xkcd

27 Nov 2023 21:50

'Unlike an Iron Age collapse, a Bronze Age collapse releases energy, since copper and tin are past the iron peak on the curve of binding energy.'

xkcd

24 Nov 2023 21:30

'Shipping times vary. Same-ocean delivery may only take a few years, but delivery from the Weddell Sea in Antarctica may take multiple decades, and molecules meant for inland seas like the Mediterranean may be returned as undeliverable by surface currents.'

xkcd

22 Nov 2023 23:05

'An occasional source of mild Thanksgiving tension in my family is that my mother is a die-hard fan of The Core (2003), and various family members sometimes have differing levels of enthusiasm for her annual tradition of watching it.'

xkcd

21 Nov 2023 00:40

'The mainstream dogma sparked a wave of dogmatic revisionism, and this revisionist mainstream dogmatism has now given way to a more rematic mainvisionist dogstream.'

xkcd

18 Nov 2023 04:00

'If a materials scientist gives you a present, always ask whether regifting will incur any requirements for Federal paperwork.'

xkcd

16 Nov 2023 04:00

'The problems started with my resolution next year to reject temporal causality.'

xkcd

13 Nov 2023 23:55

'They estimate the rocket should be free by approximately ... uh ... well, in about two hours.'

xkcd

10 Nov 2023 21:25

'So do you have any plans for z=-0.000000000000045?'

xkcd

08 Nov 2023 17:55

'The ball's density also varies, but players don't learn the value until after choosing their raquets. The infamous 'bowling ball table tennis' region of the parameter space often leads to equipment damage.'

xkcd

06 Nov 2023 18:30

'The debate over the correct Messier number for the Ship of Theseus is ongoing.'

xkcd

03 Nov 2023 22:50

'"The police told me I can't be a doctor, but whenever they show up I just go into the Google Maps settings page I found and change the house to 'Police Headquarters' and then they have to do what I say."'

xkcd

01 Nov 2023 16:10

'If you live in Los Angeles (around 33°52'N, roughly the latitude of Hermosa Beach) the black hole in V404 Cygni passes over you each day. On Christmas Day it will be directly overhead around 2pm.'

xkcd

27 Oct 2023 21:20

'These anomalies are known as Miyake events, named for the pioneering scientist who discovered them and was tragically devoured by a carnivorous tree.'

xkcd

25 Oct 2023 15:25

'I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.'

xkcd

23 Oct 2023 15:25

'The Late Heavy Bombardment was followed a few billion years later by the Comparatively Light but Oddly Specific Bombardment.'

xkcd

27 Nov 2023 21:50

2860. "Decay Modes"

xkcd

24 Nov 2023 21:30

2859. "Oceanography Gift"

xkcd

22 Nov 2023 23:05

2858. "Thanksgiving Arguments"

xkcd

21 Nov 2023 00:40

2857. "Rebuttals"

xkcd

18 Nov 2023 04:00

2856. "Materials Scientists"

xkcd

16 Nov 2023 04:00

2855. "Empiricism"

xkcd

13 Nov 2023 23:55

2854. "Date Line"

xkcd

10 Nov 2023 21:25

2853. "Redshift"

xkcd

08 Nov 2023 17:55

2852. "Parameterball"

xkcd

06 Nov 2023 18:30

2851. "Messier Objects"

xkcd

03 Nov 2023 22:50

2850. "Doctor's Office"

xkcd

01 Nov 2023 16:10

2849. "Under the Stars"

xkcd

27 Oct 2023 21:20

2847. "Dendrochronology"

xkcd

25 Oct 2023 15:25

2846. "Daylight Saving Choice"

xkcd

23 Oct 2023 15:25

2845. "Extinction Mechanisms"