Obler's Paradox

You know when you come with an awesome theory only to realize that something is not quite right, but then you don't really want to make it too obvious because then your work will be ignored. Yup, we've all done it before...and so did Newton.

So Newton - in a flash of inspiration - decides to assume:

1.) The universe is static
2.) The universe is infinite in size

Great. I might as well assume there was a cheeseburger at the center of the universe.