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Landscape Features

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'Well, there's speculation that it's due to a mantle hotspot.' --a geologist who's trying to cover up the fact that they didn't hear your question
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'Well, there's speculation that it's due to a mantle hotspot.' --a geologist who's trying to cover up the fact that they didn't hear your question
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lahosken
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What do I need to know about southern Missouri/northern Arkansas to get this joke?
San Francisco, USA
xellos484
21 hours ago
Ozark Mountains. Oldest mountain range on the continent. Lots of caves, canyon-ish river valleys, etc. Even our own unique cave shrimp species!
dlanods
21 hours ago
Or the mystical spot in NE Canada
lahosken
21 hours ago
ty!
jacksonmead
6 hours ago
In case you don't know about it, Explain XKCD is a great resource. https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
JavaJim
4 hours ago
@dlanods - I think you mean New York State?

Rotational Gravity

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I don't get it. The peak acceleration for passengers was WAY lower than in the giant-waterslide-loop-the-loop incident the other cruise line fired me for.
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I don't get it. The peak acceleration for passengers was WAY lower than in the giant-waterslide-loop-the-loop incident the other cruise line fired me for.
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Planets and Bright Stars

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An old astronomer trick for distinguishing the Sun from other stars is to take multiple photos a few minutes apart and overlay them, making the Sun stand out due to its high proper motion.
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An old astronomer trick for distinguishing the Sun from other stars is to take multiple photos a few minutes apart and overlay them, making the Sun stand out due to its high proper motion.
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Subduction Retrieval

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Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!
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Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!
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Home Remedies

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As always, you are permitted to call one person for guidance, but that person must be a grandparent.
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As always, you are permitted to call one person for guidance, but that person must be a grandparent.
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Bazookasaurus

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In contrast to the deep booming sound associated with the cannon in pop culture depictions, recent studies show it actually made more of a 'toot toot!' noise.
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In contrast to the deep booming sound associated with the cannon in pop culture depictions, recent studies show it actually made more of a 'toot toot!' noise.
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