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 MunroeThe role of gender in society is the most complicated thing Iโve ever spent a lot of time learning about, and Iโve spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics.
Randall MunroeMan, Farmville is so huge! Do you realize its the second-biggest browser-based social-networking-centered farming game in the world?
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.
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