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“The velocities and forces involved in anything at orbital altitudes were enough to kill a human with just the rounding error. At their speeds, the friction from air too thin to breathe would set them on fire.”
― James S.A. Corey, Cibola Burn

tags: altitude, friction, orbit, physics, rounding-error, speed, velocity

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“Millions of business people are each constantly forced to choose between their desire to not be a bad person and their desire to be a good business person, that is to say, to make as much money as they possibly can by maximizing their revenue while minimizing the cost of producing whatever it is that they sell.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Natural selection is not the wind which propels the vessel, but the rudder which, by friction, now on this side and now on that, shapes the course.”
― Asa Gray

tags: analogy, biology, course, evolution, friction, natural-selection, rudder, science, shape, ship, vessel

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“Live a life of friction. Let yourself be disturbed as much as possible, but observe.”
― G.I. Gurdjieff

tags: friction, struggle

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“When I was little, I had this science book. There was a section on 'What would happen to the world if there was no friction?' Answer: 'Everything on earth would fly into space from the centrifugal force of revolution.' That was my mood.”
― Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance

tags: force, friction, mood, science

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