[2829] Iceberg Efficiency

Title Text:Our experimental aerogel iceberg with helium pockets manages true 100% efficiency, barely touching the water, and it can even lift off of the surface and fly to more efficiently pursue fleeing hubristic liners. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2829/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2829:_Iceberg_Efficiency 冰山的效率 我们在测的充氦的气凝胶冰山能达到真正100%效率,几乎不接触水面,甚至能起飞去追那些开溜的远洋客轮。 https://xkc… Read…

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[2828] Exoplanet Observation

Title Text:NASA prefers to say that their rovers are ‘looking for signs of past life on Mars’ and not ‘ghost hunting.’ Origin:https://xkcd.com/2828/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2828:_Exoplanet_Observation 系外行星探索 NASA肯定更愿意说他们的探测器正在“寻找火星上过去生命的迹象”而不是”抓鬼”。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2828 在这部漫画中,Cueball 指出,通过远处行星大气层的光的观察表… Read more

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[2827] Brassica

Title Text:Sequoia Brussels sprouts are delicious but it’s pretty hard to finish one. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2827/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2827:_Brassica 芸薹属 巨木型的球芽甘蓝非常美味,但吃完一个还是挺费劲的。 注:甘蓝(学名:Brassica oleracea)是十字花科芸薹属植物,具多个变种,依食用部位概略分为:花用甘蓝(花椰菜、西兰花)、叶用甘蓝(卷心菜、叶用不结球甘蓝、芥蓝)、茎用甘蓝(苤蓝)等,是被人类广泛食用的蔬菜。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2827 甘蓝(Brassi… Read more

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[2826] Gold

Title Text:It can be expensive to hire a professional spectroscopist for your wedding, but the quality of the spectra you get is worth it. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2826/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2826:_Gold 金子 婚礼上请一位专业光谱分析专家也许会付很多钱,但获取到的光谱质量绝对物超所值。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2826 在这部漫画中,Cueball 指出,结婚戒指通常由黄金制成是多么合适,因为正如漫画所说,黄金最常见的生成方式是通过中子星合并中的 r-过程核合成(该过程… Read more

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[2825] Autumn and Fall

Title Text:Of course in reality this is just a US/UK thing; in British English, ‘fall’ is the brief period in between and ‘autumn’ is the main season. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2825/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2825:_Autumn_and_Fall 秋季与落叶季 当然,这只是北美国家的说法;在英国,”落叶季 “是介于夏天和秋天之间的短暂时期,而 “秋季 “才是真正的主要时节。 注:秋季是autumn,落叶季是fall。 http… Read more

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[2824] Abstract Pickup

Title Text:Escape Artist Frees Self From Conversation With Pickup Artist Origin:https://xkcd.com/2824/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2824:_Abstract_Pickup 抽象搭讪 逃生专家成功从搭讪专家的搭讪中逃脱。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2824 抽象艺术家是指那些创作不试图表现外部现实的艺术作品的个人。相反,他们强调形状、颜色、形式以及姿态或非具象元素,以传达情感、概念或思想。抽象艺术可以采取多种形式,包括绘画、雕塑和其他视觉媒介。 搭讪艺术家是指那些参与策略和技巧以吸引并与他人建立浪漫或性关系的个人,通常专… Read more

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[2823] Fossil

Title Text:The two best reasons to get into fossils are booping trilobites and getting to say the word “fossiliferous” a lot. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2823/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2823:_Fossil 化石 去挖化石最好的两个理由是你可以摸三叶虫和可以经常说fossiliferous(化石类)这个词。 注:boop,一般美国人摸动物鼻子会发出这个声音。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2823 三叶虫是一类已灭绝的海洋动物群体,是已知最早的节肢动物群体之一。三叶虫在… Read more

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[2822] *@gmail.com

Title Text:Hi all, just replying to loop in *@outlook.com and *@yahoo.com. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2822/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2822:_*@gmail.com *@gmail.com 大家好,我回复只是为了把*@outlook.com和*@yahoo.com加入收件人列表。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2822 在使用命令提示符对计算机文件执行操作时,星号(*)可以用来表示名称符合特定格式的项的集合。例如,”*.txt” 表示所有文件名以 “.txt” 结尾的文件。这被称… Read more

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[2821] Path Minimization

Title Text:Of course you get an ice cream cone for the swimmer too! You’re not a monster. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2821/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2821:_Path_Minimization 路径最优化 当然你会给水里的人也带个冰淇淋!你又不是什么魔鬼。 https://xkcd.in/comic?lg=cn&id=2821 在这个漫画中,站在岸边的Cueball似乎正在观察一个可能(但并不明显)处于困境中的游泳者。漫画展示了五条可以到达游泳者的潜在路径,每条路径都有不同的理由使其可行,表现出可以选择的不同最佳策略。 第一条路径是从Cue… Read more

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[2820] Inspiration

Title Text:An apple fell on Isaac Newton’s head and gave him the idea that the moon might be a tasty apple, though this turned out not to be true–the Apollo program eventually determined that it was just a desolate and…

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