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xkcd #3285: Accretionary Arc

Title 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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Source: https://xkcd.com/3285/

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[–] kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 minutes ago

Lol at the LI whale tail

[–] MrOtingocni@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I'm so dumb that whenever a xkcd strip can make me laugh it brightens my day.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Xkcd with yet another brilliant sci-fi concept. My buddy got super mad when he got his console, a Ps2 or Ps3, online, and I wanted to test with xkcd in the URL bar. "Stop typing random letters!"

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

As a New Englander, I approve this message.

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Same. I’m going to spend a lot of time looking for a control panel now.