RE: GR translation: -What is it that flies? -Los!

[Monte Davis]

Weisenburger recognizes as Voznesensky did the heart of it in the physics:
at Brennschluss (engine shut-off), the rocket is both free (of thrust that
would change its velocity, and - while above the atmosphere - of aerodynamic
forces) and fated (by gravity and Newton's laws of motion). 

 

From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf
Of Mike Jing
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 1:16 AM
To: jochen stremmel
Cc: P-list
Subject: Re: GR translation: -What is it that flies? -Los!

 

Weisenburger says in the Companion: In a figurative sense, the German "Los"
means "fate"; in a contrary and literal sense it means "free."  As
represented in GR, the V-2 flight profile embodies both.

 

There's also a reference to a poem by Andrei Voznesensky, "Ballad of the
Parabola". 

 

On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 3:06 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
wrote:

I don't think Michael's suggestion is viable here. The exclamation
mark makes it impossible.

But as I don't have the Companion, could you tell me, what
Weisenburger has there, Mike?

2013/10/17 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>:
> Oh, didn't think of that.  Thanks.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Michael Bailey
> <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> "Was ist los" is colloquialism for "what's up" so it isn't a big stretch
>> to admit a bilingual joke,
>> What is it that flies? - Up!
>>
>> http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/BBoardDisc.asp?Msg=45007
>
>

 

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