#2826 GoldIt can be expensive to hire a professional spectroscopist for your wedding, but the quality of the spectra you get is worth it.
#2827 BrassicaSequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it's pretty hard to finish one.
#2828 Exoplanet ObservationNASA prefers to say that their rovers are 'looking for signs of past life on Mars' and not 'ghost hunting.'
#2829 Iceberg EfficiencyOur experimental aerogel iceberg with helium pockets manages true 100% efficiency, barely touching the water, and it can even lift off of the surface and fly to more efficiently pursue fleeing hubristic liners.
#2830 Haunted HouseYou can leave at any time through the door over there. It's a Louisville door, so you'll need to find a compatible knob. No, don't be silly, that one is a Lexington knob! Of course it won't fit.
#2831 xkcd Phone FlipTheranos partnership: Sorry, we know, but we signed the contract back before all the stuff and the lawyers say we can't back out, so just try to keep your finger away from the bottom of the phone.
#2832 Urban Planning Opinion ProgressionIf they're going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars.
#2833 LyingI was, at least at the start of this disastrous game night, your friend.
#2834 Book PodcastsI've been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called 'Lord of the Rings'--it's a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable!
#2835 Factorial NumbersSo what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal.
#2836 A Halloween Carol[after a minute] "Okay, I think I've got it, thanks. Can I--" "oOOOooOOooo!"
#2837 OdysseyUgh, it says they attempted delivery but "Nobody was home."
#2838 Dubious IslandsRunning for office in Minnesota on the single-issue platform 'dig a permanent channel through the Traverse Gap because it will make this map more satisfying.'
#2839 Language AcquisitionMy first words were 'These were my first words; what were yours?'
#2840 Earth LayersThe Earth's magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet.
#2842 Inspiraling RoundaboutLook, I just think we need to stop coddling those hedonistic roundabout hogs who get into the inner lane and circle for hours, wasting valuable capacity.
#2843 Professional OathsInterpretations of the Hermeneutic Oath differ.
#2844 Black Holes vs Regular HolesCreated by the collapse of: [massive stars] [Florida limestone bedrock]
#2845 Extinction MechanismsThe Late Heavy Bombardment was followed a few billion years later by the Comparatively Light but Oddly Specific Bombardment.
#2846 Daylight Saving ChoiceI average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.
#2847 DendrochronologyThese anomalies are known as Miyake events, named for the pioneering scientist who discovered them and was tragically devoured by a carnivorous tree.
#2848 Breaker BoxAny electrician will warn you to first locate and flip the house's CAUSALITY circuit breaker before touching the CIRCUIT BREAKERS one.
#2849 Under the StarsIf you live in Los Angeles (around 33°52'N, roughly the latitude of Hermosa Beach) the black hole in V404 Cygni passes over you each day. On Christmas Day it will be directly overhead around 2pm.
#2850 Doctor's Office"The police told me I can't be a doctor, but whenever they show up I just go into the Google Maps settings page I found and change the house to 'Police Headquarters' and then they have to do what I say."
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