Another XKCD classic

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 2:25 pm

Reading through the old ones....

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 7:19 pm

Sudy Nym wrote:Reading through the old ones....

Please let me pass on before 2067!

WYBaugh · Post by **WYBaugh** » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:52 pm

Very cool:

http://xkcd.com/1040/large/" target="_blank

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:57 am

Who can explain this one to me?

[title-text similarly alphabetized]

Never mind, I got it when I typed out the title-text, rendering this pointless...

Turtle · Post by **Turtle** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 8:34 am

Second panel.

Look at the first letter of every word, starting with the last word and going back.

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 10:49 am

This may not be xkcd, but I still feel like it's nerdy enough to belong in this thread, where it will be properly appreciated...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:27 am

1079

The zoom in on Colorado is well worth reading, especially for board residents.

Freezer-TPF- · Post by **Freezer-TPF-** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:16 am

I'd like a shirt of that, or maybe a poster.

The Meal · Post by **The Meal** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:00 am

Thanks for the heads-up on the zoom text!

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:33 pm

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/0 ... ry+Tuesday" target="_blank

http://whatif.xkcd.com/" target="_blank

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:35 pm

I especially like the baseball one.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:41 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I especially like the baseball one.

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A careful reading of official Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered "hit by pitch", and would be eligible to advance to first base.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:02 pm

LordMortis wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:I especially like the baseball one.
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A careful reading of official Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered "hit by pitch", and would be eligible to advance to first base.

Yes, based on the explanation, this is all kinds of awesome.

El Guapo · Post by **El Guapo** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:32 pm

stessier wrote:
LordMortis wrote:
Isgrimnur wrote:I especially like the baseball one.
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A careful reading of official Major League Baseball Rule 6.08(b) suggests that in this situation, the batter would be considered "hit by pitch", and would be eligible to advance to first base.
Yes, based on the explanation, this is all kinds of awesome.

That is awesome. BUT the explanation says:

When it reaches the batter, the center of the cloud is still moving at an appreciable fraction of the speed of light. It hits the bat first, but then the batter, plate, and catcher are all scooped up and carried backward through the backstop as they disintegrate.

Shouldn't that be a foul ball?

TheMix · Post by **TheMix** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:04 pm

Maybe he is considering the whole thing as the pitch, not just the ball itself? So while the "ball" hits the bat first, it also hits the batter... and not from a ricochet?

Though you do make an excellent point.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:22 am

This is one of the finest bits of observational humor I've seen in ages.

Biyobi · Post by **Biyobi** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:48 am

My heart went pitter-patter at the sight of this:

Alt Text: "I want this engraved on my tombstone like the Epitaph of Stevens."

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:01 am

I'd so buy that.

I can't tell you how many times I toss a leftover in the 'fridge only to find it as a slimy mass that got pushed back futher and further over time until the semi-annual cleansing hauls it out.

YellowKing · Post by **YellowKing** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:03 am

My wife knows I'm an expiration date freak, so nothing old stays in our fridge for long. I'm the equivalent of one of those algae-eating catfish you put in an aquarium to keep it clean.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:30 am

For such a smart guy, he seems to have missed the inherent issues with discrete measurements being applied to varying time periods, all with the same linear movement.

Ok, not nitpicking, I thought it was funny, it's just that the above stood out for me.

PLW · Post by **PLW** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:44 am

GreenGoo wrote:For such a smart guy, he seems to have missed the inherent issues with discrete measurements being applied to varying time periods, all with the same linear movement.

Ok, not nitpicking, I thought it was funny, it's just that the above stood out for me.

I don't understand this. Everything looks, roughly, to scale to me. Obviously, the belts don't all move at the same speed, but within a belt, the time gaps look proportionate.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:50 am

PLW wrote:
GreenGoo wrote:For such a smart guy, he seems to have missed the inherent issues with discrete measurements being applied to varying time periods, all with the same linear movement.

Ok, not nitpicking, I thought it was funny, it's just that the above stood out for me.

I don't understand this. Everything looks, roughly, to scale to me. Obviously, the belts don't all move at the same speed, but within a belt, the time gaps look proportionate.

He may be assuming they all move on one larger belt in the side. I also think the scales look - roughly - acceptable per belt.

Archinerd · Post by **Archinerd** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:31 pm

It still has closed drawers at the bottom. Anything that goes in there is doomed to rot, at least from my experience.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 2:06 pm

PLW wrote:
GreenGoo wrote:For such a smart guy, he seems to have missed the inherent issues with discrete measurements being applied to varying time periods, all with the same linear movement.

Ok, not nitpicking, I thought it was funny, it's just that the above stood out for me.

I don't understand this. Everything looks, roughly, to scale to me. Obviously, the belts don't all move at the same speed, but within a belt, the time gaps look proportionate.

You're absolutely right.

My bad. That's all I'm gonna say.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:21 am

All I have to say about today's is: Ho-lee shit, he is awesome.

Moat_Man · Post by **Moat_Man** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:49 am

I think I broke my mouse.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:03 am

Isgrimnur wrote:All I have to say about today's is: Ho-lee shit, he is awesome.

I agree. A good waste of time this morning.

Vorret · Post by **Vorret** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:11 am

Wow... that was epic

BooTx · Post by **BooTx** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:34 am

Well I went all the way to the left and right and I think I explored all of the connected caverns. How much did I miss in the sky, I wonder?

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 9:38 am

That's amazing. I'm going to have to set aside more time this evening to fully explore it.

miltonite · Post by **miltonite** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:40 am

I didn't go all the way to the top of the sky as far as I know, but I did find a balloon and a whale.

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:40 am

miltonite wrote:I didn't go all the way to the top of the sky as far as I know, but I did find a balloon and a whale.

Was there a bowl of petunias near the whale?

miltonite · Post by **miltonite** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:01 am

Paingod wrote:
miltonite wrote:I didn't go all the way to the top of the sky as far as I know, but I did find a balloon and a whale.
Was there a bowl of petunias near the whale?

I looked but didn't see one. It might have been too small to see though.

Cortilian · Post by **Cortilian** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:25 pm

Here is it in HTML. A little easier to scroll. Wow!

http://pastehtml.com/view/cc4oeb4mx.html" target="_blank

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:43 pm

Trend's AV really didn't like that link. Called it malicious.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:09 pm

zoomable version

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:11 pm

I only had the patience to get to the Balloon.

32 bit OSes that can only handle 3 Gigs of RAM to like that HTML link.

The zoomable version works well. The patience that man must have.

Biyobi wrote:My heart went pitter-patter at the sight of this:

Alt Text: "I want this engraved on my tombstone like the Epitaph of Stevens."

I am the laziest guy you ever met but I organize my fridge and all my cupboards just like that, except I do in a back to front rotation. I don't know if it's from working retail and restaurants so much or if it's my aversion to throwing food away but I set up like that and what I eat on a daily basis is largely determined by how close that food is to spoiling.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:55 pm

Oh God this is awesome

http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/" target="_blank

Paingod · Post by **Paingod** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:10 pm

LordMortis wrote:http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/

Ralph-Wiggum · Post by **Ralph-Wiggum** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:51 pm

LordMortis wrote:Oh God this is awesome

http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/" target="_blank

I prefer this one.