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sanitation lemmy.today sanitation@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-05-05
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Link: https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/d95e5375-c762-4986-802b-c294732362be.webm
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KurtVonnegut mander.xyz KurtVonnegut@mander.xyz
Joined: 2024-08-28
#2 · Quote Reply

Wait so the thing is not turning.
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Janx piefed.social Janx@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-12-19
#3 · Quote Reply

Does it need the bottom sharpened so it digs in properly?
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knife lemmy.world knife@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-11
#4 · Quote Reply
KurtVonnegut wrote:
Wait so the thing is not turning.

it is not
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PlaidBaron lemmy.world PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#5 · (edited) Quote Reply

Our brains are so stupid. Like, come on you mushy fuck, comprehend reality for once.
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NinePeedles sh.itjust.works NinePeedles@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
#6 · Quote Reply

That's a really long path just to get from the top to the bottom. Would it be faster to just drop from the top?
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Lauchmelder feddit.org Lauchmelder@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-26
#7 · Quote Reply
NinePeedles wrote:
That's a really long path just to get from the top to the bottom. Would it be faster to just drop from the top?

yeah i think this spiral was just built for the way up, but people are dumb like that
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Buddahriffic lemmy.world Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#8 · Quote Reply
PlaidBaron wrote:
Our brains are so stupid. Like, come on you mushy fuck, comprehend reality for once.

It's possible to switch back and forth with this one, though involves using one of the unmoving references on the floor you can see near the bottom.
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fartographer lemmy.world fartographer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-29
#9 · Quote Reply
NinePeedles wrote:
That's a really long path just to get from the top to the bottom. Would it be faster to just drop from the top?

Yup! You might not arrive at your intended destination, though.
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fartographer lemmy.world fartographer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-29
#10 · Quote Reply
Janx wrote:
Does it need the bottom sharpened so it digs in properly?

The self-tapping edge is not visible from this depth
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whyNotSquirrel sh.itjust.works whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
#11 · Quote Reply

Can't see the illusion, is it due to the screen refresh rate or something?
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