༺ Lax ༻

“Could you open bottles using nuclear bombs? This is a completely ridiculous suggestion, so it should come as no surprise that it was studied by the US government during the Cold War. Early in 1955, the Federal Civil Defense Administration bought beer, soda, and carbonated water from local stores, then tested nuclear weapons on them.*”
― Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

“I really love that we can ask physics ridiculous questions like, “What kind of gas mileage would my house get on the highway?” and physics has to answer us.”
― Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems