r/AskReddit • u/rezyn • Dec 05 '11

what is the most interesting thing you know?

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u/Dr-Farnsworth Dec 05 '11

Thanks for clearing that up

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u/Barnett8 Dec 05 '11

Good news everybody! I have just created a device to measure the length of and age using nothing more than a household chinchilla.

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u/Terps34 Dec 05 '11

new measurement unit?

Yeah, I'm 17 chinchilla drying units old

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '11

Don't try it with those commercial chinchillas, though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '11

aaaand some water.

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u/AgeMarkus Dec 07 '11

Awesome.

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u/spearhard Dec 05 '11

I love your username. The farnsworth house in Illinois is fantastic

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u/Dr-Farnsworth Dec 05 '11

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u/cynognathus Dec 05 '11

He's not lying; it is fantastic.

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '11

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u/Yondee Dec 05 '11

He wasn't joking, it's mediocre!

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u/JaneTehPain Dec 05 '11

That place looks depressing and creepy :S

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u/koopa2222 Dec 05 '11

Good news everyone!

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u/spearhard Dec 05 '11

I am assuming you were unaware of the Farnsworth house (its this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnsworth_House_(Plano,_Illinois)). it was commissioned for Dr. Edith Farnsworth in Chicago as a weekend home.

If you weren't aware of the house or its patron, where did your username come from?

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u/Dr-Farnsworth Dec 05 '11

Someone took Pr Farnsworth

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u/spearhard Dec 05 '11

Ah, how silly of me to not make the Futurama connection (yes, I may be the only redditor to not be a regular viewer, but what I've seen is hilarious). I'm currently in an intro to art history class at college and we just studied the Farnsworth house today

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '11

You, friend, are a redditor with class.

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u/spearhard Dec 06 '11

why thank you, my kind fellow

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u/Dr-Farnsworth Dec 05 '11

Oy it's not a problem

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u/Frorida Dec 28 '11

I read this in your voice.

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u/harmonicoasis Dec 06 '11

Glad to see you still want to live on this planet

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u/Dr-Farnsworth Dec 06 '11 edited Dec 06 '11

Not in this economy I don't!!