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that time I met Albert Einstein

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I took a lot of pictures when I was in Washington, DC, but I think this one is my favorite:

Wil Wheaton and Albert Einstein

“…and I want a Higgs Boson, and a unified field theory, and the solution to Maxwell’s last equation…”

It’s important to be easily amused, everyone.

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31 thoughts on “that time I met Albert Einstein”

  1. yhet313 says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:49 am

    I have to find this statue when I go back to DC

    1. wtfkwp says:
      7 May, 2014 at 2:28 pm

      You know you’re a suspect in this manhunt, right?

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  2. Lee Lee says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Oh my bones. That is too cute! Stop it, Wheaton, just stop it!

  3. Denis says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:49 am

    Saw this on your twitter and laughed. Great photo, perfect caption.

  4. Christ deuZige says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:50 am

    i’d like the spooky action at a distance to be completely understood.. Nice picture!

  5. paulidin says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:51 am

    Yeah! Monument in my part of the US! Woot, local pride.

  6. MDT says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:57 am

    My fiancée works at NAS and has been bummed out all weekend that she missed seeing you on the way out!

  7. Scott says:
    4 May, 2014 at 11:59 am

    I will tell uncle Al you said hi…

  8. Aldrea says:
    4 May, 2014 at 12:03 pm

    This photo is absolutely beautiful. (As are your new-ish tattoos!)

  9. Munden says:
    4 May, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    For those who are curious, it’s on Constitution Ave outside of the National Academy of Sciences. https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=38.89211,-77.048391&spn=0.003937,0.005836&t=m&z=18&layer=c&cbll=38.89211,-77.048275&panoid=z_xYY88YA_-5BH7Bc3Yv1g&cbp=12,338.68,,2,2.92

  10. stankmeaner says:
    4 May, 2014 at 12:34 pm

    Yes, easily amused is a big plus because when I saw this picture on your twitter feed I laughed for about five minutes straight. Perfect caption is perfect…

  11. Seana L Purvis says:
    4 May, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    “The answers have changed.” Albert Einstein.

  12. Michael says:
    4 May, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Dude, we have got to meet and party.

  13. Ria says:
    4 May, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Best photo ever!

  14. Anelle says:
    4 May, 2014 at 3:42 pm

    Wow, that is super cool! We love posing with statues, but that one’s definitely cooler than any we’ve managed so far.

  15. Kristi! says:
    4 May, 2014 at 4:01 pm

    That’s quite a large statue you have there!

  16. PurpleAllison says:
    4 May, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    Just… don’t blink. (Statues like that have always given me the heebie-jeebies. Thanks Moffat for enforcing that idea.)

  17. Tarua says:
    4 May, 2014 at 5:37 pm

    I met the artist, Robert Berks, 30 years ago when he came to my high school (NCSSM). In the school library is a small copy of the memorial that he gave to us during the visit. It was his working model.

    There is so much to this artwork. For example, note that he is seated on three “steps” and the universe is spread out around his feet. The three steps match three deep furrows in his brow – the idea is that the monument itself is a view into Einstein’s mind. Pretty meta and pretty cool at the same time, and not bad for the 80s, eh?

  18. Linda Kenyon says:
    4 May, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    Wil, that photo is a keeper!

  19. lotsofjoy says:
    4 May, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    I lived in DC for 4 years way back in the 90s (OMG, did I just say “way back”? eeek!) out of all the monuments in the entire area, this one was my favorite.

  20. Brandon says:
    5 May, 2014 at 5:53 am

    Is the ink on your forearm new? I’ve never noticed it before!

  21. Mark Schneider says:
    5 May, 2014 at 9:58 am

    Being the nerd that I am, I have to ask if you knew there was a virtual Geocache there? Love geocaching, and like a wise man once said, “being a nerd is not about what you love; it’s about how you love it.”

  22. Maureen says:
    5 May, 2014 at 10:02 am

    Love the pic! Thanks for sharing.

  23. wabbit89 says:
    5 May, 2014 at 10:16 am

    I like this pic a lot. That is all. 🙂

  24. Terry Anderson says:
    5 May, 2014 at 7:49 pm

    You’re so cool Wil!

  25. cshippee says:
    5 May, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Proof of a unifying theory! About 15 minutes after watching an old episode of Numbers that you guest starred in I was checking my email and saw the twitter post leading to this blog entry. Awesome Pic!

  26. cncnorman says:
    5 May, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    Oh hon, adore this one!

  27. jaypochapin says:
    5 May, 2014 at 11:26 pm

    Long time reader, First time poster: Well played, sir, well played!

  28. Rebecca Roberts Ryan says:
    6 May, 2014 at 8:33 am

    You also snapped a photo with one of my friends who works for the Secret Service – he was proud and I was jealous – way to go man, way to go.

  29. Virginia says:
    7 May, 2014 at 10:48 am

    I don’t remember what post it was where you suggested watching Orphan Black, but you are so right! I am totally obsessed!

  30. Shelley in So. IL says:
    8 May, 2014 at 5:54 am

    I’ve been seeing the commercials for your show! I pause and re-watch every one! Can’t wait for it to air!

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