[2011] Newton’s Trajectories

Title Text:With just one extra line, he could have anticipated the 2003 film The Core, but some things are too audacious for even the greatest visionaries.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2011/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2011:_Newton%27s_Trajectories 牛頓的軌跡 他如果多畫一條線,就能預測出 2003 年的電影地心毀滅。但有些想法就算對最偉大的先知也太過大膽。 https://xkcd.tw/2011 漫画展示了地球,三个明显的火箭在不同的轨道上。一个以足够的速度释放以获得稳定的轨道,而… Read more

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[2010] Update Notes

Title Text:v3.0.2: Hey, if anyone still using this app is headed to the beach, can you stop at 4th and River St and grab the sunscreen from my car? Trunk should be unlocked. Thanks!< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2010/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2010:_Update_Notes 更新紀錄 v3.0.2: 如果有人還在用這個 app…

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[2009] Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

Title Text:The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is located in its own lower right corner, unless you’re viewing it on an unusually big screen.< Origin:https://xkcd.com/2009/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2009:_Hertzsprung-Russell_Diagram 赫羅圖 赫羅圖本身在圖表的最右下角,除非你把它放到一個很大的螢幕上。 https://xkcd.tw/2009 Hertzsprung“我们的图表是一个散点图,显示了恒星对其有效温度或颜色的绝对亮度。它通常用于了解明星的年龄。 对于有效温度,轴… Read more

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[2008] Irony Definition

Title Text:Can you stop glaring at me like that? It makes me feel really ironic. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2008/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2008:_Irony_Definition 讽刺的定义 你能别那样瞪着我吗?这让我觉得很讽刺。 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/RSbq8rPcRy_ue5L8P2os9Q 这部漫画展示了黑帽和Cueball之间争论的快照。 Black Hat表示,Cueball如何理解讽刺的定义具有讽刺意味,但是黑帽子很幸福,而Cueball则不然。 Cueball很不高兴,因为Black Hat故意滥用“具有讽刺意味”这个词… Read more

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[2007] Brookhaven RHIC

Title Text:”Buddy, you trying to pull something? I can’t buy this gold–all the electrons are missing. I could face serious charges!” Origin:https://xkcd.com/2007/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2007:_Brookhaven_RHIC 布鲁克海文国家实验室 “伙计,你想要什么东西吗?”我不能买这些黄金——所有的电子都不见了。我可能会面临严重的指控!” https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-M9DuaYk6LG_kIIfjnWtNA 相对论重离子对撞机是一种粒子加… Read more

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[2006] Customer Rewards

Title Text:We’ll pay you $1.47 to post on social media about our products, $2.05 to mention it in any group chats you’re in, and 11 cents per passenger each time you drive your office carpool past one of our billboards.…

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[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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[2003] Presidential Succession

Title Text:Ties are broken by whoever was closest to the surface of Europa when they were born. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2003/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2003:_Presidential_Succession 如果现任总统失去能力,去世,辞职或被免职,那么美国总统继承权就是担任总统的人的秩序。 1947年的“总统继承法”是美国国会将总统继承秩序修改为现行秩序的行为。该法虽然从未在法庭上受到质疑,但由于两个原因,可能不具有宪法性。首先,目前尚不清楚国会议员是否可以继承。其次,该法案允许一名内阁官员被新任众议院议长或新参议院临时议长“替换”为代理主席… Read more

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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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