Edge Notes

Vertical edges Force equals mass times acceleration, and the detonation of words by weight or volume comes as no surprise. But tipped toward velocitythe equation of the pearl-handled penwords arrive at once, and their spin makes them all the more difficult to catch.

An audience brings atmospheric drag. Better to fire words into the vacuum than keep the safety forever on.

 

4 comments:

  1. wouldn't all words be given equal weight in a vacuum , even the mediocre ones ?

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  2. I suppose they would, volume/weightwise. That's why it's better to adjust acceleration instead.

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  3. Your pencil shot me full of lead.

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  4. But . . . but . . . I thought it was loaded with unleaded . . .

    (sorry)

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