[2751] March Madness

Title Text:My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2751/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2751:_March_Madness 疯狂March争霸赛 我们这半区决出了由约翰·菲力浦·苏萨带队的76支长号,对阵对面摩根·弗里曼率领的数千帝企鹅大军。 注: 1 疯狂三月,NCAA男篮赛的俗称,因大部分比赛安排在三月。 2 三月兔,指非常兴奋、行为难以被预料的人。也是《爱丽丝漫游仙境》中的角色。 3 米德尔马契,middlemarch,… Read more

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[2750] Flatten the Planets

Title Text:We’ll turn the asteroid belt into ball bearings to go between different rings orbiting at different speeds. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2750/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2750:_Flatten_the_Planets 扁平化的行星 我们可以把小行星带变成滚珠轴承,在不同的环形轨道之间以不同的速度运行。 注:”是英寸的符号。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2750 这本漫画描绘了一个情景,太阳系的行星被压扁以围绕太阳形成一个环系统。这可能受到了奥尔德森盘的启发,奥尔… Read more

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[2749] Lymphocytes

Title Text:It’s very hard to detect, but recent studies have determined that when plasma B cells are producing antibodies, they go ‘pew pew pew’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2749/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2749:_Lymphocytes 淋巴细胞 虽说很难测定,但最新研究表明当血浆B细胞产生抗体的时候,它们会发出“biu biu biu”的声音。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2749 人体中含有许多不同类型的免疫细胞。这本漫画是淋巴细胞的列表,它是… Read more

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[2748] Radians Are Cursed

Title Text:Phil Plait once pointed out that you can calculate the total angular area of the sky this way. If the sky is a sphere with radius 57.3 degrees, then its area is 4*pi*r^2=41,253 square degrees. This makes dimensional analysts…

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[2747] Presents for Biologists

Title Text:A lot of these are actually non-venomous, but I can see which species you mistook them for. If you pause the crane for a sec I can give you some ID pointers for next time! Origin:https://xkcd.com/2747/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2747:_Presents_for_Biologists 给生物学家的礼物 这里很多种蛇其实是无毒的,但我也能看出你把它们错认为了哪些有毒物种。所以如果你暂时把我放下来,我可以为你下次做这种事提一些建议。…

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[2746] Launch Window

Title Text:”Confirmed, we have to scrub.” “Ugh, okay. I’ll get the bucket and sponge.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2746/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2746:_Launch_Window 发射窗口 “确认了,我们必须擦除。” “行吧,我去拿水桶和海绵。” 注:擦除(scrub)双关取消发射。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2746 发射窗口是从地球表面发射航天器的一个短暂时间段,在这个时间段内,航天器能以最小(或低于接受阈值的)能源开销到达目的地。 这个漫画以更加字面化… Read more

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[2745] Obituary Editor

Title Text:As the editor has reportedly defeated Death in a series of games of skill, no further obituaries are expected. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2745/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2745:_Obituary_Editor 讣告 据报道,由于编辑已经在一系列技巧游戏中击败了死神,“讣告”这个词已经可以从字典中删除了。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2745 讣告是报纸上关于最近去世的人的文章,以纪念他们的生命。(它与死亡告示不同,后者是一段通常简短、通常要付费的文章,描述最近去世的人。它们通常会赞… Read more

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[2744] Fanservice

Title Text:I was eventually kicked out of my architectural engineering program because I wouldn’t stop referring to HVAC as “the fandom.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2744/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2744:_Fanservice Fanservice 我最终被踢出了建筑工程专业,因为我一直管空调系统叫Fandom²。 注释: 1. Fanservice(杀必死)是一个被中文ACG界广泛使用的词语,多半是指在ACG作品原本的故事剧情以外,提供增加作品的娱乐性以吸引观众;又常被当成“福利”之… Read more

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[2743] Hand Dryers

Title Text:I know hand dryers have their problems, but I think for fun we should keep egging Dyson on and see if we can get them to make one where the airflow breaks the speed of sound. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2743/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2743:_Hand_Dryers 干手器…

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[2742] Island Storage

Title Text:I always hate dragging around the larger archipelagos, but I appreciate how the Scandanavian peninsula flexes outward to create a snug pocket for Britain and Ireland. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2742/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2742:_Island_Storage 收拾岛屿 我一直都很讨厌拖动那些很大的群岛,但我很喜欢斯堪地那维亚,它向外扭曲,从而正好形成一个能装下不列颠群岛的空间。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2742 这是另一张由Rand… Read more

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