Nature cannot be fooled

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6 Feb 2007

Richard Feynman's famous conclusion to his report on the shuttle Challenger accident, which arose again in the Columbia accident, is "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled."

[cribbed from Edward Tufte.]

Yeah, no shit. Someone should point this out to Bush, tout de suite.

Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 at 7:19 AM

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