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Horizontal Stabilizers

2026-05-04 07:00:00

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Horizontal Stabilizers

It started as a mistake that everyone was afraid to admit to, and then it stuck because removing it 'looks silly.'.

Bottle

2026-05-01 07:00:00

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Bottle

"I know it seems impossible, but the trick is that I sailed in here when I was very young."

Simple Machines

2026-04-29 07:00:00

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Simple Machines

It's hard to decide which simple machine system to invest in. DeWalt makes a great lever and inclined plane, but I hear Milwaukee's wheel-and-axles are really good.

It's hard to decide which simple machine system to invest in. DeWalt makes a great lever and inclined plane, but I hear Milwaukee's wheel-and-axles are really good.

Soniferous Aether

2026-04-27 07:00:00

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Soniferous Aether

Imagine you could ride alongside a sound wave. It would probably be pretty cool, right? We're putting in a departmental budget request to buy a really fast plane so we can check it out.

Imagine you could ride alongside a sound wave. It would probably be pretty cool, right? We're putting in a departmental budget request to buy a really fast plane so we can check it out.

Husband and Wife

2026-04-24 07:00:00

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Husband and Wife

Borat came out twenty years ago this year--closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today--but it honestly feels like it's been even longer, somehow.

Borat came out twenty years ago this year--closer to the breakup of the Soviet Union than to today--but it honestly feels like it's been even longer, somehow.

Border Message

2026-04-22 07:00:00

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Border Message

Thanks to differences in logging regulations, the messages actually turned out to be visible from the air.

Types of Board Game

2026-04-20 07:00:00

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Types of Board Game

I can't believe Candles of Vienna caved to commercial pressure and added the Goku expansion.

Europa Missions

2026-04-17 07:00:00

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Europa Missions

Before resurfacing, they promise to inspect the ice for any evidence of hockey-playing life.

Make It Myself

2026-04-15 07:00:00

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Make It Myself

It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!

It's not as big a loss as it looks, because now I have have leftover supplies, which will help me talk myself into doing this all over again with a new project!

Countdown Standard

2026-04-13 07:00:00

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Countdown Standard

Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.