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$\begingroup$ I'll give this a read right away, thank you! I had no idea there was such a thing as an explainedxkcd! $\endgroup$

uhoh
– uhoh

2018-08-01 22:37:01 +00:00
Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 22:37
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$\begingroup$ I love explainxkcd.com! And I love its motto: "Explain xkcd: It's 'cause you're dumb." ;-) Certainly applies to me. For at least a third of the comics, I need explainxkcd.com to understand what's going on, and in many other cases I need it to point out and explain all the nuances that I would otherwise miss. Great site! $\endgroup$

jcsahnwaldt Reinstate Monica
– jcsahnwaldt Reinstate Monica

2018-08-01 22:42:46 +00:00
Commented Aug 1, 2018 at 22:42
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$\begingroup$ Maths doesn't check out. Although I am starting with spherical lightning in a vacuum. $\endgroup$

Aron
– Aron

2018-08-02 07:40:06 +00:00
Commented Aug 2, 2018 at 7:40
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$\begingroup$ In this case spherical lightning is a rare and poorly understood physical phenomena. Whereas lightning in a vacuum is just nonsense. $\endgroup$

Aron
– Aron

2018-08-02 18:42:25 +00:00
Commented Aug 2, 2018 at 18:42
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$\begingroup$ @JonaChristopherSahnwaldt also lookup spherical cows. $\endgroup$

muru
– muru

2018-08-03 03:42:28 +00:00
Commented Aug 3, 2018 at 3:42

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