26 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
Early Arthropods  

https://xkcd.com/3199/

'Ugh, I'm never going to be like spiders. My descendants will all just be normal arthropods who mind their own busines and don't do anything weird.' --The ancestor of a bunch of eusocial insects

https://xkcd.com/3199/

 
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23 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
Double-Pronged Extension Cord  

https://xkcd.com/3198/

'Oh, and can I borrow 50 sacks of loose flour, a pile of lithium-ion batteries, a bucket of bleach, and a bucket of vinega--' 'NO!!!!!!'

https://xkcd.com/3198/

 
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21 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
Cost Savings  

https://xkcd.com/3197/

Unfortunately, my scheme to trick NASA has now taken over a decade longer than planned and has run way over budget.

https://xkcd.com/3197/

 
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19 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
Aurora Coolness  

https://xkcd.com/3196/

I've had countless nights where the line never left the bottom zone of the graph, but the few moments where it's climbed all the way to the top have made up for them all.

https://xkcd.com/3196/

 
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16 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
International Station  

https://xkcd.com/3195/

Welcome to the International Space Station Exclamation Point!

https://xkcd.com/3195/

 
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14 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
16-Part Epoxy  

https://xkcd.com/3194/

Some surfaces may seem difficult to glue. But if you research the materials, find tables of what adhesives work on them, and prepare your surfaces carefully, you can fail to glue them in a fun NEW way that fills your house with dangerous vapors.

https://xkcd.com/3194/

 
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12 January 2026 @ 05:00 am
Sailing Rigs  

https://xkcd.com/3193/

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.

https://xkcd.com/3193/

 
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