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A collection of unrelated thoughts
Wirklich. On a scale of 1 to 10, how unrelated are these thoughts? I was googling for ideas when I thought of a flight safety video I watched. I feel like people don't know this enough, which is why I'm writing about it. Only inflating your life vest outside the aircraft (never inside, which you won't be able to exit the craft if water enters). This isn't something I was particularly aware of, and I think I could easily inflate the vest inside the aircraft under panic, and wa
Anna Xing
22 hours ago3 min read


Savoring Imagination: A Reflection on Wine
Attempting to learn about wine through YouTube and Google reminds me of a thought experiment I came across on Ted-Ed on physicalism, called Mary's Room. You see, it's a thought experiment where one argues (or you may not) if a scientist who knew everything possible about color, but could only see black and white, would learn something new if they could see color. Most people would agree that, yes, you would learn something new. And wine reminded me of that. Sometimes I like t
Anna Xing
Jul 52 min read
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