P.S. If you have time travel, come to my birthday party Saturday!

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Deposition

Unstoppable force-carrying particles can't interact with immovable matter by definition.

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Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.

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PhD Timeline

We haven't actually seen a star fall in since we invented telescopes, but I have a list of ones I'm really hoping are next.

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Stargazing 4

This is the biggest breakthrough since astronomers noticed that the little crosshairs around red giant stars starting to burn helium are all the same size.

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Cosmic Distance Calibration

Your homeowner's insurance might cover it, but be sure to check the subductible.

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Water Damage

2040s: RNA formed the basis for life each of the five known times it arose on the early Earth.

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RNA

What's weirder is that muons turned out to be INCREDIBLY cute.

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Atom

It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

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Rotary Tool

I don't dig pit traps and cover them with sticks and a thin layer of leaves nearly as much as I expected; I find a chance to do it barely once a month.

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Features of Adulthood