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Forms of Water

Oct. 23rd, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3315/

The 'light' refers to bremsstrahlung.

https://xkcd.com/3315/

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Vulnerability

Oct. 21st, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3314/

Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using '4' for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to '5'.

https://xkcd.com/3314/

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Fusion Device

Oct. 19th, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3313/

I don't see why people have trouble doing this at room temperature. Using hot rivets would honestly have been MORE work.

https://xkcd.com/3313/

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Momentum Demonstration

Oct. 16th, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3312/

"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/

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Planet Database

Oct. 14th, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3311/

Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.

https://xkcd.com/3311/

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Rejected Space Mission Profiles

Oct. 12th, 2026 04:00 am
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https://xkcd.com/3310/

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/

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