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We’re introducing a new feature here at Call Me Snake (introducing new features is what we do best) and this one is called “QUOTE O’ THE DAY.” Last month, as you may recall, we introduced “Quote of the Day,” but that one flopped for some reason and instead of becoming a regular feature, as advertised, it looks more and more like a one-shot deal. Based on our meticulous market research, I’m confident that “QUOTE O’ THE DAY” will fare much better. We’ll be offering a new quote every single day we feel like offering one–driven to some extent by consumer demand.

Today’s quote comes from the physicist Richard Garwin, whose influence extends far wider than his celebrity. Among his many accomplishments was coming up with the design for the world’s first hydrogen bomb. Garwin did this at age 23–at a time when many kids are just graduating college and moving back in with their parents. When asked by an NPR reporter whether he saw the test explosion in 1952 which demonstrated the fruit of his labors, Garwin responded: “I haven’t seen any nuclear explosions. I hope never to see it. I don’t need to–I have a good imagination.”