Stephen Yeargin

I did not earn a degree in physics, but I would make a fairly sound bet that the following chain of events is at least unlikely. While grabbing a bottled water and a Coke at a local convenience store this morning, one of the bottles in the rack came dislodged and tumbled toward the floor. As it landed, the cap end caught the edge of the cooler, breaking the highly carbonated beverage’s lid off. “Great.” I thought as I looked around for the bottle at my feet. I eventually found it sitting at the front of the store, where it came to rest more than ten feet later on an improbable trajectory and leaving a very sticky mess all the way down the aisle. The bottle was empty, except for carbonation left behind. The cashier and the stock clerk were just as mystified as I was.