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24 October 2025 15:30

'The inflection point was probably in late 1966 or 1967, so when Neil Armstrong flew to space on Gemini 8, plate tectonics was not widely accepted, but when he landed on the Moon three years later it was the mainstream consensus.'

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23 October 2025 03:35

'Sharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.'

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20 October 2025 23:35

'Many things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.'

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17 October 2025 18:00

'If you don't know where you are on Earth, the angle of satellite dishes can help constrain your latitude. If some of them are pointing straight up, you're probably near the Equator, right under the ring.'

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15 October 2025 22:15

'If nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.'

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13 October 2025 15:30

'When Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.''

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10 October 2025 22:45

'Despite a reputation for safety, the temperatures and surprisingly high pressures make them even more dangerous than the air kind, but the NTSB refuses to investigate accidents because they insist there is no 'transportation' involved.'

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09 October 2025 02:55

'I understand it's hard to do more than 300 feet on these 90-second rush jobs, but with a smaller ramp I'm worried the gee forces will be too high for me to do any tricks.'

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07 October 2025 05:15

'The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Home Improvement or DIY'

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03 October 2025 19:00

'Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.'

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02 October 2025 02:30

'"Measure zero times, cut zero times." --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is'

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30 September 2025 05:00

'I'm trying to share my footage of the full run to prove it's not tool-assisted, but the uploader has problems with video lengths of more than a decade.'

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26 September 2025 20:50

'Every downhill walk is a waterslide that might have been.'

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24 September 2025 22:15

'One perk of being born at 0.88c is that your birthday is over two days long.'

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22 September 2025 22:25

'Some lava around the piercing site is normal, but keep an eye out for spreading earthquakes and eruptive activity that might indicate rifting.'

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24 October 2025 15:30

3159. "Continents"

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23 October 2025 03:35

3158. "Shielding Chart"

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20 October 2025 23:35

3157. "Emperor Palpatine"

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17 October 2025 18:00

3156. "Planetary Rings"

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15 October 2025 22:15

3155. "Physics Paths"

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13 October 2025 15:30

3154. "Physics Insight"

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10 October 2025 22:45

3153. "Hot Water Balloon"

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09 October 2025 02:55

3152. "Skateboard"

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07 October 2025 05:15

3151. "Window Screen"

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03 October 2025 19:00

3150. "Ping"

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02 October 2025 02:30

3149. "Measure Twice, Cut Once"

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30 September 2025 05:00

3148. "100% All Achievements"

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26 September 2025 20:50

3147. "Hiking"

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24 September 2025 22:15

3146. "Fantastic Four"

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22 September 2025 22:25

3145. "Piercing"