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Stephen Hawking Has a Message For One Direction Fans

Posted by samzenpus on from the in-another-time-and-place dept.

An anonymous reader points out that Stephen Hawking recently gave some advice for One Direction fans. What is the cosmological effect of singer Zayn Malik leaving the best-selling boy band One Direction and consequently disappointing millions of teenage girls around the world? The advice of British cosmologist Stephen Hawking to heartbroken fans is to follow theoretical physics, because Malik may well still be a member of the pop group in another universe. The physicist took a break from speaking about his work as one of the world's leading scientists to answer the question from one upset fan during a talk at Sydney Opera House at the weekend. 'Finally a question about something important,' Hawking, who appeared via hologram, said to loud laughs from the audience. 'My advice to any heartbroken young girl is to pay attention to the study of theoretical physics because, one day, there may well be proof of multiple universes. It would not be beyond the realms of possibility that somewhere outside of our own universe lies another, different universe and, in that universe, Zayn is still in One Direction.'"

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  1. George W. still president by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What I want is a universe where George W. is still president of the free world. Fool me once, shame on somebody...

    1. Re:George W. still president by ravenshrike · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sooo, you want a universe where Washington got access to the Fountain of Youth and people keep voting him into the presidency against his will?

  2. I'm really conflicted... by Shoten · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not sure if I think it's incredibly disheartening that Stephen Hawking had been following that whole situation, or that I think it's incredibly cool that he's that in touch with kids. Hm.

    Can it be both?

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    1. Re: I'm really conflicted... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      There may be a universe where it can be both....

  3. oh sweet lord by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    the AI which hacked hawking's system and is using him as a puppet has developed a sense of humor.

    we're doomed, and it will be hilarious.

    1. Re:oh sweet lord by FreeUser · · Score: 1, Funny

      the AI which hacked hawking's system and is using him as a puppet has developed a sense of humor.

      we're doomed, and it will be hilarious.

      AWKWARD!

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  4. Sooo....Two Directions? by RogueWarrior65 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Subscribers to the Many Worlds Theory would also argue that in some of them...wait for it...One Direction never existed...*GASP*

  5. The Universe That Sucks by sudon't · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why am I always in the universe where things aren't going right?

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  6. Re:It's stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The evidence just isn't there."

    You're wrong; it just isn't HERE. The evidence is all in some other universe...