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The end of that had me in tears. I think I like the "what-if" section more than the comics! Gems like Unfortunately, the laser energy flow would turn the atmo
by ck2 13y ago
The end of that had me in tears. I think I like the "what-if" section more than the comics!
Gems like
Unfortunately, the laser energy flow would turn the atmosphere to plasma, instantly igniting the Earth’s surface and killing us all.
and another article
It's a shame humans wouldn't live this long, because at this point, something really neat would happen.
- b_emery 13y agoThat one links to this: http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/ http://what-if.xkcd.com/8/ which devolves into a hilarious analysis of 'how to get 7 billion people out of Rhode Island'.
- ck2 13y agoI remember reading that one and the hilarious part is, it is not how it is supposed to start off. He seems at first disappointed other sites have attempted to answer the original question, so in his own wonderful style he tries to solve the other weird engineering aspects of it. He seems cut from some of the same cloth as Douglas Adams but with advanced math knowledge.
- b_emery 13y agoAgreed, he must be one of the 10 most creative people on earth.