[2013] Rock

Title Text:It traveled so far to reach me. I owed it my best. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2013/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2013:_Rock 石头 它走了这么远才到达我的身边。我尽力了。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/01nlr4T5_tNxB7lQGcGO3g 梅根要么对地质有足够的了解,要么就能看出这块特殊的岩石是如何形成的,或是从一个集合中带来了这块岩石。或者她只是猜测。尽管欣赏它的形成,但她想要的只是用它作为一种跳绳来给它“生命中的奇怪日子”(类似于325:A-Minus-Minus),并且可能会混淆未来的地质学家。 梅根提供了关于岩石的三条信息:它… Read more

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[2012] Thorough Analysis

Title Text:The likely shape of the bells was determined through consultation with several bellringing experts at the Tower of London. Transcripts of those interviews are available in Appendix VII. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2012/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2012:_Thorough_Analysis 类推思考 钟的可能形状是通过与伦敦塔的几位钟专家协商确定的。这些面谈的记录可在附录七中找到。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/vGiT2EXBX9waT__… Read more

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[2011] Newton’s Trajectories

Title Text:With just one extra line, he could have anticipated the 2003 film The Core, but some things are too audacious for even the greatest visionaries.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2011/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2011:_Newton%27s_Trajectories 牛頓的軌跡 他如果多畫一條線,就能預測出 2003 年的電影地心毀滅。但有些想法就算對最偉大的先知也太過大膽。 https://xkcd.tw/2011 漫画展示了地球,三个明显的火箭在不同的轨道上。一个以足够的速度释放以获得稳定的轨道,而… Read more

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[2010] Update Notes

Title Text:v3.0.2: Hey, if anyone still using this app is headed to the beach, can you stop at 4th and River St and grab the sunscreen from my car? Trunk should be unlocked. Thanks!< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2010/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2010:_Update_Notes 更新紀錄 v3.0.2: 如果有人還在用這個 app…

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[2009] Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Title Text:The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is located in its own lower right corner, unless you’re viewing it on an unusually big screen.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2009/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2009:_Hertzsprung-Russell_Diagram 赫羅圖 赫羅圖本身在圖表的最右下角,除非你把它放到一個很大的螢幕上。 https://xkcd.tw/2009 Hertzsprung“我们的图表是一个散点图,显示了恒星对其有效温度或颜色的绝对亮度。它通常用于了解明星的年龄。 对于有效温度,轴… Read more

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[2008] Irony Definition

Title Text:Can you stop glaring at me like that? It makes me feel really ironic. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2008/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2008:_Irony_Definition 讽刺的定义 你能别那样瞪着我吗?这让我觉得很讽刺。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RSbq8rPcRy_ue5L8P2os9Q 这部漫画展示了黑帽和Cueball之间争论的快照。 Black Hat表示,Cueball如何理解讽刺的定义具有讽刺意味,但是黑帽子很幸福,而Cueball则不然。 Cueball很不高兴,因为Black Hat故意滥用“具有讽刺意味”这个词… Read more

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[2007] Brookhaven RHIC

Title Text:”Buddy, you trying to pull something? I can’t buy this gold–all the electrons are missing. I could face serious charges!” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2007/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2007:_Brookhaven_RHIC 布鲁克海文国家实验室 “伙计,你想要什么东西吗?”我不能买这些黄金——所有的电子都不见了。我可能会面临严重的指控!” https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-M9DuaYk6LG_kIIfjnWtNA 相对论重离子对撞机是一种粒子加… Read more

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[2006] Customer Rewards

Title Text:We’ll pay you $1.47 to post on social media about our products, $2.05 to mention it in any group chats you’re in, and 11 cents per passenger each time you drive your office carpool past one of our billboards.…

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[2005] Attention Span

Title Text:I didn’t even realize they MADE a novelization of “Surf Ninjas.” How did you– Oh my god, it’s signed by the author?! Origin:https://xkcd.com/2005/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2005:_Attention_Span 注意广度 我甚至没有意识到这是《浪潮武士》的原著。你是怎么——哦,我的上帝,这是作者的亲笔签名版?! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Bs2w4UCoWCppHjJEYlYSpA 人们经常呻吟他们缩小的注意力范围,将其归因于文盲率… Read more

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[2004] Sun and Earth

Title Text:But we don’t need to worry about the boiling masses sandwiching the thin layer in which we live, since we’re so fragile and short-lived that it’s unlikely to kill us before something else does! Wait, why doesn’t that sound…

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