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submitted 9 months ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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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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[–] PancakeEpiphany@feddit.de 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

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.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't get it. How did they eat the dinner?

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Over(head) for (the duration of) dinner (well, part of it anyhow).

[–] neo@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

They couldn't because they were in a hurry and like a hundred miles away.