[2752] Salt Dome

Title Text:The US uses hollowed-out salt domes to store the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and non-hollowed-out ones to store the Strategic Salt Reserve. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2752/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2752:_Salt_Dome 盐穹 美国用挖空的盐穹做战略石油储备,没挖空的做战略食盐储备。 http://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2752 这个漫画是指世界某个地区的向下压力可以引起另一地区的向上压力,从而使地质结构,如盐穹,上升。 在漫画中,Beret Guy和Ponyt… Read more

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[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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