Title Text:So what do we do when we get to base 10? Do we use A, B, C, etc? No: Numbers larger than about 3.6 million are simply illegal. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2835/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2835:_Factorial_Numbers 阶乘进制数 那么基数10之后我们该用什么符号表示呢？用符号’A’,’B’,’C’表示吗？不！我们只要简单地将任何大于360万的数视作无效数即可。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2835… Read more

Title Text:I’ve been working my way through this 1950s podcast by someone named John Tolkien called ‘Lord of the Rings’–it’s a deep dive into this fictional world he created. Good stuff, really bingeable! Origin:https://xkcd.com/2834/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2834:_Book_Podcasts 读书播客 我一直在收听这个20世纪50年代的播客，是一个叫约翰·托尔金的人创作的《指环王》——这是一次对他所创造的虚… Read more

Title Text:I was, at least at the start of this disastrous game night, your friend. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2833/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2833:_Lying 谎言 至少在这个糟糕的游戏之夜开始时，我真是你朋友。 注：黑手党游戏类似狼人杀。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2833 黑手党（以及其他类似狼人杀的游戏）是一种聚会游戏，围绕着两个对立的团队，他们必须相互消灭：黑手党成员（或狼人，视情况而定）旨在暗中获得多数，而普通玩家（亦可称为“镇民”或“村民”）则必须抵抗这一点。黑手党成员知道谁是黑手党，谁是村民，但村民不… Read more

Title Text:If they’re going to make people ride bikes and scooters in traffic, then it should at LEAST be legal to do the Snow Crash thing where you use a hook-shot-style harpoon to catch free rides from cars. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2832/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2832:_Urban_Planning_Opinion_Progression…

Title Text:Theranos partnership: Sorry, we know, but we signed the contract back before all the stuff and the lawyers say we can’t back out, so just try to keep your finger away from the bottom of the phone. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2831/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2831:_xkcd_Phone_Flip…

Title Text:You can leave at any time through the door over there. It’s a Louisville door, so you’ll need to find a compatible knob. No, don’t be silly, that one is a Lexington knob! Of course it won’t fit. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2830/…

Title Text:Our experimental aerogel iceberg with helium pockets manages true 100% efficiency, barely touching the water, and it can even lift off of the surface and fly to more efficiently pursue fleeing hubristic liners. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2829/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2829:_Iceberg_Efficiency 冰山的效率 我们在测的充氦的气凝胶冰山能达到真正100%效率，几乎不接触水面，甚至能起飞去追那些开溜的远洋客轮。 https://xkc… Read…

Title Text:NASA prefers to say that their rovers are ‘looking for signs of past life on Mars’ and not ‘ghost hunting.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2828/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2828:_Exoplanet_Observation 系外行星探索 NASA肯定更愿意说他们的探测器正在“寻找火星上过去生命的迹象”而不是”抓鬼”。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2828 在这部漫画中，Cueball 指出，通过远处行星大气层的光的观察表… Read more

Title Text:Sequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it’s pretty hard to finish one. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2827/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2827:_Brassica 芸薹属 巨木型的球芽甘蓝非常美味，但吃完一个还是挺费劲的。 注：甘蓝（学名：Brassica oleracea）是十字花科芸薹属植物，具多个变种，依食用部位概略分为：花用甘蓝（花椰菜、西兰花）、叶用甘蓝（卷心菜、叶用不结球甘蓝、芥蓝）、茎用甘蓝（苤蓝）等，是被人类广泛食用的蔬菜。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2827 甘蓝（Brassi… Read more

Title Text:It can be expensive to hire a professional spectroscopist for your wedding, but the quality of the spectra you get is worth it. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2826/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2826:_Gold 金子 婚礼上请一位专业光谱分析专家也许会付很多钱，但获取到的光谱质量绝对物超所值。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2826 在这部漫画中，Cueball 指出，结婚戒指通常由黄金制成是多么合适，因为正如漫画所说，黄金最常见的生成方式是通过中子星合并中的 r-过程核合成（该过程… Read more