xkcd #3179: Fishing

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'That's definitely above the catch-and-release size minimum for planetesimals.' 'I'm going to throw it back anyway.'

xkcd #3179: Fishing

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‘That’s definitely above the catch-and-release size minimum for planetesimals.’ ‘I’m going to throw it back anyway.’

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They’re gunna need a bigger boat.

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That’s a strong fishing line!

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Give me a fishing line strong enough and a boat to place it and I will reel in a catch 1024 kg.

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It’s all about leverage

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i would be happy to give you, kid, Archimedes, a place to stand, so to put things in motion

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He would only feel his own Buoyancy…

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And he does, because that’s yo momma on the boat

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In that case there would be no Buoyancy left

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I know there’s a math joke or something here but I’ve done this for real and it’s fucking embarrassing lol

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If they manage to reel it in, what happens? Does Earth get a new orientation?

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doesn’t sound more likely that it’s a big rock floating in space

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