XKCD 3189: Conic Sections

Alt text: They're not generally used for crewed spacecraft because astronauts HATE going around the corners.

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Cyanide and Happiness

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War and Peas: Bureau of Broom Services

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XKCD 3190: Tensegrity

Alt text: Some people argue that the tension and compression in the human skeleton is technically tensegrity, but it's missing the defining characteristic: making people say 'wtf, how is that thing floating?' when they see it.

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XKCD 3191: Superstition

Alt text: It's important to teach yourself to feel responsible for random events, because with great responsibility comes great power. That's what my wise Uncle Ben told me right before he died; he might still be alive today if only I'd said rabbit rabbit that year!

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Nerf Now: Nerf NOW!! — 5 Years of Service

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XKCD 3192: Planetary Alignment

Alt text: We're going to need to modify the surface to mount it on the test stand. Which ocean basin do you like the least?

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War and Peas: Cat Heaven

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Cyanide and Happiness

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XKCD 3193: Sailing Rigs

Alt text: I wanted to make the world's fastest yawl, so I made the aft sail bigger, but apparently that means it's not a yawl anymore! It's a real ketch-22.

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