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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago (4 children)

We did this after space travel and programming language.

[–] drail@fedia.io 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It seems like a great way to send ~50% of the babies birthed out in space. Just remove the net, speed it up, and tilt it 90°, then you have a coin flip chance at space babies or crater babies.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you ever read anything so absurd that you just start laughing uncontrollably but it's after midnight and you don't want to wake your spouse so you real quick clamp down to hold it in and then your gut hurts from all the heaving?

[–] drail@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago

Sometimes it is worth the brief verbal abuse and getting slapped with a pillow by an exhausted SO.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 21 points 2 years ago

This is due to underrepresentation of women in science. Sure we send a phallus to the moon before this.

[–] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sometimes scientists think about if they could, not if they should.

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think calling the designer of this contraption a scientist is being very kind to him.

I assume it was a him? right?

[–] evidences@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I just looked it up, it was apparently a husband and wife team that patented it.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago

this one got an ugly laugh out of me, thank you.