#3103 Exoplanet SystemSure, this exoplanet we discovered may seem hostile to life, but our calculations suggest it's actually in the accretion disc's habitable zone.
#3104 TukeyNumbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.
#3105 InteroperabilityWe're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy.
#3106 Farads'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'
#3107 Weather BalloonsOnce you add the balloons into the model, it makes forecasting easier overall--the forecast is always 'cold and dark, with minimal solar-driven convection.'
#3108 Laser DangerTo combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles.
#3109 DehumidifierIt's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits.
#3110 Global RankingStarting a meta-leaderboard for tracking who holds the record for ranking behind the most distinct people on an online leaderboard.
#3111 Artificial GravityLow gravity can cause bone loss, so we're pleased to report that, since we initiated capsule motion, the number of bones in each crew member has been steadily increasing.
#3112 Geology MurderAfter determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.
#3113 Fix This SignWe're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.
#3114 Building a FireThat was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.
#3115 Unsolved Physics Problems'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??
#3116 Echo ChamberThis is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition.
#3117 Replication CrisisMaybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.
#3118 iNaturalist Animals and PlantsWashington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.
#3119 Flettner Rotor"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."
#3120 Geologic PeriodsGeologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.
#3121 Kite IncidentDetectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson.
#3122 Bad Map Projection: Interrupted SpheresDuring the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together.
#3123 CanonAchilles was a mighty warrior, but his Achilles' heel was his heel.
#3124 GroundedWe should have you at the gate in just under two hours--two and a half if we get pulled over.
#3125 Snake-in-the-Box ProblemChemistry grad students have been spotted trying to lure campus squirrels into laundry hampers in the hope that it sparks inspiration.
#3126 DisclaimerYou say no human would reply to a forum thread about Tom Bombadil by writing and editing hundreds of words of text, complete with formatting, fancy punctuation, and two separate uses of the word 'delve'. Unfortunately for both of us, you are wrong.
#3127 Where Babies Come FromHistorians: Contemporaneous documentation of the initial events is often sparse, and in fact people often get testy and uncooperative when we urge better documentation for the historical record.
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