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julioseizure t1_iwlohl3 wrote

There is no defense for myth as truth. That's like the defense of cheese as bullets.

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DrarenThiralas t1_iwlphqj wrote

That's a good analogy. Just like anything can be a "bullet" if it goes fast enough, so can anything be "truth" with enough mental gymnastics.

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julioseizure t1_iwlpy24 wrote

I suppose if the cheese is hard enough, but I would imagine the heat of ignition would take away a fair amount of mass, structural integrity and aerodynamic value

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RedditExecutiveAdmin t1_iwmbvcu wrote

you won't think that cheese is mental gymnastics when you feel the kinetic energy of mozzarella at 0.2c

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julioseizure t1_iwmnr11 wrote

I could chuck a cold polly-o and hurt somebody with it.

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RedditExecutiveAdmin t1_iwlpdmw wrote

I mean, at a high enough velocity cheese could work. Cheese railguns maybe?

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TheCaffeinatedPanda t1_iwlqapv wrote

How would you make a cheese railgun? Would you wrap the cheese in magnetic foil?

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