31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 5 months ago

XKCD/3112: Geology Murder After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound. (https://xkcd.com/3112)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3111: Artificial Gravity Low gravity can cause bone loss, so we're pleased to report that, since we initiated capsule motion, the number of bones in each crew member has been steadily increasing. (https://xkcd.com/3111)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3110: Global Ranking Starting a meta-leaderboard for tracking who holds the record for ranking behind the most distinct people on an online leaderboard. (https://xkcd.com/3110)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3109: Dehumidifier It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits. (https://xkcd.com/3109)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3108: Laser Danger To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles. (https://xkcd.com/3108)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3107: Weather Balloons Once you add the balloons into the model, it makes forecasting easier overall--the forecast is always 'cold and dark, with minimal solar-driven convection.' (https://xkcd.com/3107)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3106: Farads 'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?' (https://xkcd.com/3106)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3105: Interoperability We're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy. (https://xkcd.com/3105)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3104: Tukey Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his. (https://xkcd.com/3104)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3103: Exoplanet System Sure, this exoplanet we discovered may seem hostile to life, but our calculations suggest it's actually in the accretion disc's habitable zone. (https://xkcd.com/3103)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3102: Reading a Big Number [desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration??? (https://xkcd.com/3102)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3101: Good Science If you think curiosity without rigor is bad, you should see rigor without curiosity. (https://xkcd.com/3101)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 6 months ago

XKCD/3100: Alert Sound With a good battery, the device can easily last for 5 or 10 years, although the walls probably won't. (https://xkcd.com/3100)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3099: Neighbor-Source Heat Pump The installation of the pipes on the inside of the insulation can be challenging, especially when the neighbor could come home at any minute. (https://xkcd.com/3099)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3098: Trojan Horse Ultimately, history would imperfectly record the story of the Foal of Troy. (https://xkcd.com/3098)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3097: Bridge Types Pontoon bridges are just linear open-sided waterbeds. (https://xkcd.com/3097)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3096: Check Engine They say it's probably safe to keep orbiting for a while, but if it stays on or starts flashing we might have to call someone. (https://xkcd.com/3096)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3095: Archaea Under the two-domain system, anyone who punches you is technically an Archaean pathogen. (https://xkcd.com/3095)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3094: Mass Spec Patients at least found it to be an improvement over Millikan's incredibly messy and unpleasant oil drop suspension procedure. (https://xkcd.com/3094)

31cdc8f5835160569cbc92f40503e6ff207fc42ef293d4f92d08bc098ae2a93e 7 months ago

XKCD/3093: Drafting A 5% efficiency gain at the cost of a 99% efficiency loss (https://xkcd.com/3093)