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Possibly dumb question: why not magnetize NFL helmets?

give offensive helmets polarized magnetization with defensiv...
appetizing space
  05/03/12
whiplash
diverse institution
  05/03/12
just put more magnets in the shoulder pads bro
appetizing space
  05/03/12
instead of a football how about they just run down the field...
diverse institution
  05/03/12
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clear gaping
  08/21/16
lololol
curious saffron temple psychic
  05/03/12
xo at its finest
glittery vermilion trailer park queen of the night
  09/03/15
Electromagnetic repulsion is only so strong breh
Angry azn legend
  05/03/12
by my calculations, a sufficiently sized rare earth magnet c...
diverse institution
  05/03/12
should magnetize the field too, so when they are whipped bac...
thriller internal respiration boistinker
  05/30/12
We should whip back all the black ones I agree
Effete concupiscible shrine
  09/03/15
Certainly a dumb question
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  05/03/12
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  09/20/12
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fragrant coiffed haunted graveyard giraffe
  09/20/12
why don't we just put huge fluffy pillows on top of the helm...
flatulent associate step-uncle's house
  05/03/12
or maybe make them wear baggy jeans to decrease running spee...
diverse institution
  05/03/12
or maybe ban the 3 point stance (shitlib)
Supple Brilliant Stock Car Gas Station
  12/22/14
This actually makes sense
transparent vengeful menage
  09/20/12
There was a wide receiver who had this style of helmet. It ...
crimson frisky striped hyena meetinghouse
  01/28/13
I thought this was going to be a rasqie thread :(
Bearded Nibblets Depressive
  05/03/12
decreased padding is the answer. Defenses wont be so quick t...
stirring cerise half-breed
  05/03/12
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zippy bawdyhouse
  09/20/12
Agree with you here. NFL players should have no more padding...
Honey-headed arousing toilet seat cuckoldry
  09/20/12
Lol @ this ongoing flame. Rugby players suffer tons of concu...
Bossy flickering lettuce
  09/20/12
Meh, it's a different game brother.
big mauve people who are hurt pervert
  09/20/12
Yes, it is. Imagine a wide receiver getting drug down during...
Bossy flickering lettuce
  09/20/12
Bro concussions are caused by the impact of your brain again...
iridescent motley yarmulke
  01/28/13
niggas aint have concussions and suicides when they had leat...
stirring cerise half-breed
  05/03/12
Should we just switch to rugby?
stimulating plaza
  05/03/12
They certainly did have concussions and major injuries back ...
fragrant coiffed haunted graveyard giraffe
  09/20/12
Erroneous! Erroneous on both counts!
Exciting Charcoal Pit
  09/20/12
That's the only argument I need!
mustard property
  08/21/16
niggas didn't play football back then
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appetizing space
  05/03/12
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appetizing space
  05/30/12
fry station master man delivered ITT
Dashing copper feces
  05/30/12
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Aromatic pearl multi-billionaire
  09/20/12
fuckin magnets, how do they work?
Wonderful stain
  09/20/12
I could explain it to you, but I'd need charts and graphs so...
Exciting Charcoal Pit
  09/20/12
...
appetizing space
  01/28/13
lol
Shimmering State
  01/28/13
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appetizing space
  12/22/14
? the real answer is just to jump right before a tackle. bas...
Excitant tanning salon
  12/22/14
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splenetic vivacious stage
  12/22/14
should have filed your patent sooner bros http://www.goog...
hideous frozen toaster
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Filthy incel electric furnace
  12/22/14
lol fuck
appetizing space
  12/22/14
what other multimillion dollar ideas get thrown away as joke...
hideous frozen toaster
  12/22/14
I bet if someone scoured all the "biz idea" thread...
appetizing space
  12/22/14
For sure.
splenetic vivacious stage
  12/22/14
I wouldn't bet against it people are their most creative ...
hideous frozen toaster
  12/22/14
LOL
Excitant tanning salon
  12/22/14
Loll
Mind-boggling Indian Lodge
  12/22/14
Holy Shit. This is why I love XO. For days like this. LOL.
splenetic vivacious stage
  12/22/14
...
appetizing space
  01/05/15
Lol what the fuck
gold cruise ship
  01/05/15
OP got pwned in unexpected manner in this thread
boyish brunch circlehead
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Mentally Impaired Spot
  01/05/15
is this how patents are supposed to be written? this is the ...
vigorous dark dysfunction
  01/05/15
how
Indigo point
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Kevin "Canadian" Bacon
  01/23/26
why don't the offense just run away from the defense and avo...
Bronze haunting potus
  12/22/14
? Seems pretty implausible
Mind-boggling Indian Lodge
  12/22/14
johnsmeyer is that you bro?
Cyan base cumskin
  01/05/15
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appetizing space
  09/03/15
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appetizing space
  09/14/17
spit my beer out
Bat-shit-crazy area
  09/14/17
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appetizing space
  10/15/21
Bump for Tua
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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:09 PM
Author: appetizing space

give offensive helmets polarized magnetization with defensive helmets. bam! no more helmet to helmet collisions

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608011)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:10 PM
Author: diverse institution

whiplash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608015)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:12 PM
Author: appetizing space

just put more magnets in the shoulder pads bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608041)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:14 PM
Author: diverse institution

instead of a football how about they just run down the field with a TV under each arm while "police" chase them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608055)



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:14 PM
Author: clear gaping



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#31238289)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:14 PM
Author: curious saffron temple psychic

lololol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608060)



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:22 PM
Author: glittery vermilion trailer park queen of the night

xo at its finest

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#28683679)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:15 PM
Author: Angry azn legend

Electromagnetic repulsion is only so strong breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608068)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM
Author: diverse institution

by my calculations, a sufficiently sized rare earth magnet could stop a 400 lbs nigger at full gallop

but still it completely changes the game

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608079)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:32 AM
Author: thriller internal respiration boistinker

should magnetize the field too, so when they are whipped back from colliding w/ another player they don't hit the ground.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20791446)



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:20 PM
Author: Effete concupiscible shrine

We should whip back all the black ones I agree

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#28683673)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM
Author: scarlet coldplay fan

Certainly a dumb question

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608080)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:54 PM
Author: rusted location useless brakes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624365)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:57 PM
Author: fragrant coiffed haunted graveyard giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624391)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:20 PM
Author: flatulent associate step-uncle's house

why don't we just put huge fluffy pillows on top of the helmets?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608107)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:22 PM
Author: diverse institution

or maybe make them wear baggy jeans to decrease running speeds

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608120)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: Supple Brilliant Stock Car Gas Station

or maybe ban the 3 point stance (shitlib)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980756)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:09 PM
Author: transparent vengeful menage

This actually makes sense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624484)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:51 PM
Author: crimson frisky striped hyena meetinghouse

There was a wide receiver who had this style of helmet. It was like a helmet pad on top of the helmet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#22524107)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:21 PM
Author: Bearded Nibblets Depressive

I thought this was going to be a rasqie thread :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608118)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:28 PM
Author: stirring cerise half-breed

decreased padding is the answer. Defenses wont be so quick to lay a big hit when it hurts the fuck out of them too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608167)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:51 PM
Author: zippy bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624341)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: Honey-headed arousing toilet seat cuckoldry

Agree with you here. NFL players should have no more padding than rugby dudes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624358)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:57 PM
Author: Bossy flickering lettuce

Lol @ this ongoing flame. Rugby players suffer tons of concussions.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/sports/rugby/24iht-rugby24.html?pagewanted=all

Now imagine if those rugby players were twice as large.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624384)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:01 PM
Author: big mauve people who are hurt pervert

Meh, it's a different game brother.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624414)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:03 PM
Author: Bossy flickering lettuce

Yes, it is. Imagine a wide receiver getting drug down during a jump ball in the end zone and having his head slam into the turf with no helmet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624439)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:54 PM
Author: iridescent motley yarmulke

Bro concussions are caused by the impact of your brain against the inside of your skull. The event will cause a concussion no matter what. There is some truth to the argument that the force of hits in the modern game is increased with tougher padding.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#22524128)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:29 PM
Author: stirring cerise half-breed

niggas aint have concussions and suicides when they had leather helmets broseph. (i know i know niggas getting bigger and faster)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608169)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:32 PM
Author: stimulating plaza

Should we just switch to rugby?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20608184)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: fragrant coiffed haunted graveyard giraffe

They certainly did have concussions and major injuries back then.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624353)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:55 PM
Author: Exciting Charcoal Pit

Erroneous! Erroneous on both counts!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624373)



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:32 PM
Author: mustard property

That's the only argument I need!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#31238458)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: Supple Brilliant Stock Car Gas Station

niggas didn't play football back then

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980759)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 10:24 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20609212)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:30 AM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20791441)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:46 AM
Author: Dashing copper feces

fry station master man delivered ITT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#20791467)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:47 PM
Author: Aromatic pearl multi-billionaire



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624309)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:49 PM
Author: Wonderful stain

fuckin magnets, how do they work?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624328)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: Exciting Charcoal Pit

I could explain it to you, but I'd need charts and graphs so...

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#21624355)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:47 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#22524076)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:52 PM
Author: Shimmering State

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#22524112)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:50 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980647)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:52 PM
Author: Excitant tanning salon

? the real answer is just to jump right before a tackle. basically frictionless, zero-G, zero-inertia "hit" that feels like two pillows slowly sinking into a pile of more pillows

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980653)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:10 PM
Author: splenetic vivacious stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980766)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:56 PM
Author: hideous frozen toaster

should have filed your patent sooner bros

http://www.google.com/patents/US20140259308

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980666)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:57 PM
Author: Filthy incel electric furnace



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980673)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:00 PM
Author: appetizing space

lol fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980697)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:06 PM
Author: hideous frozen toaster

what other multimillion dollar ideas get thrown away as joke xo threads?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980742)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:07 PM
Author: appetizing space

I bet if someone scoured all the "biz idea" threads there'd be a few gems

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980753)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:12 PM
Author: splenetic vivacious stage

For sure.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980778)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:12 PM
Author: hideous frozen toaster

I wouldn't bet against it

people are their most creative when they're not really serious

http://www.paulgraham.com/swan.html

That's made harder by the fact that the best startup ideas seem at first like bad ideas. I've written about this before: if a good idea were obviously good, someone else would already have done it. So the most successful founders tend to work on ideas that few beside them realize are good. Which is not that far from a description of insanity, till you reach the point where you see results.

The first time Peter Thiel spoke at YC he drew a Venn diagram that illustrates the situation perfectly. He drew two intersecting circles, one labelled "seems like a bad idea" and the other "is a good idea." The intersection is the sweet spot for startups.

This concept is a simple one and yet seeing it as a Venn diagram is illuminating. It reminds you that there is an intersection—that there are good ideas that seem bad. It also reminds you that the vast majority of ideas that seem bad are bad.

The fact that the best ideas seem like bad ideas makes it even harder to recognize the big winners. It means the probability of a startup making it really big is not merely not a constant fraction of the probability that it will succeed, but that the startups with a high probability of the former will seem to have a disproportionately low probability of the latter.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980779)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:01 PM
Author: Excitant tanning salon

LOL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980707)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Indian Lodge

Loll

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980758)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:10 PM
Author: splenetic vivacious stage

Holy Shit. This is why I love XO. For days like this. LOL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980770)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:41 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27062807)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:44 PM
Author: gold cruise ship

Lol what the fuck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27062818)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:44 PM
Author: boyish brunch circlehead

OP got pwned in unexpected manner in this thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27062820)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:49 PM
Author: Mentally Impaired Spot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27062853)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:12 PM
Author: vigorous dark dysfunction

is this how patents are supposed to be written? this is the aspiest thing I have ever read.

Where a helmet of the invention includes discrete magnets, one or more magnets, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or more than 10 magnets can be used.

Also uses the phrase "In some embodiments" 60 times. often in one sentence after the other for excruciating paragraphs at a time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27063010)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:15 PM
Author: Indigo point

how

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27063024)



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:13 PM
Author: bespoke pontificating center gay wizard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#31238278)



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Date: December 30th, 2018 4:57 PM
Author: white church building



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#37497852)



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Date: January 23rd, 2026 5:20 AM
Author: Kevin "Canadian" Bacon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#49610982)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:57 PM
Author: Bronze haunting potus

why don't the offense just run away from the defense and avoid getting hit altogether?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980674)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:09 PM
Author: Mind-boggling Indian Lodge

? Seems pretty implausible

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#26980763)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:14 PM
Author: Cyan base cumskin

johnsmeyer is that you bro?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#27063022)



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:18 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#28683659)



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Date: September 14th, 2017 1:59 AM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#34207097)



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Date: September 14th, 2017 2:03 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy area

spit my beer out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#34207115)



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Date: October 15th, 2021 5:06 PM
Author: appetizing space



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#43278111)



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Date: September 29th, 2022 9:44 PM
Author: appetizing space

Bump for Tua

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2\u0026show=month#45253895)



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Date: January 4th, 2023 5:20 PM
Author: appetizing space



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