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Humanity has raced for millennia. Humans racing humans. Humans racing horses. Humans racing dogs. Humans racing pigeons. Just race on race on race, forever – endlessly testing each other’s speed.
But, there’s a certain, magical type of racing previously unexplored. So, welcome one and all to… uh, wood sander racing?
It works like this. There’s a wooden track with space for two sanders. These are connected to an extension cord, which is in turn hooked up to a wooden stand with a pair of dials. When these are turned, the sanders take off down the track. The first one to the end wins.
A metaphor for the human struggle? Certainly. A future betting scandal? Let’s hope so. But a whole load of fun? Definitely.
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