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May 17Liked by Adam Zucker

Since dumb actually means silent, it could also mean intelligent. Sometimes those who stay "dumb" are smarter?

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May 17·edited May 17Author

Perhaps. Isn't it a golden rule in some cases? The initial dumb bell machine certainly sounds like an ingenious device. I love the idea of combining functional tasks with fitness, and it's amazing that it was the zeitgeist in the 1700s.

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