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Received — 13 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Earth 12 March 2024 at 19:00

Earth

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12 March 2024 at 19:00

Just think of all the countless petty squabbles and misunderstandings, of all the fervent hatreds, over so insignificant a thing as the direction and duration of a rocket engine firing.

Received — 11 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Supergroup 10 March 2024 at 19:00

Supergroup

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10 March 2024 at 19:00

I love their cover of 1,200 Balloons, Dalmatians, and Miles.

Received — 8 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Physics vs. Magic 7 March 2024 at 19:00

Physics vs. Magic

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7 March 2024 at 19:00

'At the stroke of midnight, your brother will be hurtling sideways at an altitude of 150 meters' is a regular physics prediction about your nonmagical trebuchet, whereas 'you are cursed to build a brother-launching trebuchet' falls out of the Lagrangian.

Received — 6 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Earth/Venus Venn Diagram 5 March 2024 at 19:00

Earth/Venus Venn Diagram

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5 March 2024 at 19:00

Actually, the fact that Mars is still orbiting safely over here means that it was technically an *Euler* apocalypse, not a Venn one.

Received — 4 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Ice Core 3 March 2024 at 19:00

Ice Core

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3 March 2024 at 19:00

If you find an ash deposition layer from a year in which an eruption destroyed an island that had Camellia sinensis growing on it, you can make a Gone Island Ice_τ.

Received — 1 March 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Geographic Qualifiers 29 February 2024 at 19:00

Geographic Qualifiers

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29 February 2024 at 19:00

'Thank you for the loveliest evening I've ever had...' [normal] '...east of the Mississippi.' [instant intrigue!]

Received — 29 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Call My Cell 27 February 2024 at 19:00

Call My Cell

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27 February 2024 at 19:00

'Hey, can you call my cell?' '...I'm trying, but it says this number is blocked?' 'Ok, thanks, just checking.'

Received — 26 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Goodhart's Law 25 February 2024 at 19:00

Goodhart's Law

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25 February 2024 at 19:00

[later] I'm pleased to report we're now identifying and replacing hundreds of outdated metrics per hour.

Received — 23 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Orbital Argument 22 February 2024 at 19:00

Orbital Argument

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22 February 2024 at 19:00

"Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?" "YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!"

Received — 21 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Light Leap Years 20 February 2024 at 19:00

Light Leap Years

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20 February 2024 at 19:00

When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.

Received — 19 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Crossword Constructors 18 February 2024 at 19:00

Crossword Constructors

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18 February 2024 at 19:00

Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an 'eHit'.

Received — 17 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Treasure Chests 15 February 2024 at 19:00

Treasure Chests

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15 February 2024 at 19:00

[earlier] "Your vintage-style handmade chest business is struggling. But I have a plan."

Received — 14 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Research Account 13 February 2024 at 19:00

Research Account

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13 February 2024 at 19:00

Focus of your research: EXTREME PETTINESS AND UNWILLINGNESS TO LET ANYTHING GO

Received — 12 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Sphere Tastiness 11 February 2024 at 19:00

Sphere Tastiness

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11 February 2024 at 19:00

Baseballs do present a challenge to this theory, but I'm convinced we just haven't found the right seasoning.

Received — 9 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Banana Prices 8 February 2024 at 19:00

Banana Prices

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8 February 2024 at 19:00

It's a linear extrapolation, Michael. How big could the error be? 10%?

Received — 7 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Log Cabin 6 February 2024 at 19:00

Log Cabin

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6 February 2024 at 19:00

I'm sure the building inspectors will approve my design once they finally manage to escape.

Received — 5 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Relationship Advice 4 February 2024 at 19:00

Relationship Advice

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4 February 2024 at 19:00

Good to be a little wary of advice that sounds too much like a self pep talk.

Received — 2 February 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Greenhouse Effect 1 February 2024 at 19:00

Greenhouse Effect

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1 February 2024 at 19:00

Once he had the answer, Arrhenius complained to his friends that he'd "wasted over a full year" doing tedious calculations by hand about "so trifling a matter" as hypothetical CO2 concentrations in far-off eras (quoted in Crawford, 1997).

Received — 31 January 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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US Survey Foot 30 January 2024 at 19:00

US Survey Foot

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30 January 2024 at 19:00

Subway refuses to answer my questions about whether it's an International Footlong or a US Survey Footlong. A milligram of sandwich is at stake!

Received — 29 January 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Minnesota 28 January 2024 at 19:00

Minnesota

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28 January 2024 at 19:00

In addition to 'squishy', after reviewing my submitted intraplate ground motion data, the National Geodetic Survey has politely asked me to stop using the word 'supple' so often when describing Midwestern states.