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Received — 24 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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SawStart 23 March 2025 at 19:00

SawStart

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23 March 2025 at 19:00

Unfortunately, SawStart is one-use-only. Once started, the blade cannot be stopped, and must be replaced with a fresh blade while the running one is carefully disposed of.

Received — 21 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Cosmic Distance Calibration 20 March 2025 at 19:00

Cosmic Distance Calibration

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20 March 2025 at 19:00

This is the biggest breakthrough since astronomers noticed that the little crosshairs around red giant stars starting to burn helium are all the same size.

Received — 19 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Square Units 18 March 2025 at 19:00

Square Units

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18 March 2025 at 19:00

The biggest I've seen in a published source in the wild is an 80-fold error in a reported distance, which I think came from a series of at least three unit conversions and area/length misinterpretations.

Received — 17 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Lungfish 16 March 2025 at 19:00

Lungfish

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16 March 2025 at 19:00

I know having so many base pairs makes rebasing complicated, but you're in Bilateria, so shouldn't you at LEAST be better at using git head?

Received — 14 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Planet Definitions 13 March 2025 at 19:00

Planet Definitions

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13 March 2025 at 19:00

Under the 'has cleared its orbital neighborhood' and 'fuses hydrogen into helium' definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.

Received — 12 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Off By One 11 March 2025 at 19:00

Off By One

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11 March 2025 at 19:00

It does come at the small cost of a LOT more off-by-40-or-50 errors.

Received — 10 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Water Balloons 9 March 2025 at 19:00

Water Balloons

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9 March 2025 at 19:00

Update: The physics department has recruited an astronomer who studies meteor fireballs.

Received — 7 March 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Omniroll 6 March 2025 at 19:00

Omniroll

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6 March 2025 at 19:00

It seems wrong that Fruit by the Foot is only sold by weight or by number of rolls.

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Water Damage 4 March 2025 at 19:00

Water Damage

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4 March 2025 at 19:00

Your homeowner's insurance might cover it, but be sure to check the subductible.

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Tall Structures 2 March 2025 at 19:00

Tall Structures

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2 March 2025 at 19:00

Briefly set a new record for tallest human-made structure by getting my knit sweater snagged on the skydiving plane door as I jumped and not noticing until I'd landed.

Received — 28 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Excusing Yourself 27 February 2025 at 19:00

Excusing Yourself

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27 February 2025 at 19:00

The most awkward part is when you have to pause to put on your shoes before you continue rolling out the door.

Received — 26 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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RNA 25 February 2025 at 19:00

RNA

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25 February 2025 at 19:00

2040s: RNA formed the basis for life each of the five known times it arose on the early Earth.

Received — 24 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Giants 23 February 2025 at 19:00

Giants

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23 February 2025 at 19:00

I can't get over the suspicion that all those viral pictures are photoshopped and 'Flemish' belongs in the lower right circle.

Received — 21 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Scream Cipher 20 February 2025 at 19:00

Scream Cipher

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20 February 2025 at 19:00

AAAAAA A ÃA̧AȂA̦ ǍÅÂÃĀÁȂ AAAAAAA!

Received — 19 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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KM3NeT 18 February 2025 at 19:00

KM3NeT

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18 February 2025 at 19:00

Unfortunately, KM3NeT led to the discovery of the Pauli anglerfish, which emits Cherenkov radiation to prey on neutrino researchers.

Received — 17 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Archive Request 16 February 2025 at 19:00

Archive Request

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16 February 2025 at 19:00

They just want researchers in the enclosure to feel enriched and stimulated. ('The Enclosure' is what archivists call the shadowy world outside their archives in which so many people are trapped.)

Received — 14 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Hardwood 13 February 2025 at 19:00

Hardwood

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13 February 2025 at 19:00

They may technically have been softwoods at some point, but they definitely aren't now.

Received — 12 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Atom 11 February 2025 at 19:00

Atom

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11 February 2025 at 19:00

What's weirder is that muons turned out to be INCREDIBLY cute.

Received — 10 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Incoming Asteroid 9 February 2025 at 19:00

Incoming Asteroid

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9 February 2025 at 19:00

The bottom ones are also potentially bad news for any other planets in our solar system that have been counting on Earth having a stable orbit.

Received — 7 February 2025 ⏭ Comics

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Suspension Bridge 6 February 2025 at 19:00

Suspension Bridge

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6 February 2025 at 19:00

As a first step, they can put in a secondary deck, to help drivers try it out and find out how fun the jumps are. After a while no one will use the old flat deck and they can remove it.