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by perching_aix 364 days ago
Because investment to space stuff fell out of fashion at the end of the cold war, and because - unlike in better cultures - being a "nerd" has been culturally frowned upon for an all too important half a century, while being a borderline braindead jock was considered the epitome of human existence.

Where iron and heavy metals enter the picture remains a mystery to me though. Do you reckon the asian minority of America disproportionately manages to snatch most every academic award because they dodge them iron particles like Neo from Matrix or something? Or are they participating in some seriously secretive lead snorting competitions?

I sure wonder how to explain a totally made up scenario. Maybe that onus is on you? And why not reply to this comment if you have a reply prepared instead of editing your previous one?