evil shoofleI'm just a tiny bit obsessed with the phrase "the force [or fire] of a thousand suns" lately. Where did it come from? Why does it keep showing up?
Adrian Tepes 
@shoofle i could be wrong but i think it's a description of nuclear power by some scientist at one point
Kat
A thousand burning suns
From the Bhagavad Gita, ultimately. It’s one of Krishna’s lines: This was apparently quoted by Oppenheimer at the first atomic bomb test. Can’t find confirmation that he used these exact words, though. Translations and reports vary. It probably entered pop culture through the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. From the script, where the characters are discussing the attitude of Kathryn (the Shrew in Shakespeare’s original) towards Patrick Verona:
@kat @adriantepes oh wow! Thank you! Fascinating.
@shoofle @adriantepes you might also want this one which is a little less…uh… highbrow https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-came-with-the-force-of-a-thousand-suns
