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  "What is relativity? It is like a man whose friend is blind. He asks his friend, 'Would you like a glass of milk?'

  "'What is milk?'

  "'A white liquid.'

  "'Liquid I know; what is white?'

  "'The colour of a swan's feathers.'

  "'Feathers I know; what is a swan?'

  "'A bird with a crooked neck.'

  "'Neck I know; what is crooked?'

  "In exasperation he grabs his friend's arm and pulls it out straight. 'That's straight,' he says, then bends the arm. 'That's crooked.'

  "The blind man thinks for a few minutes, then he smiles and laughs. 'Ah! Now I know what you mean by milk!'"

  -Albert Einstein

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  • That's a dumb way to explain milk. "It's liquid that comes from a farm animal – here, taste it."i_monk

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