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Escape Velocity, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Lose the Game

Go ahead and lock your gimbal

Hurtle that spaceship

Right into my stable space station

At least I installed shock absorbers

But **** keep running that engine

And you'll be crashing into me

At escape velocity

Till we're both hurtling from the solar system at the speed of light

(Different directions I might add)

So you keep burning that fuel

And see how long it takes

For me to lose this game of chicken.

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christopher-ranieri
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Dec 7, 2013
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