Go Go Go Steve!!!

Every so often, a news item pops up which just makes me smile...

http://news.com.com/Stephen+Hawking+plans+prelude+to+the+ride+of+his+life/2100-11397_3-6163473.html

Let's hope, first, that it happens for him, and that he enjoys it; but most of all, let's hope he has a safe ride. If we lose him, the Earth's average IQ would drop several points, and it's already low enough. You know that Murphy's Law comment, which says that the total IQ of humanity is a constant but the population keeps growing...

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