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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Pixel Memes

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You May Not Like It But This Is Peak Performance

Physics Science
1 year ago 28.5K views 0 shares
You May Not Like It But This Is Peak Performance
The physics in Super Mario is absolutely wild. Standing on a single pixel defies all known gravitational laws, yet somehow our plumber friend maintains perfect equilibrium. It's like telling Newton "nice theory, but I've got a mustache and overalls." The meme hilariously frames this absurd video game logic as "gyroscopically stabilized" peak performance, as if Mario's ability to balance on the edge of a block is some advanced engineering feat rather than just lazy collision detection from the 1980s. Graduate students are still writing theses on how Mario's center of mass works.

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