Thought of the day 10/09/08

I can tell you how a fission bomb works. I can give basic explanations of two prominent versions of String Theory. I know the difference between "imply" and "infer." I know what started World War I. I can recite 90% of "The Princess Bride" from memory. I have the square root of 5 memorized to 9 places (don't ask). I know exactly how many times The Dude drinks a White Russian in "The Big Lebowski" and how many times the f-word is said in "Scarface." I can explain why antibiotics don't do jack for a viral infection. I can tell you the speed of light in miles per hour and the gravitational constant in feet per second and meters per second. But for the life of me, I have no idea how a zipper works. Is that weird?