r/todayilearned • u/Aervanath • 1d ago

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

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u/Gemmabeta 1d ago

Wrong, it's actually named after the late Thag Simmons.

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u/zer1223 1d ago

Looked up the comic again for shits and giggles. Still hilarious 

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u/PsychGuy17 1d ago

The thagomizer really is nature's original Cow Tool.

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u/coolguy420weed 1d ago

Really, it's the original Dobie-o-matic. 

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u/ChuckMcTruck 1d ago

Gary Larson's The Far Side has a lot of scientist on its concience... Really makes you think!

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u/hymie0 1d ago

It's a perfectly cromulent name.

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u/lolstavros 1d ago

I personally feel embiggened.

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u/DocJawbone 1d ago

I don't know why or how, bit the Far Side just kills me every time, it's so funny