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xkcd #3179: Fishing (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #3179: Fishing

Title text:

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

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3179/

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Give me a fishing line strong enough and a boat to place it and I will reel in a catch 10^24^ kg.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 3 points 2 months ago

It's all about leverage

[–] A_A@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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