# ­xkcd thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-strips\ **Created:** [May 28, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2020-05-28T00:57:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 107
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2123 "2023-04-11T17:39:10Z")
> **[1-to-1 Scale](https://xkcd.com/2761/)** > > There's a version that shows the planets with no cropping, but it's hard to find a display that supports it. ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2124 "2023-04-11T20:00:31Z")
Are they all giant 2D representations stacked immediately on each other? I’m thinking that Earth at the very back might look significantly smaller otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2125 "2023-04-11T20:07:19Z")
That was my take; each line is just the edge of the circle of each planet (cropped to fit the display 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2126 "2023-04-11T20:15:42Z")
You can’t make Earth significantly smaller, because then it wouldn’t be 1:1 any more. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2127 "2023-04-11T20:26:24Z")
Earth looks like it has grass and trees, but not at 1:1 scale. And are those Martian rocks? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2128 "2023-04-11T20:37:58Z")
Huh, Saturn is concave. Which I confirmed [through a highly scientific method](https://xkcd.com/2701/). ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2129 "2023-04-13T19:27:30Z")
> **[Diffraction Spikes](https://xkcd.com/2762/)** > > Even if a planet is lucky enough to have a stable orbit that weaves between the spikes, the seasons get weird whenever it passes close to them. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2130 "2023-04-15T04:08:07Z")
> **[Linguistics Gossip](https://xkcd.com/2763/)** > > The E's wedding invitation definitely used the word LOVE more times than was strictly necessary. So the A ran off to be a pirate? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2131 "2023-04-15T15:18:27Z")
They’ll be back together soon. You know what they say, that loVE and mARriage go together like a horse and carriage. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2132 "2023-04-15T20:35:42Z")
How many of those have you seen around lately? ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2133 "2023-04-16T19:25:20Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > You know what they say, that loVE and mARriage go together like a horse and carriage. We’re talkin’ polyamory now? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2023, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2134 "2023-04-18T06:54:17Z")
> **[Cosmological Nostalgia Content](https://xkcd.com/2764/)** > > Later renouncing clickbait, Einstein called his inclusion of cosmological content in general relativity the biggest blunder of his career. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2135 "2023-04-20T07:49:20Z")
OK, it’s officially Thursday, and we’re still seeing Monday’s xkcd. I wonder what’s going on with Randall? I hope everything’s OK. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2136 "2023-04-20T17:28:47Z")
It’s [up](https://xkcd.com/2765/). It’s one of those poorly done interactive things. Can’t get it to work with my Chrome-based browser Does work with Firefox. Don’t see the point of it. He just needs to stop wasting his time with these things. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2137 "2023-04-20T17:31:34Z")
> **[Escape Speed](https://xkcd.com/2765/)** > > Gotta go fast ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2138 "2023-04-20T17:58:48Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Don’t see the point of it. Somehow you have to use the fact that you can go back and forth through the planet to pick up speed to break away and see what else is up there I think. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2139 "2023-04-20T19:15:25Z")
I managed to break away from the main planet and get back to the moon _almost_ on the opposite side from the planet where I hoped I could escape the gravity well, but I can’t get quite get away. So far I have found - a cool bug - a marsh wren - a secret glade - a normal-looking leaf - a pretty leaf ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2140 "2023-04-20T19:23:44Z")
OK, I escaped by bouncing through the middle of the planet a couple times. You then find other “celestial bodies” (asteroids? giant spiders?), and some of them have power-ups that give you a more powerful engine and faster recharge time. But now I’m losing interest. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2141 "2023-04-20T19:50:55Z")
I found the DC black hole, didn’t have enough powerups to get away. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2142 "2023-04-20T20:24:26Z")
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