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SSUPII sopuli.xyz SSUPII@sopuli.xyz
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๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐ŸŒ€ ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ pawb.social Kolanaki@pawb.social
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How the hell would I be able to keep track of those 3 days without a potato clock? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

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supersquirrel sopuli.xyz supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-12-09
#3 · Quote Reply

How the hell would I be able to keep track of those 3 days without a potato clock? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

I am a potato, does this mean if I check the time during the competition that I am disqualified even if I did not physically construct a potato clock?

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#4 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I could probably do it.

300 million what, though?

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SpaceNoodle lemmy.world SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#5 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I could probably do it. 300 million what, though?

Yeah

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#6 · Quote Reply

Yeah

Ok, then yeah, Iโ€™d like to try. Do you need my credit card, or do you take Venmo?

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kadu scribe.disroot.org kadu@scribe.disroot.org
Joined: 2025-09-18
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I never understood why in the US (North America? Europe?) children do this experiment with potatoes. Use a citric fruit instead, much better at moving ions around.

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bstix feddit.dk bstix@feddit.dk
Joined: 2023-06-09
#8 · Quote Reply

Ok, then yeah, Iโ€™d like to try. Do you need my credit card, or do you take Venmo?

It's lice. You get 300 million lice.

Now, can you build the potato clocked, huh?

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SpaceNoodle lemmy.world SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#9 · Quote Reply

Ok, then yeah, Iโ€™d like to try. Do you need my credit card, or do you take Venmo?

Yeah

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gigastasio sh.itjust.works gigastasio@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-10-13
#10 · Quote Reply

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Jerb322 lemmy.world Jerb322@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#11 · Quote Reply

Mr. Wizard would have loved this... RIP

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MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown fedia.io MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-07
#12 · Quote Reply

RIP Cave Johnson

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r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC lemmy.ca r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-11
#13 · Quote Reply

I never understood why in the US (North America? Europe?) children do this experiment with potatoes. Use a citric fruit instead, much better at moving ions around.

I think itโ€™s because every American thinks theyโ€™re Irish

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UltraHamster64 lemmy.world ultrahamster64@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-19
#14 · Quote Reply

NOOOOOOOOOO

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CaptainCapy piefed.social CaptainCapy@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-11-12
#15 · Quote Reply

Ainโ€™t worth it. I need potato clocks too badly.

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SSUPII sopuli.xyz SSUPII@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-10
#16 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I could probably do it. 300 million what, though?

Grams of gravel

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#17 · Quote Reply

It's lice. You get 300 million lice. Now, can you build the potato clocked, huh?

Damn. One day itโ€™ll be something good. Ok, just add it to the lice pile over there.

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#18 · Quote Reply

Grams of gravel

Fuck yeah, dude. I can never have enough gravel.

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timestatic feddit.org timestatic@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-07-01
#19 · Quote Reply

Yeah no, I'm not passing up on my integrity just to get 300 mio. Unbelievable

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timestatic feddit.org timestatic@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-07-01
#20 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I could probably do it. 300 million what, though?

Potatoes for the potato clocks you build after the three days

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#21 · Quote Reply

Potatoes for the potato clocks you build after the three days

Wow, thatโ€™s like way more than $10 worth of potatoes.

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pewpew feddit.it pewpew@feddit.it
Joined: 2023-06-06
#22 · Quote Reply

How the hell would I be able to keep track of those 3 days without a potato clock? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

Just count every second, easy

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
#23 · Quote Reply

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It depends on whether the BIOS is unlocked.

(Baked Input/Output Spud)

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wuffah lemmy.world wuffah@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-12
#24 · Quote Reply

Whatโ€™s the money even worth without my tater time? :(

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cattywampas lemmy.world cattywampas@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-12-30
#25 · Quote Reply

I think itโ€™s because every American thinks theyโ€™re Irish

But potatoes are from the Americas

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Toesโ™€ ani.social Toes@ani.social
Joined: 2023-09-28
#26 · Quote Reply

I never understood why in the US (North America? Europe?) children do this experiment with potatoes. Use a citric fruit instead, much better at moving ions around.

I think its because potatoes rot a lot slower giving the kid time to enjoy the clock.

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fnrir lemmy.blahaj.zone fnrir@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-02-20
#27 · Quote Reply

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-04
#28 · (edited) Quote Reply

Depends: 300 million what?

If it's dollars? Sure!

If it's feral hogs, I guess I better learn how and get to building ASAP!

Edit: Oh wait, re-read it! It seems I get the 300 million feral hogs in advance?

Yeah, I DEFINITELY won't be able to construct anything while some lunatic desperately attempts to cram hundreds of millions of deadly swine into my 3rd floor apartment ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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๐Ÿ‰ DrRedOctopus ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‰ lemmy.world IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-29
#29 · Quote Reply

How the hell would I be able to keep track of those 3 days without a potato clock? ๐Ÿ˜ฉ

no rules against lemon clocks

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Viking_Hippie lemmy.dbzer0.com Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2024-12-04
#30 · Quote Reply

But potatoes are from the Americas

If you go back far enough, it's all Pangaea ๐Ÿคท

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SatansMaggotyCumFart piefed.world SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
Joined: 2025-07-09
#31 · Quote Reply

Can I still use it to power AI?

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village604 adultswim.fan village604@adultswim.fan
Joined: 2025-09-27
#32 · Quote Reply

I never understood why in the US (North America? Europe?) children do this experiment with potatoes. Use a citric fruit instead, much better at moving ions around.

Probably because potatoes are less messy than citrus fruits. No teacher wants to deal with an even stickier classroom.

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Linsensuppe feddit.org Linsensuppe@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-07-12
#33 · Quote Reply

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MilitantAtheist lemmy.world MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#34 · Quote Reply

3 days?! Nah fam, I'm out.

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Default Username lemmy.dbzer0.com defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-06-12
#35 · (edited) Quote Reply

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Yes, but first you must overcome the friction from the starches by adding butter.

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Valmond lemmy.dbzer0.com Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-11-13
#36 · Quote Reply

I think its because potatoes rot a lot slower giving the kid time to enjoy the clock.

And the kid can eat it in the end.

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Valmond lemmy.dbzer0.com Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-11-13
#37 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I could probably do it. 300 million what, though?

Nail bites

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LifeInMultipleChoice lemmy.world LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#38 · Quote Reply

And the kid can eat it in the end.

Oranges seem a good alternative. Oranges and Tomatoes used to be extremely abundant in the U.S. not sure I want to check their prices now

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grapefruittrouble lemmy.zip grapefruittrouble@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-09-09
#39 · Quote Reply

what am i going to do with 300million potatoes if i canโ€™t build clocks for 3 days?

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Valmond lemmy.dbzer0.com Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-11-13
#40 · Quote Reply

Oranges seem a good alternative. Oranges and Tomatoes used to be extremely abundant in the U.S. not sure I want to check their prices now

European here, France, maybe we should use black coffee and a cigarette.

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Tigeroovy lemmy.ca Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-16
#41 · Quote Reply

Itโ€™ll be hard but I think I could do it.

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hungryphrog lemmy.blahaj.zone hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2023-06-16
#42 · Quote Reply

Whatโ€™s the money even worth without my tater time? :(

Well, when you're a multimillionare, you can have a lot more tater time!

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