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Brian Cox took up a position at the Manchester Museum of Science in late September, initially as a temporary attendant during staff renovations. Within a fortnight, he had begun unprompted explanations to visitors about the gravitational implications of the exhibits. The museum's appointment records note only that he 'seemed to want to stay'.

In a statement relayed through the museum's lost property office, Mr Cox indicated that he finds the work 'satisfying in ways I hadn't anticipated.' A handwritten note, discovered inside a rucksack left near the Newton display, elaborates: 'The look on a child's face when they grasp that space is both infinite and expanding is worth more than any broadcast hour.' His handwriting is noted as increasingly small.

The local council has received seventeen letters of commendation from visitors, chiefly praising his ability to make the second law of thermodynamics 'feel personal.' However, six complaints concern his tendency to redirect school groups away from scheduled exhibits toward impromptu demonstrations involving balloons and gravity. One letter requests his immediate removal, describing him as 'too knowledgeable for comfort in a public space.'