QUANTUM SNARK

A pendulum swings because it can’t commit to staying in one place.

✗ FAKE

A pendulum swings because gravity pulls it back toward its lowest point while its momentum carries it past. Galileo studied this, and its regular timing led to pendulum clocks.

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