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xkcd presents "What If?"
 
I almost went with "Cue strong opinions about adding sugar to bathtubs."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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http://what-if.xkcd.com/80/
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
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You forgot to quote from the article...

ALT text: "So the world currently has about a 200,000,000,000:1 oil reserve:human virus ratio. I'm sure this number has some economic significance."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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"Blame Dave-he's the one that asked."
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"Citation: Go and look at the sea. It's big."
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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"You should wash that spoon before you use it again."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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The next Superbowl is going to be FUN.
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Veni, vidi, vici. [I came, I saw, I conquered
Quote from Julius Caesar
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http://what-if.xkcd.com/81/
"Definitely Never Do This"
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
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Shepherd Wrote:http://what-if.xkcd.com/81/

"Definitely Never Do This"
"Goodnight, Moon."
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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("We're in the northern hemisphere")

I just love that text.
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"He gave my scarecrow friend a prestigious degree that turned out to be TOTALLY USELESS for finding a job!"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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For the rest of this article I'm just going to call the comet "Kevin".
( what-if.xkcd.com/82 because yuku's link-snatching again.)
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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"Hot" "Boring" "Evil" "Wet" "Covered in Robots"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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"Launched by New York at LA, as I'm sure happens now and then."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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"There's a chance I'll at some point crash a spacecraft into you."
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
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"I mean, you come up with a bunch of numbers, but imagination turns them into a sandbox."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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"Red Giant Gravel." Now that's a term I did not expect to come across.
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I'm just wondering how many kids out there are wondering what Daft Punk has to do with Kanye West... and subsequently have their minds blown after they do a little research.
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Quote:Hazard wrote:
"Red Giant Gravel." Now that's a term I did not expect to come across.
No, but it sounds like a great band name.
Ebony the Black Dragon
http://ebony14.livejournal.com

"Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."
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Citation: This really boring dream I had once.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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"Legs per cat: 10"
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
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I personally lost it at the stuff within footnote #5! Big Grin
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"When we get to the Sahara desert, I recommend not using a brush."
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
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It would also promptly and violently collapse into a black hole.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."

>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
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"then over the course of this maneuver you would be statistically likely to hit a hole-in-one ... at every golf course in the world."

Really, what might draw me most about these XKCD What If's is the constant exaggeration to silier and silier premises just to get something more practical.

For a given value of 'practical.'
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