#3178 Hyperacute InterdynamicsOur models fall apart where the three theories overlap; we're unable to predict what happens when a nanometer-sized squirrel eats a grapefruit with the mass of the sun.
#3179 Fishing'That's definitely above the catch-and-release size minimum for planetesimals.' 'I'm going to throw it back anyway.'
#3180 ApplesThe experimental math department's budget is under scrutiny for how much they've been spending on trains leaving Chicago at 9:00pm traveling at 45 mph.
#3181 Jumping Frog RadiusEarth's r_jf is approximately 1.5 light-days, leading to general relativity's successful prediction that all the frogs in the Solar System should be found collected on the surface of the Earth.
#3182 Telescope TypesI'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.
#3183 Pole Vault PoleMy goal in life is to be personally responsible for at least one sports rule change.
#3184 Funny NumbersIn 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.
#3185 SauropodsVertebrae Georg
#3186 Truly Universal OutletBuilding Inspectors HATE This One Weird Trick
#3187 High Altitude Cooking Instructions1,300,000-1,400,000 ft: Ask a crew member to show you how to use the ISS food warmer.
#3188 Anyone Else HereAnyone else watching this Youtube video in 1954? If so, my last trip definitely messed with the timeline.
#3189 Conic SectionsThey're not generally used for crewed spacecraft because astronauts HATE going around the corners.
#3190 TensegritySome 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.
#3191 SuperstitionIt'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!
#3192 Planetary AlignmentWe're going to need to modify the surface to mount it on the test stand. Which ocean basin do you like the least?
#3193 Sailing RigsI wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22.
#3194 16-Part EpoxySome surfaces may seem difficult to glue. But if you research the materials, find tables of what adhesives work on them, and prepare your surfaces carefully, you can fail to glue them in a fun NEW way that fills your house with dangerous vapors.
#3195 International StationWelcome to the International Space Station Exclamation Point!
#3196 Aurora CoolnessI've had countless nights where the line never left the bottom zone of the graph, but the few moments where it's climbed all the way to the top have made up for them all.
#3197 Cost SavingsUnfortunately, my scheme to trick NASA has now taken over a decade longer than planned and has run way over budget.
#3198 Double-Pronged Extension Cord'Oh, and can I borrow 50 sacks of loose flour, a pile of lithium-ion batteries, a bucket of bleach, and a bucket of vinega--' 'NO!!!!!!'
#3199 Early Arthropods'Ugh, I'm never going to be like spiders. My descendants will all just be normal arthropods who mind their own busines and don't do anything weird.' --The ancestor of a bunch of eusocial insects
#3200 Chemical FormulaSome of the atoms in the molecule are very weakly bound.
#3201 Proof Without ContentThere's also a proof without content of a conjecture without content, but it's left as an exercise for the reader.
#3202 Groundhog Day MeaningOriginally, the ceremony used a variety of rodents and mustelids, but over time most people agreed it made sense to standardize on a specific individual ground squirrel in Pennsylvania.
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