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xkcd #3115: Unsolved Physics Problems

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'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3115/

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[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 59 points 5 days ago (11 children)

A colleague of me did his PhD exactly on the last topic.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 5 days ago (7 children)

Did he found a cure for baldness?

[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

There is no cure for baldness, else Bezos would have a mane.

[–] markovs_gun@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Elon has hair plugs that admittedly look pretty good. I think Bezoa just lost his hair too quickly to fool anyone.

[–] bstix 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

hair plugs that admittedly look pretty good.

Nah, it also doesn't fool anyone. it looks like a toupee, except that he can't take it off.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It looks better than his natural hair did

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