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In my reboot, Dennis the Menace was just trying to send Mr. Wilson a nice comet, but accidentally wiped out his dinosaur garden.

https://explainxkcd.com/2981/

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[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're not considering a gravitational slingshot for hunting, you're not thinking big enough..

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

We huntin' space whales.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why can't a gravitational slingshot be used for sport shooting? Sounds like a good time to me.

[–] Darrell_Winfield@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Manéo was a bit too eager

[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

He just really wanted to impress his hot cousin!

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Nice reference!

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Anything’s a sport if you’re sporty enough!

[–] DigitalMus@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

What about HPE slingshot? This list is clearly incomplete.