* * * * *
                                        
                         … it's the butterfly's fault …
                                        
> Event One:
> 
> A butterfly—possibly a cabbage white, or similar variety—spreads itself
> across a leaf in New York's Central Park. It stretches lazily in the warm
> sunshine and contentedly flaps its wings. This motion generates a small
> current of air, barely perceptible, but sufficient enough to divert the
> course of an airborne spore. The spore lands beside a pathway and begins to
> germinate.…
> 
> Event Twelve:
> 
> Passing through Indian airspace, the captain of a Korean airliner is
> astounded to see four million penguins wearing rocket packs approaching
> him, directly on his flight path. The penguins are equally surprised and
> swerve abruptly to miss the plane. Unfortunately, they fly smack into Mount
> Everest, knocking the top off. The shock wave travels around the world,
> triggering earthquakes in—amongst other places—California, Japan and China.
> 

Via Crypto-Gram [1], “Butterfly [2]”

A rather tounge-in-cheek example of the Butterfly Effect.

[1] http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0310.html#5
[2] http://www.obvious.fsnet.co.uk/butterfly/butterfly.htm

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