XKCD 3285: Accretionary Arc

Alt text: The late Triassic rifting was caused by a dinosaur trying to use the control panel to escape a predator, but it was eaten before the continent could fully separate.

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War and Peas: Buff Beaver

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XKCD 3286: Particle Physics Equipment

Alt text: The one that sounds like the oracle at the center of the galaxy where the hero travels to hear a prophecy is probably Brookhaven National Laboratory's now-dismantled COSMOTRON.

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XKCD 3287: Perseids

Alt text: Recently I've been watching the Daytime Perseids. I haven't seen a meteor from them yet, but the clouds are pretty and the snacks are good.

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Nerf Now: Nerf NOW!! — How To Play

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XKCD 3288: Archery Feat

Alt text: Update: I would not have embarked on this powerscaling venture if I'd known how thoroughly Mark Twain was going to roast me.

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War and Peas: Passenger Princess

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Optipess: Optipess

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XKCD 3289: Highway Signs

Alt text: Highway engineers like Planck units because, like the speed of light, the energy capacity of a typical car's gas tank is 1.

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