I think the comic that's gotten me the most feedback is actually the one about the stoplights. Noticing when the stoplights are in sync, or calculating the length of your strides between floor tiles - normal people notice that kind of stuff, but a certain kind of person will do some calculations.
Randall MunroeI learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
Randall MunroeA million people can call the mountains a fiction, yet it need not trouble you as you stand atop them.
Randall MunroeSpace is about 100 kilometers away. Thatโs far awayโI wouldnโt want to climb a ladder to get thereโbut it isnโt that far away. If youโre in Sacramento, Seattle, Canberra, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Phnom Penh, Cairo, Beijing, central Japan, central Sri Lanka, or Portland, space is closer than the sea.
Randall Munroe