They say we're 98% water. We're that close to drowning...[picks up his glass of water from the stool]...I like to live on the edge...
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker finds humor in the statistical fact of being water.
- In plain terms
- We are mostly water so we could drown easily.
- What can you take from it?
- Literal facts can be twisted into existential jokes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much do you fear the obvious?
- What risks do you take for fun?
Another view
Metaphorical risk does not equal actual danger.
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