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Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.
— Willy Wonka · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
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An editorial interpretation.
This is a playful, made-up recipe for invention. The numbers pile up past 100 percent, which is part of the joke, and the last ingredient, butterscotch ripple, swaps hard work for dessert. The speaker gives sweat and sparks their due while slipping in a sweet whimsical twist.
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