{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"talqix.cloud - Inflation Timeline","home_page_url":"https://talqix.cloud","feed_url":"https://talqix.cloud/posts/xkcd.com","_microblog":{"about":"https://talqix.cloud/about/api","id":"26432","username":"xkcd.com","bio":"","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://talqix.cloud/photos/200/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png"},"items":[{"id":"92078738","content_html":"<p>Plate Flip</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fplate_flip.png\" alt=\"It's great for exfoliating your skin, bones, houses, cities, landscape, etc.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3258/","date_published":"2026-06-12T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 04:00","date_timestamp":1781236800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91997117","content_html":"<p>Beam Pipe</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3257/\">xkcd.com/3257/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreidsu7bfigjgndanbxflw2e6xx7jlfqpbbgaqjtd2bzyhegx6f5k3i\" alt=\"Comic. [Person with shoulder-length hair standing on ladder next to large machine with her hand on it. Another person watches from the ground.] [caption] This year’s physics Nobel will go to the scientists who figured out that you could make the large Hadron Collider more powerful by covering part of the beam pipe with your thumb.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mnzyn3d7qc2z","date_published":"2026-06-11T19:48:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 19:48","date_timestamp":1781207328,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91947942","content_html":"<p>Beam Pipe</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fbeam_pipe.png\" alt=\"'If you keep trying to spray your collaborators with the beam when they're not looking, I'm turning off the ion source and NO one will get to play with the beam!' --Physics's mom\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3257/","date_published":"2026-06-10T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 04:00","date_timestamp":1781064000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91880643","content_html":"<p>Nostalgia Content</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3256/\">xkcd.com/3256/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreiho5esmmquxyeqmhlp6c3qduj242ovxfdc7cwqpoqdnhwujt26kiy\" alt=\"Comic. [Person in front of images of pogs, a Tamagotchi, and huge fungal tower over mossy ground.] PERSON: Who else remembers pogs? Tamagotchis? Vast forests of prototaxites towering over the mossy landscape as armored fish stir in the deep? [caption] Due to a database error, millennial nostalgia now includes a portion of the Early Devonian.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mnvq6uepq22c","date_published":"2026-06-10T03:07:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 03:07","date_timestamp":1781060822,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91792758","content_html":"<p>Planetary Science</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3255/\">xkcd.com/3255/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreiabfmtaoraxvc6vm3kblaozbl3lla473bvzruovdodt5arv7ttjha\" alt=\"Comic. [Article titled “Evidence for liquid water on the surface of a terrestrial planet in the habitable zone,” with unreadable text but including pictures of a beach and of people playing on a beach.] [caption] Planetary science journals have asked astronomers to please stop submitting their vacation photos. \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mnsstq7qak25","date_published":"2026-06-08T23:16:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 23:16","date_timestamp":1780960591,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91794986","content_html":"<p>Nostalgia Content</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fnostalgia_content.png\" alt=\"Gen-Z got a chunk of the Carboniferous, and now all their memes are about how pathetic and small today's dragonflies are.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3256/","date_published":"2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-08 04:00","date_timestamp":1780891200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91621820","content_html":"<p>Planetary Science</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fplanetary_science.png\" alt=\"The research was overseen by the Institutional Review Board, which is what I named my surfboard.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3255/","date_published":"2026-06-05T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 04:00","date_timestamp":1780632000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91570976","content_html":"<p>Detector</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3254/\">xkcd.com/3254/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreibfvjbd3aulnp3oekwon4ybg533uakzuoozawmnsunizaxj3imtqu\" alt=\"4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with ponytail walking in with a second person. A third person with short hair stands behind a machine labeled “Detector” with a glowing green light for “detected” and a blank circle for “not detected.”] PERSON 1: Over there are our electron microscope, XRF scanner, and mass spectrometer. And this is our most sensitive detector. PERSON 2: What does it detect? (2) PERSON 1: Lots of stuff. Gas, dust, particles, light, radio waves, gamma rays, protons, neutrons, electrons, fields, forces, events, potentials, or states. (3) PERSON 2: I don’t understand. Aren’t most of those *always* present? PERSON 3: Yeah, it’s been saying “detected” continuously since we turned it on. (4) PERSON 2: What happens if it says “not detected”? PERSON 1: Oh gosh. PERSON 3: That would be pretty bad, I think. \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mnibrvg5y22x","date_published":"2026-06-04T18:44:38+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 18:44","date_timestamp":1780598678,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91511011","content_html":"<p>Detector</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fdetector.png\" alt=\"No other experiment has a lower false negative rate.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3254/","date_published":"2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 04:00","date_timestamp":1780459200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91436883","content_html":"<p>Sunbeam</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3253/\">xkcd.com/3253/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreige4nzvgpszsfcdnny56teqhcewrk3u5koqott4mqcn2m5mgmnpba\" alt=\"Comic. [Person 1 talking to a person with shoulder-length hair and a person with a white hat, gesturing to two tables with three chairs each, a window above shining light onto the floor in between them.] Let’s take the far table. The closer one will be in the sun soon. [caption] Astrophotography gives you exactly one extremely minor superpower. \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mndpcv4uvc2d","date_published":"2026-06-02T23:03:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 23:03","date_timestamp":1780441408,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91354382","content_html":"<p>Ancestral Genomes</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3252/\">xkcd.com/3252/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreifmvcqrs6hxqgfoqhpcpf3jgxtstiuuklbbuy6z3omh4q4olnecia\" alt=\"Comic. [Person with shoulder-length hair and another person pointing at branching diagram on a poster.] PERSON 1 with shoulder-length hair: Our admixture analysis showed that these genotypes arose in the ancestral population almost entirely through sexual intercourse. Upon realizing this, we of course promptly deleted all our data. VOICE FROM OFF-PANEL: What? Why?? PERSON 1: We’re not *weirdos!* Jeez, give these people some privacy! \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mnark3b6ks2k","date_published":"2026-06-01T19:05:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 19:05","date_timestamp":1780340718,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91334189","content_html":"<p>Sunbeam</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fsunbeam.png\" alt=\"While weather control is typically thought of as a superpower, the unconscious ability of astronomers and astrophotographers to summon clouds is more properly classified as a curse.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3253/","date_published":"2026-06-01T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 04:00","date_timestamp":1780286400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91180121","content_html":"<p>Time Machine Conversation</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3251/\">xkcd.com/3251/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreihmm6hxi4khyhlyxolzvltg4jzjyzxebwnuckylk6cik54jrpxd3q\" alt=\"4-panel comic. [Person surrounded by glow talking to second person with hair in a bun holding a hoe] (1) PERSON 1: Oh hi! Guess my time machine works. How’s life in the iron age? PERSON 2: Not bad. Developing new kinds of plows. PERSON 1: Cool. PERSON 2: Also my brother was just lost at sea. (2) PERSON 1: I’m sorry. PERSON 2: It’s OK. I think sea navigation is probably impossible. (3) PERSON 1: Oh yeah, you don’t have the compass, right? PERSON 2: The what? PERSON 1: The weird rock that always points north? PERSON 2: What are you *talking* about? (4) PERSON 1: It *does* sound ridiculous when I say it out loud. Anyway, spoilers for the magnetic compass. Sorry. PERSON 2: What’s a spoiler? PERSON 1: ...Spoilers for the concept of a spoiler, too. \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mmzjrlogd22x","date_published":"2026-05-29T21:57:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 21:57","date_timestamp":1780091861,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91170605","content_html":"<p>Ancestral Genomes</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fancestral_genomes.png\" alt=\"SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: No further research is needed as it is frankly none of our business.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3252/","date_published":"2026-05-29T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 04:00","date_timestamp":1780027200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91106890","content_html":"<p>Flag Design</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3250/\">xkcd.com/3250/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreiaxbjitp55pixupk7ckxk6t4ynxaixry5f5pxpja5h6j3q4szhbq4\" alt=\"Comic. [Flag with various designs on it and labels describing each. At the bottom of the flag are removable tabs with the heading, “Interested in citizenship? Take one!:] ] Rounded corners; Eurion anti-counterfeit mark; jaunty angle; tan and white stars on beige field; CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram, to ensure flag color fidelity; we can’t agree what this animal is, so we put it on our flag to spark national debate; national flag; island (not a specific island, just a tribute to islands in general); tap here to pay taxes; tribute to topology; GDPR consent. [caption] I think our flag design committee really knocked it out of the park.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mmwpjyrd7s2r","date_published":"2026-05-28T19:02:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-28 19:02","date_timestamp":1779994970,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91046232","content_html":"<p>Neutrino Project</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3249/\">xkcd.com/3249/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreiaxwgdtpreg6ozv6f44onc2fb6hjkncro2ybga7jcilvuts262oey\" alt=\"Comic. [Huge pool, with two people walking on the edge together, one jumping off a diving board, and others playing with a beach ball inside the pool as two people in the center of the pool talk.] PERSON 1 with ponytail: How much trouble do you think we’ll be in when they find out we used the Neutrino Project grant money to throw a huge pool party instead? PERSON 2: We could argue that we *did* build a neutrino detector. There’s a lot of water here. A solar neutrino will probably interact with it at *some* point. Person 1: ...Wait. Actually, if we got some photomultiplier tubes... [caption] How The Neutrino Detector Was Invented\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mmuoe6xwtk2k","date_published":"2026-05-27T23:36:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 23:36","date_timestamp":1779924982,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91043435","content_html":"<p>Time Machine Conversation</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Ftime_machine_conversation.png\" alt=\"It's possible to do sea navigation without a compass, but you'll have to get some spoilers from the Polynesians.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3251/","date_published":"2026-05-27T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-27 04:00","date_timestamp":1779854400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90978269","content_html":"<p>What if you dropped a bowling ball in the Mariana Trench?</p><p>Watch the latest What If? video in collaboration with <br><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:qlfgpkorvet4mformigxeass\">@minuteearth.bsky.social</a>!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoHYq8VRt0\">www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoH...</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYoHYq8VRt0\">What if you dropped a bowling ball in the Mariana Trench?</a></p><p>YouTube video by xkcd's What If?</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_thumbnail%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreidxh3w42e5h7fiyibdukfw4h7wmj6ojnk3rrtgkzuuugd4hazilpe\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mmrwvbjxys2b","date_published":"2026-05-26T21:31:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 21:31","date_timestamp":1779831066,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90910253","content_html":"<p>Flag Design</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fflag_design.png\" alt=\"Every place has a local cryptid; more places need a local Pictish Beast, a creature in historical art that's drawn so weirdly that no one can tell what animal it's supposed to be.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3250/","date_published":"2026-05-25T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 04:00","date_timestamp":1779681600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90734637","content_html":"<p>Neutrino Project</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fneutrino_project.png\" alt=\"We definitely put the pool in a mine for shielding. It was absolutely not to hide it from the funding people.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3249/","date_published":"2026-05-22T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 04:00","date_timestamp":1779422400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90661269","content_html":"<p>182.8 Meters</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3248/\">xkcd.com/3248/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreietzkk2q6orvtivslzksr7ex2gytqoqon5zjz6ourowsspulp6asi\" alt=\"Comic. [Person with bun gesturing at informational sign as she talks to person with ponytail, another person, person with shoulder-length hair, and a person with a white hat] PERSON WITH BUN: In some places, the bay is more than 182.8 meters deep. [thought bubble above another person’s head] PERSON: *”More than”?* Why would they use that for such a precise... Aha! 100 fathoms! [caption] My hobby: reverse-engineering original units \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mmezfwcppc2h","date_published":"2026-05-21T18:11:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 18:11","date_timestamp":1779387095,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90612145","content_html":"<p>182.8 Meters</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2F182_8_meters.png\" alt=\"They rounded down to 182.8 instead of rounding up to 182.9 because 182.9 might make the statement incorrect.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3248/","date_published":"2026-05-20T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 04:00","date_timestamp":1779249600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90510189","content_html":"<p>Particle Census</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3247/\">xkcd.com/3247/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreibjo2q3afuywmsl2ksvefarmfnnlsrvemxnrhpf7swn3gcflpomiq\" alt=\"3-panel comic. (1) [Person with shoulder-length hair standing behind podium.] PERSON 1: Remember, Tuesday is the decennial particle census. Physicists will be recording the location of all the particles in the universe. (2) [Person behind podium is on a stage] PERSON 1: Of course, this will cause their momenta to become indeterminate, so please plan for some disruption. (3) PERSON FROM OFF-PANEL: Wait, disruption? Where will my particles go? PERSON 1: No one can say, but you’ll know *exactly* where they were. \" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mma37c5g3c2h","date_published":"2026-05-19T19:00:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-19 19:00","date_timestamp":1779217222,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90445747","content_html":"<p>Speedrun</p><p><a href=\"https://xkcd.com/3246/\">xkcd.com/3246/</a></p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.bsky.app%2Fimg%2Ffeed_fullsize%2Fplain%2Fdid%3Aplc%3Acz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk%2Fbafkreiar3wsjy5rdmexkvbkh322xd77jkkihi55attsje5jknacobnmjti\" alt=\"Comic. [Person 1 sitting at desk typing on laptop while Person 2 with shoulder-length hair stands behind.] PERSON 1: Aw man, speedrun.com removed my world record just because I listened to lateralus and ænima to get in the flow. PERSON 2: Oh, a copyright thing? PERSON 1: No, they don’t allow tool-assisted speedruns.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/post/3mm5j6ykxyk2c","date_published":"2026-05-18T18:32:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 18:32","date_timestamp":1779129165,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90440982","content_html":"<p>Particle Census</p><p><img src=\"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Fparticle_census.png\" alt=\"Remember, your answers to the physics census are confidential; we will not be issuing Pauli exclusion principle citations.\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>","summary":"","url":"https://xkcd.com/3247/","date_published":"2026-05-18T04:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Inflation Timeline","url":"http://xkcd.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fimgs.xkcd.com%2Fcomics%2Finflation_timeline_2x.png","_microblog":{"username":"xkcd.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 04:00","date_timestamp":1779076800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}