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Received — 1 October 2024 ⏭ Comics

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UK Coal 29 September 2024 at 19:00

UK Coal

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29 September 2024 at 19:00

The Watership Down rabbits removed an additional 0.1 nanometers constructing their warren, although that was mostly soil. British rabbits have historically mined very little coal; the sole rabbit-run coal plant was shut down in the 1990s.

Received — 28 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Beamsplitters 26 September 2024 at 19:00

Beamsplitters

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26 September 2024 at 19:00

Under quantum tax law, photons sent through a beamsplitter don't actually choose which path they took, or incur a tax burden, until their wavefunction collapses when the power is sold.

Received — 26 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Late Cenozoic 24 September 2024 at 19:00

Late Cenozoic

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24 September 2024 at 19:00

Our nucleic acid recovery techinques found a great deal of homo sapiens DNA incorporated into the fossils, particularly the ones containing high levels of resin, leading to the theory that these dinosaurs preyed on the once-dominant primates.

Received — 24 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Physics Lab Thermostat 22 September 2024 at 19:00

Physics Lab Thermostat

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22 September 2024 at 19:00

Hopefully the HVAC people set it to only affect the AIR in the room.

Received — 21 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Maslow's Pyramid 19 September 2024 at 19:00

Maslow's Pyramid

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19 September 2024 at 19:00

The local police, building inspector, and fire marshal are all contesting my 'safety' assertion, or would be if they could reach me past all the traps.

Received — 19 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Tectonic Surfing 17 September 2024 at 19:00

Tectonic Surfing

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17 September 2024 at 19:00

The worst is when you wipe out in the barrel and you're trapped for several million years until erosion frees you.

Received — 17 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Every Scientific Field 16 September 2024 at 19:00

Every Scientific Field

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16 September 2024 at 19:00

Conveniently for everyone, it turns out that dark energy is produced by subterranean parasitoid wasps.

Received — 14 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Craters 12 September 2024 at 19:00

Craters

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12 September 2024 at 19:00

It's annoying that the Nastapoka Arc isn't a meteor impact crater, but I truly believe that--with enough time, effort, and determination--we could make it one.

Received — 12 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Asteroid News 10 September 2024 at 19:00

Asteroid News

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10 September 2024 at 19:00

Their calculations show it will 'pass within the distance of the moon' but that it 'will not hit the moon, so what's the point?'

Received — 10 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Monocaster 8 September 2024 at 19:00

Monocaster

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8 September 2024 at 19:00

My competitors say the tiny single tiny caster is unsafe, unstable, and offers no advantages over traditional designs, to which I say: wow, why are you guys so mean? I thought we were friends!

Received — 7 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Water Filtration 5 September 2024 at 19:00

Water Filtration

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5 September 2024 at 19:00

You'd think the most expensive part would be the quark-gluon plasma chamber, but it's actually usually the tube to the top of the atmosphere to carry the cosmic rays down.

Received — 5 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Slingshots 3 September 2024 at 19:00

Slingshots

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3 September 2024 at 19:00

In my reboot, Dennis the Menace was just trying to send Mr. Wilson a nice comet, but accidentally wiped out his dinosaur garden.

Received — 3 September 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Lava Lakes 1 September 2024 at 19:00

Lava Lakes

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1 September 2024 at 19:00

Hey, golf balls float on lava, so this should make recovering them from the hazards easier.

Received — 31 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Sky Alarm 29 August 2024 at 19:00

Sky Alarm

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29 August 2024 at 19:00

During the day it also activates for neat clouds and pretty sunsets.

Received — 29 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Stranded 27 August 2024 at 19:00

Stranded

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27 August 2024 at 19:00

At least they're not alone down there.

Received — 27 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Three Kinds of Research 25 August 2024 at 19:00

Three Kinds of Research

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25 August 2024 at 19:00

The secret fourth kind is 'we applied a standard theory to their map of every tree and got some suspicious results.'

Received — 24 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Time Traveler Causes of Death 22 August 2024 at 19:00

Time Traveler Causes of Death

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22 August 2024 at 19:00

Many a hungry time traveler has Googled 'trilobites shellfish allergy' only to find their carrier had no coverage in the Ordovician.

Received — 21 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Classical Periodic Table 20 August 2024 at 19:00

Classical Periodic Table

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20 August 2024 at 19:00

Personally I think mercury is more of a 'wet earth' hybrid element.

Received — 20 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Storage Tanks 18 August 2024 at 19:00

Storage Tanks

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18 August 2024 at 19:00

We're considering installing a pressurization system to keep the tanks at constant pressure solely to deter them.

Received — 17 August 2024 ⏭ Comics

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Ferris Wheels 15 August 2024 at 19:00

Ferris Wheels

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15 August 2024 at 19:00

They left the belt drive in place but switched which wheel was powered, so people could choose between a regular ride, a long ride, and a REALLY long ride.