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Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy has revealed that the sunsets from the observatory are really pretty.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3311/
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xkcd #3310: Rejected Space Mission Profiles
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Although NASA agreed that Voyager 2 'seemed lonely' they decided against launching a companion orbiter mission after further measurements indicated that the spacecraft actually preferred the peace and quiet.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3310/
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People out here catching strays out here catching strays
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3309/
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I need to push some updates to the remote sensing instruments, which are there to measure the surface and definitely not do anything else.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3308/
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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation
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Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3307/
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xkcd #3306: Accelerator Energies
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Fans at Daytona always get extra excited when officials decide to introduce some antimatter cars circling the track in the opposite direction.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3306/
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Runners looking for aerodynamic advantage typically wear sneakers because some fancy dress shoes can create wingtip vortices.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3305/
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xkcd #3304: Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
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"I did briefly visit Venus in August 2025, but I figured out the mistake on my own because it didn't have any moons."
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3304/
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It's ok if you want to close close your eyes for the slab graveyard, so you can still have fun riding the mantle plume back up afterward!
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3303/
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xkcd #3302: Voyager Instruments
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Convincing him to turn off the stupid laser show and useless sound system was such a huge ordeal that no one has wanted to do it again.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3302/
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The sun and the moon appear the same size in the sky, even though in real life the sun is more than twice as big. Some call this lucky alignment coincidence; others say it's proof that sometimes things can be the same size.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3301/
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Many of the smaller dinosaurs seem to have largely preyed on housecats.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3300/
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You should probably get back to shore before spring hits.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3299/
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xkcd #3298: Aerospace Flowchart
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Someday, we will find the problem that goes with this solution.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3298/
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To access distant parts of the project, I ended up building a regular-scale passenger train inside each rail.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3297/
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One of the first things they teach you is to NEVER play with the geology toy over a mantle hotspot.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3296/
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The speed of light in air is 50% faster than in fiber, but it's a challenge to get the arms to move fast enough to realize the latency advantage.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3295/
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Lander, this is Houston. There's been a request that you turn clipping back on and instead set the mass to 1kg. The theorists believe that will be pretty funny.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3294/
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A 'left-handed specialist' is a physicist who studies the weak interaction.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3293/
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The rise of AI review bombing tools threatens to take away a crucial source of experience for geology undergraduates.
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3292/
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