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Possibly dumb question: why not magnetize NFL helmets?

give offensive helmets polarized magnetization with defensiv...
Splenetic fragrant range
  05/03/12
whiplash
Aphrodisiac set rigor
  05/03/12
just put more magnets in the shoulder pads bro
Splenetic fragrant range
  05/03/12
instead of a football how about they just run down the field...
Aphrodisiac set rigor
  05/03/12
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canary point death wish
  08/21/16
lololol
indigo bipolar sneaky criminal
  05/03/12
xo at its finest
trip business firm
  09/03/15
Electromagnetic repulsion is only so strong breh
Sapphire irradiated gunner
  05/03/12
by my calculations, a sufficiently sized rare earth magnet c...
Aphrodisiac set rigor
  05/03/12
should magnetize the field too, so when they are whipped bac...
Carnelian Fanboi
  05/30/12
We should whip back all the black ones I agree
Adulterous native jewess
  09/03/15
Certainly a dumb question
Puce stage really tough guy
  05/03/12
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White international law enforcement agency clown
  09/20/12
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Clear corn cake
  09/20/12
why don't we just put huge fluffy pillows on top of the helm...
Crystalline roommate crackhouse
  05/03/12
or maybe make them wear baggy jeans to decrease running spee...
Aphrodisiac set rigor
  05/03/12
or maybe ban the 3 point stance (shitlib)
lavender casino dog poop
  12/22/14
This actually makes sense
milky angry mood
  09/20/12
There was a wide receiver who had this style of helmet. It ...
Onyx Fear-inspiring Affirmative Action Electric Furnace
  01/28/13
I thought this was going to be a rasqie thread :(
wine vivacious toaster pisswyrm
  05/03/12
decreased padding is the answer. Defenses wont be so quick t...
Passionate Theatre
  05/03/12
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multi-colored antidepressant drug deer antler
  09/20/12
Agree with you here. NFL players should have no more padding...
hyperactive opaque roast beef
  09/20/12
Lol @ this ongoing flame. Rugby players suffer tons of concu...
Hot chad
  09/20/12
Meh, it's a different game brother.
razzle-dazzle umber hell yarmulke
  09/20/12
Yes, it is. Imagine a wide receiver getting drug down during...
Hot chad
  09/20/12
Bro concussions are caused by the impact of your brain again...
bateful hissy fit
  01/28/13
niggas aint have concussions and suicides when they had leat...
Passionate Theatre
  05/03/12
Should we just switch to rugby?
lime travel guidebook
  05/03/12
They certainly did have concussions and major injuries back ...
Clear corn cake
  09/20/12
Erroneous! Erroneous on both counts!
motley jade quadroon
  09/20/12
That's the only argument I need!
navy dragon philosopher-king
  08/21/16
niggas didn't play football back then
lavender casino dog poop
  12/22/14
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Splenetic fragrant range
  05/03/12
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Splenetic fragrant range
  05/30/12
fry station master man delivered ITT
Racy wagecucks
  05/30/12
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Plum chapel round eye
  09/20/12
fuckin magnets, how do they work?
Coiffed flesh haunted graveyard
  09/20/12
I could explain it to you, but I'd need charts and graphs so...
motley jade quadroon
  09/20/12
...
Splenetic fragrant range
  01/28/13
lol
Iridescent reading party
  01/28/13
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Splenetic fragrant range
  12/22/14
? the real answer is just to jump right before a tackle. bas...
scarlet zippy patrolman
  12/22/14
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dashing henna brethren
  12/22/14
should have filed your patent sooner bros http://www.goog...
Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house
  12/22/14
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lilac diverse messiness
  12/22/14
lol fuck
Splenetic fragrant range
  12/22/14
what other multimillion dollar ideas get thrown away as joke...
Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house
  12/22/14
I bet if someone scoured all the "biz idea" thread...
Splenetic fragrant range
  12/22/14
For sure.
dashing henna brethren
  12/22/14
I wouldn't bet against it people are their most creative ...
Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house
  12/22/14
LOL
scarlet zippy patrolman
  12/22/14
Loll
narrow-minded judgmental hospital
  12/22/14
Holy Shit. This is why I love XO. For days like this. LOL.
dashing henna brethren
  12/22/14
...
Splenetic fragrant range
  01/05/15
Lol what the fuck
Pearl ticket booth
  01/05/15
OP got pwned in unexpected manner in this thread
spruce school
  01/05/15
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spectacular emerald lodge
  01/05/15
is this how patents are supposed to be written? this is the ...
shimmering cerebral place of business
  01/05/15
how
mind-boggling cordovan stead
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Titillating copper nursing home
  08/21/16
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Twinkling yapping university
  12/30/18
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Kevin "Canadian" Bacon
  01/23/26
why don't the offense just run away from the defense and avo...
galvanic space headpube
  12/22/14
? Seems pretty implausible
narrow-minded judgmental hospital
  12/22/14
johnsmeyer is that you bro?
Bat-shit-crazy stimulating bawdyhouse
  01/05/15
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Splenetic fragrant range
  09/03/15
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Splenetic fragrant range
  09/14/17
spit my beer out
adventurous elastic band rigpig
  09/14/17
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Splenetic fragrant range
  10/15/21
Bump for Tua
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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:09 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range

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#20608011)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:10 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac set rigor

whiplash

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:12 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range

just put more magnets in the shoulder pads bro

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:14 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac set rigor

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#20608055)



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:14 PM
Author: canary point death wish



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:14 PM
Author: indigo bipolar sneaky criminal

lololol

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



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:22 PM
Author: trip business firm

xo at its finest

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:15 PM
Author: Sapphire irradiated gunner

Electromagnetic repulsion is only so strong breh

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac set rigor

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#20608079)



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:32 AM
Author: Carnelian Fanboi

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#20791446)



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:20 PM
Author: Adulterous native jewess

We should whip back all the black ones I agree

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:16 PM
Author: Puce stage really tough guy

Certainly a dumb question

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:54 PM
Author: White international law enforcement agency clown



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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:57 PM
Author: Clear corn cake



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:20 PM
Author: Crystalline roommate crackhouse

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#20608107)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:22 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac set rigor

or maybe make them wear baggy jeans to decrease running speeds

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: lavender casino dog poop

or maybe ban the 3 point stance (shitlib)

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:09 PM
Author: milky angry mood

This actually makes sense

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



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:51 PM
Author: Onyx Fear-inspiring Affirmative Action Electric Furnace

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#22524107)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:21 PM
Author: wine vivacious toaster pisswyrm

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

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:28 PM
Author: Passionate Theatre

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#20608167)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:51 PM
Author: multi-colored antidepressant drug deer antler



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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: hyperactive opaque roast beef

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#21624358)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:57 PM
Author: Hot chad

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#21624384)



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:01 PM
Author: razzle-dazzle umber hell yarmulke

Meh, it's a different game brother.

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 8:03 PM
Author: Hot chad

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#21624439)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:54 PM
Author: bateful hissy fit

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#22524128)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:29 PM
Author: Passionate Theatre

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#20608169)



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 8:32 PM
Author: lime travel guidebook

Should we just switch to rugby?

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: Clear corn cake

They certainly did have concussions and major injuries back then.

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:55 PM
Author: motley jade quadroon

Erroneous! Erroneous on both counts!

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



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:32 PM
Author: navy dragon philosopher-king

That's the only argument I need!

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: lavender casino dog poop

niggas didn't play football back then

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



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Date: May 3rd, 2012 10:24 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:30 AM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: May 30th, 2012 3:46 AM
Author: Racy wagecucks

fry station master man delivered ITT

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:47 PM
Author: Plum chapel round eye



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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:49 PM
Author: Coiffed flesh haunted graveyard

fuckin magnets, how do they work?

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



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Date: September 20th, 2012 7:53 PM
Author: motley jade quadroon

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#21624355)



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:47 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: January 28th, 2013 11:52 PM
Author: Iridescent reading party

lol

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:50 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:52 PM
Author: scarlet zippy patrolman

? 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#26980653)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:10 PM
Author: dashing henna brethren



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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:56 PM
Author: Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house

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#26980666)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:57 PM
Author: lilac diverse messiness



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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:00 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range

lol fuck

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:06 PM
Author: Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house

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

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:07 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range

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#26980753)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:12 PM
Author: dashing henna brethren

For sure.

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:12 PM
Author: Brilliant histrionic friendly grandma step-uncle's house

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#26980779)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:01 PM
Author: scarlet zippy patrolman

LOL

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: narrow-minded judgmental hospital

Loll

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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:10 PM
Author: dashing henna brethren

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#26980770)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:41 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:44 PM
Author: Pearl ticket booth

Lol what the fuck

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



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:44 PM
Author: spruce school

OP got pwned in unexpected manner in this thread

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



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Date: January 5th, 2015 10:49 PM
Author: spectacular emerald lodge



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



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:12 PM
Author: shimmering cerebral place of business

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#27063010)



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:15 PM
Author: mind-boggling cordovan stead

how

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



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Date: August 21st, 2016 9:13 PM
Author: Titillating copper nursing home



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



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Date: December 30th, 2018 4:57 PM
Author: Twinkling yapping university



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



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 1:57 PM
Author: galvanic space headpube

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#26980674)



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Date: December 22nd, 2014 2:09 PM
Author: narrow-minded judgmental hospital

? Seems pretty implausible

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



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Date: January 5th, 2015 11:14 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy stimulating bawdyhouse

johnsmeyer is that you bro?

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



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Date: September 3rd, 2015 7:18 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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



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Date: September 14th, 2017 1:59 AM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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Date: September 14th, 2017 2:03 AM
Author: adventurous elastic band rigpig

spit my beer out

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



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Date: October 15th, 2021 5:06 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



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Date: September 29th, 2022 9:44 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range

Bump for Tua

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



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Date: January 4th, 2023 5:20 PM
Author: Splenetic fragrant range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2#45741958)



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Date: September 17th, 2023 7:10 PM
Author: Twinkling yapping university



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1939678&forum_id=2#46809176)