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xkcd #3080: "Tennis Balls" (xkcd.com)
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After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

https://explainxkcd.com/3080/

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Qualified "explain" link for mobile users: https://explainxkcd.com/3080

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Fair point, have edited.