Kriegaffe!

nerdcore!

Where did he get those tiny clothespins?

A similar papercraft toy can be found in Mathematical Origami by David Mitchell. I have a pattern for it linked from an old web page. (www.antigravitypress.com/Math) I called it the Magic Donut.

I am reading a story called Ovenman where a character is keeping a countdown like this and was thinking I might try to figure it out. Why use the CDC life expectancy of 78? Does that jibe with Kevin's family history? Why aim so low? What if you’re right? My dad's folks died in their 60s and 70s. My maternal grandparents lived into their 80s and 90s why shouldn't I be able to do better with more knowledge and science on my side?