apparently that was for copyright reasons, as apparently Wheeler nicked some idea decades ago after pooh-poohing it broke

also, probably an attempt at levity/bit of clowning

(I really don't like Eric's politics, especially the essentialist sexism, aside from all the rest, but I'd like to see a good refutation to the Curt Jaimungal iceberg video - https://youtu.be/AThFAxF7Mgw - on the physics thing)