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- @gappy3000: Ideas are assets. Code is a liability. So maximize ideas/code.
- How can spiders and flies walk up walls? See for yourself with a fun DYI on How to: test Galileo's scaling laws. An idea that is simple yet profound in its implications: "the width of an object is doubled, the surface area is squared and the volume is cubed." It means size matters. Elephants can't dance and jump and insects can walk on water. Why is because the ratio of area to volume governs everything we do. You get to drop stuff from great heights and watch things explode (or not). What could be better?
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