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by sm00z on October 18th, 2008
Einstein probably couldn't tie his own shoes.
He was too enraptured by the cosmos to worry about such mundane things as driving cars or changing one's underwear daily.
by Voodoo on November 18th, 2007
I can imagine that a lot of people couldn't drive in those days.
by iwnit on November 18th, 2007
Yes.
Some more interesting facts:
"Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.--Albert Einstein."
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"Shortly after Albert Einstein's arrival at Princeton, where he settled after fleeing Nazi Germany in 1933, a telephone call was taken in the dean's office. "May I speak with Dean Eisenhart, please?" the speaker asked. On being told that the dean was out, the caller asked, "Perhaps you can tell me where Dr. Einstein lives." Since it had been agreed that everything should be done to protect Einstein from inquisitive callers, the request was politely refused. Whereupon "the voice on the telephone dropped to a near whisper," wrote Eisenhart, "and continued. 'Please do not tell anybody, but I am Dr. Einstein. I am on my way home and have forgotten where my house is.' ""
Source and further information:
http://www.cap.ca/wypTestDesign/news/itsStillAllRelative.html
Further information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on November 18th, 2007
I think it's all relative though.
by grandpa on March 13th, 2007
Yes, and he couldn't tie his shoes either. The simply things we take for granted just didn't interest him. He would go days without eating and probaly would have starved if it wasn't for his housekeeper.
by shazzy on December 13th, 2008
not surprising, he obviously had other things on his mind than learning to drive
by Gabstar on October 18th, 2008
no i didnt, but now i do :)
im sure alot of people didn't know how to though :)
by Amerheb on January 1st, 2008
he would send the neighboor's daughter to buy him goods because he didn't know how to deal with cash
by Barcaluv on March 13th, 2007
He was amusingly forgetful as well. Also, I read once that he got caught many times using his fingers while mentally calculating.
by LuckyLefty on March 13th, 2007
Einstein is overrated
by Anonymous on December 10th, 2009
One time a lady asked him for his phone number. He didn't know it. He explained that there was no reason to memorize it when all he had to do was look it up in the phone book.
by Mr.Troll_has_a_COAT! on December 10th, 2009
yes. I can barely step out my front door.
by justmesuzanne on December 13th, 2008
Yes, I did know that! :)
by john pennington on December 13th, 2008
Does not surprise me.
Sometimes, people with a very high IQ, cannot walk and chew gum at the same time.
by lonelydragon on December 13th, 2008
No, I didn't, but thanks for sharing. It just goes to show that even if people don't follow artificial milestones set up by society, they can still be brilliant and successful.
by wthing8 on December 13th, 2008
See, a Genius, I mean he wasn't even a WOMAN!
by Anonymous on October 5th, 2009
I'm sure he had more on his mind
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on October 5th, 2009
I read that about him. I'd rather be a genius who can't drive than a simple-minded idiot who can.
by engineer is Terminator on December 6th, 2009
Yes,but his ideas drive spaceships.
by Mr.Troll_has_a_COAT! on December 5th, 2009
yes
by Lucky on December 5th, 2009
Neither did one of the greatest geniuses ever, Michaelangelo Buonnaroti.
by Abdullah on November 11th, 2009
Yes
Me too I dont know how to drive .I don't like cars they just pollute the planet !
Bicycles is the best or public transport for far distances !
^_^
by Simply msFortunate on March 13th, 2007
Fascinating, but that doesn't surprise me.
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A better did you know is,, someone eles came up with his famous E=mc^2 a year before he did!
by archimedes on November 19th, 2009
Credit often doesn't go to the person who originally makes a discovery. The credit usually goes to the person who writes prolifically about a notion and clearly articulates the concept.
by sm00z on November 19th, 2009