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The other day I was wondering if Borges had read Lichtenberg: > “Some people come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name o
by 082349872349872 2y ago
The other day I was wondering if Borges had read Lichtenberg:
> “Some people come by the name of genius in the same way that certain insects come by the name of centipede -- not because they have a hundred feet, but because most people can't count above 14.” —GCL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede#:~:text=Despite%20the%20name,to%20191%20pairs%2e https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede#:~:text=Despite%20th... (why an odd number?)
- croisillon 2y agowell insects have an odd number of pairs as well
- 082349872349872 2y agocentipedes, insects, and spiders pairwise have the arthropods as their common lineage, and spiders have 4 pairs? EDIT: but what about palps? crustaceans also can have even pairs of walking legs, but odd numbers of leg-like structures...