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6. ...And He Built A Crooked House

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 07:18 AM

Jun 16

One of my favorite short stories in SF ever

An architect designs and builds an unfolded tesseract….and then there’s an earthquake. Hilarity ensues…

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Are we living in a Robert Heinlein-type reality? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Jun 15 OP

And here I was thinking it was more Philip K. Dick.... 68er Jun 15 #1

The Empire never ended Orrex Jun 16 #5

Yes. Jirel Jun 15 #2

I never read RH. bamagal62 Jun 15 #3

I really think Musk read Heinlein and took his ideas to heart. OAITW r.2.0 Jun 15 #4

...And He Built A Crooked House PCIntern Jun 16 #6

Heinlein und von Braun Kid Berwyn Jun 16 #7

Kid..... OAITW r.2.0 Jun 17 #8