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xkcd #2865: The Wrong Stuff (imgs.xkcd.com)

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The phantom found Edward Everett Hale a century too early; by the time we invented satellites, the specifics of his 'brick moon' proposal were dismissed as science fiction.

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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Does Randall also work on explainxkcd? Because the explanation for the Trojan Horse seems to be pretty far fetched. Although I can't think of a better explanation either.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

Trojan Horse - A mythological, giant wooden horse, supposedly used by the Greeks to invade the city of Troy. Actual horses are composed, like any other animal, out of meat, bone, and other tissues and bodily fluids.[citation needed] In addition, the interior of the Trojan Horse was composed of Greek warriors rather than horse innards.

Lmao

[–] kbal@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago

I guess the idea is that if a competent engineer had been in charge of the Trojan Horse project, the ancient Greeks would've used an aluminum frame with a mylar fabric covering.

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

That was the same explanation I came up with.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

What's wrong with it?