Greetings from SMF! Home to the slowest baggage claim in the west (not that I was crazy enough to check a bag.)
Even from beyond the grave Feynman gives string theory no love:
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I hope they don't "string" you up for that. You live dangerously, Dave.
And the alt. text is "Last week, we busted the myth that electroweak gauge symmetry is broken by the Higgs mechanism. We'll also examine the existence of God and whether true love exists.". :D
LOL! Thanks. Hmm. Now I'm going to have nightmares with zombie Feynmans in them.
Say what you will about Mythbusters, at least it's not Brainiac.