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    Why are all NFL lineman tall?

    Chances are that the larger person can also have attributes of agility and technique and win every time from advantage in strength. ======================================================= For a population categorized according to criteria such as smart, quick thinking, quick, strength ( arm...
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    Why are all NFL lineman tall?

    One would think that against a heavier brute, one could just outrun them. Looking a brute athlete, that is an invalid assumption, as they have a fair chance of outcompeting 99% of the regular population, in general categories of speed, agility, strength, quickness, explosive power, quick thinking.
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    Why are all NFL lineman tall?

    Does Sumo have height-weight categories - if not then a 5ft8inch against a larger opponent would need better technique, or something else, quickness, agility, to overcome against a heavier opponent, who may not be stronger just due to the size differential.
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    Remote Controlled Bowling Ball using Gyroscopes

    What coefficient of friction are you looking at between the ball and the lane? Most lanes, professional anyways vs the public ones, are oiled. The 'turn left now' will surely have a delay.
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    Why are all NFL lineman tall?

    How tall are Sumo wrestlers?
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    Collection of Lame Jokes

    The guy can join his trekky fellows
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    Collection of Lame Jokes

    There is the other one called Radar Love. And if things are hooked up incorrectly Great Balls of Fire.
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    Humans evolved faster after farming, wheels and metal working arose

    My sentiments entirely. Will the researcher be able to differentiate the biases of their own nature/nurture imprints from that of he/she expects ancient societies to operate.
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    Humans evolved faster after farming, wheels and metal working arose

    That would be the region of social behavioral genetics, which I believe there is something there but easily misinterpreted ( and probably has an influence on some social constructs that we see today, or have seen ie forced sterilization of the poor and eugenics ) From the writeup of the study...
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    Q: identify logos?

    A list that came up. I did not find any matches. https://retrosix.wiki/wiki/ic-manufacturer-logos https://www.elnec.com/en/support/other/ic-logos?method=logo/ https://www.docdroid.net/GHbMEEf/integrated-circuit-manufacturer-logo-lookup-pdf
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    History History of Barbie

    I never had a Barbie, nor a Ken. Nor a GI Joe to boss them around. Instead had a Gumby and Pokey.
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    Point of particular Doonesbury strip?

    "Meet me outside in 5 minutes. If I am not there, start without me.:"
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    Suspension on a kid's balance bike

    Kids have to learn how to deal with bumps in the road, how to steer around the really big ones that will trip them up, either a wipeout, or a sore butt. A bit of vibration in the seat will help the learning process go much quicker for steering, speed, and control. Humans learn by making...
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    Plausible Physics for a biblical Ark

    Will the Nazis, or other bad guys be after this ark? They usually are with anything 'ark' related in the movies.
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    If Heat Is Motion, Why Isn’t All Motion Heat?

    'Should've' sounds so much like 'should of'