the.com/unexpected encounters
the universe's favorite plot device, disguised as coincidence.
means a chance meeting or event you didn't plan for, that ends up mattering more than the things you did.
from from serendipity's lineage — the idea that discovery loves an ambush; humans have been telling stories about strangers-turned-fate since the first campfire.
airport theorystrangers at gates report oddly high rates of connection
penicillindiscovered because fleming forgot to clean a petri dish
elevator pitchesliterally invented from unplanned executive encounters
6 degreesmost human networks connect in fewer than six random links
for instance
fleming and mold — 1928, a contaminated petri dish birthed antibiotics
beatles meet quarry men — 1957 church fete, lennon meets mccartney by chance
velcro and burrs — 1941, swiss engineer's dog walk sparked an invention
newton and the apple — orchard, 1666, gravity allegedly announced itself