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Title text: "During the most recent glacial maximum, it's believed that land bridges extended from the surfaces and connected several of the spheres together."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3122#Transcript

Title text: "Detectives say the key to tracking down the source of the kites was a large wall map covered in thumbtacks and string. 'It's the first time that method has ever actually worked,' said a spokesperson."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3121#Transcript

Title text: "Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3120#Transcript

Title text: ""And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses.""

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3119#Transcript

Title text: "Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3118#Transcript

Title text: "Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3117#Transcript

Title text: "This is almost as bad as the time I signed up for a purely partisan fishing expedition."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3116#Transcript

Title text: "'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??"

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3115#Transcript

Title text: "That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3114#Transcript

Title text: "We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3113#Transcript

Title text: "After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3112#Transcript

Title text: "Low gravity can cause bone loss, so we're pleased to report that, since we initiated capsule motion, the number of bones in each crew member has been steadily increasing."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3111#Transcript

Title text: "Starting a meta-leaderboard for tracking who holds the record for ranking behind the most distinct people on an online leaderboard."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3110#Transcript

Title text: "It's important for devices to have internet connectivity so the manufacturer can patch remote exploits."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3109#Transcript

Title text: "To combat the threat, many airlines are installing wing-mounted spray bottles."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3108#Transcript

Title text: "Once you add the balloons into the model, it makes forecasting easier overall--the forecast is always 'cold and dark, with minimal solar-driven convection.'"

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3107#Transcript

Title text: "'This HAZMAT container contains radioactive material with activity of one becquerel.' 'So, like, a single banana slice?'"

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3106#Transcript

Title text: "We're getting a lot of complaints from commuters who were routed onto a coaster, but the theme park patrons who spent hours stuck on an intercity line are also not happy."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3105#Transcript

Title text: "Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3104#Transcript

Title text: "Sure, this exoplanet we discovered may seem hostile to life, but our calculations suggest it's actually in the accretion disc's habitable zone."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3103#Transcript

Title text: "[desperately] Maybe this is from some country where they use commas as decimal points, and also as digit separators after the decimal, and also use random other characters for decoration???"

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3102#Transcript

Title text: "If you think curiosity without rigor is bad, you should see rigor without curiosity."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3101#Transcript

Title text: "With a good battery, the device can easily last for 5 or 10 years, although the walls probably won't."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3100#Transcript

Title text: "The installation of the pipes on the inside of the insulation can be challenging, especially when the neighbor could come home at any minute."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3099#Transcript

Title text: "Ultimately, history would imperfectly record the story of the Foal of Troy."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3098#Transcript

Title text: "Pontoon bridges are just linear open-sided waterbeds."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3097#Transcript

Title text: "They say it's probably safe to keep orbiting for a while, but if it stays on or starts flashing we might have to call someone."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3096#Transcript

Title text: "Under the two-domain system, anyone who punches you is technically an Archaean pathogen."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3095#Transcript

Title text: "Patients at least found it to be an improvement over Millikan's incredibly messy and unpleasant oil drop suspension procedure."

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3094#Transcript

Title text: "A 5% efficiency gain at the cost of a 99% efficiency loss"

Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3093#Transcript