Rubes by Leigh Rubin for January 02, 2018

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    Jeff0811  about 7 years ago

    ā€œOh Uncle Isaac, Give it a rest, will you?ā€ If that were my nephew I would bean him with an apple.

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    Ryan Maitland Premium Member about 7 years ago

    Umā€¦ ā€˜unless acted upon by an outside FORCEā€™ā€¦Guess he didnā€™t learn the lesson as well as he could haveā€¦

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    Cerabooge  about 7 years ago

    Ropes of different length will result in torsion. IOW, Isaac will leave him twisting in the wind.

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    jaythor70  about 5 years ago

    The inaccuracy here is that in those days, that boys would never speak to an adult like that. heā€™d have been hided. Smart-alec kids just arenā€™t funny.

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    Earthling Premium Member over 4 years ago

    And thereā€™s Newtonā€™s little-known Law of Motion 1.5: ā€œA swing with one rope longer than the other will always swing crooked.ā€

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