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What People Don't Appreciate, When They Picture Terminator-style Automatons Striding Triumphantly Across A Mountain Of Human Skulls, Is How Hard It Is To Keep Your Footing On Something As Unstable As A Mountain Of Human Skulls. Most Humans Probably Couldn't Manage It, And They've Had A Lifetime Of Practice At Walking Without Falling Over.

Space Is About 100 Kilometers Away. That’s Far Away—i Wouldn’t Want To Climb A Ladder To Get There—but It Isn’t That Far Away. If You’re In Sacramento, Seattle, Canberra, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Phnom Penh, Cairo, Beijing, Central Japan, Central Sri Lanka, Or Portland, Space Is Closer Than The Sea.

The Role Of Gender In Society Is The Most Complicated Thing I’ve Ever Spent A Lot Of Time Learning About, And I’ve Spent A Lot Of Time Learning About Quantum Mechanics.

The Scholarly Authorities On Freezing To Death Seem To Be, Unsurprisingly, Canadians.

The Explosion Would Be Just The Right Size To Maximize The Amount Of Paperwork Your Lab Would Face. If The Explosion Were Smaller, You Could Potentially Cover It Up. If It Were Larger, There Would Be No One Left In The City To Submit Paperwork To.