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[#] Mon Dec 25 2023 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Hydrothermal Vents

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Benthic Santas weren't even discovered until the 1970s, but many scientists now believe Christmas may have originally developed around hydrothermal vents and only later migrated to the surface.

https://xkcd.com/2872/

[#] Wed Dec 27 2023 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Supersymmetry

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High-speed collisions at the Baby Park track may support the hypothesis that Daisy is her own evil twin, a theory first suggested by Nintendo in the game Majorana's Mask.

https://xkcd.com/2873/

[#] Fri Dec 29 2023 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Iceland

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The HVAC bill for installing the Gulf Stream was enormous.

https://xkcd.com/2874/

[#] Mon Jan 01 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: 2024

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It wasn't originally constitutionally required, but presidents who served two terms have traditionally followed George Washington's example and gotten false teeth.

https://xkcd.com/2875/

[#] Wed Jan 03 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Range Safety

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The Range Mischief Officer has modified the trajectory to add a single random spin somewhere in the flight, but won't tell us where.

https://xkcd.com/2876/

[#] Fri Jan 05 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Fever

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Hypothermia of below 98.6 K should be treated by leaving the giant molecular cloud and moving to the vicinity of a star.

https://xkcd.com/2877/

[#] Mon Jan 08 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Supernova

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They're a little cagey about exactly where the crossover point lies relative to the likelihood of devastating effects on the planet.

https://xkcd.com/2878/

[#] Wed Jan 10 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Like This One

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A lot of sentences undergo startling shifts in mood if you add 'like this one' to the end, but high on the list is 'I'm a neurologist studying dreams.'

https://xkcd.com/2879/

[#] Fri Jan 12 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Sheet Bend

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A left-handed sheet bend creates a much weaker connection, especially under moderate loads.

https://xkcd.com/2880/

[#] Mon Jan 15 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Bug Thread

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After some account issues, we've added 6 new people from the beach house rental website support forum.

https://xkcd.com/2881/

[#] Wed Jan 17 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Net Rotations

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For decades I've been working off the accumulated rotation from one long afternoon on a merry-go-round when I was eight.

https://xkcd.com/2882/

[#] Fri Jan 19 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Astronaut Guests

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They didn't bring us a gift, but considering the kinetic energy of a bottle of wine at orbital speed, that's probably for the best.

https://xkcd.com/2883/

[#] Mon Jan 22 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Log Alignment

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A video can have a log scale that's misaligned with both the time AND space axes.

https://xkcd.com/2884/

[#] Wed Jan 24 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Spelling

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Any time I misspell a word it's just because I have too much integrity to copy answers from the dictionary.

https://xkcd.com/2885/

[#] Fri Jan 26 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Fast Radio Bursts

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Dr. Petroff has also shown that the Higgs boson signal was actually sparks from someone microwaving grapes, the EHT black hole photo was a frozen bagel someone left in too long, and the LIGO detection was just someone slamming the microwave door too hard.

https://xkcd.com/2886/

[#] Mon Jan 29 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Minnesota

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In addition to 'squishy', after reviewing my submitted intraplate ground motion data, the National Geodetic Survey has politely asked me to stop using the word 'supple' so often when describing Midwestern states.

https://xkcd.com/2887/

[#] Wed Jan 31 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: US Survey Foot

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Subway refuses to answer my questions about whether it's an International Footlong or a US Survey Footlong. A milligram of sandwich is at stake!

https://xkcd.com/2888/

[#] Fri Feb 02 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Greenhouse Effect

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Once he had the answer, Arrhenius complained to his friends that he'd "wasted over a full year" doing tedious calculations by hand about "so trifling a matter" as hypothetical CO2 concentrations in far-off eras (quoted in Crawford, 1997).

https://xkcd.com/2889/

[#] Mon Feb 05 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Relationship Advice

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Good to be a little wary of advice that sounds too much like a self pep talk.

https://xkcd.com/2890/

[#] Wed Feb 07 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Log Cabin

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I'm sure the building inspectors will approve my design once they finally manage to escape.

https://xkcd.com/2891/

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