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[#] Wed Dec 25 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Sun Avoidance

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C'mon, ESA Solar Orbiter team, just give the Parker probe a LITTLE nudge at aphelion. Crash it into the sun. Fulfill the dream of Icarus. It is your destiny.

https://xkcd.com/3029/

[#] Fri Dec 27 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Lasering Incidents

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I still don't know how the police found my compound where I ran an illegal searchlight depot/covert blimp airfield/fireworks testing range.

https://xkcd.com/3030/

[#] Mon Dec 30 2024 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Time Capsule Instructions

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Inside is a third box, labeled DO NOT OPEN UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE TIME ZONE WHERE YOU OPENED BOTH PREVIOUS BOXES.

https://xkcd.com/3031/

[#] Wed Jan 01 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Skew-T Log-P

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The most important quantity for meteorologists is of course the product of latent pressure and temperostrophic enthalpy, though 'how nice the weather is' is a close second.

https://xkcd.com/3032/

[#] Fri Jan 03 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Origami Black Hole

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You may notice the first half of these instructions are similar to the instructions for a working nuclear fusion device. After the first few dozen steps, be sure to press down firmly and fold quickly to overcome fusion pressure.

https://xkcd.com/3033/

[#] Mon Jan 06 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Features of Adulthood

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I don't dig pit traps and cover them with sticks and a thin layer of leaves nearly as much as I expected; I find a chance to do it barely once a month.

https://xkcd.com/3034/

[#] Wed Jan 08 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Trimix

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You don't want the nitrogen percentage to be too high or you run the risk of eutrophication.

https://xkcd.com/3035/

[#] Fri Jan 10 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Chess Zoo

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The zoo takes special care to keep kings separated from opposite-color pieces as part of their conservation program to prevent mating in captivity.

https://xkcd.com/3036/

[#] Mon Jan 13 2025 05:00:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Radon

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A good ²³⁸Umbrella policy should cover it.

https://xkcd.com/3037/

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