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xkcd #3254: Detector (thelemmy.club)
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xkcd #3254: Detector

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No other experiment has a lower false negative rate.

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[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

If you can see the light has gone out, it just means the light bulb needs to be replaced.

So it's a "detector is working" detector

this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2026
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