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It's been over 2 years now. I really wish I could get my dad a genuine Klein bottle hat, knit by Cliff Stoll himself!

https://www.kleinbottle.com/

This is something he would truly appreciate.



Steve

Rest assured that my father much preferred having many elements. "There's Water, Fire, Earth, and Air" would have made a terribly short Tom Lehrer song.

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