# ­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:** 149
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2963 "2024-04-23T00:07:33Z")
> **[Scary Triangles](https://xkcd.com/2923/)** > > Concealed mostly beneath the surface, sharks are the icebergs of the sea. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2964 "2024-04-23T02:51:19Z")
Although statistically rare, acute triangle laceration can be a life-threatening condition. ---
**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 23, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2965 "2024-04-23T16:44:56Z")
“over 90%” is quite the understatement. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2966 "2024-04-24T13:14:02Z")
> **[Pendulum Types](https://xkcd.com/2924/)** > > The creepy fingers that grow from a vibrating cornstarch-water mix can be modeled as a chain of inverted vertical pendulums (DOI:10.1039/c4sm00265b) and are believed to be the fingers of Maxwell's Demon trying to push through into our universe. This one isn’t really funny, but a warning to those who would learn too much. ---
**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 24, 2024, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2967 "2024-04-24T22:25:27Z")
Don’t we WANT Maxwell’s Demon to push through into our universe? I mean, all of the computers in all of history have been/will be trying to make that happen. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2968 "2024-04-25T02:14:58Z")
Oh, sure, what could _possibly_ be the problem with inviting demons? See, THIS is what happens when we stop making Lovecraft required reading… ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2969 "2024-04-25T12:54:06Z")
I hope you like Old Ones, because this is how you get Old Ones. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2970 "2024-04-26T21:57:56Z")
> **[Earth Formation Site](https://xkcd.com/2925/)** > > It's not far from the sign marking the exact latitude and longitude of the Earth's core. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2971 "2024-04-26T22:00:31Z")
That’s just absurd for about five different reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2972 "2024-04-26T22:03:54Z")
“On this spot in 13.9 billion BC, nothing happened.” ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2024, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2973 "2024-04-26T22:36:50Z")
On this spot, 13.8 billion years ago, the Big Bang happened. (other side of the sign) On this spot, 12.6 billion years ago, the Big Bang happened. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2974 "2024-04-29T01:18:03Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Oh, sure, what could _possibly_ be the problem with inviting demons? As long as they’re _exiting_ your nose all is well. Beware the _ingressing_ nasal demons for that way lies madness. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2975 "2024-04-30T13:40:05Z")
> **[Doppler Effect](https://xkcd.com/2926/)** > > The Doppler effect is a mysterious wavelength-shifting phenomenon which seems to primarily affect sirens, which is why the 🚨 emoji is red. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2976 "2024-04-30T17:47:41Z")
Wonder if this one was at all inspired by Bill Bailey’s “Sirens” routine: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oGSNxkCIln0/hqdefault.jpg "Bill Bailey - Sirens - Bewilderness") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGSNxkCIln0) ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2977 "2024-05-01T14:59:04Z")
I think he missed the obvious cartogram: state area should be proportional to the number of letters in the name of the state. Maybe he already did that? > **[Alphabetical Cartogram](https://xkcd.com/2927/)** > > Poor Weeoming. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2978 "2024-05-01T15:01:16Z")
At least he fixed Texas for us. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2979 "2024-05-01T22:00:41Z")
Does this mean the Mexican border is the Red River? Oklahoma isn’t ready for that. ---
**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:** [May 1, 2024, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2980 "2024-05-01T22:12:58Z")
And the Red River would form part of the border between the US and Canada. I think Minnesota can handle more border with Canada. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2981 "2024-05-04T05:37:41Z")
> **[Software Testing Day](https://xkcd.com/2928/)** > > The company tried to document how often employees were celebrating Software Testing Day, but their recordkeeping system kept mysteriously crashing. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/2982 "2024-05-04T21:21:39Z")
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