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FLAP THOSE Wings

THE BUTTERFLY effect is an interesting concept which basically states that “The flap of a butterfly’s wings in the Pilbara can cause tornados in Nebraska”.

A “Twist of Fate” implies that something happens by chance and it can change the outcome of a project for good or bad, or can steer you in a certain path or destiny that you were not expecting.

From a motorcyclist’s perspective, both these theories have had a profound effect on the modern world. For example, In 1952, riding their Norton, ”The Mighty One”, from Brazil to Peru, Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Grando took time off from their medical school to embark on an adventure they hoped would enlighten their perspective of the world, see places they had only read about in books – or to get away from Uni for a holiday and pick up some women along the way. In very simplistic terms, what they saw and experienced on their

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