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Received — 20 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Salt Dome 19 March 2023 at 19:00

Salt Dome

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19 March 2023 at 19:00

The US uses hollowed-out salt domes to store the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and non-hollowed-out ones to store the Strategic Salt Reserve.

Received — 17 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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March Madness 16 March 2023 at 19:00

March Madness

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16 March 2023 at 19:00

My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman.

Received — 15 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Flatten the Planets 14 March 2023 at 19:00

Flatten the Planets

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14 March 2023 at 19:00

We'll turn the asteroid belt into ball bearings to go between different rings orbiting at different speeds.

Received — 13 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Lymphocytes 12 March 2023 at 19:00

Lymphocytes

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12 March 2023 at 19:00

It's very hard to detect, but recent studies have determined that when plasma B cells are producing antibodies, they go 'pew pew pew'

Received — 10 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Radians are Cursed 9 March 2023 at 19:00

Radians are Cursed

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9 March 2023 at 19:00

Phil Plait once pointed out that you can calculate the total angular area of the sky this way. If the sky is a sphere with radius 57.3 degrees, then its area is 4*pi*r^2=41,253 square degrees. This makes dimensional analysts SO mad, but you can't argue with results.

Received — 8 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Presents for Biologists 7 March 2023 at 19:00

Presents for Biologists

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7 March 2023 at 19:00

A lot of these are actually non-venomous, but I can see which species you mistook them for. If you pause the crane for a sec I can give you some ID pointers for next time!

Received — 6 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Launch Window 5 March 2023 at 19:00

Launch Window

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5 March 2023 at 19:00

"Confirmed, we have to scrub." "Ugh, okay. I'll get the bucket and sponge."

Received — 3 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Obituary Editor 2 March 2023 at 19:00

Obituary Editor

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2 March 2023 at 19:00

As the editor has reportedly defeated Death in a series of games of skill, no further obituaries are expected.

Received — 1 March 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Fanservice 28 February 2023 at 19:00

Fanservice

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28 February 2023 at 19:00

I was eventually kicked out of my architectural engineering program because I wouldn't stop referring to HVAC as "the fandom."

Received — 27 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Hand Dryers 26 February 2023 at 19:00

Hand Dryers

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26 February 2023 at 19:00

I know hand dryers have their problems, but I think for fun we should keep egging Dyson on and see if we can get them to make one where the airflow breaks the speed of sound.

Received — 24 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Island Storage 23 February 2023 at 19:00

Island Storage

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23 February 2023 at 19:00

I always hate dragging around the larger archipelagos, but I appreciate how the Scandanavian peninsula flexes outward to create a snug pocket for Britain and Ireland.

Received — 22 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Wish Interpretation 21 February 2023 at 19:00

Wish Interpretation

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21 February 2023 at 19:00

"I wish for everything in the world. All the people, money, trees, etc." "Are you SURE you--" "And I want you to put it in my house."

Received — 20 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Square Packing 19 February 2023 at 19:00

Square Packing

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19 February 2023 at 19:00

I also managed to improve the solution for n=1 to s<0.97, and with some upgrades I think I can hit 0.96.

Received — 17 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Data Quality 16 February 2023 at 19:00

Data Quality

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16 February 2023 at 19:00

[exclamation about how cute your cat is] -> [last 4 digits of your cat's chip ID] -> [your cat's full chip ID] -> [a drawing of your cat] -> [photo of your cat] -> [clone of your cat] -> [your actual cat] -> [my better cat]

Received — 15 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Omniknot 14 February 2023 at 19:00

Omniknot

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14 February 2023 at 19:00

The Gordian knot is an omniknot tied using every bend in the Ashley Book of Knots, and then for extra security the upper rope at every crossing is connected to the lower with a randomly-chosen hitch.

Received — 13 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Weather Station 12 February 2023 at 19:00

Weather Station

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12 February 2023 at 19:00

'Pour one out for precipitation data integrity,' I say, solemnly upending the glass into the rain gauge.

Received — 10 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Only Serifs 9 February 2023 at 19:00

Only Serifs

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9 February 2023 at 19:00

If you ever want to get beaten up by a bunch of graphic designers, try removing the serifs from Times New Roman and adding them to Comic Sans.

Received — 8 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Coordinate Plane Closure 7 February 2023 at 19:00

Coordinate Plane Closure

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7 February 2023 at 19:00

3D graphs that don't contact the plane in the closure area may proceed as scheduled, but be alert for possible collisions with 2D graph lines that reach the hole and unexpectedly enter 3D space.

Received — 6 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Electron Color 5 February 2023 at 19:00

Electron Color

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5 February 2023 at 19:00

There's quark color, but that's not really color--it's just an admission by 20th century physicists that numbers are boring.

Received — 3 February 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Size Comparisons 2 February 2023 at 19:00

Size Comparisons

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2 February 2023 at 19:00

If you shrank the Solar System to the size of Texas, the Houston metro area would be smaller than a grasshopper in Dallas.