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'If you find an ash deposition layer from a year in which an eruption destroyed an island that had Camellia sinensis growing on it, you can make a Gone Island Ice_τ.'
Читать полностью…''Thank you for the loveliest evening I've ever had...' [normal] '...east of the Mississippi.' [instant intrigue!]'
Читать полностью…''Hey, can you call my cell?' '...I'm trying, but it says this number is blocked?' 'Ok, thanks, just checking.''
Читать полностью…'[later] I'm pleased to report we're now identifying and replacing hundreds of outdated metrics per hour.'
Читать полностью…'"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"'
Читать полностью…'When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.'
Читать полностью…'Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an 'eHit'.'
Читать полностью…'[earlier] "Your vintage-style handmade chest business is struggling. But I have a plan."'
Читать полностью…'Focus of your research: EXTREME PETTINESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO LET ANYTHING GO'
Читать полностью…'Baseballs do present a challenge to this theory, but I'm convinced we just haven't found the right seasoning.'
Читать полностью…'It's a linear extrapolation, Michael. How big could the error be? 10%?'
Читать полностью…'I'm sure the building inspectors will approve my design once they finally manage to escape.'
Читать полностью…'Good to be a little wary of advice that sounds too much like a self pep talk.'
Читать полностью…'Once he had the answer, Arrhenius complained to his friends that he'd "wasted over a full year" doing tedious calculations by hand about "so trifling a matter" as hypothetical CO2 concentrations in far-off eras (quoted in Crawford, 1997).'
Читать полностью…'Subway refuses to answer my questions about whether it's an International Footlong or a US Survey Footlong. A milligram of sandwich is at stake!'
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