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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.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (10 children)

Stupid question… are these RPMs true??

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

Everything in XKCD is based on truth. That's what makes it so funny... to geeks, at least.

Edit: God damn it, he put 72 instead of 78 RPM. I guess he does make mistakes after all...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

He's made typos a few times in the past too: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?search=typo&title=Special%3ASearch&go=Go

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

I mean, technically, the record will play just fine. Everything will be slightly slower and lower pitched, but it'll work. Think doom metal meets 1930s jazz.

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