Do you remember the childhood game of chicken? In my neighborhood it took many shapes — all of which involved two kids pushing each other to the brink (in front of others) to see which one would give in first. The game’s most benign form involved a staring contest to see who could last the longest before blinking. In a more destructive but higher-stakes mode, two kids would run straight at each other at full speed until one (the chicken) turned away to avoid the collision.
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