[2666] Universe Price Tiers

Title Text:In Universe Pro庐鈩?the laws of physics remain unchanged under time reversal, to maintain backward compatibility. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2666/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2666:_Universe_Price_Tiers 宇宙收费标准 在宇宙专业中,时光倒流并不会改变物理法则,以保证向后兼容。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2666 哲学家们在试图理解宇宙的本质时提出了许多问题。其中一些已经在流行文化中广为人知;虽然有些是故意开放式的,但其他一些则是在两个或多个选项之间进行选… Read more

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[2665] America Songs

Title Text:Juraaaassic Park, Juraaaassic Park, God shed his grace on theeeee Origin:https://xkcd.com/2665/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2665:_America_Songs America Songs Juraaaassic Park, Juraaaassic Park, God shed his grace on theeeee. http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2665 许多歌曲,尤其是美国人创作的歌曲,都包含“美国”一词。兰德尔列出了 6 首这样的歌曲:《美丽的美国》、《上帝保佑美国》、尼尔·戴蒙德的《美国》、百老汇音乐剧《西区故事》中的《美… Read more

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[2664] Cloud Swirls

Title Text:’Why did you get into fluid dynamics?’ ‘Well, SOME planet has to have the coolest clouds, odds are it’s not ours, and rockets are slow.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2664/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2664:_Cloud_Swirls 云的漩涡 “你为什么研究流体力学?” “这么说吧,在某个行星上一定有最酷的云,大概率不会是地球,而且我们的火箭太慢了。” 注释:层流(英语:Laminar flow),为流体的一种流动状态。 http://xkcd.in/co… Read more

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[2663] Tetherball Configurations

Title Text:Ground-pole-ball-pole can be fun if you shake the first pole to get the second one whipping around dangerously, but the ball at the joint gets torn apart pretty fast. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2663/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2663:_Tetherball_Configurations 绳球组合 地-杆-球-杆这种组合也挺好玩,你使劲摇晃第一根杆,就能带动第二根杆跟着张牙舞爪地晃起来,不过玩不了多久中间那个球就得裂开。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id… Read more

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[2662] Physics Safety Tip

Title Text:In general, avoid exposure to any temperatures, pressures, particle energies, or states of matter that physicists think are neat. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2662/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2662:_Physics_Safety_Tip 物理安全小贴士 总而言之,避免暴露在物理学家认为有趣的一切温度,压强,粒子能量,或者物态中。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2662 这是Randall 的另一个 提示,这次是通用物理安全提示。 此外,这部漫画还用来宣传他的新书,因为它指出… Read more

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[2661] Age Milestone Privileges

Title Text:If you reach 122, you get complete unrevertible editorial control over Jeanne Calment’s Wikipedia article. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2661/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2661:_Age_Milestone_Privileges 年龄里程碑特权 如果你活到122岁,你就可以彻底编辑珍妮·卡门的维基百科介绍且更改不可撤销。 注释:珍妮·卡门据纪录活了122年又164天,是近代史上已知的最长寿者。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2661 这是美国的“年龄里程碑”列表。与兰德尔一样… Read more

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[2660] Gen Z

Title Text:Curdled milk, of a peculiar kind, made after a Bulgarian recipe and called “yaghurt,” is now a Parisian fad and is believed to be a remedy against growing old. A correspondent who has tried it, says he would prefer…

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[2659] Unreliable Connection

Title Text:NEGATIVE REVIEWS MENTION: Unreliable internet. POSITIVE REVIEWS MENTION: Unreliable internet. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2659/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2659:_Unreliable_Connection 网不好 差评提到了:网不稳定。好评提到了:网不稳定。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2659 在当今世界,互联网、无处不在的移动技术和 COVID 大流行都让许多人产生了一种隐含的期望,即无论是工作还是社交,甚至在度假时,他们都希望全天候随时待命。在这部漫画中,兰德尔使用一个故意次优的… Read more

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[2658] Coffee Cup Holes

Title Text:Theoretical physicist: At the Planck length, uncountably many. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2658/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2658:_Coffee_Cup_Holes 咖啡杯的洞 理论物理学家:在普朗克长度这个量级,有数不清的洞。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2658 这部漫画描绘了不同研究领域的人回答“咖啡杯上有多少个孔?”的问题。并将其与正常人会说的话进行比较。 这个问题有不同的解释,完全取决于洞的定义。漫画中展示的这种咖啡杯是带把手的(像马克杯),但兰德尔称它为杯子,在咖啡杯的维基百科页面上也有带把手的杯子… Read more

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[2657] Complex Vowels

Title Text:Pronouncing [峁♂埂膵膵岣a福岷囜簢颧颧] is easy; you just say it like the ‘x’ in ‘fire’. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2657/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2657:_Complex_Vowels 复杂的元音 发出 [ṡṡċċḣḣẇẇȧȧ] 这个音挺简单的;你就像假设“fire”这个单词里有“x”那么念。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2657 这是 Randall 的另一个技巧,这次是语言学技巧。卷发的语言学家Gretchen McCulloch设法用复杂的元音发出一种诅咒的声音,像C… Read more

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