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String Theory
Fifty years ago, a small team of scientists in a Boston-area lab accidentally unleashed a scourge upon the world. Up until now, humanity has accepted it as an irritating but mundane natural phenomenon. But now it's getting worse, and the very future of technological civilization may be at risk.
27 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 17, 2014
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May 15, 2023The idea (what causes string, cords, rope, etc to tangle overnight? ) was pretty good, but the ending was flat.
2.4/5, would try author again.
2.4/5, would try author again.
January 15, 2015
Sometimes when you read a book, you wonder where the hell the writer got the idea for it to begin with. The seed of the story if you will. Warren Meyer actually tells you where he got the idea for this and just that part of the forward had me hooked for this short story. Maybe a record for me - hooked before I read a word of the actual story.
Ever wonder why your ipod earbuds are always tangled? Wonder no more as Meyer gives an explanation no one saw coming. Funny, clever and well written, this thing is a treat. I'd love to have a whole collection of these sorts of stories from Meyer. I bet he and his daughter could explain bread landing butter side down, missing left socks or a whole host of things.
Ever wonder why your ipod earbuds are always tangled? Wonder no more as Meyer gives an explanation no one saw coming. Funny, clever and well written, this thing is a treat. I'd love to have a whole collection of these sorts of stories from Meyer. I bet he and his daughter could explain bread landing butter side down, missing left socks or a whole host of things.
December 27, 2014
Stop, hey, what's that sound? Everybody look - what's going down?
Oh what a tangled web.
This is a short story with knots and tangles, why we have them, what to do.
You know about what happens when a plant or animal is introduced in an area where there are no natural predators, right? And what happens when we try to fix the problems we cause by fixing problems? Everything gets worse. Always.
This story is an an amusing yet frightful look at what might happen when we mess with things we don't fully understand. Like kudzu.
Results: a very fast, amusing, scary short story. I bet you'll like it.
Oh what a tangled web.
This is a short story with knots and tangles, why we have them, what to do.
You know about what happens when a plant or animal is introduced in an area where there are no natural predators, right? And what happens when we try to fix the problems we cause by fixing problems? Everything gets worse. Always.
This story is an an amusing yet frightful look at what might happen when we mess with things we don't fully understand. Like kudzu.
Results: a very fast, amusing, scary short story. I bet you'll like it.
December 31, 2014
This was a somewhat humorous, scientific explanation for why things like earbuds and cords always seem to be tangled when you pull them out of a bag or drawer. It was something of a thought experiment that was very short and ended somewhat abruptly.
April 9, 2015
Left me hanging
Pretty stupid way to end a short story if you ask me. I kind of wish I hadn't wasted my 99 cents on this one.
Pretty stupid way to end a short story if you ask me. I kind of wish I hadn't wasted my 99 cents on this one.
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