#3153 Hot Water BalloonDespite a reputation for safety, the temperatures and surprisingly high pressures make them even more dangerous than the air kind, but the NTSB refuses to investigate accidents because they insist there is no 'transportation' involved.
#3154 Physics InsightWhen Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.'
#3155 Physics PathsIf nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.
#3156 Planetary RingsIf you don't know where you are on Earth, the angle of satellite dishes can help constrain your latitude. If some of them are pointing straight up, you're probably near the Equator, right under the ring.
#3157 Emperor PalpatineMany things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.
#3158 Shielding ChartSharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.
#3159 ContinentsThe inflection point was probably in late 1966 or 1967, so when Neil Armstrong flew to space on Gemini 8, plate tectonics was not widely accepted, but when he landed on the Moon three years later it was the mainstream consensus.
#3160 Document ForgeryIt comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a...
#3161 AirspeedCarefully maneuvering the balloon down a mineshaft in an effort to break the OTHER altitude record
#3162 Heart MountainEven geology papers about Heart Mountain are like, "Look, we all agree this 'volcanic gas earthquake hovercraft' thing seems like it can't possibly be right, but..."
#3163 Repair VideoThe statue should be in the likeness of whatever sculptor posted the sculpting tool repair video that was most helpful during the installation of the statue.
#3164 Metric TipThe package weighs 7 kg 9 oz.
#3165 Earthquake Prediction FlowchartAt least people who make religious predictions of the apocalypse have an answer to the question 'Why didn't you predict any of the other ones that happened recently?'
#3166 Big and Little SpoonsAre you the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon?
#3167 Car Size'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'
#3168 Beam DumpWe're adding some industrial flypaper to minimize reflection or scattering of customers who might complain.
#3169 EPIRBs'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'
#3170 Service OutageNow, if it were the *Canon* wiki, it's possible to imagine someone with a productivity-related reason for consulting it, but no one's job requires them to read that much about Admiral Daala.
#3171 Geologic Core SampleIf you drill at the right angle and time things perfectly, your core sample can include a section of a rival team's coring equipment.
#3172 Fifteen Years"Want to feel old?" "Yes."
#3173 Satellite ImageryEvery weekend I take an ATV out into the desert and spend a day tracing a faint "(C) GOOGLE 2009" watermark across the landscape.
#3174 Bridge ClearanceA lot of the highway department's budget goes to adjusting the sign whenever the moon passes directly overhead.
#3175 Website Task FlowchartTired of waiting on hold? Use our website to chat with one of our live agents, who are available to produce words at you 24/7!
#3176 Inverted CatenariesSome tires are marketed as 'all-shape tires,' but if driven in a climate with both inverted catenary falls and triangle falls, they wear out really fast.
#3177 Chessboard AlignmentLuckily, the range is limited by the fact that the square boundary lines follow great circles.
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