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Received — 19 November 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Kedging Cannon 17 November 2024 at 19:00

Kedging Cannon

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17 November 2024 at 19:00

The real key was inventing the windmill-powered winch.

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The Future of Orion 14 November 2024 at 19:00

The Future of Orion

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14 November 2024 at 19:00

Dinosaur Cosmics

Received — 13 November 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Europa Clipper 12 November 2024 at 19:00

Europa Clipper

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12 November 2024 at 19:00

They had BETTER make this a sample return mission.

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Geometriphylogenetics 10 November 2024 at 19:00

Geometriphylogenetics

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10 November 2024 at 19:00

There's a maximum likelihood that I'm doing phylogenetics wrong.

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Number Shortage 7 November 2024 at 19:00

Number Shortage

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7 November 2024 at 19:00

"10 minutes ago we were down to only 2 0s!" "How many do we have now?" "I ... don't know!!"

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Proterozoic Rocks 5 November 2024 at 19:00

Proterozoic Rocks

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5 November 2024 at 19:00

These rocks are from a time before eyes, brains, and bones, pieces of a land warmed by an unseen sun.

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Probabilistic Uncertainty 3 November 2024 at 19:00

Probabilistic Uncertainty

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3 November 2024 at 19:00

"One popular strategy is to enter an emotional spiral. Could that be the right approach? We contacted several researchers who are experts in emotional spirals to ask them, but none of them were in a state to speak with us."

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Demons 31 October 2024 at 19:00

Demons

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31 October 2024 at 19:00

Though they do appreciate how much he improved the heating system for the flame pit.

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Disposal 29 October 2024 at 19:00

Disposal

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29 October 2024 at 19:00

We were disappointed that the rocket didn't make a THOOOONK noise when it went into the tube, but we're setting up big loudspeakers for future launches to add the sound effect.

Received — 29 October 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Wells 27 October 2024 at 19:00

Wells

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27 October 2024 at 19:00

You do have to be careful, though--sometimes, instead of water, you hit this free fuel that you can sell for a lot of money instead.

Received — 26 October 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Sandwich Helix 24 October 2024 at 19:00

Sandwich Helix

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24 October 2024 at 19:00

The number one rule of string manipulation is that youâ€™ve got to specify your encodings.

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RNAWorld 22 October 2024 at 19:00

RNAWorld

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22 October 2024 at 19:00

Disney lore: Canonically, because of how Elsa's abiogenesis powers work, Olaf is an RNA-only organism.

Received — 22 October 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Temperature Scales 20 October 2024 at 19:00

Temperature Scales

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20 October 2024 at 19:00

In my new scale, °X, 0 is Earths' record lowest surface temperature, 50 is the global average, and 100 is the record highest, with a linear scale between each point and adjustment every year as needed.

Received — 19 October 2024 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Experimental Astrophysics 17 October 2024 at 19:00

Experimental Astrophysics

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17 October 2024 at 19:00

Our experiment will be expensive, but we believe it will produce important spin-offs, especially if we manage to hit the sun from the right angle.

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Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia 15 October 2024 at 19:00

Bad Map Projection: The United Stralia

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15 October 2024 at 19:00

This projection distorts both area and direction, but preserves Melbourne.

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Ravioli-Shaped Objects 13 October 2024 at 19:00

Ravioli-Shaped Objects

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13 October 2024 at 19:00

It's a real accomplishment to mess up a ravioli recipe badly enough that the resulting incident touches all four quadrants of the NFPA hazard diamond.

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Solar Protons 10 October 2024 at 19:00

Solar Protons

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10 October 2024 at 19:00

If any of you want to meet some cool local oxygen atoms, I can introduce you!

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CIDABM 8 October 2024 at 19:00

CIDABM

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8 October 2024 at 19:00

There's a heated debate over whether the big island of Tierra del Fuego should qualify for membership.

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University Commas 6 October 2024 at 19:00

University Commas

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6 October 2024 at 19:00

The distinctive 'UCLA comma' and 'Michigan comma' are a long string of commas at the start and end of the sentence respectively.

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Númenor Margaritaville 3 October 2024 at 19:00

Númenor Margaritaville

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3 October 2024 at 19:00

I see white shores, and beyond it, a far green country under a tequila sunrise.