Oh, no! Now you’ve done it!

On 2020-11-04 By daevadIn humor, Suggested viewing

Another great XKCD comic.

Thank you to Gretchen McCulloch for fielding this question, and sorry that as a result the world’s foremost internet linguist has been devoured by the brown one. She will be missed.

Astronomy humor

On 2020-09-16 By daevadIn Astronomy, humor, Science

Star types explained by XKCD.com

This article is about Eta Carinae, a luminous blue hypergiant with anomalous Fe[ii] emission spectra. For the 1998 Brad Bird film, see The Iron Giant (film).

Astronomy humor

On 2020-09-032020-09-16 By daevadIn Astronomy, humor, Science

XKCD.com is at it again.

It may remain in equilibrium for some time, slowly growing, and then suddenly become significantly redder.

Now that’s funny!

On 2020-07-28 By daevadIn humor, Science, Suggested viewing

XKCD.com has posted a truly amazing candidate for the “Best Science Humor of 2020” award.

I asked them if it was safe to be running tours during the pandemic.
They said, “During the what?””

About predictive modeling…

On 2020-04-062020-04-06 By daevadIn Headlines, humor, In the news, Science

Remember, models aren’t for telling you facts, they’re for exploring dynamics.
This model apparently explores time travel.

Astronomy humor

On 2020-03-01 By daevadIn Astronomy, humor

Let’s go stargazing with XKCD!

Cosmology humor

On 2019-12-12 By daevadIn Astronomy, humor, Science

From XKCD 12-12-2019

Not actual size, except technically at one spot near the left.

Nice try, robot…

On 2019-11-20 By daevadIn humor

More brilliance from XKCD.com