โŒ

Normal view

Received before yesterday xkcd.com

Highway Signs

24 August 2026 at 01:00
Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.

Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.

Trade

26 August 2026 at 01:00
"You legs may have a comparative advantage at running, but we arms have a competitive advantage at swinging hammers, so unless you accept that we're the dominant limbs and stop hogging the oxygen, that running advantage won't be around for long."

"You legs may have a comparative advantage at running, but we arms have a competitive advantage at swinging hammers, so unless you accept that we're the dominant limbs and stop hogging the oxygen, that running advantage won't be around for long."

Launchpad

28 August 2026 at 01:00
It does come at the cost of some launchpad expansions and increased fuel requirements, but that all comes out of the facility's budget.

It does come at the cost of some launchpad expansions and increased fuel requirements, but that all comes out of the facility's budget.

Geology Class

31 August 2026 at 01:00
The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.

The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.

Asteroid Mission

4 September 2026 at 01:00
Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.

Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.

Semaphore

7 September 2026 at 01:00
The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.

The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.

OH Scale

11 September 2026 at 01:00
To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.

To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.

Received yesterday โ€” 19 September 2026 xkcd.com
โŒ