Millisecond

The Words:

drive, work, skateboard, van, chair, carpet, oil, tape, bolt, desk, light.

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When you set light to oil, you don't guess whether it burns. It burns. A bolted door means no entry, and a chair means your knees will bend to sit on it. There is nothing about tape that tells you it was pasted to tear things apart, and carpet is always quieter when landing a desk on it than wood.

But when you're driving a van to work and see a skateboard flying your way, you can only hope that your life isn't changed in a millisecond.