[2726] Methodology Trial

Title Text:If you think THAT’S unethical, you should see the stuff we approved via our Placebo IRB. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2726/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2726:_Methodology_Trial 方法学试验 如果你认为这就算不道德了,那你应该看看我们用安慰式审查委员会通过的东西。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2726 在测试潜在医疗治疗的功效时,研究人员会将接受治疗的受试者与接受安慰剂的受试者进行比较。通常,每个受试者都不知道自己接受的是治疗还是安慰剂,从而使得研究人员也无法得知,直到试验… Read more

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[2724] Washing Machine Settings

Title Text:I guess the engineers who built my dishwasher MIGHT have some insight into how to load it, but instead of reading the booklet they gave me, it seems easier to experiment for years and then get in arguments so…

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[2723] Outdated Periodic Table

Title Text:Researchers claim to have synthesized six additional elements in the second row, temporarily named ‘pentium’ through ‘unnilium’. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2723/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2723:_Outdated_Periodic_Table 过时的周期表 研究人员声称已经在第二行合成了六个额外元素, 它们暂时被命名为 ‘pentium’ 到 ‘unnilium’。 http://xkcd.in/comic?l… Read more

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[2722] Etymonline

Title Text:NOTE TO FUTURE ETYMONLINGUISTS: Our best guess is that ‘blimp’ is onomatopoeia. The ‘B-Limp’ thing is a folk etymology. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2722/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2722:_Etymonline Etymonline 【未来的词源语言学家注意】“blimp”最有可能是个拟声词。所谓“B-Limp”那种说法属于民间解释。 注释:在真实的Etymonline网站上,列举了blimp这个词的一种可能来源,即“b-limp”,军方研发的型号为B的“软”飞艇。… Read more

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[2721] Euler Diagrams

Title Text:Things Leonhard Euler created ( most of math ( overlapping circle diagrams ) a cricket bowling machine ) Things John Venn created Origin:https://xkcd.com/2721/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2721:_Euler_Diagrams 欧拉图 莱昂哈德·欧拉创造的东西(大部分数学(重叠的圆图)板球保龄球机)约翰·维恩创造的东西 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2721 在这个漫画中,Cueball向一个不可见的观众展示了一个关于某事的他制作的一个名为“Venn 图” 的图表。一个非现场… Read more

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[2720] Biology vs Robotics

Title Text:Sorry, I’ve just always had these random things I don’t like–like olives, or robots drilling holes in me without warning. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2720/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2720:_Biology_vs_Robotics 生物学 VS 机器人学 对不起,我只是一直不太喜欢有些东西–比如橄榄,或者机器人突然在我身上钻的洞。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2720 在这个连环漫画中,Cueball 在一边走着,旁边有一个机器人在交… Read more

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[2719] Hydrogen Isotopes

Title Text:Oops, All Neutrons is also known as Neutral Quadrium, Nydnonen, and Goth Tritium. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2719/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2719:_Hydrogen_Isotopes 氢气同位素 哎呀, 全中子体系也被称为中性氢-4,㲴和哥特氚。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2719 氢元素是化学元素中最简单的元素,通常由一个电子围绕着一个孤立的质子组成,但它还有其他两种自然存在的同位素。这个漫画展示了氢的真实形态和幽默的虚构形态,一般根据查德威克原子模型来描述;详细信息请参见2100:原子模型。 &… Read more

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