Posts Tagged ‘xkcd’
The solar system's solid surfaces
By Ben | infographics, maps, spaceI'm not sure if "human skin" really counts as a solid surface...but... [click to embiggen] [&hellip
Thickness of Ice Sheets
By Ben | scienceby xkcd
Relativistic Baseball: Hitting a ball pitched at 90% the speed of light
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia what-if.xkcd.com tl;dr version: The batter is posthumously awarded first base
All 786 Known Exoplanets (as of June 2012)
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com
xkcd: Lakes and Oceans
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com
Target lies on the right end of this spectrum. Beware.
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com
xkcd: Lanes
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com
xkcd: Cell Phones & Cancer
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com
Zombie Marie Curie makes an excellent point
By Ben | UncategorizedI do love xkcd. From http://xkcd.com
Radiation Dose Chart by xkcd (h/t @courosa)
By Ben | Uncategorizedvia xkcd.com Puts things happening in Japan in perspective. No, it's not a good situation. [&hellip