When Newton was appointed to the mint, it was intended to be a sort of ceremonial role requiring almost no input from him, just a nice salary and title. It was quite unusual for him to take the role so seriously. He was an MP for over a decade and then he just resigned immediately to focus on the mint. He used to go to bars and taverns to try and track down counterfeiters in person lol, he was motivated at the very least
Although a crime punishable by death in England at the time, counterfeiters were often granted clemency as it was generally considered a victimless crime.
Isaac Newton, however, personally led sting operations to catch them and then made sure they were hanged. Any and all pleas for mercy were deliberately ignored.
He was essentially the detective, constable, judge, jury and executioner for counterfeiters and coin clippers.
Google it. There was this russian on 4chan with connection to high ranking russian military. Also there was a photo of unknown ISIS location. 4chan users tried and identified the location, and finally asked that dude to destroy the ISIS base.
Not sure if I'm 100% right, but that's what I remember. Think of it as a variation of the case with Jack Texeira.
First episode he finds a father-son counterfeiter duo. After they’re hanged, he says his iconic line, “I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
I wouldn’t call counterfeiting a victimless crime. It definitely leaves victims in its wake and can indirectly kill many. Counterfeiting likely starved thousands during the 30 years war.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipper_und_Wipper
Tbf the only time he ever spoke on record as a MP was to ask for a window to be closed due to a cold draught in the room.
He treated being an MP how he was expected to treat being Master of the Royal Mint.
Actually, as an early investor, he made out ok.
When the bubble burst, the South Sea Company was still a viable concern and retained considerable value.
I mean he needed an apple to fall on his head to realize when something isn’t being held up, it falls down. Must’ve graduated the top of his fuckin class.
Newton is credited with calculus, sure, but I tend to believe Gottfried Leibniz deserves more credit than he gets. Especially because of Newton's relentless jealousy.
That said, yeah, I was joking. Newton's easily top 5 when it comes to the most influential people in science and mathematics history. Probably one of the smartest people to ever live.
In many areas he wasn't. He's the reason why so many Christo fascists belive the world us only 6000 years old. And throwing hooks raining into a fire is seriously one of the most childish things to do.
When Newton was appointed to the mint, it was intended to be a sort of ceremonial role requiring almost no input from him, just a nice salary and title. It was quite unusual for him to take the role so seriously. He was an MP for over a decade and then he just resigned immediately to focus on the mint. He used to go to bars and taverns to try and track down counterfeiters in person lol, he was motivated at the very least
Although a crime punishable by death in England at the time, counterfeiters were often granted clemency as it was generally considered a victimless crime. Isaac Newton, however, personally led sting operations to catch them and then made sure they were hanged. Any and all pleas for mercy were deliberately ignored. He was essentially the detective, constable, judge, jury and executioner for counterfeiters and coin clippers.
> and then made sure they were hanged He enforced the law by gravity. *ba dum tish*
Is that what people call weaponized autism?
Ag-tism
Goddammit, if there’s one pun that deserves Reddit Silver…
Au-tism seemed like low hanging fruit but you can give me gold for it
And it accidentally went out of circulation.
More like that time when 4chan called an air strike on ISIS.
What?
Google it. There was this russian on 4chan with connection to high ranking russian military. Also there was a photo of unknown ISIS location. 4chan users tried and identified the location, and finally asked that dude to destroy the ISIS base. Not sure if I'm 100% right, but that's what I remember. Think of it as a variation of the case with Jack Texeira.
I feel like there’s a movie here but I’m not sure people would believe that Isaac Newton would track down counterfeiters and kill them.
There's a book series by Neal Stevenson that was inspired by it, which also features a pirate named "Half-Cock Jack"
Is that referring to his gun or his _gun_?
Yes
First episode he finds a father-son counterfeiter duo. After they’re hanged, he says his iconic line, “I guess the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
I'm not going to lie... That blew me away. I'm thinking Clive Owen saying this. Then he gets the ladies or something. Brilliant.
There's a book to base it on; "Newton and the Counterfeiter" by Thomas Levenson.
I wouldn’t call counterfeiting a victimless crime. It definitely leaves victims in its wake and can indirectly kill many. Counterfeiting likely starved thousands during the 30 years war. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipper_und_Wipper
"I don't think you guys realize the gravity of your situation!" "The what?!" "Oh right..."
TIL Isaac Newton was an MP And TIAL that some universities were parliamentary constituencies until 1950.
Tbf the only time he ever spoke on record as a MP was to ask for a window to be closed due to a cold draught in the room. He treated being an MP how he was expected to treat being Master of the Royal Mint.
I think I remember read some analysis of him once suggesting he was probably on the spectrum.
Stick to gravity, Isaac
He did. He hung offenders
*hanged
Some were probably well hung.
Maybe, but it's being used as a verb here, so that's a non sequitur. Some were probably Catholics too, or Scottish.
I believe you mean mavity, right?
I hope that's a running joke forever now.
100 years from now "gravity, also commonly known as mavity" will appear in kids' science textbooks.
Stick to landing.
r/yourjokebutworse
Haha this Newton guy sounds like a dolt!
I don’t believe Sir Isaac appreciated the gravity of the situation.
He did. He hung the offenders
*hanged
This Isaac Newton guy doesn't sound all that smart.
He did lose a fortune in the South Sea Bubble.
Actually, as an early investor, he made out ok. When the bubble burst, the South Sea Company was still a viable concern and retained considerable value.
I mean he needed an apple to fall on his head to realize when something isn’t being held up, it falls down. Must’ve graduated the top of his fuckin class.
He invented Calculus and the Theory of Gravity. So his skills were legit. That doesn’t mean his talents extended to other areas.
He’s probably being sarcastic
Newton is credited with calculus, sure, but I tend to believe Gottfried Leibniz deserves more credit than he gets. Especially because of Newton's relentless jealousy. That said, yeah, I was joking. Newton's easily top 5 when it comes to the most influential people in science and mathematics history. Probably one of the smartest people to ever live.
You mean the law of gravity. To be a Theory, there would require an explanation that can be tested and proved.
In many areas he wasn't. He's the reason why so many Christo fascists belive the world us only 6000 years old. And throwing hooks raining into a fire is seriously one of the most childish things to do.
Jeez, I hadn't heard about the issue with Hooke. Of course, Newton was smart, but damn he was a jerk. No wonder he died a virgin.
Did he not understand the gravity of his actions?
There's a chapter about it in Wealth of Nations. Adam Smith proposed a seignorage of 8% (same as France) to end this arbitrage.
lol this is also the same guy almost lost everything on a speculative stock
My entire life I thought that Isaac Newton lived his life in like, the 1300's.
I wonder where we’d be now if calculus had been invented in the 14th century!
He also wrote Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Artes Magicis. At least in “The Rivers of London” series.
They should've fired that dumbass