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"... but the bottom line is that a normal swimmer on the Moon could probably launch themselves a full meter out of the water, and Michael Phelps may well be able to manage 2 or 3." IMAGE: "Oh, hi there!"

With a close second to:
"Swimmers wearing fins can go substantially faster than regular swimmers without them (although the fastest swimmer wearing flippers will still lose to a runner, even if the runner is also wearing flippers and jumping over hurdles)."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

He definitely had fun with that one.

Also: would love to go swimming on the Moon. Or Mars for that matter.

"Three quarters of bowling balls are witches."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Quote:robkelk wrote:

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"Three quarters of bowling balls are witches."

"...But can you not also build bowling balls out of stone?"
Well, no, not if you actually want to bowl.  I have to admit I just had to see the context for this, and I was almost disappointed that it was in the first illustration.
The Google Books search made up for any near-disappointment, though.  As did the 2-hour movie.   
Edit:  Oh, and to save anyone else the trouble, 5227 Santa Monica Blvd in LA is an empty lot next to an elementary school.  The question we should ask is, "why?"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Quote:robkelk wrote:

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"Three quarters of bowling balls are witches."

"I can't think of a way to sample the weight of the average bowler without getting punched."  
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV

Bob Schroeck Wrote:Edit:  Oh, and to save anyone else the trouble, 5227 Santa Monica Blvd in LA is an empty lot next to an elementary school.  The question we should ask is, "why?"

Apparently, it belongs to Hollywood Lanes.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Though it has little or nothing to do with the article, I feel obliged to say, "Oh my God! That bowling ball ... that's my wife!"
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

My God, it's full of stairs.

No, wait - that's not actually in the page.

Ah, here we go:

A stairway to space If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, well, uh, boy, I don't know what to tell you. I guess ask it to leave? ...
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

"You can never eat just one backpack full of butter."

I don't know why but that one made me laugh more than any other recent installment. And...

Quote:Look, you know the rules -- if you wanna go to space, you either ride a motorcycle up some stairs or eat a bookbag full of butter.

really deserves to be in the Fenspace "quotes to hang a story on" thread.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

"The strongest team in the world would lose a tug-of-war with a six-year-old and a sack of bricks, as long as the sack had a firm grip."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Dear GOD... Graphene ribbons. O_O

'The obvious question, then, is "why doesn't my phone run on propane?" The obvious answer is "because your phone would catch fire," but that's not quite it. See, lithium-ion batteries are also extremely flammable, and a huge amount of effort has gone into making Michael Bay scenarios less common.'

With a close second to: "Now you have two problems, and both the original problem and the new problem are on fire."

There are plenty of good lines this week...
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Quote:Now you have two problems, and both the original problem and the new problem are on fire.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Quote:Like Gollum, I have no idea what's in your pocket, [Or whether you're happy to see me, for that matter.]

I hate to quibble, but most Zippo lighters actually don't use butane....

Edit.  Oh, who am I kidding.  Quibbling is all I'm good for.
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

"Specifically, according to one of my favorite charts, a black hole moon would be a grain of fine to medium-fine sand, and could pass through a sieve of size ASTM No. 70 or larger. I mean, I guess a black hole with the mass of the Moon would pass right through any sieve, destroying it in the process, but that's neither here nor there."

(There are better lines, but they're spoilers.)
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

That favorite chart is pretty damned cool, btw. I just saved a local copy for myself.

And I was waiting for that YouTube link from the moment I saw the column title.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

The nuclear reactor on an aircraft carrier, for example, produces less than 200 megawatts. To melt snow in front of your car, you'd need three of those.
IMAGE: "Do you know why I pulled you over?" "Brake light?"

(And that's column 65*2 - time to push the carriage return lever again.)
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Guy Fiery. That is all.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

IMAGE: "What if we tried the same amount of power?"
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Alt text: "But more angrily."

HYDROLOGY CANNOT HELP YOU
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Is it just me, or has XKCD gotten really, really dull lately?

It probably is just me.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?

I suppose that's a reflection of the quality of the questions... so we'll have to come up with some better questions, then ask them.
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

Alt text for the last warning sign: "WE HOLD YOUR LIFE IN OUR HANDS."
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.