Saturday, October 17, 2009

Superfreakanomics: Quote of the day

if you find yourself writing, in all seriousness, as a practical proposal, the phrase "pumping large quantities of sulphur dioxide into the Earth’s stratosphere through an 18-mile-long hose, held up by helium balloons", it is probably time to take a step back and ask yourself if something has gone a little bit wrong with your life.
That was via Brad DeLong on Superfreakanomics, which was featured earlier today on NPR.

Did Levitt and Dubner not learn from Hollywood that most sequels to highly successful movies do not do well, neither at the box office nor with the critics?

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