Epiphanies, Oxymorons, etc.

[Kohinoor]

Hi all,

I heard something on radio a few weeks back. It was one of those things that almost startled me - you know, like "Wow, of course - I had never thought about it that way, but it IS true!".

The comment made was in the form of a question:-

"Why do they put brakes on race cars?"

And the answer was




"So they can go FASTER !!!"


Say wha? It seems a strange thing to say (on the surface) but it is too true !!

Thinking it through, if race cars DIDN'T have brakes, drivers could not approach any corners at the same high speeds that they do today - they would need to back off way ahead of the corner, thus impacting on their overall speed or lap times.


And it got me thinking - there's almost a direct parallel between that story, and Cohens - it goes like this:-

"Why do people doing Cohens NOT exercise?"

.... so they can lose weight faster !!


Most would get that same "Huh, that doesn't make sense" feeling wouldn't they? But, isn't it TRUE ?

Koh

PS As Asy would know, my fave oxymoron is "Eschew obfuscation" I love sayings, stories, etc. that lead to "realisation" or an epiphany, don't you? Now, go on, work out what "eschew obfuscation" means - and enjoy the laugh