❌

Reading view

Trojan Horse

xkcd.com

3 June 2025 at 19:00

Ultimately, history would imperfectly record the story of the Foal of Troy.

Bridge Types

xkcd.com

1 June 2025 at 19:00

Pontoon bridges are just linear open-sided waterbeds.

Check Engine

xkcd.com

29 May 2025 at 19:00

They say it's probably safe to keep orbiting for a while, but if it stays on or starts flashing we might have to call someone.

Archaea

xkcd.com

27 May 2025 at 19:00

Under the two-domain system, anyone who punches you is technically an Archaean pathogen.

Mass Spec

xkcd.com

25 May 2025 at 19:00

Patients at least found it to be an improvement over Millikan's incredibly messy and unpleasant oil drop suspension procedure.

Drafting

xkcd.com

22 May 2025 at 19:00

A 5% efficiency gain at the cost of a 99% efficiency loss

Baker's Units

xkcd.com

20 May 2025 at 19:00

169 is a baker's gross.

Renormalization

xkcd.com

18 May 2025 at 19:00

Applying renormalization to bullies successfully transformed Pete & Pete's Endless Mike into Finite Mike.

Sail Physics

xkcd.com

15 May 2025 at 19:00

Turning in other directions can be accomplished by using a magnetized centerboard and ocean currents, since a current flowing through a magnetic field induces a Laplace force.

Modern

xkcd.com

13 May 2025 at 19:00

Scholars are still debating whether the current period is post-postmodern or neo-contemporary.

Deposition

xkcd.com

11 May 2025 at 19:00

P.S. If you have time travel, come to my birthday party Saturday!

Pascal's Law

xkcd.com

8 May 2025 at 19:00

Reductio ad absurdum fails when reality is absurd.

Globe Safety

xkcd.com

6 May 2025 at 19:00

Frankly, given their extreme gravitational fields and general instability, even 12-inch globes should probably be banned.

About 20 Pounds

xkcd.com

4 May 2025 at 19:00

In addition to gravity, burritos interact through the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, which is believed to be a major contributor to their popularity.

Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object

xkcd.com

1 May 2025 at 19:00

Unstoppable force-carrying particles can't interact with immovable matter by definition.

Jupiter Core

xkcd.com

29 April 2025 at 19:00

Juno mission data suggests that Jupiter actually contains Matryoshka doll-style nested copies of every other planet in the Solar System.

Chess Position

xkcd.com

27 April 2025 at 19:00

It's important to learn the moves that take you into the vortex, but it's best not to study vortex itself too closely. Even grandmasters who have built up a tolerance lose the ability to play for a few hours after studying it.

PhD Timeline

xkcd.com

24 April 2025 at 19:00

Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed off the street in my town one month ago.

Tennis Balls

xkcd.com

22 April 2025 at 19:00

After initial tests created a series of large holes in the wall of the lab, the higher-power Scanning Tunneling Tennis Ball Microscope project was quickly shut down.

Air Fact

xkcd.com

20 April 2025 at 19:00

'Wow, that must be why you swallow so many of them per year!' 'No, that's spiders. You swallow WAY more ants.'