How it works..

Macha · 29-04-2008 5:36pm #1

*sigh* it's so true:

http://xkcd.com/385/

(Also my way of introducing anyone to xkcd who hasn't already found it

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Jay P · 29-04-2008 9:18pm

Ha ha. That be funny. Reminds me a bit of cyaanide and happiness.

Macha · 29-04-2008 9:22pm

Yeah they're pretty addictive, although it helps if you're a bit of a computer nerd.

Fortunately we don't need Joanna around here too often...:

http://xkcd.com/322/

challengemaster · 29-04-2008 9:47pm

Kold · 29-04-2008 9:51pm

I'd hate to have girly math skills.

Macha · 29-04-2008 10:00pm

Nah got the A1 in higher LC maths. Now if I could just master parallel parking...

cuckoo · 30-04-2008 1:07am

http://xkcd.com/55/

*flails hopelessly*

The cuteness factor - i wanna get onto that RTE tv show and propose to this comic!

Taconnol, thanks muchly for the linky.

Reku · 30-04-2008 9:03am

challengemaster wrote: »

That one strip has cost them all credibility with me since they fail to mention that the only way that would work would be if you were exactly positioned on one of the points where the earth's axis of rotation meets it's surface (assuming you weren't planning to tunnel obviously).:rolleyes:
Otherwise half your spin would slow the earth while the other half would aid it.
TBH you'd be better off running in a constant easterly direction and hoping the minute force exerted by this would slow the earth's rotation.

Have to ask if the irony of that first strip has escaped you taconol, since the strip itself is guilty of stereotyping males yet it is complaining about males stereotyping females.