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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 26 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

If it works off tiny changes in gravity, a really big rock would work.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 2 points 5 hours ago

Might as well just hit the ship with a really big rock at that rate

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 10 hours ago

It's a bit obvious that isn't it. Hey captain there appears to be a ship with a giant boulder on board and it's following us around, do you think that might be relevant?

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 47 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Our mission is to sneak this Ayers rock under the boat without being detected. In and out. 45 minutes tops.

[–] Quokka@quokk.au 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Most people probably don’t know but we call it Uluru these days as that’s what the local Aboriginal people named it. Ayers Rock is the old coloniser name, and pretty out of fashion.

[–] lauha@lemmy.world 5 points 10 hours ago

I know and I am sorry, but the joke would have gone over the head for most of the people if I had said Uluru.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 19 points 17 hours ago

I was going to say something about the scale of gravity changes needed, but your take is way better. Cheers.

[–] SavinDWhales@lemmy.world 22 points 15 hours ago

Well, to be fair, a big rock would also work on a GPS device, if applied directly to it.