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[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If the Earth isn't expanding, how come every time I try to take a vacation the cost of travel has gone up? Only because the distance I have to travel has increased.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 months ago

Yeah, everyone's talking about inflation, it's obviously true

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Clearly, the Earth expands like a frog.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I swear Lemmy all has the same YouTube recs. Technology Connections, Milo Rossi, and that full Wall-E upload.

[–] jared@mander.xyz 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So we're all a bunch of nerds.

[–] hactar42@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Milo is one of only a handful of YouTubers I have notifications turned on for. His stuff is always top tier

[–] CheapFrottage@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, him, Wesley Kagan and a few others actually deserve notifications, and Milo is pretty much the only creator that I’ll watch the Shorts of.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

For me, it's just Milo Rossi, Stefan Milo (funny coincidence) and Some More News.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Where the fuck would the water come from? Or go to if we run it backwards? And wouldn't oceans be steadily falling instead of rising?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Milo asked exactly the same thing.

There is no explanation offered.

[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 1 points 11 months ago

Ah, yeah. I couldn't take much more than a bit over like 5 minutes.