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What do we want? TIME MACHINES!
When do we want them? DOESN'T MATTER!
When do we want them? DOESN'T MATTER!
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Basic Science.
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I can get the bit about rap and tors, but meh, I'll just have to work on the rest of it.davenn said:
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rootone said:
velociraptor = a species of dinosaur
playing with a couple of fictitious dinosaur names distaraptor and timeraptor
one can have fun with the sci formula of velocity = distance / time
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I did get it really
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I guess the name is not a coincidence.
A distaraptor would walk a lot, and a timeraptor (tempusraptor?) would have a long life?
A distaraptor would walk a lot, and a timeraptor (tempusraptor?) would have a long life?
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hahaha nice responsemfb said:
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There has been Triassic mathematics, too:
Theorem of Pyroraptor for right Triceratops:
Hypselosaurus squared is the sum of the two Lepidus squared.
Theorem of Pyroraptor for right Triceratops:
Hypselosaurus squared is the sum of the two Lepidus squared.
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Today's xkcd:
Color Pattern
(With mouseover: "When the spacing is tight / And the difference is slight / That's a moiré")
[Source: https://www.xkcd.com/1814/]
Color Pattern
(With mouseover: "When the spacing is tight / And the difference is slight / That's a moiré")
[Source: https://www.xkcd.com/1814/]
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I think a more fitting name would be a tempasaurus, which totally ruins the joke but sounds like a thing. Tempasaurus can also be a nickname for a very agitated tempmfb said:
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collinsmark said:Today's xkcd:
Color Pattern
(With mouseover: "When the spacing is tight / And the difference is slight / That's a moiré")
[Source: https://www.xkcd.com/1814/]
Love it!
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Come on, it's not brain surgery.
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mfb said:
No sound
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I have sound in that video.
You can search for "Brain Surgeon - That Mitchell & Webb Look" to find more videos, maybe some other video works.
You can search for "Brain Surgeon - That Mitchell & Webb Look" to find more videos, maybe some other video works.
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brilliant !BillTre said:
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What can be seen in this animation?
The periodic table
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mfb said:What can be seen in this animation?
The periodic table
This is a Schrödinger post!
I both like and can't like it, due to some glitch in the website that gives me an error message when I try to like it.
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I can like it now.
I guess its probability state has collapsed or been resolved or whatever.
I guess its probability state has collapsed or been resolved or whatever.
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<whisper> Shhh. A hidden variable came into effect ... <\whisper>BillTre said:
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From the Culture series. "Of Course I Still Love You" is the east coast ship, handling most of the landings.gleem said:
The other one (at the west coast) is called "Just read the instructions".
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