Carl Sagan said that you need a universe first.
No, that was to bake a pie. He didn’t say universe before cow.
Therefore, cow is infinite.
Obviously when discussing milking cows, we assume a spherical cow universe.
Why not cow-shaped universe?
Asking for a friend.
Imagine the universe as a spherical cow.
Physics would be a lot simpler if all cows were spherical
Me, an engineer: They aren’t?
I’d imagine milking them would be somewhat more complex though
Yeah, that’s why I prefer cubic cows. They’re much easier to pack, too.
Efficiently packing 17 square cows.
Certainly easier to get a proper angle on 'em.
Right. The kid was saying the same thing, in a way. The question presupposed the existence of the cow. Making an apple pie “from scratch” presupposes the existence of apples. Both presuppose the existence of the universe.
The only person who could be more smarmy in that regard than Neal deGrasse Tyson.
Carl said this, in response to “from scratch”, to make the broader point that we shouldn’t assume the universe has always existed in its present state. Nothing smarmy about it. And, it worked very well. The quote is well-known 50 years later, the point is taken.
Neal, yeah, a smarmy egotist, no doubt.
You’re not wrong, and it wasn’t really a knock against either of them.
It is being smarmy, because that’s not how people normally think or talk. IMO, Sagan has earned the right. Tyson has not.
Reminder that “smarmy” necessarily implies insincerity, not just a funny way of talking.
What a strange question. What would be a better answer even, hands, nipples, what?
Like baking a cake from scratch, first you must start with creating the universe.
Not sure why I need nipples to milk a cow. As long as she has an udder I think it’ll work either way.
Money or a gun to acquire the cow.
A bucket to catch the milk, maybe?
I have a bucket, but not a cow. Pretty sure someone with a cow but no bucket is closer to being ready to milk a cow than I am.
You could use the bucket for other things while waiting for a cow to arrive
But if i was collecting supplies for milking I’d get the cow last. Once you get the cow moving around is a lot more difficult.
The mouth is a small bucket so someone with a cow can milk it without issues.
PSA: don’t drink raw milk, even if it’s fresh and straight from the teat
And a stool.
Other than that, yeah, you need a cow.
Nah, no stool needed (possible with a sitting technique)
And the cow could give you a big one if you are patient enough😂
