post 182

By jp 05 Nov 2000

so maybe it’s all the cold medicine and vitamins making me a little spinny, but science is pretty neat.

I’ve been studying all week for my exam tomarrow, and I keep catching myself getting caught up in these little slack-jawed moments. the reason being looking into our cellular machinery with this level of resolution, the stuff ain’t just neat. it ain’t just functional. it’s a little more than awe-inspiring.

it’s absolutely perfect. and completely beautiful.

what is more or less a random cascade of macromolecules crashing into one another in each and every one of our cells is a model for perfection of form and function that makes swiss watches look like junkyard-fodder on account of poor craftsmanship. a bunch of weak electrostatic forces binding naturally chaotic particles together somehow translates into the workforce of micro-machinery that I doubt any human could ever design. it’s creepy. I don’t know if the several trillion years the earth has been around is enough time for these types of systems to arise through molecular evolution. near perfection is a pretty tall order.

or maybe mother nature stays up nights thinking. I’ll bet she’s a real bitch to play mastermind with.

either way, I sure feel dumb.