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a machine for telling gravity you'll be right back
means a structure of two long sides joined by rungs, used for climbing up or down between different heights
from From Old English 'hlæder,' tracing back to a Germanic root tied to the idea of leaning or propping — a cousin of words like 'lean' and possibly related to the same notion behind 'lid' (something laid against). The deep sense is of a thing set at an angle, resting against what you mean to climb.
- superstition
- Egyptians buried ladders to help souls climb to heaven
- deadly math
- Falls from ladders kill hundreds yearly in the US
- sacred geometry
- A ladder appears in Jacob's biblical dream
- chemistry
- DNA's double helix is literally a twisted ladder
- odd-rung rule
- Many builders favor odd rungs for natural stepping
jacob's ladder — biblical vision in genesis 28:12 where jacob sees angels ascending and descending
social ladder — concept of upward mobility measured by income, education, or status in societies like the united states
ladder tournament — competitive ranking system used in chess, esports, and tennis where players move up or down positions