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xkcd #2883: Astronaut Guests(imgs.xkcd.com)

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They didn’t bring us a gift, but considering the kinetic energy of a bottle of wine at orbital speed, that’s probably for the best.

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RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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I don’t get it. How did they eat the dinner?

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neo@feddit.de
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They couldn’t because they were in a hurry and like a hundred miles away.

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Thisfox@sopuli.xyz
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Over(head) for (the duration of) dinner (well, part of it anyhow).

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Legal Fiction, by William Empson

Plus, I recommend Samantha Harvey’s 2023 novel, Orbital, spanning one day on a space station orbiting Earth. It’s really good.

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