#newton’s apple

[histographnowyoungk]

THEN

Newton predicted that there is no gravity in space, and in space objects float around.

NOW

In 1949, the Bumper WAC was the first man made object ever to enter space.

THE OBJECT

Newton’s Apple, 2025.

[wikipediapictures]

eMate 300

“The Newton eMate 300 was an Apple Newton built into a laptop like casing including a standard keyboard. It was aimed at the education market.��� - via Wikimedia Commons

[never-obsolete]

Apple MessagePad 2000 PC Mag - May 1997

[greeneyessmize]

Debling is not a bad man. He is not a "bad" option. He's forthright, shows attraction to Pen, has interest in her intelligence, and has a sense of humor that compliments her own. Yes, he also has oodles of money and a title.

But, he isn't giving her even the slightest promise to try for love. He's going to be gone 3 years at a time. And Penelope is the richest woman in London, per the books and likely the show as well.

These last three things mean he is also not a good option for Penelope.

She wants love. She is very clear with him about this, both when they discuss romance books and in their final dance. His replies are that he is happy she has a passion for her reading and then that she is beautiful.

While Pen says she values her privacy, what she actually values is her independence. Privacy allows you to keep a secret. Independence allows you to openly be yourself.

Pen. Does. Not. Need. Money. She needs an escape from her overbearing mother and petty sisters. She is choosing to marry in society so that she can still participate in it, and thus continue LW, but she has more than enough money to leave England entirely should she wish.

Colin is entirely in step with Pen as soon as he understands that he loves her. They were already best friends with all the humor, warmth, and affection that comes with that bond. He adores that she is so smart and witty. He is seriously so very attracted to her as evidenced by him going feral not long after their kiss.

He's not going to leave her behind. Even book Colin is very clear, Penelope is his home. And he will not be parted from her willingly. They would travel together, never apart.

He has money of his own, but no title. Penelope doesn't need either of those things as mentioned above. But he is a part of society, which is a nice bonus for her LW work.

Colin loves Penelope with all of his heart and soul. He gave it to her on a platter without her even needing to ask. He just had to know he loved her to give her all of him.

I think it's inevitable that Penelope will have independence to be herself with Colin, too. It's their destiny. Will it be a struggle? Yes. Will it hurt? Undoubtedly. But Colin and Pen are meant to be equals. That is what friends to lovers has to contain. Friends to lovers is balance, harmony, a dance.

Picking between Debling and Colin is like picking between a beautiful maze like mansion with too many rooms where sighs echo off of gorgeous furnishings but is so, so empty and cold and the small cottage that fits just right and is filled with cozy warm fuzzy feelings with a blooming garden outside and an always warm hearth and a sweet little sofa with your favorite comfy blanket and it is always Sunday morning with no chores to do.

Even if Penelope had been presented both options side by side, which she wasn't, she always would have picked Colin. Pen was only picking Debling when she felt to her very bones that Colin was not an option. Then Debling removed himself as an option which made Penelope believe she had no options at all until the carriage scene.

To Pen her choices were: haunted maze mansion or nothing then cottage of her dreams or nothing. Of course she was going to reluctantly accept the mansion over nothing and of course she was going to leap at her dream cottage as soon as she knew it existed.

[polin15]

She’s so tiny 🤏🏻🤏🏻🤏🏻

[flock-of-cassowaries]

Mason Verger having a profound realization here.

[blackvoidspace]

Someone on Twitter said that it looks like hes carrying her??

Call me delusional but... i does look like it

[disease]

NEWTON MESSAGEPAD 120 [1995] 🍎 [ABS plastic + misc. | 1 1/8 x 4 1/8 x 7 3/4"]

[ash-tree-eyes]

Glad to know Protocol is continuing the tma tradition of making historical figures part of the Horrors. I really appreciate them looking at Isaac Newton and an apple and going “You know what this needs? Unholy evil science the likes of which man was not meant to know. Put it in the horror podcast!”

[annoyinganarchopunk]

im an atheist and recently ive started replacing the word "god" in any sentences like "oh my god" with some random science figure.

"my brother in bill nye the science guy what the fuck"

its my favourite passtime.

[goshyesvintageads]

Nabisco Brands Inc, 1984

[plumeriacosmos]

im excited for s3 and im really looking forward to polin’s love story, but im like really really excited to see how they handle the height gap between polin LMAO. like just imagining the blocking and everything is making me giggle lowkey

[shitgoblindingleberry]

i like to think that sung hyunjae’s house decor is just really fucking ugly. not because it’s like. badly arranged or messy. but because where there should be your typical rich person ‘famous painting on the wall’ type stuff there is instead some framed thing and when you get closer it’s just the fucking rosetta stone. and people will be like how do you even have that??

but anyone (anyone who is rich*) can get a painting. there’s famous art on every world. shj wants something new, something novel. something that is undeniably specific to earth. something that’s hard to get, regardless of whether he even likes it or not. because he’s also more interested in showing that he CAN get whatever he wants than actually WANTING anything.

his entire aesthetic also probably changes every month because once he gets bored of the items decorating his house they go off into a seseong guild closet somewhere

[fionaapplerocks]

Fiona Apple and Thandiwe Newton at the premiere for Mission: Impossible II, 2000-05-18

[transfire]

OPPY HATES TOBIAS BECAUSE OF HIS OPTIMISM AND ABILITY TO SEE THE GOOD IN HER OWN CREATION WHICH TOOK EVERYTHING FROM HER AND SHE VIEWS AS INHERENTLY EVIL Send Post

[starringcupidpodcast]

Ep. 15: Penelope + Colin

This week we’re taking a husband and breaking down Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton, from the sensational Bridgerton series.

Join Zama asking the big questions like why Pen wasn’t the only person trying to rebrand, why Colin had to humble himself, and how forgiveness was the theme of this relationship. We take this further with all the secrets in our period drama themed battle.

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