Well, you are a natural Fred Astaire, I must say. However, it is an implicit part of the definition of work, as used in the original offer, that the do-er of the work provides any necessary resistance to reaction; thus, the ditch-digger is not allowed to let himself float freely above the ditch and be wafted hither and yon by the counter-reaction to his digging effort, but must hold firmly to his original position, resulting in the valuable moving of dirt and such and the resultant valuable prodiction of a well-made ditch.

I doubt I could sell the board on your covering only the reactions; they would be a health hazard without the offsetting benefits of well-earned morale.


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