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The science of Monkey Island: can grog dissolve a metal mug that fast?

50 pointsby 1d agojgeekstudies.org
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9m agoHN ↗

I agree! My friend and I have the fondest memories of that game in particular since we played it for months on the Amiga 500 at the time. Meathook was my hero. We both have this inner memory of 4k photorealistic graphics which doesn't match the reality of the 90s game.

25m agoHN ↗

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, what color is the tree?

23m agoHN ↗

Uhh... How appropriate... you fight like a cow.

16m agoHN ↗

If the grog contained enough mercury, it would dissolve the pewter mug. Mercury also eats thru solid aluminum pretty quickly.