"That which has been claimed without proof can also be refuted without proof." - Euclid
"That which has been claimed without proof can also be refuted without proof." - Euclid
"Good people do not need laws to tell them how to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around those laws." - Plato
Just drawing some attention to this, because it seems to be accurate and truthful. Something our modern media does not seem capable of being...
What is wrong with the western political class? Please follow the link.
https://gaiusbaltar.substack.com/p/what-is-wrong-with-the-western-political
"If you want to be wrong, then follow the masses." - Socrates
"The most important relationship we can have is the one we have with ourselves. The most important journey you can undertake is the one of self-discovery. To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself. You must not be afraid to be alone, because knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." - Aristotle
"When you are born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front-row seat." - George Carlin
"Be a free thinker, and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in." - Aristotle
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Laozi
"While the fates permit, live happily; life speeds on with a hurried step, and with winged days the wheel of the headlong year is turned." - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
"Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen." - Socrates
"Guessing before proving! Need I remind you that is how all important discoveries have been made?" - Henri Poincare
"We hang the petty thieves, but appoint the great ones to office." - Aesop
"Since every man dies, it is better to die with distinction than to live long." - Musonius Rufus
Below is a cool onboard video of a top fuel dragster through Start-up, burnout, and a run. The car starts on gasoline, squirted in by the pit crew, then switches over to nitromethane - the exhaust gets cloudy at that point.
A few statistics about Top Fuel drag race cars:
Below: A reaction video. Supercharged nitro engine noise is pretty intense. Every fiber of your body vibrates.