created by antdude on 27/01/2025 at 20:51 UTC
419 upvotes, 8 top-level comments (showing 8)
Comment by xkcd_bot at 27/01/2025 at 20:52 UTC
63 upvotes, 1 direct replies
2: http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3043
What's the worst that could happen? Sincerely, xkcd_bot. <3
Comment by atticdoor at 27/01/2025 at 23:40 UTC
23 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Don't forget to say it in a deep voice. And in a falsetto voice, it it's emitted from something moving towards you.
Comment by atomfullerene at 27/01/2025 at 23:48 UTC
19 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Oh yeah, if relativity makes muuuooons live longer, why didn't Luuke live longer than Luke Skywalker?
Comment by Adarain at 28/01/2025 at 12:19 UTC
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Only tangentially related but I find it very important to pronounce indices in differential geometry / relativity with the proper pitch. Λⁱⱼ has a high tone on “i” and a low tone on “j”
Comment by oneplusetoipi at 27/01/2025 at 21:38 UTC
8 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I say Don’t be a boson.
Comment by radarksu at 28/01/2025 at 13:13 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
^dopplerrrrrrrr effeeeect
Comment by fermion72 at 28/01/2025 at 00:38 UTC
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My type of particle, for sure.
Comment by langlo94 at 28/01/2025 at 13:42 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
~~Wait, slow moving *muons*? I thought they always moved at light speed.~~
No wait, muons are fancy electrons, not fancy photons. Mixed up the standard model a bit there.
