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https://xkcd.com/2622 https://xkcd.com/2622 Turn up brightness, and zoom in…
by Etrnl_President 3y ago
https://xkcd.com/2622 https://xkcd.com/2622
Turn up brightness, and zoom in…
- soligern 3y agoWhat am I looking for?
- miquong 3y agoThe dimmest phones are larger than any others
- accrual 3y agoThe included explanation is mind boggling to me: > Things that are far away look smaller, but things that are REALLY far away look bigger, because when their light was emitted, the universe was small and they were close to us.
- baq 3y agospoiler alert: The oldest phone doesn't fit the comic strip...
- usrusr 3y agoClearly because Munroe hasn't adjusted for screen size inflation. If we extrapolate based on whatever Samsung or Apple are selling these days and the 8210, will we even see meaningful redshift before the Planck constant chimes in?
- xnx 3y agoThis would be a fantastic little toy/demo in VR.
- SquareWheel 3y agoLarger version for others who are visually challenged. https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/angular_diameter_turnaround_2x.png https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/angular_diameter_turnaround_2x....
- kortex 3y agoI love that the battery depletes slowly over time. Though it's a bit ominous that the most recent one shows battery in the red...