[1220] Hipsters

Title Text:You may point out that this very retreat into ironic detachment while still clearly participating in the thing in question is the very definition of contemporary hipsterdom. But on the other hand, wait, you’re in an empty room. Who…

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[1219] Reports

Title Text:If that fails, just multiply every number by a thousand. ‘The 2nd St speed limit should be set at 25,000 mph, which would likely have prevented 1,000 of the intersection’s 3,000 serious accidents last month.'< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1219/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1219:_Reports 報告 https://sites.google.com/site/bbraintranslator/home/xkcd/1219…

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[1218] Doors of Durin

Title Text:If we get the doors open and plug up the dam on the Sirannon so the water rises a little, the pool will start draining into Moria. How do you think the Watcher would fare against a drenched Balrog?<…

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[what if]第47期:让外星人找到你

原作:http://what-if.xkcd.com/47 译者:猪的米 What if 系列:https://songshuhui.net/archives/tag/what-if 提问: 我们不妨假设在离我们最近的一颗适于居住的地外星球上有生命存在,而且他们拥有和我们人类相近的科技。如果他们现在朝我们这边看过来,会看到什么? —— Chuck H 回答: 会看到,一个黯淡的黄色光点…… 让我回答得稍微详细一点,首先我们来谈谈…… 无线电通讯 《超时空接触》让许多人以为外星人在监听着我们的无线电通讯,但事实并非如此。 问题在于:宇宙太大了,相当的大。[1] 或许你可以不管星际间的无线电衰减,但这么做的经济性你没法不考虑——如果你打算把电视信号传到另一颗星球上,这必定是赔本的买卖。驱动一个发射机要花很多钱,而其他星球上的生… Read more

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[1217] Cells

Title Text:Now, if it selectively kills cancer cells in a petri dish, you can be sure it’s at least a great breakthrough for everyone suffering from petri dish cancer.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1217/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1217:_Cells 細胞 如果他說在培養皿裡面會選擇性地殺死癌細胞,這對所有培養皿癌的患者來說會是重大的突破。 https://xkcd.tw/1217 由于高死亡率,兰德尔在过去的漫画中访问过一个话题,癌症是最令人恐惧的疾病之一。 每当一项研究发现一种治愈方法的… Read more

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[1216] Sticks and Stones

Title Text:Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can make me think I deserved it.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1216/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1216:_Sticks_and_Stones 棍棒和石頭 https://sites.google.com/site/bbraintranslator/home/xkcd/1216 棍棒和石头,如下: 棍棒和石头可能会打破我的骨头 但言语永远不会伤害我。 是一种童谣,通常由父母和一些变异,说服一个人,通常是一个孩子,忽略任何名字或称为他人说的试图伤害个人感情的嘲讽。 当孩子回应时,漫画挑战了这种情绪,虽然言… Read more

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[1215] Insight

Title Text:The great thing is, the sentence is really just a reminder to the listener to worry about whatever aspects of the technology they're already feeling alarmist about, which in their mind gives you credit for addressing their biggest anxieties.

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[what if]第46期:保龄球和地球

原作:http://what-if.xkcd.com/46 译者:猪的米 What if 系列:https://songshuhui.net/archives/tag/what-if 提问: 我听说如果地球缩小到保龄球那么大,那么它的表面会比保龄球更加光滑。我的问题是,如果把一个保龄球吹到地球那么大,那么它看起来会是什么样子的? —— Seth C. 回答: 一个质量过硬的专业级别的保龄球是比地球要更加光滑的。 Bad Astronomy专栏的菲尔·普莱特(Phil Plait)曾经研究过”地球比桌球更光滑”这一说法,他的结论是地球确实相比来说更加光滑,但不如桌球圆。他的这一结论是基于发表的桌球圆度公差之上的。不过,他找不到任何关于桌球表面起伏大小或形状的数据。 幸运的是,曾有人对保龄球表面进行了… Read more

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[1214] Geoguessr

Title Text:I’m not sure if you can get Epcot, but my friend just got LegoLand. He guessed California but it was the one in Denmark. Meanwhile, I’m rapidly becoming a connoisseur of unmarked dirt roads over flat, barren landscapes.

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[1213] Combination Vision Test

Title Text:If you see two numbers but they’re both the same and you have to squint to read them, you have synesthesia, colorblindness, diplopia, and myopia.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/1213/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1213:_Combination_Vision_Test 混合的视觉测试 https://www.douban.com/photos/photo/1979182520/ 联觉是一种情境,其中一种感觉或认知途径中的感知导致第二感觉或认知途径中的自动,非自愿体验。常见的例子是在阅读… Read more

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