Ice and iron cannot be welded.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Some things are fundamentally incompatible and cannot be joined together.
- In plain terms
- You cannot join ice and iron; they don't work together.
- What can you take from it?
- Not all things can be forced to fit.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What won't fit?
- Why force a fit?
Another view
It simplifies complex human dynamics into physical properties.
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