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: Chris McKitterick (mckitterick) wrote,
2013-02-05 16:37:00

Chris McKitterick
mckitterick
2013-02-05 16:37:00

xkcd's "What if?" series

This new xkcd series is frakkin' awesome, updated each Thursday. It's speculative-nonfiction humor writing, leaning heavily toward the Hard SF end of the spectrum.

First up: "What would happen if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90% the speed of light?" Here's a hint:

Click the image to see the first installment of xkcd's "What if?"

Things don't get better from there. Or they get AWESOME, if you're a physics nerd.

Chris

Tags: funny, random cool stuff, science fiction

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xkcd's "What if?" series

Snow Day Part 2: The Writering.

It's COLD outside

Proof that Nature has a sense of humor: Spring snow.

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