Desrtopa comments on Rationality Quotes - June 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 15 June 2009 03:23:52PM 4 points [-]

I quoted this in another comment, but I think it deserves to be in here as well. It used to be in the rec.backcountry FAQ.

"You have before you the disassembled parts of a high-powered hunting rifle, and the instructions written in Swahili. In five minutes an angry Bengal tiger will walk into the room."

-- Eugene Miya

Comment author: Desrtopa 30 November 2010 09:40:19PM 2 points [-]

I resolve to have left the room by the time five minutes are up.