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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago
[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 42 points 3 hours ago

There are also fractal bastards, who are uniformly lousy at any zoom level

[–] SnailMagnitude@mander.xyz 3 points 1 hour ago

I wonder if there's an etymological connection to cuntybaws https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cuntybaws

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 15 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Technically it only describes spherical bastards in a vacuum.

[–] Mok98@feddit.it 11 points 3 hours ago

Well spherical bastards rapidly deteriorate if put in a vacuum

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 7 points 3 hours ago

I'd say it describes spherical bastards in the absence of an extrenal bastardness field.

[–] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago
[–] Rusty@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

It's just a variation of the old physics joke about a Spherical cow.

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 3 points 59 minutes ago

Oh, yeah, haha, very funny joke. Or you could treat the topic with the gravity it deserves:

https://youtu.be/xgnuxd0tiHk