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xkcd #3047: Rotary Tool (xkcd.com)

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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

https://explainxkcd.com/3047/

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He also put 33 instead of 33 and ⅓. Get the pitchforks!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just a random thought, I always knew that 33 multiplied by 3 is 99 and 33 1/3 multiplied by 3 is 100, but I never considered that 33 is 99% of 33 1/3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Woah...