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Relative Terms

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · 3 days ago - 04:00

Small sewing machines are sewing machines that are smaller than a sewing machine. A sewing machine is larger than a small sewing machine, but quieter than a loud sewing machine.

Air Handler

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · 5 days ago - 04:00

It maintains odor levels in a normal familiar range, so if you open the windows and the air gets too fresh, it filters it through some dirty laundry samples to compensate.

Salt Dome

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · 7 days ago - 04:00

The US uses hollowed-out salt domes to store the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and non-hollowed-out ones to store the Strategic Salt Reserve.

March Madness

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Friday, 17 March - 04:00

My bracket has 76 trombones led by John Philip Sousa facing off against thousands of emperor penguins led by Morgan Freeman.

Flatten the Planets

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Wednesday, 15 March - 04:00

We'll turn the asteroid belt into ball bearings to go between different rings orbiting at different speeds.

Lymphocytes

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Monday, 13 March - 04:00

It's very hard to detect, but recent studies have determined that when plasma B cells are producing antibodies, they go 'pew pew pew'

Radians Are Cursed

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Friday, 10 March - 05:00

Phil Plait once pointed out that you can calculate the total angular area of the sky this way. If the sky is a sphere with radius 57.3 degrees, then its area is 4*pi*r^2=41,253 square degrees. This makes dimensional analysts SO mad, but you can't argue with results.

Presents for Biologists

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Wednesday, 8 March - 05:00

A lot of these are actually non-venomous, but I can see which species you mistook them for. If you pause the crane for a sec I can give you some ID pointers for next time!

Launch Window

comics.movim.eu / XKCD · Monday, 6 March - 05:00

"Confirmed, we have to scrub." "Ugh, okay. I'll get the bucket and sponge."

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