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xkcd #3179: Fishing (imgs.xkcd.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40029032

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.'

Transcript:

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

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[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 months ago

He would only feel his own Buoyancy...

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 2 months ago

And he does, because that's yo momma on the boat

[-] justme@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

In that case there would be no Buoyancy left

[-] CodingCarpenter@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 months ago

I know there's a math joke or something here but I've done this for real and it's fucking embarrassing lol

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

If they manage to reel it in, what happens? Does Earth get a new orientation?

[-] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 10 points 2 months ago

Well.. kind of.

[-] notreallyhere@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

its not actually a fish

[-] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 months ago

doesn't sound more likely that it's a big rock floating in space

[-] notreallyhere@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

good point

[-] fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 1 points 2 months ago

Mount it my khal

this post was submitted on 11 Dec 2025
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