 books and cleverness | i like you a latte
He did not understand how pacing could reveal anything about the universe or about life, but was happy that he chose to speak about an example that apparently had such grand implications. Professor Burbage was awfully kind to empathise with him, even though she must have been his age like a thousand years ago. Max sat back contentedly and accidentally did not listen to any of his classmates’ answers.
He concentrated on the professor’s words again when she revealed the subject of the day’s lesson. He did know some things about orbits … but not enough to be as confident as his previous answer, so he tried to pay attention to what the other students said. When he somewhat gained new knowledge in addition to what he already knew, he raised his hand. “Building off everyone’s answers, orbits are what prevent the Earth from just floating away or flying off into space.” Which was pretty important, in his opinion.
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