From XKCD's "What If?"

[HazelStone]

My husband sent me the link to the latest one this morning...but going back a couple posts earlier there's a great one.

 

"What would the world be like if the land masses were spread out the same way as now - only rotated by an angle of 90 degrees?"

 

http://what-if.xkcd.com/10/

 

Hey...it doesn't quite belong in RURR but it's still an interesting thought. Like if the aliens behind 1632 were a bit more ambitious...

[Ambergris]

This is my favorite: http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/

[HazelStone]

This is my favorite: http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/

 

I think my favorite so far is the "what if the glass really is only half full" installment.

[themartianchick]

Thanks for posting this! I think I'm falling in love with this site... I love reading through "what if "scenarios. Things that make you go hmmmm....

[HazelStone]

Thanks for posting this! I think I'm falling in love with this site... I love reading through "what if "scenarios. Things that make you go hmmmm....

 

You might want to check out the comic. It has a lot of math and programming jokes though, so be warned if that's not your thing. The cartoonist worked for NASA. There are also plenty of less-nerdy strips in the series.

[themartianchick]

I confess... I am a nerd! I follow Neil deGrasse Tyson, so I love NASA jokes.

 

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/

[HazelStone]

I just have to remind myself to check where the boundaries of "normal" are, and warn others if I've wandered outside the fence. Then again, many here have to do that anyway- and not because they laugh at database jokes.