'One good trick, if you get called on a fake service, is to build a working version of it and mention it again the next week.'
Читать полностью…'The presents under the tree are actually a single gift connected by an underground ribbon system.'
Читать полностью…'Our investigation into whining-based remedies became the first study to be halted by the IRB on the grounds that the treatment group was 'too annoying.''
Читать полностью…'In general you should only include your single best data point in the paper. The rest of the data can go in the supplementary materials.'
Читать полностью…'If you want to bowl a strike, the optimal place is almost certainly inside a bowling alley, although with a little luck any establishment uphill from one could also work.'
Читать полностью…'The Earth is, on average, located in the habitable zone, but at any given time it has a certain probability of being outside it, which is why life exists on Earth but is mortal.'
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Читать полностью…'Spacetime Soccer, known outside the United States as '4D Football' is a now-defunct sport. Infamous for referee decisions hinging on inconsistent definitions of simultaneity, it is also known for the disappearance of many top players during... [more]'
Читать полностью…'It's okay, they can figure out which control positions produce scalding water via a trial-and-error feedback loop with a barely-perceptible 10-second lag.'
Читать полностью…'CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT: The authors hope these results are correct because we all want to be cool people who are good at science.'
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