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In the real world, if you try to pull yourself up by the bootstraps, you fall flat on your face (try it if you don't believe me).

• cperciva 18y ago
  Are you sure about that? If you pull yourself up by your shoelaces, you'll certainly fall on your face; but I think if I tried to pull myself up by my bootstraps, I'd probably end up falling backwards.
  • ph0rque 18y ago
    Depends on whether you're leaning forward as you are pulling.