themadeshop: “It became necessary, one day, at Willet’s point to destroy a worthless mule.” Best sentence ever written in English?? donnymandible: Worthless mules and advances in the science of photography… “It became necessary, one day, at Willet’s point to destroy a worthless mule, and the subject was made the occasion of giving useful instruction to the military class there stationed.  The mule was placed in proper position before a photo camera and duly focused.  Upon the animal’s forehead a cotton bag was tied containing six ounces of dynamite.” - Scientific American, 1881
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themadeshop:

“It became necessary, one day, at Willet’s point to destroy a worthless mule.”

Best sentence ever written in English??

donnymandible:

Worthless mules and advances in the science of photography…

“It became necessary, one day, at Willet’s point to destroy a worthless mule, and the subject was made the occasion of giving useful instruction to the military class there stationed.  The mule was placed in proper position before a photo camera and duly focused.  Upon the animal’s forehead a cotton bag was tied containing six ounces of dynamite.”

- Scientific American, 1881

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