Thanks, Brazilian tree forest company, for inspiring cities to provide us with water on demand.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Water on Demand
Tag: xkcd
Car Model Names to Avoid
In the wake of Volkswagen, this piece from xkcd seemed appropriate this Friday.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Jesus and the Footprints
I’m Irish—my ancestors were from the southern part—and so I grew up Catholic and I went to Catholic schools. So I know some of my Jesus stories. There’s that one story about how at the end of some guy’s life he looks back at a beach—I have no idea what life means being on a beach—where he walked. He sees two sets of footprints and asks Jesus, “Bro, why are there two sets?”
“Dude bro, that’s me.”
“Whoa, then why are there sometimes only one set?”
“That’s when I carried you.”
My interpretation of Jesus speech notwithstanding, it’s one of those stories that is supposed to teach you that you are not alone. Probably because the thought of being a random event in the entire series of random events in the universe(s?) frightens people. Anyway, Randall Munroe over at xkcd took a look at the footprints story. Happy Friday, all. (And you too, bro. That’s right, I’m looking at you, Jesus.)
Diagramming the Phases of Water
Even when things are funny, I do not always laugh aloud. This xkcd post, however, made me do just that. And for that, it’s going up on the blog as today’s graphic of choice.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
What We Have Learned About Pluto
And of course a week with awesome science-y space news is not complete without a little bit of xkcd.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Where in the United States is Your Film’s Protagonist?
It is finally Friday. And if you are in one of those areas where it is forecast to rain this weekend, you may find yourself watching a film. If you do, then xkcd has a post that will help you identify the movie by its background scenery.
Personally, my favourite is the reference to the Grand Banks in Hunt for Red October.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Back to the Future
We began the week with an infographic about Star Trek on account of Leonard Nimoy’s death. We end the week with an xkcd graphic about stories of the past and future and its mentions of Star Trek. Not just for Nimoy, but now also of Harve Bennett, who was a producer instrumental in the production of the movies that solidified Star Trek as a cultural phenomenon.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Screw It
We looked at some pretty disturbing things this week, from the whole anti-vaccination thing to lynchings. So today, screw it. Let’s look at screws. Thanks to xkcd we have an illustrated guide to the different type of screw heads.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
Masses and Payloads
While last week ended with an xkcd post, I want to start this week with an older one I missed about spacecraft. Because spacecraft are awesome every day of the week. In particular it looks at mass and payload capacity of spacecraft and rockets over time.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
What to Worry About
I’m a worrier. Thankfully xkcd has me covered.
Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.