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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8.

https://explainxkcd.com/3047/

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[โ€“] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, that's sub + scribere: "write under", as in signature. No relation to sidereal.