# ­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:** 61
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1202 "2022-01-27T13:43:45Z")
Thing I learned: There’s a Flat Mars Society Facebook page. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1203 "2022-01-27T18:31:23Z")
There’s a new feature appearing in the upper right of the airplane countdown timer ([complete sequence of images here](https://munvoseli.github.io/xkcd-countdown/)). Palm tree? Talon? Tentacle? ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1204 "2022-01-27T18:38:47Z")
I’ve suspected for a while that the plane wouldn’t be in flight, but held by some sort of giant monster. Not sure why I’ve suspected that, and of course I can’t document my suspicions, but… ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1205 "2022-01-29T18:45:28Z")
> **[Autoresponder](https://xkcd.com/2574/)** > > I ADMIRE HOW YOU SET BOUNDARIES AND I HOPE YOUR COLLEAGUES RESPECT THEM! PLEASE SPARE MY LIFE! Perhaps the flag flying from the front of the plane has a message on 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:** [January 29, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1206 "2022-01-29T23:09:34Z")
Maybe it’s a raptor tail. [https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/f7409e2209082d3a24d77a5fcf7b8fd1894be8a3a725df4138096bba5a778baa.png](https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/f7409e2209082d3a24d77a5fcf7b8fd1894be8a3a725df4138096bba5a778baa.png) ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1207 "2022-01-29T23:56:08Z")
Snakes on a plane? ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1208 "2022-01-30T00:44:16Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Maybe it’s a raptor tail. Could be. Randall’s fear of velociraptors has been a topic of several comics. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1209 "2022-01-30T02:49:38Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Could be. Randall’s fear of velociraptors has been a topic of several comics. Too big to be a velociraptor (unless that’s a particularly small airliner, with three teeny-tiny jet engines per wing). More likely a T Rex. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1210 "2022-01-30T03:47:07Z")
Okay, I’ll buy t-rex. [https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/1f0fcb5806a4fa349ed4ac5d158735ae44be8707955644117f8136d4d0aca818.png](https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/1f0fcb5806a4fa349ed4ac5d158735ae44be8707955644117f8136d4d0aca818.png) ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1211 "2022-01-30T04:13:07Z")
He’s coming to Chicago to steal Sue! ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1212 "2022-01-30T04:46:51Z")
Sleuths have figured out the reveal. Don’t peek if you want to be surprised. (This is real, not a joke.) _What If? Vol 2_ is now listed on Amazon. The airplane with a dino riding is on the cover. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1213 "2022-01-30T05:40:56Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > unless that’s a particularly small airliner, with three teeny-tiny jet engines per wing I’m guessing a 737 and those are the trailing-edge flap fairings. We should see the engines soon. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1214 "2022-01-30T10:04:12Z")
Half the engine is now visible: [https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/dc6f308abb0f80d61884a4ce2b9d193330f76760bd1ac513e63440deab495ac2.png](https://xkcd.com/count-wimRikmef/imgs/dc6f308abb0f80d61884a4ce2b9d193330f76760bd1ac513e63440deab495ac2.png) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1215 "2022-01-31T15:31:21Z")
And it’s been officially announced: > **[What If? 2](https://xkcd.com/2575/)** > > CLARIFICATION: By 9/13, I mean September 13th, not the 9th day of Jancember, the cursed 13th month that exists between December and January in the transdimensional temporal plane. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1216 "2022-01-31T15:40:24Z")
Sept 13th? That’s such an early teaser it’s frustrating rather than enticing. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1217 "2022-02-03T16:46:47Z")
> **[Control Group](https://xkcd.com/2576/)** > > Placeble 228 x/6n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜n⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ The alt-text is supposed to be 6 rows of squares, but the OneWord software messes that up. I’m not sure what the text at the top “placeble 228 x/6” is supposed to be. ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1218 "2022-02-03T16:55:17Z")
Placeble… 😄 > [@dtilque](#): > > I’m not sure what the text at the top “placeble 228 x/6” is supposed to be. If you hit the share button on regular Wordle, you get text like that. For example 228 3/6 for Wordle would mean, this is puzzle 228 and it took the person three tries out of six. ETA: I’m not sure if this part was confusing or not. placeble = placebo + wordle ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1219 "2022-02-03T18:41:13Z")
Thanks for the info. > [@Folly](#): > > placeble = placebo + wordle No I hadn’t caught that, although I did wonder about that word. Sometimes the guy can be pretty subtle. ---
**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:** [February 3, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1220 "2022-02-03T18:57:30Z")
How many people checked their browser zoom settings when they first saw today’s comic? It’s HUGE. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574/1221 "2022-02-05T02:44:51Z")
> **[Sea Chase](https://xkcd.com/2577/)** > > There are two rules on this ship: Never gaze back into the projection abyss, and never touch the red button labeled DYMAXION. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574.md?page=62)