“In metric, one milliliter of water occupies one cubic centimeter, weighs one gram, and requires one calorie of energy to heat up by one degree centigrade—which is 1 percent of the difference between its freezing point and its boiling point. An amount of hydrogen weighing the same amount has exactly one mole of atoms in it. Whereas in the American system, the answer to ‘How much energy does it take to boil a room-temperature gallon of water?’ is ‘Go fuck yourself,’ because you can’t directly relate any of those quantities.” AmericaScienceTemperatureAmericansMetric SystemMeasurement Units Book:Wild Thing Source: Wild Thing
“what a fascinating mix a hospital can be of people in a huge hurry and people too slow to get out of their way.” PeopleWayHugeFascinatingHospitals Author:Josh Bazell
“Ah, youth. It's like heroin you've smoked instead of snorted. Gone so fast you can't believe you still have to pay for it.” BelieveStillsPayGoneYouthHeroin Book:Beat The Reaper Source: Beat The Reaper
“It's a weird curse, when you think about it. We're built for thought, and civilization, more than any other creature we've found. And all we really want to be is killers.” ThinkingWantFoundCivilizationCreaturesBuiltCurseKillers Book:Beat The Reaper Source: Beat The Reaper
“When God is truly angry, He will not send vengeful angels. He will send Magdalena. Then take her away.” AngelAngryVengeful Author:Josh Bazell
“Like most people raised on American movies, I have poor access to my emotions, but can banter like a motherfucker.” PeoplePoorEmotionRaisedAccessBanterAmerican Movie Author:Josh Bazell
“You should never bother trying to remember where you put something. You should just imagine needing to put it somewhere now, then go to the place you pick. Because why would you pick a different location now than you did earlier? Your personality is more stable than that. It's not like we wake up each day as different people. It's just that we don't trust ourselves.” PeopleShouldTryingDifferentRememberImaginePersonalityPicksWake UpBotherEach DayStableLocationDifferent PeoplesDon't Trust Author:Josh Bazell
