E=MC^2

For the last three years in my science class we have watched E=MC^2, a video all about Albert Einstein's famous equation. Every year we had to fill out the same yellow packet, with the same number of questions, while watching the stale, boring, and over the top acting. Not only that, but I have seen this video outside of school twice! Why? Why do teachers enjoy torturing us? Why couldn't we watch Bill Nye the Science Guy instead? Do the teachers not hear how we cheer and cheer when they announce we are going to watch an entertaining episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy, and do they not hear us cry and moan when we watch a long, boring, uninteresting video we have seen the last three years? And you know what really grind my gears? THE FACT THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT E=MC^2 EVEN MEANS! I HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO AT LEAST SIX TIMES AND I STILL DON'T GET IT! WHY WOULD TIME SLOW AND EVENTUALLY STOP AS YOU APPROACH THE SPEED OF LIGHT? SINCE WHEN ARE LIGHT AND TIME RELATED?

On a side note, Siddhartha, there is such a thing called time. Your example about how the river is everywhere at once doesn't prove a thing. In fact that whole long speech you gave at the end of the book to Govinda made no sense at all. Just because you use big words and run on sentences does not prove that you are smart.

Back on topic. After watching E=MC^2 for the sixth time I finally asked my science teacher what it means, why is it important, and when will I ever need to know this in every day life, she told me it was a theory.

...Are you kidding me...

I have spent about nine hours of my life watching a video about something that isn't even proven!