“Impossible doesn't mean very difficult, very difficult is winning the Nobel Prize, impossible is eating the sun.”

—  Lou Reed

In the video game Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors, after Reed murders the player on the "Impossible" difficulty level.
Source: Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors - The Impossible Level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWlbzdaJJ_s

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