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[-] kali_fornication@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

that's what the pinewood derby was like at my school. all the kids with engineer dads had the fastest cars. hmmmm i wonder why hmmmmmm

[-] ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago
[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

So that's why I can't get laid.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

That's why your Dad and/or Mom couldn't get laid.

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Their mom got laid at least, not sure about dad.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

We don't know this for sure, maybe the dad just split in half.

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago
[-] Zwiebel@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago

You clearly don't know about mpreg yet

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 10 points 1 month ago

Is it open source?

[-] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure the dad had something to do with it too, or it wouldn't be their dad.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago
[-] azi@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

didn't realize Lamarck had a lemmy account

[-] fubarx@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago

We got DESTROYED in pinewood derby one year when someone's engineer dad carved the body into a smooth, irregularly shaped U, with contoured weights. He said he used CAD software, did wind-tunnel tests, and used a special CNC machine to shape it.

Most kids were happy the wheels stayed on.

this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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