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[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 100 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 49 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

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

Edit: Thank you for educating, though!

[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Do you live in England?

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Artyom@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

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