[2005] Attention Span

Title Text:I didn’t even realize they MADE a novelization of “Surf Ninjas.” How did you– Oh my god, it’s signed by the author?! Origin:https://xkcd.com/2005/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2005:_Attention_Span 注意广度 我甚至没有意识到这是《浪潮武士》的原著。你是怎么——哦,我的上帝,这是作者的亲笔签名版?! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Bs2w4UCoWCppHjJEYlYSpA 人们经常呻吟他们缩小的注意力范围,将其归因于文盲率… Read more

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[2004] Sun and Earth

Title Text:But we don’t need to worry about the boiling masses sandwiching the thin layer in which we live, since we’re so fragile and short-lived that it’s unlikely to kill us before something else does! Wait, why doesn’t that sound…

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[2002] LeBron James and Stephen Curry

Title Text:The 538TR attempts to capture a player’s combined skill at basketball (either real-life or NBA 2K18) and election forecasting. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2002/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2002:_LeBron_James_and_Stephen_Curry NBA https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZRFJsO18SQdnvSYHPerjFw 在这部漫画的时候,2018年NBA总决赛正在进行中,在克利夫兰骑士队和金州勇士队之间,勇士队以7场系列赛中的最佳成绩领先2场比赛0。… Read more

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[2000] xkcd Phone 2000

Title Text:Our retina display features hundreds of pixels per inch in the central fovea region. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2000/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2000:_xkcd_Phone_2000 xkcd Phones 2000 “我们希望这依然是一个未来主义的编号“ 我们的视网膜显示屏在中央凹区域每英寸有数百个像素! https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/gLvX0MKlpq6t7tBio25HLw 这是正在进行的xkcd手机系列中的第七个入口,再一次,漫画中播放了许多标准技术流行语,并且可怕地误用了所有这些流行语,创造了一… Read more

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[1999] Selection Effect

Title Text:fMRI testing showed that subjects who don’t agree to participate are much more likely to escape from the machine mid-scan. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1999/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1999:_Selection_Effect 选择性效应 功能磁共振成像测试显示,不同意参与的受试者更有可能在扫描过程中逃离机器。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Qju7tkqkzVtqBS-v71Lh3Q 标题是指在科学领域中的效果,其中不是调查整个群体(即所有癌症患者或所有树木),而是仅分析一个子… Read more

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[1996] Morning News

Title Text:Support your local paper, unless it’s just been bought by some sinister hedge fund or something, which it probably has. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1996/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1996:_Morning_News 早间新闻 记住支持你当地的报纸,除非它是被某个邪恶的对冲基金或其他东西收买了,可能的话。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mdh0kA3SPO_WctrQwQiuQg Megan向Hairbun抱怨她很容易获得令人愤怒的国家新闻报道和不良意见(社论文章和评论),并担心这可… Read more

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[1994] Repairs

Title Text:I was just disassembling it over the course of five hours so it would fit in the trash more efficiently. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1994/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1994:_Repairs 维修 我在5个小时的时间里把这货拆卸下来,这样它就能更有效地进行垃圾分类。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/WiTSwR2sz6q_K5R7Wd0suQ 该图描绘了修复某物的行为所产生的情绪,取决于所花费的时间(x轴)和随后的结果(y轴)。胜利和欢欣的程度(用图中的引号中的句子表示)通过操作所花费的时间大大增强,并且也与结… Read more

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[1993] Fatal Crash Rate

Title Text:Fixating on this seems unhealty. But in general, the more likely I think a crash is, the less likely one becomes, which is a strange kind of reverse placebo effect. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1993/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1993:_Fatal_Crash_Rate 车祸致命率 对这个问题的关注似乎是不正常的。但总的来说,我认为撞车的可能性越大,个人出事的可能性就越小,这是一种奇怪的反向安慰剂效应。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_TQXKGsxTSth1Mh1h2… Read more

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[1992] SafetySat

Title Text:During launch, in the event of an unexpected sensor reading, SafetySat will extend prongs in all directions to secure itself and any other cubesats safely in the launch vehicle until the source of the problem can be determined. Origin:https://xkcd.com/1992/…

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[1991] Research Areas by Size and Countedness

Title Text:Mathematicians give a third answer on the vertical axis, “That question is poorly defined, but we have a sub-field devoted to every plausible version of it.” Origin:https://xkcd.com/1991/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1991:_Research_Areas_by_Size_and_Countedness 研究领域进展 但数学家在纵轴上给出了第三种情况,“这个问题的定义很糟糕,但我们有一个子领域,专门研究它的每一个可能的版本。” https://mp.weixin.q… Read more

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