Lever: Fallen Tree as a Lever
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RBF Definitions
(C)
"They say, 'That big tree which is being lifted
Is much too big for me to lift,'
They go over to the massive tree
And attempt to lift it directly
with their arm, back and leg muscles.
It doesn't budge.
"Shaking their heads in surprise,
They once more try walking along
On the first tree.
Again the massive tree rises easily.
And Neanderthal man probably thought
As it rose
That he had found a magic tree-lifting tree.
And he probably dragged it home
Where the tribe worshipped it
Until suddenly his wife said,
'Any tree will do that lifting.'
And sure enough,
Not only would any tree do
But so too would any steel bar,
Or glass reinforced plastic bar,
Citations
- BRAIN & MIND, PI.137-138 May '72
