Conceptual Physics

Ray focused on each polysyllable that tumbled from the mouth of his professor. His boyhood dream was to be a physicist, but now as he took off his glasses to follow the PowerPoint slides on the overhead, and then put them back on again to jot down some sketchy notes, he wondered if investing in that winery in Santz Cruz with his asshole brother-in-law might not have been such a bad idea after all. A 52 year old man looks distinguished on the cover of Wine Spectator; he looks a damn fool sitting in the sixth row in "Conceptual Physics: The Basic Science."

Not that he didn't find the notion that dynamic viscosity determines the dynamics of an incomprehensible Newtonian fluid riveting... or did she say "incompressible?" Whatever. His fitful attention to the lecture was officially in the "off" position. His alter ego, Dr. Raymond Savage, on his way to study the seismic activity of a recently identified volcano in the Sierra Nevadas, was now climbing his Beechcraft Staggerwing to a comfortable cruising altitude. Suddenly the altimeter began winding down rapidly. As the tiny plane hurtled toward certain annihilation, Dr. Savage had the wisdom to bail out. He parachuted down gently amongst a tribe of peaceful natives. He earned their admiration by singing moving a cappella versions of American rhythm-and-blues classics. He was offered the hand of their virgin princess and became their king.

"Ray, are you with us?" Ray snapped out of it and stared blankly at his professor. He looked around the room and wondered if he could get any of these kids interested in a house-painting business.

Seed words: polysyllable, viscosity, winery, physicist, altimeter, wisdom, fitful, rhythm and blues, alter ego, painting

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