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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 189 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It was two sticks! Stop spreading misinformation here!

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 103 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Two sticks and a gigantic globe of plasma shining near-parallel beams of light at every spot on the planet.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 53 points 6 months ago

That was just kind of hanging around there, so why not use it?

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 42 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also a dude he paid to walk a few hundred miles.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)
[–] Flummoxed@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Damn, and here I thought The Proclaimers were original. 😕

Edit: Thank you for educating, though!

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Shit, I wanted to reproduce his experiment but I don't have one of those.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago

Do you live in England?

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I'll have one delivered to you within 24 hours. Air mail.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Depending on the hour of the day at the other poster's location, it can arrive much sooner than that...

[–] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 6 months ago

I did say "within" 24 hours.

[–] reinei@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Nah that's the package I sent them. The "OP sending suns"'s package is sadly delayed a little by between 0 and 23:59 hours, sorry

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Perfect time for the GP to disclose that he lives at the South Pole.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

Now I wonder what "Aaaaakshually" sounds like in ancient Greek.

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago

Smh my head, scientists still don't have stable fusion, when Erastosthenes was using it as a constant in his experiments.