https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&feed=atom&action=historyTalk:2506: Projecting - Revision history2024-03-29T01:09:55ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=326133&oldid=prev162.158.146.77: i sick2023-10-17T01:11:37Z<p>i sick</p>
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</table>162.158.146.77https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=286261&oldid=prevNiceGuy1 at 12:20, 5 June 20222022-06-05T12:20:47Z<p></p>
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</table>NiceGuy1https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217097&oldid=prevGoingBatty: Bo Diddley2021-08-25T13:15:46Z<p>Bo Diddley</p>
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</table>GoingBattyhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217094&oldid=prev162.158.90.149 at 11:23, 25 August 20212021-08-25T11:23:18Z<p></p>
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</table>162.158.90.149https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217083&oldid=prev141.101.99.98: add geometric projection interpretation2021-08-24T21:27:43Z<p>add geometric projection interpretation</p>
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</table>172.70.130.239https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217073&oldid=prevRtanenbaum at 14:44, 24 August 20212021-08-24T14:44:39Z<p></p>
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</table>Rtanenbaumhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217067&oldid=prev162.158.74.238 at 12:01, 24 August 20212021-08-24T12:01:21Z<p></p>
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</table>162.158.74.238https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2506:_Projecting&diff=217066&oldid=prev162.158.74.238 at 11:58, 24 August 20212021-08-24T11:58:33Z<p></p>
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