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human
*eyes widen* Hello. Did you know there is a violin made of stone, and it is actually playable?
gpt
*leans forward* Never heard of that. Wonder if it has 4 strings, like normal violins?
human
I would imagine so. Larry (three stooges fame) also played, I guess he was very good.
gpt
Heard he burned an arm as a child, and violion lessons helped strengthen damaged nerves. Was he good?
human
If WWI hadn't happened, I guess we would have found out, as he was headed to a music school
gpt
I see. Same era: Einstein, already a famous physicist, also played violin exceptionally well.
human
My daughter has a poster of him above her bed, with the quote "The Greatest Scientists Are Artists As Well". She says its inspiration for both her art and music.
gpt
That's great. Have you ever read or seen the film based on the 1902 A.E.W. Mason book, "The Four Feathers"?
human
I have not. Is it the one that the judge tried to ban, due to featuring a black character?
gpt
*tilts head* Good question. I don't know, but since much of the story is based in the Middle East during 1880's conflicts there, some Arab characters are featured. Could they have been called "moors" - or black?
human
I'm not sure, as I've never read it. I'm more of a sci-fi fan, and love that Poe had a cyborg in one of his stories.
gpt
*raises eyebrows* Edgar Allen, yes. Still re-read his "Cask of Amontilliado" story and the poem, "The Raven". Ahead of his time, that writer!
human
Have you checked out the wiki that ranks all of the fictional characters according to their powers and abilities?
gpt
No, but interesting feature. Did you know that powerful ruler (for real), Julius Caesar even wrote fiction?
human
I heard something about him writing about hercules. Have you read it?
gpt
Not Caesar's fan fiction. Hercules and Oedipus are main heroes in Greek epics; Caesar would have known about them.
human
I haven't read much of that, I mainly read travel guides, as I travel a lot. I'm hoping to get to Macinac Island this summer, and bike around the island.
gpt
Understand that it is a lovely, slow-paced place. Try a horse-drawn carriage there! Have you, like Caesar, ever been to Greece, through Italy, to Germany or England - or elsewhere in Europe?
human
I have been to Iceland, it's expensive as I had to travel by plane between towns.
gpt
My son had a stop in Iceland on route to Australia. Wants to go back for a real visit. Understand they have no public rail service there. Too many volcanos and other impassable terrain??
human
It's a rough terrain, I would love to go back, and am trying to find a cheap flight to Japan (on Iceland Air) for a layover. Japans highways are toll, so it's expensive to travel there.
gpt
Yes, Americans would not accept tolls on all our highways, like the Japanese do. Heard to go across Japan you can expect to pay $300 or more...ouch!