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we love those power laws (mander.xyz)

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (16 children)

I know this isn't the comparison being made, but I love the idea of jumping straight from swords to nukes. Writing prompt: a 16th century blacksmith suddenly realizes, "If I surround an unstable rock with a neutron reflecting earth metal, I can trigger a runaway chain reaction that'll get that stump outta me yard."

[–] Event_Horizon 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

I imagine it would would go something like this

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I was confused for a bit while watching the video so I watched all of it until the end. I only ended up more confused as time went on. What's even worse is there's no indication of what it's from.