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Minnesota

2024-01-29 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2887/

In addition to 'squishy', after reviewing my submitted intraplate ground motion data, the National Geodetic Survey has politely asked me to stop using the word 'supple' so often when describing Midwestern states.

Fast Radio Bursts

2024-01-26 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2886/

Dr. Petroff has also shown that the Higgs boson signal was actually sparks from someone microwaving grapes, the EHT black hole photo was a frozen bagel someone left in too long, and the LIGO detection was just someone slamming the microwave door too hard.

Spelling

2024-01-24 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2885/

Any time I misspell a word it's just because I have too much integrity to copy answers from the dictionary.

Log Alignment

2024-01-22 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2884/

A video can have a log scale that's misaligned with both the time AND space axes.

Astronaut Guests

2024-01-19 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2883/

They didn't bring us a gift, but considering the kinetic energy of a bottle of wine at orbital speed, that's probably for the best.

Net Rotations

2024-01-17 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2882/

For decades I've been working off the accumulated rotation from one long afternoon on a merry-go-round when I was eight.

Bug Thread

2024-01-15 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2881/

After some account issues, we've added 6 new people from the beach house rental website support forum.

Sheet Bend

2024-01-12 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2880/

A left-handed sheet bend creates a much weaker connection, especially under moderate loads.

Like This One

2024-01-10 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2879/

A lot of sentences undergo startling shifts in mood if you add 'like this one' to the end, but high on the list is 'I'm a neurologist studying dreams.'

Supernova

2024-01-08 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2878/

They're a little cagey about exactly where the crossover point lies relative to the likelihood of devastating effects on the planet.

Fever

2024-01-05 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2877/

Hypothermia of below 98.6 K should be treated by leaving the giant molecular cloud and moving to the vicinity of a star.

Range Safety

2024-01-03 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2876/

The Range Mischief Officer has modified the trajectory to add a single random spin somewhere in the flight, but won't tell us where.

2024

2024-01-01 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2875/

It wasn't originally constitutionally required, but presidents who served two terms have traditionally followed George Washington's example and gotten false teeth.

Iceland

2023-12-29 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2874/

The HVAC bill for installing the Gulf Stream was enormous.

Supersymmetry

2023-12-27 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2873/

High-speed collisions at the Baby Park track may support the hypothesis that Daisy is her own evil twin, a theory first suggested by Nintendo in the game Majorana's Mask.

Hydrothermal Vents

2023-12-25 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2872/

Benthic Santas weren't even discovered until the 1970s, but many scientists now believe Christmas may have originally developed around hydrothermal vents and only later migrated to the surface.

Definitely

2023-12-22 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2871/

A really mean prank you can play on someone who's picky about words is to add a 'definitely->definitively’ autocorrect rule to their keyboard.” alt=”A really mean prank you can play on someone who’s picky about words is to add a ‘definitely->definitively’ autocorrect rule to their keyboard.” /></p>
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Love Songs

2023-12-20 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2870/

The Piña Colada song carves a trajectory across the chart over the course of the song.

Puzzles

2023-12-18 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2869/

Why couldn't the amulet have been hidden by Aunt Alice, who understands modern key exchange algorithms?

Label the States

2023-12-15 xkcd.com

Post Syndicated from xkcd.com original https://xkcd.com/2868/

Even with a blank map, a lot of people can only name 45-50 of the 64 states.

Noise