TIL During an interview with Stephen Hawking, the camera operator yanked a cable causing an alarm and Hawking to slump forward. (www.biography.com)

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Worried they had killed him, everyone rushed over to find Hawking giggling at his own joke. The alarm was from an office computer losing power.

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[-] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

No surprise here. The man was not only a genius, from what I have read he and a wicked sense of humour as well.

[-] dismalnow@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

@Pons_Aelius

@inkican

“I am probably better known for my appearances on The Simpsons and on The Big Bang Theory than I am for my scientific discoveries,” he said in 2013. And for this, he was feted beyond measure.

[-] niktemadur@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Imagine being the clumsy bastard who killed Hawking.

[-] Naich@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

A friend of mine almost ran him over once when Hawking randomly swerved out into the road in front of him. He was pretty wild in his own way.

[-] A_Chilean_Cyborg@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

@inkican

humor and mistakes are what makes us human.

[-] HanaSolo@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

His interview with John Oliver is funny.

[-] kool_newt@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

So he really was a robot?

[-] MrTulip@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

There was a rumor that he would 'accidentally' run over the toes of people he didn't like. When asked about it, he said something like "that's not true, and I'll run over anyone who says it is."

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