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Received — 7 October 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Juice 6 October 2026 at 19:00

Juice

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6 October 2026 at 19:00

I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.

Received — 5 October 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Spectrum Allocation 4 October 2026 at 19:00

Spectrum Allocation

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4 October 2026 at 19:00

Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

Received — 2 October 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Accelerator Energies 1 October 2026 at 19:00

Accelerator Energies

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1 October 2026 at 19:00

Fans at Daytona always get extra excited when officials decide to introduce some antimatter cars circling the track in the opposite direction.

Received — 1 October 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Ground Effect 29 September 2026 at 19:00

Ground Effect

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29 September 2026 at 19:00

Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices.

Received — 28 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer 27 September 2026 at 19:00

Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer

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27 September 2026 at 19:00

"I did briefly visit Venus in August 2025, but I figured out the mistake on my own because it didn't have any moons."

Received — 25 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Slab Graveyard 24 September 2026 at 19:00

Slab Graveyard

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24 September 2026 at 19:00

It's ok if you want to close close your eyes for the slab graveyard, so you can still have fun riding the mantle plume back up afterward!

Received — 23 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Voyager Instruments 22 September 2026 at 19:00

Voyager Instruments

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22 September 2026 at 19:00

Convincing him to turn off the stupid laser show and useless sound system was such a huge ordeal that no one has wanted to do it again.

Received — 21 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Stargazing 5 20 September 2026 at 19:00

Stargazing 5

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20 September 2026 at 19:00

The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size.

Received — 18 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Tyrannosaurus 17 September 2026 at 19:00

Tyrannosaurus

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17 September 2026 at 19:00

Many of the smaller dinosaurs seem to have largely preyed on housecats.

Received — 16 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Summer 15 September 2026 at 19:00

Summer

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15 September 2026 at 19:00

You should probably get back to shore before spring hits.

Received — 11 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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OH Scale 10 September 2026 at 19:00

OH Scale

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10 September 2026 at 19:00

To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.

Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Fault Taunting 8 September 2026 at 19:00

Fault Taunting

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8 September 2026 at 19:00

One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the geology toy over a mantle hotspot.

Received — 7 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Semaphore 6 September 2026 at 19:00

Semaphore

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6 September 2026 at 19:00

The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.

Received — 4 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Asteroid Mission 3 September 2026 at 19:00

Asteroid Mission

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3 September 2026 at 19:00

Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.

Received — 2 September 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Handedness 1 September 2026 at 19:00

Handedness

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1 September 2026 at 19:00

A 'left-handed specialist' is a physicist who studies the weak interaction.

Received — 31 August 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Geology Class 30 August 2026 at 19:00

Geology Class

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30 August 2026 at 19:00

The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.

Received — 28 August 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Launchpad 27 August 2026 at 19:00

Launchpad

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27 August 2026 at 19:00

It does come at the cost of some launchpad expansions and increased fuel requirements, but that all comes out of the facility's budget.

Received — 26 August 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Trade 25 August 2026 at 19:00

Trade

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25 August 2026 at 19:00

"You legs may have a comparative advantage at running, but we arms have a competitive advantage at swinging hammers, so unless you accept that we're the dominant limbs and stop hogging the oxygen, that running advantage won't be around for long."

Received — 24 August 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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Highway Signs 23 August 2026 at 19:00

Highway Signs

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23 August 2026 at 19:00

Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.

Received — 21 August 2026 ⏭ xkcd.com

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xkcd store reopening 20 August 2026 at 19:00

xkcd store reopening

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20 August 2026 at 19:00

The xkcd store is back, with shirts, stickers, and posters for sale.