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Oct 13, 2018 16:33:11   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
It's happening in a prison-like Alcatraz but in a barren desert.

Because of its isolation and location, it has the reputation of never having experienced an escape.


A young prisoner has just arrived and they place him in the same cell as an old man.

Immediately, the young detainee speaks only of escape, and a few months later, he makes an attempt.
But after a week, he is taken back.

They find him in the desert, half crazy, suffering excruciatingly from thirst and hunger.


Once back in his cell, he describes his ordeal to his old cellmate:

Sand as far as the eye can see, no water, a crushing sun, no sign of life anywhere ...

The old prisoner listens for a moment then he says:
- Yeah, I know everything you tell me. I tried to escape too 20 years ago ...

The young man says:
- What? it is true ? Why didn't you tell me during all these months when I was preparing my escape?

Why did not you tell me right away that it was impossible?
And the old man responds by shrugging his shoulders:


- Have you ever seen anyone publish negative results?

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Oct 13, 2018 16:56:30   #
DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA
 
Two failed tries doesn't make it impossible. Supposedly Edison tried 80 or 90 different things before he got a light bulb to last a little while.

And yes, I have seen negative results published. They can be very helpful in research.

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Oct 14, 2018 09:41:14   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
Two failed tries doesn't make it impossible. Supposedly Edison tried 80 or 90 different things before he got a light bulb to last a little while.

And yes, I have seen negative results published. They can be very helpful in research.




A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits.

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Oct 14, 2018 11:16:38   #
G. Crook Loc: Linden, TX
 
WD 40. 39 fails.

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Oct 14, 2018 11:38:14   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
DirtFarmer wrote:
Two failed tries doesn't make it impossible. Supposedly Edison tried 80 or 90 different things before he got a light bulb to last a little while.

And yes, I have seen negative results published. They can be very helpful in research.




You are right after 8 years with someone at the helm, you know not to do the same mistake again Lolll

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Oct 14, 2018 11:39:51   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
jerryc41 wrote:


A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits.




You should try this in the Sahara, were temp gets 120, and nights are 40 degrees.


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Oct 14, 2018 20:53:03   #
Merlin1300 Loc: New England, But Now & Forever SoTX
 
We advance not just by what we know works, but also by what we know DOESN'T work.

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Oct 15, 2018 11:58:22   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
Merlin1300 wrote:
We advance not just by what we know works, but also by what we know DOESN'T work.



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Oct 19, 2018 12:56:37   #
DJ Mills Loc: Idaho
 
😄😄😄😄

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