What If Humans Had Tails?
• 6 min read • fun
Chairs would be a nightmare, trousers would need a rethink, and job interviews would never be the same again.
Daily thought experiments, philosophical puzzles, and impossible scenarios explored in depth. One question at a time.
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What If You Shuffled a Deck of Cards Into the Same Order Twice?
• 6 min read • science
52 factorial is a number so large it breaks your intuition. Every shuffle you've ever done was probably a first — and a last.
What If the Moon Disappeared Overnight?
• 7 min read • science
Tides shrink to a third, nights go properly dark, and Earth starts wobbling like a drunk compass. Here's what we lose.