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XKCD 2765: Escape Speed

8 comments

  1. [3]
    Akir
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    Well I just lost two hours of my day. And I still don't have enough thrust to escape the black hole.

    Well I just lost two hours of my day. And I still don't have enough thrust to escape the black hole.

    2 votes
    1. [2]
      pezhore
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      Oh, where is the black hole? I've blown through a few hours of my day on this too.

      Oh, where is the black hole? I've blown through a few hours of my day on this too.

      1 vote
      1. Akir
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        It’s in the middle of the subway planet.

        It’s in the middle of the subway planet.

        1 vote
  2. balooga
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    I found many of the same items that have already been listed, but here are a few more I discovered that weren't here yet: a swatch pop-out wristwatch a festive but somehow unnerving holiday card...

    I found many of the same items that have already been listed, but here are a few more I discovered that weren't here yet:

    a swatch pop-out wristwatch
    a festive but somehow unnerving holiday card from Junji Ito
    a sixth lagrange point
    a whale shark
    an icosahedral d10
    some tin from the pantai remis mine
    a Rhode Island the size of an ant
    some microbial life
    a piece of pumice
    a normal-sized apple
    the platinum cylinder formerly used to define the kilogram
    

    I can't tell you where I picked up most of those but the last one was outside of the universe... I managed to upgrade my ship enough that escape out the exit was possible. Then I proceeded to fly parallel to the outer edge of the map, past the "The End" signs, and way way way out there where no reasonable person has any business exploring, was that smug bastard.

    2 votes
  3. pezhore
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    There's a somewhat spoilery explainxkcd that is interesting.

    There's a somewhat spoilery explainxkcd that is interesting.

    2 votes
  4. [3]
    streblo
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    As far as I got before the blackhole nabbed me: a cool bug a pretty leaf a rock with neat stripes an orb wren a marsh wren a holographic Charizard business card a secret glade a normal-looking...

    As far as I got before the blackhole nabbed me:

    a cool bug
    a pretty leaf
    a rock with neat stripes
    an orb wren
    a marsh wren
    a holographic Charizard business card
    a secret glade
    a normal-looking leaf
    a DVD of The Core (2003)
    a relativistic bowling ball
    $30 in Yahoo
    
    1 vote
    1. [2]
      pezhore
      Link Parent
      I picked it back up while waiting for dinner to finish cooking: You've found: a rock with neat stripes a cool bug a pretty leaf Voyager 1 an orb wren a delicate music box a block of scandium a...

      I picked it back up while waiting for dinner to finish cooking:

      You've found:
      
      a rock with neat stripes
      a cool bug
      a pretty leaf
      Voyager 1
      an orb wren
      a delicate music box
      a block of scandium
      a pair of platonic solids, not quite touching
      a really cool data point
      a friendly bee
      an ink cartridge
      a spiral-cut diamond
      a golden radio tuned to 1.618 MHz
      a burrito
      a cool pair of shoes with flames on the side
      a scroll lock key
      a primordial black hole
      a tree-filled grove and a nice spot for quiet contemplation
      Voyager 2
      the Principality of Sealand
      a spider-silk scarf
      a beige electron
      a broken smoke machine
      The Long Now Foundation's archive of every Animorphs book
      a Cybiko® wireless handheld computer for teens (2000)
      a hot dog
      a bottle of Coke Absolute Zero
      an eye in the sky
      a dna base pair
      a steam calliope
      a sterile neutrino
      a stick
      a secret leaf
      a large hadron
      an asterisk
      a sunken treasure
      a smooth green snake
      a first of its kind
      
      1 vote
      1. Kuromantis
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        I managed to find (though I played for longer) You've found: a normal-looking leaf a holographic Charizard business card a rock with neat stripes a secret glade an orb wren a tumbleweed a marsh...

        I managed to find (though I played for longer)

        
        You've found:
        
        a normal-looking leaf
        a holographic Charizard business card
        a rock with neat stripes
        a secret glade
        an orb wren
        a tumbleweed
        a marsh wren
        a cool bug
        a pretty leaf
        11 squares packed into a larger square
        a DVD of The Core (2003)
        a glass of heavy water
        a smooth green snake
        an asterisk
        the Heart of the Ocean
        a sparkling gem
        the Principality of Sealand
        a piece of space shuttle food
        a pair of platonic solids, not quite touching
        a block of scandium
        a 5G seagull
        Voyager 1
        a hydrogen ion
        two Andalites, one canonical
        a strangely heavy subway token
        a sunspot
        the 3 million point line
        a broken smoke machine
        The Long Now Foundation's archive of every Animorphs book
        Voyager 2
        a wayward Roomba full of moondust
        a bathyscaphe
        a curious humboldt squid
        a sensible cheese platter
        a single caffeine molecule
        a festive but somehow unnerving holiday card from Junji Ito
        a friendly bee
        a spiral-cut diamond
        a burrito
        a scroll lock key
        a primordial black hole
        a tree-filled grove and a nice spot for quiet contemplation
        a podcast episode
        a friendly jumping spider
        a friend
        baby shoes (and baby)
        a hot dog
        a bottle of Coke Absolute Zero
        the gold crown Archimedes stole
        a necklace of element samples whose symbols spell out your name
        a single grain of salt
        a guitar pick
        a delicate music box
        a relativistic bowling ball
        $30 in Yahoo
        a friendly cat
        
        
        2 votes