{"id":88,"date":"2014-03-04T12:10:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?p=88"},"modified":"2014-03-06T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2014-03-06T20:54:16","slug":"why-would-you-because-you-could-but-if-you-could-would-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/why-would-you-because-you-could-but-if-you-could-would-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why would you?  Because you could.  But if you could, would you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TweetButton_button\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  data-url=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/why-would-you-because-you-could-but-if-you-could-would-you\/\" data-text=\"Why would you%3f%2520Because you could.%2520But if you could, would you%3f\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,\"script\",\"twitter-wjs\");<\/script><\/div>\n<p>In this particular instance the subject is &#8220;ride a motorcycle 1000 miles in 24 hours&#8221;. Or any long distance in a disproportionately short amount of time. \u00a0What got me started on this is an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/cars\/motorcycles\/news\/could-you-ride-a-motorcycle-1000-miles-in-24-hours-16544113?click=pm_latest\" target=\"_blank\">article in Popular Mechanics<\/a> which I found via <a href=\"http:\/\/pjmedia.com\/instapundit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instapundit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As a child I envisioned a future of jet packs and teleportation devices, but \u00a0I guess the closest thing we have today is a motorcycle. \u00a0Hop on, burn a few thousand joules of hydrocarbons and arrive at your destination.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_92\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/?attachment_id=92\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-92\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-92\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-92\" alt=\"Do The Math\" src=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/joule-formula-300x32.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/joule-formula-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/joule-formula-150x16.png 150w, https:\/\/ego-vero.net\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/joule-formula.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-92\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do The Math<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you DO ride 1000 miles in 24 hours you will feel like you&#8217;ve had your atoms scrambled and then reassembled at your destination. \u00a0Especially the atoms that make up your ass.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a motorcyclist. \u00a0The only barriers between me and the freedom of motorcycling are self imposed. \u00a0So I guess my answer to the question is &#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t&#8221;. \u00a0But aren&#8217;t we fortunate to live in a place where we are free to do those things we &#8220;could&#8221; or &#8220;would&#8221;?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet In this particular instance the subject is &#8220;ride a motorcycle 1000 miles in 24 hours&#8221;. Or any long distance in a disproportionately short amount of time. \u00a0What got me started on this is an article in Popular Mechanics which I found via Instapundit. 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