Rocket science
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Rocket">Rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p><p><span word="Easy">Easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="propelling">propelling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nutshell">nutshell</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="details">details</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fortunately">fortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> “<span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="linguistic">linguistic</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>.</p><p><span word="OK">OK</span>, <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>”, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="straightforward">straightforward</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>, <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magician">magician</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="declares">declares</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="trick">trick</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span> <span word="involved">involved</span>”, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span> – <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>” (<span word="or">or</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="science">science</span>” <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="via">via</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="God">God</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canals">canals</span>. <span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dams">dams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surplus">surplus</span> <span word="flows">flows</span>.</p>
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