But then, Cap'n Crunch in a flake form would be suicidal madness; it would last about as long, when immersed in milk, as snowflakes sifting down into a deep fryer. No, the cereal engineers at General Mills had to find a shape that would minimize surface area, and, as some sort of compromise between the sphere that is dictated by Euclidean geometry and whatever sunken treasure related shapes that the cereal aestheticians were probably clamoring for, they came up with this hard-to-pin-down striated pillow formation.
Neal StephensonSee, the world is full of things more powerful than us. But if you know how to catch a ride, you can go places.
Neal StephensonSo, you're worried that a pink dragon will fly over the concent and fart nerve gas on us?
Neal StephensonOnce a person has all the things they need to live, everything else is entertainment.
Neal Stephenson