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48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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[โ€“] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If Icarus won't come to the sun, the sun will come to Icarus.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

In case the reference is lost, there's a famous Muslim proverb: if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain. A flipped version of this proverb has somehow also become commonly known, perhaps surpassing the correct version (in my culture at least): if Muhammad won't go to the mountain, then the mountain will come to Muhammad.