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I could never tell from inspecting such a load whether it belonged to a so-called rich man or a poor one; the owner always seemed poverty-stricken. Indeed, the more you have of such things the poorer you are.
Henry David Thoreau • Walden (AmazonClassics Edition)
Thou bear's thy heavy riches but a journey, And death unloads thee.
William Shakespeare • Measure for Measure
Buoyant uplift force on an object equals the weight of the water that the object displaces. If a building’s
Matthew Frederick • 101 Things I Learned® in Engineering School
Box of Rain (2013 Remaster)
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looked around at the prices for air freight and found that, on average, you can air mail 200kg of cargo for about the price it would take to send a person. This means people cost twice as much to ship as cargo. That makes sense—cargo doesn’t need seats, air pressure, bathrooms, or complimentary peanuts. For space travel, the cargo ships also
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