9 Shatterproof

“Just because you fail once doesn't mean you're gonna fail at everything.”

Marilyn Monroe

Water is amazing, don't you think? It's not just special because of its status as the essence of life. Have you ever stopped and watched water in a stream or a river? It is unstoppable. This can, of course, have devastating consequences for us: floods and tsunamis. But that doesn't make it any less remarkable. Water will always find a way. You can put rocks and boulders in its way, even huge obstacles. It takes its time, looks for the cracks and weaknesses, and then little by little erodes the barriers facing it. And what may start as a trickle can soon become a flood.

What about grass? That's pretty amazing too. You can cut it, concrete ...

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