xkcd

25 March 2023 02:10

'Small sewing machines are sewing machines that are smaller than a sewing machine. A sewing machine is larger than a small sewing machine, but quieter than a loud sewing machine.'

xkcd

23 March 2023 03:55

'It maintains odor levels in a normal familiar range, so if you open the windows and the air gets too fresh, it filters it through some dirty laundry samples to compensate.'

xkcd

20 March 2023 23:20

'The US uses hollowed-out salt domes to store the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and non-hollowed-out ones to store the Strategic Salt Reserve.'

xkcd

17 March 2023 19:55

'My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman.'

xkcd

15 March 2023 20:00

'We'll turn the asteroid belt into ball bearings to go between different rings orbiting at different speeds.'

xkcd

14 March 2023 02:15

'It's very hard to detect, but recent studies have determined that when plasma B cells are producing antibodies, they go 'pew pew pew''

xkcd

10 March 2023 20:10

'Phil Plait once pointed out that you can calculate the total angular area of the sky this way. If the sky is a sphere with radius 57.3 degrees, then its area is 4*pi*r^2=41,253 square degrees. This makes dimensional analysts SO mad, but you can't argue with results.'

xkcd

09 March 2023 00:10

'A lot of these are actually non-venomous, but I can see which species you mistook them for. If you pause the crane for a sec I can give you some ID pointers for next time!'

xkcd

07 March 2023 05:25

'"Confirmed, we have to scrub." "Ugh, okay. I'll get the bucket and sponge."'

xkcd

03 March 2023 15:30

'As the editor has reportedly defeated Death in a series of games of skill, no further obituaries are expected.'

xkcd

01 March 2023 17:00

'I was eventually kicked out of my architectural engineering program because I wouldn't stop referring to HVAC as "the fandom."'

xkcd

27 February 2023 17:10

'I know hand dryers have their problems, but I think for fun we should keep egging Dyson on and see if we can get them to make one where the airflow breaks the speed of sound.'

xkcd

24 February 2023 18:35

'I always hate dragging around the larger archipelagos, but I appreciate how the Scandanavian peninsula flexes outward to create a snug pocket for the British Isles.'

xkcd

22 February 2023 23:50

'"I wish for everything in the world. All the people, money, trees, etc." "Are you SURE you--" "And I want you to put it in my house."'

xkcd

20 February 2023 22:55

'I also managed to improve the solution for n=1 to s<0.97, and with some upgrades I think I can hit 0.96.'

xkcd

25 March 2023 02:10

2754. "Relative Terms"

xkcd

23 March 2023 03:55

2753. "Air Handler"

xkcd

20 March 2023 23:20

2752. "Salt Dome"

xkcd

17 March 2023 19:55

2751. "March Madness"

xkcd

15 March 2023 20:00

2750. "Flatten the Planets"

xkcd

14 March 2023 02:15

2749. "Lymphocytes"

xkcd

10 March 2023 20:10

2748. "Radians Are Cursed"

xkcd

09 March 2023 00:10

2747. "Presents for Biologists"

xkcd

07 March 2023 05:25

2746. "Launch Window"

xkcd

03 March 2023 15:30

2745. "Obituary Editor"

xkcd

01 March 2023 17:00

2744. "Fanservice"

xkcd

27 February 2023 17:10

2743. "Hand Dryers"

xkcd

24 February 2023 18:35

2742. "Island Storage"

xkcd

22 February 2023 23:50

2741. "Wish Interpretation"

xkcd

20 February 2023 22:55

2740. "Square Packing"