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In my reboot, Dennis the Menace was just trying to send Mr. Wilson a nice comet, but accidentally wiped out his dinosaur garden.

https://explainxkcd.com/2981/

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're not considering a gravitational slingshot for hunting, you're not thinking big enough..

[–] Zorque 4 points 3 months ago

We huntin' space whales.

[–] thenextguy 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Why can't a gravitational slingshot be used for sport shooting? Sounds like a good time to me.

[–] Darrell_Winfield 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Manéo was a bit too eager

[–] TheTetrapod 2 points 3 months ago

He just really wanted to impress his hot cousin!

[–] Cocodapuf 1 points 3 months ago

Nice reference!

[–] Jimbabwe 2 points 3 months ago

Anything’s a sport if you’re sporty enough!

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

What about HPE slingshot? This list is clearly incomplete.