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What Happens When You Cut Paper
- Cutting paper can produce tiny visible dust but physics allows a scenario where no measurable material is lost if cuts are perfectly sharp.
- John and Hank use lateral thinking to show how scale, atoms, and imperfection change that outcome.
Why Silent Letters Exist
- Many English silent letters reflect older pronunciations or borrowed spellings that later changed.
- Spelling often preserves historical forms even after pronunciation shifts, creating silent letters.
Two Ways We Smell Things
- Smell has two routes: orthonasal (inhaling) and retronasal (exhaling via the mouth).
- Retronasal olfaction explains flavor perception when you exhale while eating.