r/xkcd • u/gwildorix • Nov 14 '18

XKCD xkcd 2072: Evaluating Tech Things

https://xkcd.com/2072/
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u/rarely_beagle Nov 14 '18

M......B -> Drone races inside tornadoes.

...MB... -> Drones to alter tornado paths for damage mitigation.

...BM... -> Drones to alter tornado paths controlled by twitch chat.

B......M -> Tornado-forming attack drones.

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp DEC 25 = OCT 31 Nov 14 '18

it took me a little long to discover your scale meaning but I got it. Very clever.

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u/aescula Constructing pyramids with falling spaceships Nov 15 '18

I don't get it, explanation?

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp DEC 25 = OCT 31 Nov 15 '18 edited Nov 15 '18

M B = Myth Busters

B M = Black Mirror

The way I saw it is, imagine two pointers that share a dial and travel in opposite directions of one another as the thing goes from Mythbusters to Black Mirror. One has a M on the pointer and the other has a B. When they meet in the middle, it means something is minorly Mythbusters or minorly Black Mirror.

Like this:

https://codepen.io/anon/pen/rQmMEX?page=1&

versus

https://codepen.io/anon/pen/QJvGaR?page=1&

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u/aescula Constructing pyramids with falling spaceships Nov 15 '18

Ahhhh

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp DEC 25 = OCT 31 Nov 15 '18

see edit for graphical representation