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TIL that in 1970, British Rail patented the design of fusion-powered interstellar spaceship
British Rail flying saucer
The British Rail flying saucer, officially known simply as space vehicle, was a proposed spacecraft designed by Charles Osmond Frederick.
Purpose
The flying saucer originally started as a proposal for a lifting platform. However, the project was revised and edited, and by the time the patent was filed had become … -
I worry that Facebook is killing meaningful communication.
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Oxford [UK], I am disappoint.
Last year, I saw at least one other person, proudly wearing their towel. This year? Nothing. I even made sure to take a walk out in the glorious sunshine on my lunch break, and didn't find even a single other towel-wearer. What is the world coming to, when you can't even rely on a … -
I'll never be good enough.
I've got chests full of diamonds and a huge fortress of solitude in my singleplayer world. I've found the End Portal and I've got enough eyes to activate it. But why bother? Alone, I don't stand a chance against the Ender Dragon anyway: I'm just not that good a player. And it doesn't matter … -
Alcohol may only be consumed... in a parallel dimension?
AltAlcohol purchased in this motorway service area can not be consumed inside or outside the premises.
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Shapes on a plane.
AltFlatland movie poster
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Shapes on a plane.
AltFlatland movie poster
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How I feel getting myself off.
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If I put a pair of telescopes in parallel, will the effect be multiplicative or additive?
Suppose I have a pair of 15x zoom telescopes (for example, I separated a pair of 15x zoom binoculars) and laid them end-to-end. Naturally there'd be some loss of field-of-vision when looking through them both. But would the resulting zoom level be 152 (i.e. 225x)? Or 15*2 (i.e. 30x)? Or something else entirely? Or … -
The Performance of Masculinity: What Men Do to fit in The Box
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There’s a difference between having understanding and compassion for the men who are trapped in the Box and cutting them slack. After all, it isn’t as if the dude in the Box is giving any slack to women, queers, transgender or genderqueer folks, or for that matter, heterosexual cisgender men who refuse to pretend to … -
You tak' the high road and Ah'll tak' the low road, and Ah'll get to the barn afore ye.
AltHighland cattle
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More socks, more orgasms.
More socks, more orgasms.
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This is my father. Call somebody you love today.
This is my father. He's dragging a tyre in the photo because he's in training to do a sponsored walk to the North Pole, to raise money for a charity called TransAid.
Apparently, tying a tyre to your waist and then dragging it around accurately simulates the effort required to drag a sled with all … -
This is what I would do with a hundred or so Dyson Bladeless Fans, too.
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Turn to page 22
AltGround Hog Day comic