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xkcd #3240: Bottle (thelemmy.club)
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xkcd #3240: Bottle

Title text:

"I know it seems impossible, but the trick is that I sailed in here when I was very young."

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3240/

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[-] jaycifer@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago

It’s a nice touch that the bottleship’s sail is sagging due to not getting any wind.

[-] ericwdhs@discuss.online 31 points 1 month ago

Plus the lower waterline from the weight of the bottle.

[-] eightys3v3n@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

:O solution to stormy weather?

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Yeah, although most of the time they're made of metal and submerged entirely.

[-] eightys3v3n@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Hm. Yes, I suppose. Once it's completely under though we introduce a whole other range of risks :p Plus, who wants no sunlight. This guy even gets more sunlight wha with the probable hot spots burning holes in his board from time to time.

[-] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Not strictly related, "The Glass Submarine" would be a good book title.

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 6 points 1 month ago

So... How's he still breathing in there?

[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago
[-] balsoft@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 weeks ago

That bottle looks large enough to sustain a person for a while (maybe days). Additionally, have you seen what Beret Guy is capable of?

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Is that Moriarty?

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 1 points 4 weeks ago
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