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I do not understand this:

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Is it:
  • a mockery of flat earthers?
  • an example of a chart?
  • a demonstration of derivatives?
  • a counterexample of argumentum a minori ad maius?
  • a counterexample of an induction?
  • a demonstration of the difference between a stable and an unstable equilibrium?
  • a home accident waiting to happen?
  • a lesson about right and wrong tools?
  • a quotation "Realize that everything connects to everything else.” Leonardo da Vinci ?
  • an analogue to the false quotation of "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." Sigmund Freud?
 
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It's time for this thread to evolve...

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...and the evolution of the plastic/electronic species known as Mobile Phones (tempus clepta):

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Wrichik Basu said:
Google translate tells me "tempus clepta" means "a thief" in Latin.
Haha, you actually googled for it :oldbiggrin:. I tried to come up with a latin version of "time thief" (tempus = time, clepta = thief). Which mobile phones often are today.
 
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DennisN said:
and the evolution of the plastic/electronic species known as Mobile Phones
Your graphic omits early ancestors.
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Kevin McHugh said:
The universe is made up of protons, neutrons, electrons and morons!
Just check out the flat earthers!
 
DrClaude said:
That's not a pigeon!
As expected - a mallardroit reply!
 
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Ophiolite said:
As expected - a mallardroit reply!
Are you serious or is this a canard?
 
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DrClaude said:
Are you serious or is this a canard?
If you don't mind I'll duck giving you a proper answer.

On a different topic, I just noticed a thread in the forum titled Looking for Good Books on Photosynthesis and I thought, that’s certainly something that worth shedding some light on.
 
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What are you all arguing about? The mammal in the water in post #1,089?
 
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Ophiolite said:
On a different topic, I just noticed a thread in the forum titled Looking for Good Books on Photosynthesis and I thought, that’s certainly something that worth shedding some light on.
Thanks for the link! When it comes to that topic, I'm a little green.
 
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Technically it should go to the Electrical Engineering forum.
 
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If you consider buying a decent telescope, the only black hole you will find is the new one in your wallet.

Edit: (I found a picture on the topic)

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jack action said:
I love it when human behavior can be expressed mathematically [...]
Shouldn't there be an integral sign? I.e. ##\int\!e^x##
 
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