“On a scale from one to ‘invade Russia in winter,’ how stupid is this plan?”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“The patch was thin, so you’d think it would melt first, but physics doesn’t work that way. Before the temperature could get up to the patch’s melting point of 1530°C, everything that could melt at a lower temperature had to melt first. And the melting point of the smelter walls was 1450°C. So, even though the patch was thin and the smelter was thick, the bottom of the smelter would give out before the patch got anywhere near its melting point. Don’t believe me? Put ice water in a saucepan and cook it. The water temperature will stay at 0°C until the last ice cube melts.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“And if you want to make babies, somebody's got to get fucked.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“Five a.m. was a largely theoretical concept to me. I knew it existed, but I rarely observed it.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
“It’s all part of the life-cycle of an economy. First it’s lawless capitalism until that starts to impede growth. Next comes regulation, law enforcement, and taxes. After that: public benefits and entitlements. Then, finally, overexpenditure and collapse.”
― Artemis
― Artemis
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