[2600] Rejected Question Categories

Title Text:You can click to preorder to get a copy of What If? 2 when it comes out 9/13, assuming we all make it past the spider situation(?) on Tuesday(?). Origin:https://xkcd.com/2600/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2600:_Rejected_Question_Categories 驳回问题类型 你可以点击此处预购9月13日发售的 What If? 2,假设我们在周二都能渡过蜘蛛浩劫 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2600 兰德尔最近在2575 年宣布:如果?2、那他是出版新的万一呢?书基……

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[2599] Spacecraft Debris Odds Ratio

Title Text:You say this daily walk will reduce my risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 30%, but also increase my risk of death by bear attack by 300%? That’s a 280% increased! I’m not a sucker; I’m staying inside.…

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[2598] Graphic Designers

Title Text:They might make it past that first line of defense. For the second, you’ll need some picture frames, a level, and a protractor that can do increments of less than a degree. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2598/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2598:_Graphic_Designers 平面设计师 他们有可能会克服第一道防御。作为第二道防御,你需要一些画框,一个水平仪和一个精度小于一度的量角器。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2598 Cuebal… Read…

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[2597] Salary Negotiation

Title Text:”We can do 0.33 or 0.34, but our payroll software doesn’t allow us to–” “NO DEAL.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2597/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2597:_Salary_Negotiation 协商工资 “我们可以支付0.33或者0.34,但是我们的工资软件付不了…” “免谈。” http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2597 Ponytail的公司想聘请Cueball工作,她告诉他,他们对他的起薪为 55,000 美元。 当提供新工作时,通常… Read more

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[2596] Galaxies

Title Text:I know it seems overwhelming, but don’t worry; I’m sure most of them have only a few stars, and probably no planets. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2596/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2596:_Galaxies 星系 我知道这似乎让人不知所措,但别担心;我敢肯定大多数星系只有几颗恒星,而且可能没有行星。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2596 空间很大。真的很大。你只是不会相信它有多么巨大,巨大,令人难以置信的大。 ——道格拉斯·亚当斯,  《银河系漫游指南》 这是另一部带… Read more

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[2595] Advanced Techniques

Title Text:A blow from Emmy’s Cutlass of Variations will transport the dragon to a corresponding symmetric position in the Noetherworld. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2595/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2595:_Advanced_Techniques 高级技巧 艾米的变量短剑攻击将会把龙传送到诺特尔世界中相应的对称地点。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2595 以典型的 Lenhart 小姐的方式,她正在教一门数学课,她在其中概述了一个过程,通过这个过程,通过听起来像魔法RPG逻… Read more

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[2594] Consensus Time

Title Text:Now, you may argue that the varying hour lengths and feedback effects would cause chaos. To which I say, yeah, and I’m also curious to see how the weekday cycle interacts with it! So, you in? Origin:https://xkcd.com/2594/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2594:_Consensus_Time 时间共识…

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[2593] Deviled Eggs

Title Text:The foil on the toothpick represents the blue flash. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2593/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2593:_Deviled_Eggs 魔鬼蛋 牙签上的箔纸代表蓝光。 注释: 魔鬼蛋俗称“芥末蘸鸡蛋”,是将蛋煮熟后剥壳切半,将蛋黄与蛋黄酱或芥末酱混和后填回的餐点。此餐点常作成冷食,为配餐、开胃餐或主餐,通常会于假日或派对时出餐。在欧洲与北美很受欢迎。 最后的“恶魔蛋”灵感来源于“恶魔核心”,最后一句的“蓝光”指的就是钚核心达到超临界状态时蓝光爆闪,瞬间释放致命的核辐射。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2593 魔鬼蛋… Read more

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[2592] False Dichotomy

Title Text:There are two types of dichotomy: False dichotomies, true dichotomies, and surprise trichotomies. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2592/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2592:_False_Dichotomy 虚假二元对立 有这样两种二元对立:虚假二元对立、真实二元对立,以及“没想到吧还有三元对立”。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2592 二分法是两种通常相互排斥的选择(例如平坦地球和非平坦地球之间的二分法)。错误的二分法是基于对有限选项的错误感知的逻辑谬误(例如:如果页面背景不是白色,则为黑色… Read more

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[2591] Qua

Title Text:Qua qua qua is the sine qua non of sine qua non qua sine qua non. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2591/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2591:_Qua 本质 以本质作为本质之为本质的存在是必要条件以必要条件的本质成为必要条件的必要条件。 注:Qua是拉丁语,在英语中使用时,X qua X代表以某物的本义/本质存在,例如entertainment qua entertainment的意思是,娱乐以娱乐的本质意义存在时,而不是一种商业形式或宣传方式… http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2591 Qua是一个比较少见的正式词,来自拉丁语,大致意思是“以… Read more

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