The crux of the matter is, just when other bands thought they were catching up with Metallica, Metallica had moved on to another level. It may seem an incredibly long bow to draw, but just imagine Trevor is Metallica, Achilles is every other metal band in the world, and “Ride The Lightning” is the proof of the paradox in question. If you remember back the the beginning of the story though, this is supposed to be about Metallica’s “Ride The Lightning”, and you may be wondering what the fuck a bunch of Greeks and a lucky bastard of a tortoise from two and a half millennia ago have to do with a 1984 thrash metal album. Eagles aren’t particularly bright, but even they know a tortoise is a bit hard on the beak, so Aetós dropped Trevor on what he thought was a rock, but turned out to be the bald head of Aeschylus the playwright, killing him instantly, and allowing Trevor to escape uneaten.Īnd that is how Trevor the tortoise fucked philosophy, mathematics, literature, mythology, and an eagle all in one day. Unfortunately for Trevor, an eagle called Aetós thought Trevor looked tasty, swooped down and picked him up. Trevor turned around and gave the limping and confused Achilles the finger, and carried on his paradoxical way, looking forward to going to the pub and telling all his tortoise mates how he’d beaten the mighty Achilles, and given philosophers and mathematicians alike a thumping headache. Each time Achilles caught up to where Trevor had been, Trevor had moved.Īfter a few hours of covering ever decreasing fractions, Achilles still hadn’t caught up and had pulled his Achilles. So quick as a flash, Achilles reached the point where Trevor had moved to, but the bugger had moved on again, so, Achilles kept on running. Achilles arrived at where Trevor had started, but of course the tortoise had moved. Being a cocky bastard, Achilles gave Trevor a huge head start, figuring he would overtake him quicker than Zeus could zap a smart arsed atheist. In the most famous of Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea’s paradoxes, the great hero Achilles raced a tortoise, who we shall call Trevor. Thanks to metalbaswee, UMUR, diamondblack, Unitron for the updates Buy METALLICA - RIDE THE LIGHTNING music Mastered at Frankford Wayne in New York City, New York. Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark during the spring of 1984. James Hetfield / Rhythm Guitar & Vocalsįlemming Rasmussen: Producer, Engineering, Mixing
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