James Dyson couldn't publish his research, and the pun writes itself: Nature abhors a vacuum
moultano · x · 2026-09-22
A circulating one-liner: before founding his company, James Dyson tried to share his work through prestigious journals but couldn't — turns out Nature abhors a vacuum.
The joke lands on a triple pun: the journal Nature, the Aristotelian adage, and the vacuum cleaner that made Dyson famous.
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