Comic #2006: 2010-11-10

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Panel 1:

• Scientist: "I call it the Lorentz fridge."

Panel 2:

• Scientist: "I put this plate of bacon in an accelerator, and boost it near light speed."

Panel 3:

• Scientist: "Two years later, I retrieve the bacon. Thanks to relativistic time contraction, the bacon has only aged one minute."

Panel 4:

• Scientist: "You'll notice it's still warm, yet crispy."
• Person 1: "How much did this cost?"
• Person 2: "Two tri… Wait, are you from NSF?"

Panel 5:

• Scientist: "Yes."
• Scientist: "You can't put a price on science!"