[2841] Sign Combo

Title Text:Speed Limit: 45 MPH / Minimum: 65 MPH Origin:https://xkcd.com/2841/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2841:_Sign_Combo 路标连击 限速:45 MPH / 最低:65 MPH https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2841 这幅漫画描绘了一组三个交通标志,提供的法律指示组合起来是不可能遵循的:“禁止进入”禁止经过标志的地点,“禁止掉头”禁止转身,而“任何时候禁止停车”则禁止在标志前停下或倒退(即使忽略这一点在有无明确禁止的标志的情况下通常也是非法的)。接近这组标志的一名司机似乎会被迫违反至少三个中的一个,这可能导致标注中的关切被表达为“哦,不… Read more

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[2840] Earth Layers

Title Text:The Earth’s magnetic field is primarily generated by currents in the liquid outer core, though some geophysicists argue that an unexplained mismatch with models suggests that the Kinder toy contains a magnet. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2840/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2840:_Earth_Layers 地层 地球的磁场主要是由液体外核中的产生的,然而有地球物理学家认为,现实与磁流体动力学模型不匹配的现象表明健达玩具含有磁铁。 https:… Read more

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[2839] Language Acquisition

Title Text:My first words were ‘These were my first words; what were yours?’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2839/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2839:_Language_Acquisition 语言习得 这是我的第一句话:这是我的第一句话,你的呢? https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2839 语言习得是人类(通常是婴儿)学习语言的过程。关于这个过程如何运作有许多理论,但兰德尔幽默地将婴儿的语言习得过程与成年人的混为一谈,称婴儿一次学习一个新词。这可以与基于应用程序的语言学习相提并论,至少在某些词汇扩展阶段是如此… Read more

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[2838] Dubious Islands

Title Text:Running for office in Minnesota on the single-issue platform ‘dig a permanent channel through the Traverse Gap because it will make this map more satisfying.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2838/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2838:_Dubious_Islands 不三不四的岛屿 可以以单一议题:“在特拉佛斯海峡挖一个水道,让地图看起来更令人满意”来竞选明尼苏达州公职。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2838 “岛”的定义是被水体… Read more

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[2837] Odyssey

Title Text:Ugh, it says they attempted delivery but “Nobody was home.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2837/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2837:_Odyssey 奥德赛 呃,上面说他们试图送货,“有谁在家吗?”——“逗你玩”。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2837 在这部漫画中,Cueball 收到了 Ponytail 的生日礼物:艾米莉·威尔逊翻译的《伊利亚特》。 《伊利亚特》是荷马创作的古希腊史诗,讲述了长达十年的特洛伊战争,其中涉及了当时一些最显赫的战士和领袖。威尔逊于2023年9月出版了她的《伊利亚特》翻译… Read more

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[2836] A Halloween Carol

Title Text:[after a minute] “Okay, I think I’ve got it, thanks. Can I–” “oOOOooOOooo!” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2836/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2836:_A_Halloween_Carol 万圣节颂歌 [过了几分钟]OK,我大概懂了,谢谢。我也可以—“oOOOooOOooo!” https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2836 在查尔斯·狄更斯经典且广泛改编的故事《圣诞颂歌》中,故事的主人公被各个幽灵造访,首先是他已故的商业伙伴,然后依次是过… Read more

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[2835] Factorial Numbers

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

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[2834] Book Podcasts

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

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[2833] Lying

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

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[2832] Urban Planning Opinion Progression

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…

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