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Demons 31 October 2024 at 19:00

Demons

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31 October 2024 at 19:00

Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

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Disposal 29 October 2024 at 19:00

Disposal

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29 October 2024 at 19:00

We were disappointed that the rocket didn't make a THOOOONK noise when it went into the tube, but we're setting up big loudspeakers for future launches to add the sound effect.

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Wells 27 October 2024 at 19:00

Wells

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27 October 2024 at 19:00

You do have to be careful, though--sometimes, instead of water, you hit this free fuel that you can sell for a lot of money instead.

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Sandwich Helix 24 October 2024 at 19:00

Sandwich Helix

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24 October 2024 at 19:00

The number one rule of string manipulation is that youâ€™ve got to specify your encodings.

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RNAWorld 22 October 2024 at 19:00

RNAWorld

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22 October 2024 at 19:00

Disney lore: Canonically, because of how Elsa's abiogenesis powers work, Olaf is an RNA-only organism.

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Temperature Scales 20 October 2024 at 19:00

Temperature Scales

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20 October 2024 at 19:00

In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

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Experimental Astrophysics 17 October 2024 at 19:00

Experimental Astrophysics

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17 October 2024 at 19:00

Our experiment will be expensive, but we believe it will produce important spin-offs, especially if we manage to hit the sun from the right angle.

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Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia 15 October 2024 at 19:00

Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia

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15 October 2024 at 19:00

This projection distorts both area and direction, but preserves Melbourne.

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Ravioli-Shaped Objects 13 October 2024 at 19:00

Ravioli-Shaped Objects

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13 October 2024 at 19:00

It's a real accomplishment to mess up a ravioli recipe badly enough that the resulting incident touches all four quadrants of the NFPA hazard diamond.

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Solar Protons 10 October 2024 at 19:00

Solar Protons

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10 October 2024 at 19:00

If any of you want to meet some cool local oxygen atoms, I can introduce you!

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CIDABM 8 October 2024 at 19:00

CIDABM

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8 October 2024 at 19:00

There's a heated debate over whether the big island of Tierra del Fuego should qualify for membership.

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University Commas 6 October 2024 at 19:00

University Commas

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6 October 2024 at 19:00

The distinctive 'UCLA comma' and 'Michigan comma' are a long string of commas at the start and end of the sentence respectively.

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Númenor Margaritaville 3 October 2024 at 19:00

Númenor Margaritaville

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3 October 2024 at 19:00

I see white shores, and beyond it, a far green country under a tequila sunrise.

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Ingredients 1 October 2024 at 19:00

Ingredients

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1 October 2024 at 19:00

Add main-belt asteroids to taste.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.