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2026-11-02T21:00:11Z

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#xkcd No. 3319 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3319

#xkcd No. 3319 Date: 2026-11-2 Title: Elevators Alt text: "A ...

2026-11-02T21:00:10Z

#xkcd No. 3319
Date: 2026-11-2
Title: Elevators
Alt text: "A reusable elevator would also be great because we'd save so much on the bulky and expensive shields that people currently use to avoid bruises and rug burns when sliding down the stairs."
https://xkcd.com/3319/

#xkcd No. 3318 explanation: ...

2026-10-30T20:00:11Z

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#xkcd No. 3318 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3318

#xkcd No. 3318 Date: 2026-10-30 Title: Earth Sized Planets Alt ...

2026-10-30T20:00:11Z

#xkcd No. 3318
Date: 2026-10-30
Title: Earth Sized Planets
Alt text: It probably has an icy mantle over the real silicate geology, but I'm hoping something weird happened to burn off most of the water like with Io.
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#xkcd No. 3317 explanation: ...

2026-10-29T02:50:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3317 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3317

#xkcd No. 3317 Date: 2026-10-28 Title: Gravitational Square Wave ...

2026-10-29T02:40:08Z

#xkcd No. 3317
Date: 2026-10-28
Title: Gravitational Square Wave
Alt text: Depending on the energy deposition I can manage, it might also be a fun prank on the rest of the Earth.
https://xkcd.com/3317/

#xkcd No. 3316 explanation: ...

2026-10-27T05:40:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3316 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3316

#xkcd No. 3316 Date: 2026-10-26 Title: Siege Engine Alt text: ...

2026-10-27T05:20:16Z

#xkcd No. 3316
Date: 2026-10-26
Title: Siege Engine
Alt text: They initially thought the containment structure alone would be sufficient, but for good measure they decided to include the Elephant's Foot inside.
https://xkcd.com/3316/

#xkcd No. 3315 explanation: ...

2026-10-24T01:10:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3315 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3315

#xkcd No. 3315 Date: 2026-10-23 Title: Forms of Water Alt text: ...

2026-10-24T01:00:19Z

#xkcd No. 3315
Date: 2026-10-23
Title: Forms of Water
Alt text: The 'light' refers to bremsstrahlung.
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#xkcd No. 3314 explanation: ...

2026-10-21T19:50:02Z

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#xkcd No. 3314 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3314

#xkcd No. 3314 Date: 2026-10-21 Title: Vulnerability Alt text: ...

2026-10-21T12:50:10Z

#xkcd No. 3314
Date: 2026-10-21
Title: Vulnerability
Alt text: Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using '4' for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to '5'.
https://xkcd.com/3314/

#xkcd No. 3313 explanation: ...

2026-10-19T12:20:31Z

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#xkcd No. 3313 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3313

#xkcd No. 3313 Date: 2026-10-19 Title: Fusion Device Alt text: I ...

2026-10-19T12:20:30Z

#xkcd No. 3313
Date: 2026-10-19
Title: Fusion Device
Alt text: I don't see why people have trouble doing this at room temperature. Using hot rivets would honestly have been MORE work.
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#xkcd No. 3312 explanation: ...

2026-10-16T12:25:31Z

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#xkcd No. 3312 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3312

#xkcd No. 3312 Date: 2026-10-16 Title: Momentum Demonstration Alt ...

2026-10-16T12:25:30Z

#xkcd No. 3312
Date: 2026-10-16
Title: Momentum Demonstration
Alt text: "I'm doing really well on the Hertzsprung-Russell academic diagram, which has spectral class on one axis and Rate My Professors rating on the other."
https://xkcd.com/3312/

#xkcd No. 3312 explanation: ...

2026-10-16T12:24:35Z

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#xkcd No. 3312 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3312

#xkcd No. 3312 Date: 2026-10-16 Title: Momentum Demonstration Alt ...

2026-10-16T12:24:35Z

#xkcd No. 3311 explanation: ...

2026-10-14T20:40:33Z

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#xkcd No. 3311 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3311

#xkcd No. 3311 Date: 2026-10-14 Title: Planet Database Alt text: ...

2026-10-14T20:40:33Z

#xkcd No. 3311
Date: 2026-10-14
Title: Planet Database
Alt text: Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.
https://xkcd.com/3311/

#xkcd No. 3310 explanation: ...

2026-10-12T20:00:35Z

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#xkcd No. 3310 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3310

#xkcd No. 3310 Date: 2026-10-12 Title: Rejected Space Mission ...

2026-10-12T20:00:34Z

#xkcd No. 3310
Date: 2026-10-12
Title: Rejected Space Mission Profiles
Alt text: Although NASA agreed that Voyager 2 'seemed lonely' they decided against launching a companion orbiter mission after further measurements indicated that the spacecraft actually preferred the peace and quiet.
https://xkcd.com/3310/

#xkcd No. 3309 explanation: ...

2026-10-09T20:40:23Z

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#xkcd No. 3309 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3309

#xkcd No. 3309 Date: 2026-10-9 Title: Dogcatcher Alt text: People ...

2026-10-09T20:40:23Z

#xkcd No. 3309
Date: 2026-10-9
Title: Dogcatcher
Alt text: People out here catching strays out here catching strays
https://xkcd.com/3309/

#xkcd No. 3308 Date: 2026-10-7 Title: Juice Alt text: I need to ...

2026-10-07T16:50:29Z

#xkcd No. 3308
Date: 2026-10-7
Title: Juice
Alt text: I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.
https://xkcd.com/3308/

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2026-10-07T16:50:29Z

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#xkcd No. 3308 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3308

#xkcd No. 3307 explanation: ...

2026-10-05T22:48:53Z

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#xkcd No. 3307 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3307

#xkcd No. 3307 Date: 2026-10-5 Title: Spectrum Allocation Alt ...

2026-10-05T22:48:52Z

#xkcd No. 3307
Date: 2026-10-5
Title: Spectrum Allocation
Alt text: 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.
https://xkcd.com/3307/

#xkcd No. 3306 explanation: ...

2026-10-03T00:20:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3306 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3306

#xkcd No. 3306 Date: 2026-10-2 Title: Accelerator Energies Alt ...

2026-10-03T00:10:28Z

#xkcd No. 3306
Date: 2026-10-2
Title: Accelerator Energies
Alt text: Fans at Daytona always get extra excited when officials decide to introduce some antimatter cars circling the track in the opposite direction.
https://xkcd.com/3306/

#xkcd No. 3305 explanation: ...

2026-10-01T06:40:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3305 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3305

#xkcd No. 3305 Date: 2026-9-30 Title: Ground Effect Alt text: ...

2026-10-01T06:30:23Z

#xkcd No. 3305
Date: 2026-9-30
Title: Ground Effect
Alt text: Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices.
https://xkcd.com/3305/

#xkcd No. 3304 explanation: ...

2026-09-29T03:40:05Z

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#xkcd No. 3304 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3304

#xkcd No. 3304 Date: 2026-9-28 Title: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ...

2026-09-29T03:20:28Z

#xkcd No. 3304
Date: 2026-9-28
Title: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
Alt text: "I did briefly visit Venus in August 2025, but I figured out the mistake on my own because it didn't have any moons."
https://xkcd.com/3304/

#xkcd No. 3303 explanation: ...

2026-09-25T16:30:30Z

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#xkcd No. 3303 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3303

#xkcd No. 3303 Date: 2026-9-25 Title: Slab Graveyard Alt text: ...

2026-09-25T16:30:29Z

#xkcd No. 3303
Date: 2026-9-25
Title: Slab Graveyard
Alt text: 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!
https://xkcd.com/3303/

#xkcd No. 3302 explanation: ...

2026-09-24T00:20:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3302 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3302

#xkcd No. 3302 Date: 2026-9-23 Title: Voyager Instruments Alt ...

2026-09-24T00:10:25Z

#xkcd No. 3302
Date: 2026-9-23
Title: Voyager Instruments
Alt text: 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.
https://xkcd.com/3302/

#xkcd No. 3301 explanation: ...

2026-09-22T03:20:25Z

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#xkcd No. 3301 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3301

#xkcd No. 3301 Date: 2026-9-21 Title: Stargazing 5 Alt text: The ...

2026-09-22T03:20:24Z

#xkcd No. 3301
Date: 2026-9-21
Title: Stargazing 5
Alt text: 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.
https://xkcd.com/3301/

#xkcd No. 3300 explanation: ...

2026-09-18T22:50:23Z

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#xkcd No. 3300 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3300

#xkcd No. 3300 Date: 2026-9-18 Title: Tyrannosaurus Alt text: ...

2026-09-18T22:50:23Z

#xkcd No. 3300
Date: 2026-9-18
Title: Tyrannosaurus
Alt text: Many of the smaller dinosaurs seem to have largely preyed on housecats.
https://xkcd.com/3300/

#xkcd No. 3299 Date: 2026-9-16 Title: Summer Alt text: You should ...

2026-09-16T21:30:32Z

#xkcd No. 3299
Date: 2026-9-16
Title: Summer
Alt text: You should probably get back to shore before spring hits.
https://xkcd.com/3299/

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2026-09-16T21:30:32Z

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#xkcd No. 3298 explanation: ...

2026-09-14T23:20:24Z

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#xkcd No. 3298 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3298

#xkcd No. 3298 Date: 2026-9-14 Title: Aerospace Flowchart Alt ...

2026-09-14T23:20:23Z

#xkcd No. 3298
Date: 2026-9-14
Title: Aerospace Flowchart
Alt text: Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.
https://xkcd.com/3298/

#xkcd No. 3297 Date: 2026-9-11 Title: OH Scale Alt text: To ...

2026-09-13T15:30:04Z

#xkcd No. 3297
Date: 2026-9-11
Title: OH Scale
Alt text: To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.
https://xkcd.com/3297/

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2026-09-13T15:30:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3296 explanation: ...

2026-09-09T16:00:24Z

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#xkcd No. 3296 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3296

#xkcd No. 3296 Date: 2026-9-9 Title: Fault Taunting Alt text: One ...

2026-09-09T16:00:23Z

#xkcd No. 3296
Date: 2026-9-9
Title: Fault Taunting
Alt text: One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the geology toy over a mantle hotspot.
https://xkcd.com/3296/

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2026-09-07T18:50:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3295 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3295

#xkcd No. 3295 Date: 2026-9-7 Title: Semaphore Alt text: The ...

2026-09-07T18:40:18Z

#xkcd No. 3295
Date: 2026-9-7
Title: Semaphore
Alt text: 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.
https://xkcd.com/3295/

#xkcd No. 3294 explanation: ...

2026-09-04T16:21:49Z

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#xkcd No. 3294 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3294

#xkcd No. 3294 Date: 2026-9-4 Title: Asteroid Mission Alt text: ...

2026-09-04T16:21:48Z

#xkcd No. 3294
Date: 2026-9-4
Title: Asteroid Mission
Alt text: 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.
https://xkcd.com/3294/

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2026-09-02T21:30:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3293 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3293

#xkcd No. 3293 Date: 2026-9-2 Title: Handedness Alt text: A ...

2026-09-02T21:20:21Z

#xkcd No. 3293
Date: 2026-9-2
Title: Handedness
Alt text: A 'left-handed specialist' is a physicist who studies the weak interaction.
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2026-08-31T18:51:42Z

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#xkcd No. 3292 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3292

#xkcd No. 3292 Date: 2026-8-31 Title: Geology Class Alt text: The ...

2026-08-31T18:51:41Z

#xkcd No. 3292
Date: 2026-8-31
Title: Geology Class
Alt text: The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.
https://xkcd.com/3292/

#xkcd No. 3291 Date: 2026-8-28 Title: Launchpad Alt text: It does ...

2026-08-30T02:10:03Z

#xkcd No. 3291
Date: 2026-8-28
Title: Launchpad
Alt text: It does come at the cost of some launchpad expansions and increased fuel requirements, but that all comes out of the facility's budget.
https://xkcd.com/3291/

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2026-08-30T02:10:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3290 explanation: ...

2026-08-26T21:50:19Z

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#xkcd No. 3290 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3290

#xkcd No. 3290 Date: 2026-8-26 Title: Trade Alt text: "You ...

2026-08-26T21:50:18Z

#xkcd No. 3290
Date: 2026-8-26
Title: Trade
Alt text: "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."
https://xkcd.com/3290/

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2026-08-25T03:10:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3289 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3289

#xkcd No. 3289 Date: 2026-8-24 Title: Highway Signs Alt text: ...

2026-08-25T03:01:00Z

#xkcd No. 3289
Date: 2026-8-24
Title: Highway Signs
Alt text: Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.
https://xkcd.com/3289/

#xkcd No. 3288 Date: 2026-8-21 Title: Archery Feat Alt text: ...

2026-08-21T20:10:20Z

#xkcd No. 3288
Date: 2026-8-21
Title: Archery Feat
Alt text: Update: I would not have embarked on this powerscaling venture if I'd known how thoroughly Mark Twain was going to roast me.
https://xkcd.com/3288/

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2026-08-21T20:10:20Z

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#xkcd No. 3288 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3288

#xkcd No. 3287 explanation: ...

2026-08-19T17:30:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3287 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3287

#xkcd No. 3287 Date: 2026-8-19 Title: Perseids Alt text: Recently ...

2026-08-19T17:10:19Z

#xkcd No. 3287
Date: 2026-8-19
Title: Perseids
Alt text: Recently I've been watching the Daytime Perseids. I haven't seen a meteor from them yet, but the clouds are pretty and the snacks are good.
https://xkcd.com/3287/

#xkcd No. 3286 Date: 2026-8-17 Title: Particle Physics Equipment ...

2026-08-19T02:50:19Z

#xkcd No. 3286
Date: 2026-8-17
Title: Particle Physics Equipment
Alt text: The one that sounds like the oracle at the center of the galaxy where the hero travels to hear a prophecy is probably Brookhaven National Laboratory's now-dismantled COSMOTRON.
https://xkcd.com/3286/

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2026-08-19T02:50:19Z

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#xkcd No. 3286 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3286

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2026-08-15T03:10:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3285 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3285

#xkcd No. 3285 Date: 2026-8-14 Title: Accretionary Arc Alt text: ...

2026-08-15T03:00:39Z

#xkcd No. 3285
Date: 2026-8-14
Title: Accretionary Arc
Alt text: The late Triassic rifting was caused by a dinosaur trying to use the control panel to escape a predator, but it was eaten before the continent could fully separate.
https://xkcd.com/3285/

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2026-08-13T01:20:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3284 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3284

#xkcd No. 3284 Date: 2026-8-12 Title: Geology Building Alt text: ...

2026-08-13T01:10:23Z

#xkcd No. 3284
Date: 2026-8-12
Title: Geology Building
Alt text: The administration thinks it's weird, but the geologists say it looks normal.
https://xkcd.com/3284/

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2026-08-10T11:30:32Z

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#xkcd No. 3283 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3283

#xkcd No. 3283 Date: 2026-8-10 Title: Size and Lifespan Alt text: ...

2026-08-10T11:30:31Z

#xkcd No. 3283
Date: 2026-8-10
Title: Size and Lifespan
Alt text: With their 13 years recording and performing together and two humans worth of mass, the White Stripes are sandwiched neatly between gray wolves and blue whales.
https://xkcd.com/3283/

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2026-08-07T17:31:47Z

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#xkcd No. 3282 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3282

#xkcd No. 3282 Date: 2026-8-7 Title: Trick Play Alt text: ...

2026-08-07T17:31:46Z

#xkcd No. 3282
Date: 2026-8-7
Title: Trick Play
Alt text: I've been trying to find out whether the Laws of the Game take the axiom of choice or not, but FIFA officials keep blocking my number.
https://xkcd.com/3282/

#xkcd No. 3281 explanation: ...

2026-08-05T21:21:51Z

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#xkcd No. 3281 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3281

#xkcd No. 3281 Date: 2026-8-5 Title: Antiques Roadshow Alt text: ...

2026-08-05T21:21:50Z

#xkcd No. 3281
Date: 2026-8-5
Title: Antiques Roadshow
Alt text: The family lore was that we've had it ever since it was ejected from a star-forming gas cloud, but it seems more likely that my great-grandparents probably just bought it while on vacation in the galactic thin disk.
https://xkcd.com/3281/

#xkcd No. 3280 Date: 2026-8-3 Title: Maze Alt text: As a side ...

2026-08-03T20:30:17Z

#xkcd No. 3280
Date: 2026-8-3
Title: Maze
Alt text: As a side effect of the research, mice are now the only known animals other than humans to have developed a Backrooms mythology.
https://xkcd.com/3280/

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2026-08-03T20:30:17Z

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#xkcd No. 3280 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3280

#xkcd No. 3279 explanation: ...

2026-07-31T15:30:31Z

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#xkcd No. 3279 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3279

#xkcd No. 3279 Date: 2026-7-31 Title: Main Span Alt text: Wind ...

2026-07-31T15:30:30Z

#xkcd No. 3279
Date: 2026-7-31
Title: Main Span
Alt text: Wind stress? Don't be silly. When has wind stress ever been a problem for a suspension bridge?
https://xkcd.com/3279/

#xkcd No. 3278 explanation: ...

2026-07-29T19:10:48Z

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#xkcd No. 3278 explanation: https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3278

#xkcd No. 3278 Date: 2026-7-29 Title: Vera Rubin Observatory Alt ...

2026-07-29T19:10:47Z

#xkcd No. 3278
Date: 2026-7-29
Title: Vera Rubin Observatory
Alt text: 'Spurious signals from the kitchen' is harder for an optical telescope than a radio one, but with enough determination and creativity, I believe it's possible.
https://xkcd.com/3278/

#xkcd No. 3277 Date: 2026-7-27 Title: Forth Alt text: I NOTATION ...

2026-07-27T17:11:45Z

#xkcd No. 3277
Date: 2026-7-27
Title: Forth
Alt text: I NOTATION POLISH REVERSE ❤️
https://xkcd.com/3277/

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2026-07-27T17:11:45Z

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2026-07-27T13:50:07Z

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#xkcd No. 3276 Date: 2026-7-24 Title: Recursive Trucker's ...

2026-07-27T13:50:06Z

#xkcd No. 3276
Date: 2026-7-24
Title: Recursive Trucker's Hitch
Alt text: As if the americium smoke detector incident wasn't enough, now nuclear regulators have ANOTHER reason to worry about the Boy Scouts.
https://xkcd.com/3276/

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2026-07-22T15:52:37Z

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#xkcd No. 3275 Date: 2026-7-22 Title: Calibration Nobel Alt text: ...

2026-07-22T15:52:36Z

#xkcd No. 3275
Date: 2026-7-22
Title: Calibration Nobel
Alt text: We would like to once again apologize to Dr. Jones for last year's mistaken announcement. We should really have double-checked the envelope for this award in particular.
https://xkcd.com/3275/

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2026-07-20T16:50:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3274 Date: 2026-7-20 Title: Arthurian Connector Alt ...

2026-07-20T16:10:21Z

#xkcd No. 3274
Date: 2026-7-20
Title: Arthurian Connector
Alt text: Most coffee shops have a descendant of Sophia of Hanover on staff for this, but just as I was about to ask for help, a previously unknown heir of Uther Pendragon who was ordering a muffin tripped on my laptop cord.
https://xkcd.com/3274/

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2026-07-17T23:10:03Z

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#xkcd No. 3273 Date: 2026-7-17 Title: Latitude and Longitude Alt ...

2026-07-17T20:00:26Z

#xkcd No. 3273
Date: 2026-7-17
Title: Latitude and Longitude
Alt text: NGS and IERS are complaining that they left CLEAR instructions to set the washing machine to WGS84 (G2296) instead of WGS84 (G730).
https://xkcd.com/3273/

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2026-07-16T01:50:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3272 Date: 2026-7-15 Title: Time Change Alt text: All ...

2026-07-16T01:20:18Z

#xkcd No. 3272
Date: 2026-7-15
Title: Time Change
Alt text: All discussions of daylight saving time policy are doomed by a mix of contradictory, inconsistent, and impossible preferences, which is why I think the only thing we can really hope to do is to make it worse.
https://xkcd.com/3272/

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2026-07-14T05:10:04Z

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#xkcd No. 3271 Date: 2026-7-13 Title: The Princess and the Pea ...

2026-07-14T03:07:34Z

#xkcd No. 3271
Date: 2026-7-13
Title: The Princess and the Pea
Alt text: Once we've fully explored this space, we can start varying the number of princesses.
https://xkcd.com/3271/