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On Being the Right Size

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Sep 16, 2026

Hannah FryHOST
51:48
One was the, one was the, the sort of crumpling in the, in the car, um, scenario.
Hannah FryHOST
51:52
The other thing is this really amazing essay by, uh, Haldane in the 1920s, which was called On Being the Right Size.
Michael StevensHOST
51:59
Hmm.
Hannah FryHOST
52:00
And essentially, it was asking the question of, if you did fall from a great height, from a, from a, from a very tall building or an airplane or whatever it might be, is there a point at which you could act as your own parachute?

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