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I love XKCD when it does science and tech stuff. Not so much when it does the “aren’t I weird for being a nerd” or relationship/love gags.
Also, the Katz ones are WAY better. Except “hyper-bondage”. That’s awesome.
Excellent
This is a very accurate and insightful description of string theory, but it forgot that it’s also a way to keep Math PhD candidates from actually doing anything useful and to also have them avoid starting religious wars while they argue over how many angels can dance on the end of a pin.
I’ve got a pocket full of universes, and I’m not afraid to charm them.
Science has so far yet to explain why Maker’s Mark always has that damned ugly red latex poured over the cap.
Unified Theory of the Universe: We’re all puppets on a string.
#5, it’s a wax seal. They’ve been doing it by hand for 50 years.
The cow eating itself was brilliant!
I love XKCD, but Katz won hands down.
Awesome, but also a bit old. Wasn’t this on Slashdot a couple of months ago? Keep up with the (nerdy) times, Golob!
#10, slashdot is so 2000.
XKCD is fucking terrible and this proves no different.