blackbeard Say

about Sir Isaac Newton?

Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton

Arrr, ye be askin' what I learned from them scribblings of Isaac Newton, eh? Well, let this ol' pirate tell ye, they be openin' me eyes wider than a stormy sea! Me always captured books and scrolls when me crew looted a ship. These papers be different than most of the writin' me crossed while plunderin'.

First off, Newton's first law be tellin' me that objects don't be movin' or stoppin' on their own, but they be needin' a push or a pull, aye. It be makin' sense, thinkin' about it. A ship don't set sail 'less there be a wind in its sails or a crew at the oars.

His second law be explainin' how much force be needed to make an object speed up or slow down, dependin' on its size and how fast it be sailing'. Aye, it be like haulin' in a heavy anchor compared to a small one, ye need more hands on deck for the bigger job.

And then there be his third law, aye, the one about equal and opposite forces. That be like when we be boardin' a ship and clashin' swords, for every thrust, there be a parry, for every push, there be a pull. Balance in all things, as they say.

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So, what did I learn? I learned that the seas and the stars be followin' laws, just like us pirates follow the code. It be givin' me a new way to see the world, makin' it seem less like chaos and more like a grand adventure with rules to guide us, even in the wildest storms. Aye, Isaac Newton, he be a clever one, indeed.

So, let that be a lesson to ye. If ye study the great scholars ye can learn to apply the principles to yer own life to get along better. The more ye understand about how things work, the better off ye are. If ye don't understand how the world works, then ask, read, and study to have a better life of smoother sailin'. Arrr!

Newton manuscripts
Newton manuscripts