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Anonymous ID:zsmZwz6W Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:46:48 No.9063637 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>9063641 >>9063661 >>9063685 >>9063697

How would you understand this?

"The difference in force between a bold line and nothing at all would hardly tip a domino."

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/magazine/inside-one-of-americas-last-pencil-factories.html

I just haven't got any idea...

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Cringetard Pickle <Official Doormat of ASS> ID:jipJNpE7 Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:47:39 No.9063641 Report

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>>9063637
*belch*

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:EStCK4uB Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:47:53 No.9063643 Report

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didnt read lolololol

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zsmZwz6W Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:49:43 No.9063652 Report

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I surely can translate it, but don't understand the sense.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:HmN/RlGL Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:54:57 No.9063661 Report

Quoted By: >>9063690

>>9063637
It makes sense with context

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:8qPSv1e8 Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:58:32 No.9063685 Report

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>>9063637
I suppose it implies that radical ideas don't take much reasoning or thorough analysis to come up with or perform and therefore they are nearly worthless

Anonymous

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Anonymous ID:zsmZwz6W Thu 14 Nov 2019 18:59:42 No.9063690 Report

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>>9063661
If speaking about domino, how would the difference in force between lines actually relates to gaming tiles?

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:bTKRXte3 Thu 14 Nov 2019 19:00:43 No.9063697 Report

Quoted By: >>9063705

>>9063637
>"The difference in force between a bold line and nothing at all would hardly tip a domino."
It means the difference is negligible.

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:zsmZwz6W Thu 14 Nov 2019 19:03:54 No.9063705 Report

Quoted By: >>9063711

>>9063697
But why domino is chosen to be compared? :(

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:tp9EtkXI Thu 14 Nov 2019 19:06:08 No.9063711 Report

Quoted By: >>9063952

>>9063705
op has never heard of domino tipping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16eF8IQzgP8

Anonymous

Anonymous ID:e0Y/TNkY Thu 14 Nov 2019 19:15:03 No.9063952 Report

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>>9063711
I surely had.

Well, anyway now I have fairly understood what the author meant. Thanks to everyone.

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