Curiosity's Progess on Mars Delayed Because Pythagoras is a Dick

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  1. Tuckerfan

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    Rover has to go around valley on its way to Mount Sharp due to treacherous sand.
    It has also discovered what looks to be a "thighbone" on Mars.

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    I'm sure it is a rock - the shape of which I personally have never seen before, but it must be a rock.
     
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    Hey, they've been chasing a comet that looks like a duck for ten years. Nothing surprises me anymore. Except the Spanish Inquisition, of course.
     
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    It's ok, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. I'm at a loss to peg the Pythagorean reference though. Something to do with beans?
     
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  5. Tuckerfan

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    Nice title!
     
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  7. Tuckerfan

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    Unless Pythagoras had something to say about the coefficient of friction, the title is a non sequitur.
     
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  9. Tuckerfan

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    You really need to get some new material. We've done this.

     
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    That's what I'm referring to.
     
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    IMG_8191.jpeg
     
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    The Pythagorean theorem is useful for determining the length of the hypotenuse. Not so much when you need to describe spinning your wheels.

    But whatever floats your boat, Archimedes.
     
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    Just accept the fact that you're old, out-of-touch and that the world no longer has to conform to your whimsies.

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    LoL
     
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