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Luckily, the range is limited by the fact that the square boundary lines follow great circles.

Luckily, the range is limited by the fact that the square boundary lines follow great circles.

Chessboard Alignment
https://xkcd.com/3177/

Luckily, the range is limited by the fact that the square boundary lines follow great circles.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3177

06.12.2025 02:39 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Some tires are marketed as 'all-shape tires,' but if driven in a climate with both inverted catenary falls and triangle falls, they wear out really fast.

Some tires are marketed as 'all-shape tires,' but if driven in a climate with both inverted catenary falls and triangle falls, they wear out really fast.

Inverted Catenaries
https://xkcd.com/3176/

Some tires are marketed as 'all-shape tires,' but if driven in a climate with both inverted catenary falls and triangle falls, they wear out really fast.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3176

04.12.2025 02:06 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Tired of waiting on hold? Use our website to chat with one of our live agents, who are available to produce words at you 24/7!

Tired of waiting on hold? Use our website to chat with one of our live agents, who are available to produce words at you 24/7!

Website Task Flowchart
https://xkcd.com/3175/

Tired of waiting on hold? Use our website to chat with one of our live agents, who are available to produce words at you 24/7!

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3175

01.12.2025 20:04 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A lot of the highway department's budget goes to adjusting the sign whenever the moon passes directly overhead.

A lot of the highway department's budget goes to adjusting the sign whenever the moon passes directly overhead.

Bridge Clearance
https://xkcd.com/3174/

A lot of the highway department's budget goes to adjusting the sign whenever the moon passes directly overhead.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3174

28.11.2025 21:30 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Every weekend I take an ATV out into the desert and spend a day tracing a faint "(C) GOOGLE 2009" watermark across the landscape.

Every weekend I take an ATV out into the desert and spend a day tracing a faint "(C) GOOGLE 2009" watermark across the landscape.

Satellite Imagery
https://xkcd.com/3173/

Every weekend I take an ATV out into the desert and spend a day tracing a faint "(C) GOOGLE 2009" watermark across the landscape.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3173

26.11.2025 20:58 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
"Want to feel old?" "Yes."

"Want to feel old?" "Yes."

Fifteen Years
https://xkcd.com/3172/

"Want to feel old?" "Yes."

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3172

24.11.2025 21:26 — 👍 36    🔁 16    💬 1    📌 6
If you drill at the right angle and time things perfectly, your core sample can include a section of a rival team's coring equipment.

If you drill at the right angle and time things perfectly, your core sample can include a section of a rival team's coring equipment.

Geologic Core Sample
https://xkcd.com/3171/

If you drill at the right angle and time things perfectly, your core sample can include a section of a rival team's coring equipment.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3171

21.11.2025 23:11 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
Now, if it were the *Canon* wiki, it's possible to imagine someone with a productivity-related reason for consulting it, but no one's job requires them to read that much about Admiral Daala.

Now, if it were the *Canon* wiki, it's possible to imagine someone with a productivity-related reason for consulting it, but no one's job requires them to read that much about Admiral Daala.

Service Outage
https://xkcd.com/3170/

Now, if it were the *Canon* wiki, it's possible to imagine someone with a productivity-related reason for consulting it, but no one's job requires them to read that much about Admiral Daala.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3170

20.11.2025 02:09 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'

'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'

EPIRBs
https://xkcd.com/3169/

'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3169

17.11.2025 23:06 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
We're adding some industrial flypaper to minimize reflection or scattering of customers who might complain.

We're adding some industrial flypaper to minimize reflection or scattering of customers who might complain.

Beam Dump
https://xkcd.com/3168/

We're adding some industrial flypaper to minimize reflection or scattering of customers who might complain.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3168

14.11.2025 22:33 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

Car Size
https://xkcd.com/3167/

'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3167

12.11.2025 20:00 — 👍 32    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 0
Are you the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon?

Are you the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon?

Big and Little Spoons
https://xkcd.com/3166/

Are you the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon?

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3166

11.11.2025 01:28 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
At least people who make religious predictions of the apocalypse have an answer to the question 'Why didn't you predict any of the other ones that happened recently?'

At least people who make religious predictions of the apocalypse have an answer to the question 'Why didn't you predict any of the other ones that happened recently?'

Earthquake Prediction Flowchart
https://xkcd.com/3165/

At least people who make religious predictions of the apocalypse have an answer to the question 'Why didn't you predict any of the other ones that happened recently?'

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3165

08.11.2025 02:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
The package weighs 7 kg 9 oz.

The package weighs 7 kg 9 oz.

Metric Tip
https://xkcd.com/3164/

The package weighs 7 kg 9 oz.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3164

05.11.2025 21:11 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
The statue should be in the likeness of whatever sculptor posted the sculpting tool repair video that was most helpful during the installation of the statue.

The statue should be in the likeness of whatever sculptor posted the sculpting tool repair video that was most helpful during the installation of the statue.

Repair Video
https://xkcd.com/3163/

The statue should be in the likeness of whatever sculptor posted the sculpting tool repair video that was most helpful during the installation of the statue.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3163

03.11.2025 23:38 — 👍 22    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Even geology papers about Heart Mountain are like, "Look, we all agree this 'volcanic gas earthquake hovercraft' thing seems like it can't possibly be right, but..."

Even geology papers about Heart Mountain are like, "Look, we all agree this 'volcanic gas earthquake hovercraft' thing seems like it can't possibly be right, but..."

Heart Mountain
https://xkcd.com/3162/

Even geology papers about Heart Mountain are like, "Look, we all agree this 'volcanic gas earthquake hovercraft' thing seems like it can't possibly be right, but..."

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3162

01.11.2025 00:35 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Carefully maneuvering the balloon down a mineshaft in an effort to break the OTHER altitude record

Carefully maneuvering the balloon down a mineshaft in an effort to break the OTHER altitude record

Airspeed
https://xkcd.com/3161/

Carefully maneuvering the balloon down a mineshaft in an effort to break the OTHER altitude record

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3161

29.10.2025 21:32 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a...

It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a...

Document Forgery
https://xkcd.com/3160/

It comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a certificate of authenticity, which comes with a...

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3160

27.10.2025 21:30 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
The inflection point was probably in late 1966 or 1967, so when Neil Armstrong flew to space on Gemini 8, plate tectonics was not widely accepted, but when he landed on the Moon three years later it was the mainstream consensus.

The inflection point was probably in late 1966 or 1967, so when Neil Armstrong flew to space on Gemini 8, plate tectonics was not widely accepted, but when he landed on the Moon three years later it was the mainstream consensus.

Continents
https://xkcd.com/3159/

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Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3159

24.10.2025 13:56 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
Sharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.

Sharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.

Shielding Chart
https://xkcd.com/3158/

Sharks can occasionally travel short distances through air when pursuing prey, but their attenuation coefficient is pretty high.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3158

23.10.2025 01:55 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Many things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.

Many things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.

Emperor Palpatine
https://xkcd.com/3157/

Many things about Star Wars were not well planned out, but having a 37-year-old in old-age makeup play the Emperor in Return of the Jedi was such an incredible call.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3157

20.10.2025 21:51 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
If you don't know where you are on Earth, the angle of satellite dishes can help constrain your latitude. If some of them are pointing straight up, you're probably near the Equator, right under the ring.

If you don't know where you are on Earth, the angle of satellite dishes can help constrain your latitude. If some of them are pointing straight up, you're probably near the Equator, right under the ring.

Planetary Rings
https://xkcd.com/3156/

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Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3156

17.10.2025 16:17 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
If nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.

If nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.

Physics Paths
https://xkcd.com/3155/

If nothing else, that reasoning definitely overturns syllogisms.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3155

15.10.2025 20:15 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
When Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.'

When Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.'

Physics Insight
https://xkcd.com/3154/

When Galileo dropped two weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, they put him in the history books. But when I do it, I get 'detained by security' for 'injuring several tourists.'

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3154

13.10.2025 13:42 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Despite a reputation for safety, the temperatures and surprisingly high pressures make them even more dangerous than the air kind, but the NTSB refuses to investigate accidents because they insist there is no 'transportation' involved.

Despite a reputation for safety, the temperatures and surprisingly high pressures make them even more dangerous than the air kind, but the NTSB refuses to investigate accidents because they insist there is no 'transportation' involved.

Hot Water Balloon
https://xkcd.com/3153/

(alt-text too long for a BlueSky message, see image alt-text instead)

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3153

10.10.2025 20:49 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
I understand it's hard to do more than 300 feet on these 90-second rush jobs, but with a smaller ramp I'm worried the gee forces will be too high for me to do any tricks.

I understand it's hard to do more than 300 feet on these 90-second rush jobs, but with a smaller ramp I'm worried the gee forces will be too high for me to do any tricks.

Skateboard
https://xkcd.com/3152/

I understand it's hard to do more than 300 feet on these 90-second rush jobs, but with a smaller ramp I'm worried the gee forces will be too high for me to do any tricks.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3152

09.10.2025 01:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Home Improvement or DIY

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Home Improvement or DIY

Window Screen
https://xkcd.com/3151/

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Home Improvement or DIY

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3151

07.10.2025 03:15 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.

Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.

Ping
https://xkcd.com/3150/

Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3150

03.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
"Measure zero times, cut zero times." --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is

"Measure zero times, cut zero times." --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is

Measure Twice, Cut Once
https://xkcd.com/3149/

"Measure zero times, cut zero times." --carpenter who has achieved enlightenment and realized the wood is fine where it is

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3149

02.10.2025 00:40 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
I'm trying to share my footage of the full run to prove it's not tool-assisted, but the uploader has problems with video lengths of more than a decade.

I'm trying to share my footage of the full run to prove it's not tool-assisted, but the uploader has problems with video lengths of more than a decade.

100% All Achievements
https://xkcd.com/3148/

I'm trying to share my footage of the full run to prove it's not tool-assisted, but the uploader has problems with video lengths of more than a decade.

Explain xkcd: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3148

30.09.2025 03:03 — 👍 25    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1

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