It's important to teach yourself to feel responsible for random events, because with great responsibility comes great power. That's what my wise Uncle Ben told me right before he died; he might still be alive today if only I'd said rabbit rabbit that year!

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Superstition

Some people argue that the tension and compression in the human skeleton is technically tensegrity, but it's missing the defining characteristic: making people say 'wtf, how is that thing floating?' when they see it.

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Tensegrity

They're not generally used for crewed spacecraft because astronauts HATE going around the corners.

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Conic Sections

Anyone else watching this Youtube video in 1954? If so, my last trip definitely messed with the timeline.

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Anyone Else Here

1,300,000-1,400,000 ft: Ask a crew member to show you how to use the ISS food warmer.

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High Altitude Cooking Instructions

Building Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick

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Truly Universal Outlet

Vertebrae Georg

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Sauropods

In 1899, people were walking around shouting '23' at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.

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Funny Numbers

My goal in life is to be personally responsible for at least one sports rule change.

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Pole Vault Pole

I'm trying to buy a gravitational lens for my camera, but I can't tell if the manufacturers are listing comoving focal length or proper focal length.

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Telescope Types