Would not 1'5 mean one minute five? Or one foot five?
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- Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:03 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2637: "Roman Numerals"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1828
- Sun Jun 26, 2022 5:02 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2637: "Roman Numerals"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1828
Re: 2637: "Roman Numerals"
It's not a typo when it's called out! But I was thinking of how "IV" is 4 in one place and 15 in another. Just think about how there are most likely similar inconsistencies from people who are using contractions and number substitutions of their own devising. These "innovative" ...
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:23 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2636: "What If? 2 Countdown"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 536
Re: 2636: "What If? 2 Countdown"
It bothers me that this comic establishes both a baker's day and a baker's fortnight, but that the baker's fortnight is a multiple of regular days instead of baker's days. Bakers are not idiots, they are in it for the money. 15 x 25hrs is going to eat up more than a half of a day's profit compared ...
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 4:19 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2637: "Roman Numerals"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1828
Re: 2637: "Roman Numerals"
I don't see any inconsistency in the title text. There is the typo in the word virtually. Instead of using two 50s he used one 100. Math works out but it makes for a problem in the spelling.
Aside from that I do have a bit of a headache coming on.
Aside from that I do have a bit of a headache coming on.
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:46 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2634: "Red Line Through HTTPS"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 372
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:47 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2623: "Goofs"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 385
Re: 2623: "Goofs"
Hmmm, There is a Chestnut Street in Vancouver so maybe Vancouver was filling in Lower Manhattan. Like it did for the Bronx in Jackie Chan's Rumble in the Bronx. Good movie for Jackie Chan fans and people who know there are no snow capped mountains visible from New York City.
- Sat Jun 04, 2022 6:41 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2627: "Types of Scopes"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 395
Re: 2627: "Types of Scopes"
I rather like the Radiostehescope.
- Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:35 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2607: "Geiger Counter"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 294
Re: 2607: "Geiger Counter"
None of these made any sense until I picked up my hammer and saw.
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 3:38 pm
- Forum: Meta
- Topic: Mod Madness Returns
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26953
Re: Mod Madness Returns
Please turn this off.
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:46 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2592: "False Dichotomy"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 307
Re: 2592: "False Dichotomy"
Expansion to absurdity.
- Sun Mar 06, 2022 6:01 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2589: "Outlet Denier"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 419
- Tue Feb 15, 2022 8:43 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2581: "Health Stats"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 396
Re: 2581: "Health Stats"
I doubt the contagion is specific to handedness. One of your hands will explode, the other will go all skinny.
- Fri Feb 11, 2022 2:27 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2579: "Tractor Beam"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 467
- Wed Feb 09, 2022 3:59 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2578: "Sword Pull"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 399
Re: 2578: "Sword Pull"
If it was Beret Guy instead of Cueball doing this there wouldn't be any surprise.
- Tue Feb 08, 2022 3:27 am
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2532: "Censored Vaccine Card"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 793
Re: 2532: "Censored Vaccine Card"
Been long enough that [censored] have to actually check [censored] card to see what [censored] got. [Took out all the personal pronouns to keep in the spirit of the comic]
- Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:38 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2577: "Sea Chase"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 569
- Fri Feb 04, 2022 8:54 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2576: "Control Group"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 361
Re: 2576: "Control Group"
This goes up there with my favourite "Herman" cartoon. 'But I don't want to be a juror, I want to be a witness.'
Re: Countdown
Now we know, What If 2 is announced.
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 5:27 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2574: "Autoresponder"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 523
Re: 2574: "Autoresponder"
I read this as White Hat is off on a trip, so vacation, to see a show. (perhaps one with Dinosaurs)
But maybe some jobs would have this as standard, thinking doctors.
Re: Countdown
Isn't Randal afraid of raptors? Shouldn't any normal person be afraid of them? So I guess tomorrow he is going to where ever the Jurassic park stories are set.
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:28 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2513: "Saturn Hexagon"
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1135
Re: 2513: Saturn Hexagon
That ball looks rather more angular than they usually are. Naturally-occurring soccer balls/footballs start out as polyhedra. The ones on Earth have been eroded to a more spherical shape over time, but since Saturn has a different atmosphere, its soccer ball is still angular. Okay. So the big footb...
- Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:23 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2509: "Useful Geometry Formulas"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1146
Re: 2509: "Useful Geometry Formulas"
"Oh, I see" said the blind man when he picked up a hammer and saw.
- Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:03 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2559: "December 25th Launch"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 559
Re: 2559: "December 25th Launch"
And it has finally made it to its orbit. Space is big.
Re: Countdown
Now there is a wingtip visible, and the tentacle/tail/scarf up above.
- Fri Jan 28, 2022 8:50 pm
- Forum: xkcd
- Topic: 2570: "Captain Picard Tea Order"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 620
Re: 2570: "Captain Picard Tea Order"
Can't figure out why Liquid is missing from the top of the list. Or is it supposed to be implied by the word Tea.