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xkcd #2892: Banana Prices (xkcd.com)
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It's a linear extrapolation, Michael. How big could the error be? 10%?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

loses. loses his hand.
to be deprived of or cease to have or retain (something).

the seal is loose. "look at it go, it's on the loose!"

set free; release. "the hounds have been loosed"

here, he loses his hand to the loose seal.

super nit pick sorry, I can't identify why but this homophonic and confusing mistake/typo seems to be growing for some reason, but it sticks out often. english is irritating.