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What I love about the process is that it seems to have developed by playing with fire.
by detourdog 1y ago
What I love about the process is that it seems to have developed by playing with fire.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> it seems to have developed by playing with fire Or someone melted down a glass and gold object and noticed the gold that floated (precipitated?) out was purer than that which went in.
- defrost 1y agoWhich is literally playing with fire. Even today various artists playing with fire rediscover that while gold doesn't naturally work into or onto glass it's still possible to adhere gold to glass if the timings and tempreptures are "just right".
- motorest 1y ago> What I love about the process is that it seems to have developed by playing with fire. Also known as experimentation, which is the whole basis of the scientific process.
- detourdog 1y agoWhat is the difference between the two? No where else did the scientific method develop this process. Play can produce surprising results and methodologies stagnates development.
- motorest 1y ago> What is the difference between the two? There isn't. Referring to experimentation as "playing with" feels like a attempt to demean the output.
- euroderf 1y ago"playing around with" sounds more dignified.
- detourdog 1y agoI don't perceive the difference. "working with fire" maybe different but I'm still fine with my word choice.
- detourdog 1y agoSometimes it's best to interpret things in a neutral way. A negative point of view hampers insight. I think the output speaks for itself and doesn't need a defense.
- rdlw 1y agoOnly if you think there's something wrong with play.
- rcxdude 1y ago"Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down" - Adam Savage
- rsynnott 1y agoI mean, you could say that of basically all metallurgy prior to the 19th century.
- detourdog 1y agoOk lets say that.
- cardiffspaceman 1y agoSame for Vulcanization.