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Received — 10 July 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Down 9 July 2023 at 19:00

Down

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9 July 2023 at 19:00

It's just that I get nervous about heights.

Received — 7 July 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Frankenstein Claim Permutations 6 July 2023 at 19:00

Frankenstein Claim Permutations

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6 July 2023 at 19:00

When I began trying to form a new claim by stitching together these parts in such an unnatural way, some called me mad.

Received — 5 July 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Room Temperature 4 July 2023 at 19:00

Room Temperature

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4 July 2023 at 19:00

They're also refusing to fund my device that demonstrates uncontrolled hot fusion.

Received — 3 July 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Actual Progress 2 July 2023 at 19:00

Actual Progress

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2 July 2023 at 19:00

Slowly progressing from 'how do protons behave in relativistic collisions?' to 'what the heck are protons even doing when they're just sitting there?'

Received — 30 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Real Estate Analysis 29 June 2023 at 19:00

Real Estate Analysis

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29 June 2023 at 19:00

Mars does get a good score on 'noise levels' and 'scenic views,' but the school district ranking isn't great; the only teacher--the Perseverance rover--is too busy with rock samples to teach more than the occasional weekend class.

Received — 28 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Glass-Topped Table 27 June 2023 at 19:00

Glass-Topped Table

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27 June 2023 at 19:00

You can pour a drink into it while hosting a party, although it's a real pain to fit in the dishwasher afterward.

Received — 26 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Alphabet Notes 25 June 2023 at 19:00

Alphabet Notes

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25 June 2023 at 19:00

Listen, you're very cute, but if you rearrange the alphabet to put U and I together it will RUIN the spacing!

Received — 23 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Garden Path Sentence 22 June 2023 at 19:00

Garden Path Sentence

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22 June 2023 at 19:00

Arboretum Owner Denied Standing in Garden Path Suit on Grounds Grounds Appealing Appealing

Received — 21 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Summer Solstice 20 June 2023 at 19:00

Summer Solstice

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20 June 2023 at 19:00

Then I'll start work on my lunar engines to line the Moon up with the ecliptic so we can have a solar eclipse every month (with a little wobble so they're not always on the equator.)

Received — 19 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Bookshelf Sorting 18 June 2023 at 19:00

Bookshelf Sorting

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18 June 2023 at 19:00

Of course, I sort all my bookshelves the normal way, alphabetically (by first sentence).

Received — 16 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Heat Pump 15 June 2023 at 19:00

Heat Pump

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15 June 2023 at 19:00

If I'm not going to upgrade to a powered one, I should at LEAST stop leaving the door open so often.

Received — 14 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Making Plans 13 June 2023 at 19:00

Making Plans

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13 June 2023 at 19:00

Oh no, I haven't checked in with Yvonne in YEARS.

Received — 12 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Musical Scales 11 June 2023 at 19:00

Musical Scales

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11 June 2023 at 19:00

In the Hall of the Mountain King was accidentally composed on log/log paper.

Received — 9 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Iceberg 8 June 2023 at 19:00

Iceberg

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8 June 2023 at 19:00

90% of the iceberg is hidden beneath the water, but that 90% only uses 10% of its brain, so it's really only 9%.

Received — 7 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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UFO Evidence 6 June 2023 at 19:00

UFO Evidence

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6 June 2023 at 19:00

[Decades in the future] "Well, the good news is that we've received definitive communication from aliens. The bad news is that they're asking about Cats (2019)."

Received — 5 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Marble Run 4 June 2023 at 19:00

Marble Run

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4 June 2023 at 19:00

I have so many plans. It would incorporate a Galton board, a Ranque-Hilsch marble vortex tube, and a compartment lined with pinball bouncers with a camera-and-servo Maxwell's Demon that separated the balls into fast and slow sides.

Received — 2 June 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Drainage Basins 1 June 2023 at 19:00

Drainage Basins

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1 June 2023 at 19:00

After a pail of water was thrown on the Wicked Witch of the West outside Salt Lake City, Utah's Great Salt Lake was measured to be 7 parts per trillion witch by volume.

Received — 31 May 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Ruling Out 30 May 2023 at 19:00

Ruling Out

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30 May 2023 at 19:00

We were able to replicate and confirm prior authors' detection of a moon orbiting the Earth with high confidence.

Received — 29 May 2023 ⏭ Comics

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Wikipedia Article Titles 28 May 2023 at 19:00

Wikipedia Article Titles

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28 May 2023 at 19:00

I would never stoop to vandalism, but I'm not above discreetly deleting the occasional 'this article contains excessive amounts of detail' tag.

Received — 26 May 2023 ⏭ Comics

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The Six Platonic Solids 25 May 2023 at 19:00

The Six Platonic Solids

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25 May 2023 at 19:00

Plato made the solids, and five were gifted to the mathematicians. But in secret Plato forged a sixth solid to rule over all the others.