All models are wrong.
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz on 27 Jun 09:51
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aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social on 27 Jun 10:51 next collapse

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FTFY

fossilesque@mander.xyz on 27 Jun 10:57 next collapse

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Now it’s a horizontal drill of sorts.

A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 11:45 collapse

It’s an Archimedes screw. Great for moving fluids, grain, etc. Or in actual drill-form, they remove the swarf from the hole.

fossilesque@mander.xyz on 27 Jun 12:00 collapse

Ah yes, of course!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes'_screw

I knew our DNA was trying to screw us all.

Fedizen@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 14:12 collapse

thank you

Sc00ter@lemm.ee on 27 Jun 13:03 next collapse

We have a saying at work…

“All models are wrong. Some are useful.”

agentshags@sh.itjust.works on 27 Jun 13:30 collapse

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