As much as I appreciate the laws of physics and relish in precise mathematical concepts and believe society should adhere to generalized guidelines, I am a huge fan of breaking rules, especially when they are capricious, arbitrary, and not uniformly applied. I am saying this as a former soccer referee assigned the authority to judge and mete out punishment, up to and including execution, upon breakers of the sacred Laws as handed down from on high by IFAB, the sole arbiter of the soccer holy book. Thankfully, the high priests of soccer Laws of the Game include an overarching premise that the laws are to be applied with common sense, allowing the referee to ignore infractions if doing so is for the good of the game, including the enjoyment of participants both playing the game and watching the game being played.

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