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November 3rd 03, 08:30 AM
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Sven wrote:
That was something like "Throwing yourself at the ground and missing", right? It's been quite a while since I read those books... I'm not sure this is 100% accurate, but: "There is an art... to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." A quick googling has given me half a dozen different 'missing the ground' quotes from Hitchhiker's Guide, though. The above is the one I've got on my PC desktop right now, though. Brian. "Larry Fransson" wrote in message t... On 2003-11-02 15:42:49 -0800, (null) said: To be "in orbit" essentially means that you are constantly falling but always "missing" the Earth! This is similar to the way Douglas Adams explains flying. He wasn't too far off. -- Larry Fransson Seattle, WA 
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