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[2496] Mine Captcha

Published on July 30, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:This data is actually going into improving our self-driving car project, so hurry up–it’s almost at the minefield.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2496/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2496:_Mine_Captcha

扫雷验证码

这些数据实际上是用来改善我们的自动驾驶汽车项目的，所以快点——它快要进入雷区了。

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这部漫画与1897: Self Driving 一样，引用了使用CAPTCHA输入解决问题的方法，尤其是那些涉及计算机需要… Read more

[2495] Universal Seat Belt

Published on July 28, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:The plug fits really snugly, so it should be safe in a crash.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2495/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2495:_Universal_Seat_Belt

通用安全带

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这成为Cursed Connectors系列的第二部分，并展示 Cursed Connectors #65：通用安全带。该系列早先以2493开始了两部漫画：双 USB-C (#187)。

漫画展示了兰德尔的另一个“被诅咒的连接器”，“通用安全带”，这是通用串行总线 ( US… Read more

[2494] Flawed Data

Published on July 26, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:We trained it to produce data that looked convincing, and we have to admit, the results look convincing!

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2494/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2494:_Flawed_Data

有缺陷的数据

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这是另一部关于在数据不足时进行研究的正确或错误方式的漫画。

在第一帧中，Cueball在海报上展示了一份报告（两张带有数据点和可能的拟合曲线的图表），承认所有数据实际上都有… Read more

[2493] Dual USB-C

Published on July 23, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:Small devices use two-prong USB-AC, but there’s also a three-prong version with a USB-B plug as the ground.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2493/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2493:_Dual_USB-C

双USB-C接口

小型设备使用二插脚USB-AC,但实际上还有个三插脚版本的使用USB-B作为地线。
注释：
1.美国等地用电器的一种常见三脚插头叫type B，特征是“两扁一圆”，圆形为地线；同时USB接口也有一种型号叫type B，比type A 和type C更圆。
2.USB-AC既指 USB A+ USB C，同时双关交流电A

[2492] Commonly Mispronounced Equations

Published on July 21, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:”Epsihootamoo doopsiquorps” –the Schr枚dinger equation for the hydrogen atom

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2492/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2492:_Commonly_Mispronounced_Equations

经常被读错的等式

“Epsihootamoo doopsiquorps” —— 氢原子薛定谔方程
注释：这篇漫画收集了物理和数学中常用的等式，等式本身是正确的读法，相对应的是利用拼读或缩写而生的“错误”读法，这种读法称作elision省音，可以在缩短发音的同时让拼读等式变得有趣。例如，SOH-CAH

[2491] Immune Factory

Published on July 19, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:In the final vote, the doubters were won over by the strength of the name IMMUNION.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2491/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2491:_Immune_Factory

免疫工厂

在最后的投票环节，怀疑者被IMMUNION（免疫工会）这个名字的力量所折服。
脚注：
痂(scabs)：双关“工贼”。

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这部漫画是与2020-21 年导致COVID-19的SARS-CoV-2病毒大流行相关的一系列漫画中的另一篇，特别是关于COVID-19 疫苗。

当毛里接受第一剂 COV… Read more

[2490] Pre-Pandemic Ketchup

Published on July 16, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:I wonder what year I’ll discard the last weird food item that I bought online in early 2020.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2490/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2490:_Pre-Pandemic_Ketchup

疫情前的番茄酱

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这部漫画是关于2020 年冠状病毒 SARS-CoV-2 大流行的系列漫画的一部分，该大流行会导致COVID-19。

就像2474：自 2020 年初以来的第一次，兰德尔在这部漫画中比较… Read more

[2489] Bad Map Projection: The Greenland Special

Published on July 14, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:The projection for those who think the Mercator projection gives people a distorted idea of how big Greenland is, but a very accurate idea of how big it SHOULD be.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2489/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2489:_Bad_Map_Projection:_The_Greenland_Special

糟糕的地图投影: 格陵兰岛特别版

有些人觉得墨卡托投影在格陵兰岛面积上误导了大众，同时又认为在格陵兰岛“该”有多大这件事上给了大众准确印象，本投影即为这些人而设计。

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[2488] Board Game Argument: Legacy

Published on July 12, 2021August 11, 2021 by xkcd

Title Text:Listen, you need to get over your reluctance to permanently alter a game. Now roll 2d6 to determine how many ounces of soda to spill into the box.

Origin:https://xkcd.com/2488/

https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2488:_Board_Game_Argument:_Legacy