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Monthly Archives: April 2004

Merry go round.

Does a merry-go-round usually rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? The one in Sailor Moon Live Action is counterclockwise. The one in Shoujo Kakumei Utena is clockwise. The last real one I’ve seen seems to have been counterclockwise, but I’m not sure — that was quite a while ago. Suppose you imagine a giant wheel, travelling forward [...]

Longest stretch of time.

The longest stretch of time is the one that passes between the instant a grenade lands in your lap and the instant it finally explodes. Figuratively speaking. The idea that your whole life passes before your eyes in these moments is a popular superstition and is not actually a confirmed fact. You still don’t remember [...]