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South Pole Race: “Mummy, is Amundsen a good man?”

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Inraiders of the Lost Art

David won because he didn't want to play by goliath's rules. Goliath expected an epic duel of champions, but david decided instead to do it the easy way using a sling. Slings are highly effective weapons, and with goliath's open faced helmet, he had no protection against a bone crushing sling shoth between the eyes. When David picked up some smooth pebbles to slip into his bag, his fellow israelites would have understood,. oh,  david's playing by his own rules, and he'll probably win.

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