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Talk:3172: Fifteen Years

2025-11-25T18:06:23Z

195.49.224.20:

Part of a series:
* https://xkcd.com/1141/
* https://xkcd.com/1928/
* https://xkcd.com/2386/
--[[User:Pgn674|Pgn674]] ([[User talk:Pgn674|talk]]) 21:28, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
:[[:Category:X Years]]. [[Special:Contributions/64.201.132.210|64.201.132.210]] 22:03, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
"Growing old is a fabulous alternative to death." [[Special:Contributions/85.255.235.101|85.255.235.101]] 21:30, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

OH MY GOD THIS IS SO SWEET EEEEEEEEEE. So happy for you Randall! <3 '''[[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]][[User talk:42.book.addict|Talk to me!]]''' 21:36, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
: this made me, too, tear up - [[User:Vaedez|Vaedez]] ([[User talk:Vaedez|talk]]) 00:22, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
:: Me too - love it. I do feel old but I'm old now, so it's better cause the alternative... --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 08:49, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Growing old ... '''together'''. [[Special:Contributions/64.201.132.210|64.201.132.210]] 21:59, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

The paragraph about the title text could use a reference to the series of comics of the form "Students graduating this year have never...". I'm not sure how to find them. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 22:11, 24 November 2025 (UTC)
: I added a link to what I think is the right category. It might be a little too broad though. [[Special:Contributions/2601:281:C802:9170:0:0:0:4150|2601:281:C802:9170:0:0:0:4150]] 01:53, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Just. The. Cutest. This is an ideal relationship.--[[User:Maxcodes|Maxcodes]] ([[User talk:Maxcodes|talk]]) 22:32, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

I love being reminded I’m (pretty dang sure I’m) going to die alone, yaaaaaay [[Special:Contributions/2600:4040:12A0:E200:D1D1:1F63:C1A:31F2|2600:4040:12A0:E200:D1D1:1F63:C1A:31F2]] 23:05, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

yay they have survived [[User:Mathmaster|Mathmaster]] ([[User talk:Mathmaster|talk]])

As John Lennon once said, “Grow old along with me.” [[User:KelOfTheStars!|KelOfTheStars!]] ([[User talk:KelOfTheStars!|talk]]) 00:19, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

This weekend, as well as today, I've been quite sick. This was a much-needed boost. <3 love ya, Randall. --'''''[[User:DollarStoreBa'al|DollarStoreBa'al]][[User Talk:DollarStoreBa'al|Converse]] 02:28, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

This might be my favorite xkcd comic of all time. [[Special:Contributions/68.2.204.250|68.2.204.250]] 03:02, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Based on the pattern, the next in the series will be "Eighteen Years" [[Special:Contributions/209.52.88.184|209.52.88.184]] 03:23, 25 November 2025 (UTC)
::Nah, a +5,+3,+5,+3 seems too basic. Maybe 22 would work, since this is maximum k for which the grid graph P_2 X P_k is a subgraph of the n X n knight graph. Definitely didn't just copy from the oeis. ANYWAYS, by the time they get to 46 we'll have solved it by then... --[[Special:Contributions/2.50.0.22|2.50.0.22]] 03:39, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Very happy for Randall here, this is very sweet. [[User:Clayel|Clayel]] ([[User talk:Clayel|talk]]) 03:42, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Why is my vision getting so blurry? [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 08:29, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

This is such a BEAUTIFUL comic! So happy for the two of them [[User:VascoTabasco|VascoTabasco]] ([[User talk:VascoTabasco|talk]]) 11:44, 25 November 2025 (UTC)Vasco

I come here for a wry smile, not to be made to weep. {{unsigned ip|31.94.28.99|14:49, 25 November 2025 (UTC)}}
: Then smile wryly (wryly? really?!?!) about the symptoms we all are getting ;-) [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 18:06, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

After rereading the series, I wonder what happend with the date they made for the 2024 eclipse. [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 18:06, 25 November 2025 (UTC)

Talk:3151: Window Screen

2025-10-07T09:36:13Z

195.49.224.20: It's intentional!!!

The 'standard' and '2x' sized images had unexpected sizes, so an imagesize parameter has been added to render the image consistently with other comics on this website. See the web [https://web.archive.org/web/*/window_screen.png archive] for more details. --[[User:TheusafBOT|TheusafBOT]] ([[User talk:TheusafBOT|talk]]) 03:15, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
:Oh cool the bot can comment too [[User:TheTrainsKid|TheTrainsKid]] ([[User talk:TheTrainsKid|talk]]) 04:06, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
Is the comic not fitting into the section right on the original xkcd website? Is this some kind of meta joke? [[Special:Contributions/138.67.132.61|138.67.132.61]] 04:10, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
:This is Randall's mistake. Since comic [[1084: Server Problem#Trivia|1084]] from 2012, comics usually have two versions: normal and double resolution (2x). If you read on a high-DPI screen (like a phone) or zoom in, you'll see a high-resolution version of the comic, but if you read on a desktop or laptop without zooming in, you'll see the normal resolution. In this case, Randall accidentally uploaded the 2x version into ''both'' comics, making the normal one twice as big as it should be. If you zoom in just a tiny bit, it'll look normal again. <del>I'll add this in a Trivia section</del> <ins>Someone already did</ins>. --[[User:NeatNit|NeatNit]] ([[User talk:NeatNit|talk]]) 07:35, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
:I suspect Randall was inspired by the U.S. President's outsized ego insisting he deserves the Nobel Prize for Peace when he hasn't actually solved any international problems at all, and in the view of many has made things much worse.[[Special:Contributions/68.116.0.20|68.116.0.20]] 05:33, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
::...and in ''objective reality'' has made things much worse. --[[Special:Contributions/45.143.82.106|45.143.82.106]] 06:52, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

I suspect all the math could have been avoided if the screen were just carefully laid out on top of the window and cut to a matching shape. Why trig when you can trace? --[[Special:Contributions/45.143.82.106|45.143.82.106]] 06:53, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

It's easy when building a flat screen to accidentally get the tension wrong on one side and *generate* non-coplanarity--[[Special:Contributions/174.127.176.33|174.127.176.33]] 08:24, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Is the "overly large image mistake" really a mistake, considering it’s about the "size" of an image displaying on a "screen"? {{unsigned ip|89.91.92.1|08:34, 7 October 2025 (UTC)}}
:There is the opinion that Randall made a mistake, but because Cueballs sentence just stops at "how well the screen fits... (the window)" and the panel DOES NOT fit it's window, I believe that this is intentional and the punchline of the comic [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 09:36, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Interesting that Cueball has hair in the last two panels --[[User:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]] ([[User talk:Darth Vader|talk]]) 08:40, 7 October 2025 (UTC)
: Obviously with all the screen building he hasn't had time to shave his head. [[Special:Contributions/82.13.184.33|82.13.184.33]] 09:28, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Talk:3145: Piercing

2025-09-23T08:10:44Z

195.49.224.20:

Woah, new comic just barely as I refreshed? I must be so cool! [[User:Willintendo|Willintendo]] ([[User talk:Willintendo|talk]]) 20:43, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Being "old enough" doesn't mean much, I'm afraid. I saw a very young child in a puschair (not sure what age... probably pre-verbal, though she responded to my friendly waggly-wave of fingers with a close enough gesture in return) with a flashy ear-piercing stud the other day, which was probably her mother's choice to impose upon her. (Not quite FGM/circumcision level of parental imposition, but certainly not consensual.) [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 20:44, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
:There are some cultures that traditionally pierce the ears within a few days of birth, on the theory that it's more painful when they're older. The American Association of Pediatrics doesn't have a problem with this as long as it's done safely. In the US, I think it's more common to wait until they're at least 12 years old and make the decision themselves. That's probably what Randall is thinking of. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 20:57, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
: Part of that is because earlobes can grow unevenly, placing an early piercing in a weird spot. By the teenage years, this is less likely to happen. [[Special:Contributions/50.52.119.169|50.52.119.169]] 22:03, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Is there a new long distance boring project that has happened or is being planned that this comic is in reference to? I was hoping there would be some mention on this page? I can't find any likely candidates in a quick Google search. Any ideas? [[Special:Contributions/38.175.130.234|38.175.130.234]] 22:34, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

The piercing is going rather deep into hot stuff, according to the image (do we have estimates?). Being "old enough" might be implying that enough time has passed for the hot stuff to cool down so that it can finally be safely pierced (do we have estimates?). --[[Special:Contributions/88.113.67.59|88.113.67.59]] 05:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
: By my guesstimate, the entry and exit points are about 700 km (435 mi for imperialists) apart and the ring diameter is twice of that. The section of the ring that is subterran could be 10% of the ring's diameter, so it's 140 km or 87 mi and the ring extends into space by about 1260km, smashing nicely all satellites that don't have a near-equatorial orbit. Maybe we could integrate a space elevator into it? Although I doubt that Gospodin P. will allow that project, because it would totally smash their Kola Superdeep record. But I think the Russians are safe for now, either our tech or Earth will have to mature a bit more until we can successfully drill into the mantle [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 08:07, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Talk:3145: Piercing

2025-09-23T08:10:17Z

195.49.224.20:

Woah, new comic just barely as I refreshed? I must be so cool! [[User:Willintendo|Willintendo]] ([[User talk:Willintendo|talk]]) 20:43, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Being "old enough" doesn't mean much, I'm afraid. I saw a very young child in a puschair (not sure what age... probably pre-verbal, though she responded to my friendly waggly-wave of fingers with a close enough gesture in return) with a flashy ear-piercing stud the other day, which was probably her mother's choice to impose upon her. (Not quite FGM/circumcision level of parental imposition, but certainly not consensual.) [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 20:44, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
:There are some cultures that traditionally pierce the ears within a few days of birth, on the theory that it's more painful when they're older. The American Association of Pediatrics doesn't have a problem with this as long as it's done safely. In the US, I think it's more common to wait until they're at least 12 years old and make the decision themselves. That's probably what Randall is thinking of. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 20:57, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
: Part of that is because earlobes can grow unevenly, placing an early piercing in a weird spot. By the teenage years, this is less likely to happen. [[Special:Contributions/50.52.119.169|50.52.119.169]] 22:03, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Is there a new long distance boring project that has happened or is being planned that this comic is in reference to? I was hoping there would be some mention on this page? I can't find any likely candidates in a quick Google search. Any ideas? [[Special:Contributions/38.175.130.234|38.175.130.234]] 22:34, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

The piercing is going rather deep into hot stuff, according to the image (do we have estimates?). Being "old enough" might be implying that enough time has passed for the hot stuff to cool down so that it can finally be safely pierced (do we have estimates?). --[[Special:Contributions/88.113.67.59|88.113.67.59]] 05:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
: By my guesstimate, the entry and exit points are about 700 km (435 mi for imperialists) apart and the ring diameter is twice of that. The section of the ring that is subterran could be 10% of the ring's diameter, so it's 140 km or 87 mi and the ring extends into space by about 1260km, smashing nicely all satellites that don't have a near-equatorial orbit. Maybe we could integrate a space elevator into it? But I doubt that Gospodin P. will allow that project, because it would totally smash their Kola Superdeep record. But I think the Russians are safe for now, either our tech or Earth will have to mature a bit more until we can successfully drill into the mantle [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 08:07, 23 September 2025 (UTC)

Talk:3145: Piercing

2025-09-23T08:07:12Z

195.49.224.20: Guesstimate for boring depth

Woah, new comic just barely as I refreshed? I must be so cool! [[User:Willintendo|Willintendo]] ([[User talk:Willintendo|talk]]) 20:43, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Being "old enough" doesn't mean much, I'm afraid. I saw a very young child in a puschair (not sure what age... probably pre-verbal, though she responded to my friendly waggly-wave of fingers with a close enough gesture in return) with a flashy ear-piercing stud the other day, which was probably her mother's choice to impose upon her. (Not quite FGM/circumcision level of parental imposition, but certainly not consensual.) [[Special:Contributions/92.17.62.87|92.17.62.87]] 20:44, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
:There are some cultures that traditionally pierce the ears within a few days of birth, on the theory that it's more painful when they're older. The American Association of Pediatrics doesn't have a problem with this as long as it's done safely. In the US, I think it's more common to wait until they're at least 12 years old and make the decision themselves. That's probably what Randall is thinking of. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 20:57, 22 September 2025 (UTC)
: Part of that is because earlobes can grow unevenly, placing an early piercing in a weird spot. By the teenage years, this is less likely to happen. [[Special:Contributions/50.52.119.169|50.52.119.169]] 22:03, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

Is there a new long distance boring project that has happened or is being planned that this comic is in reference to? I was hoping there would be some mention on this page? I can't find any likely candidates in a quick Google search. Any ideas? [[Special:Contributions/38.175.130.234|38.175.130.234]] 22:34, 22 September 2025 (UTC)

The piercing is going rather deep into hot stuff, according to the image (do we have estimates?). Being "old enough" might be implying that enough time has passed for the hot stuff to cool down so that it can finally be safely pierced (do we have estimates?). --[[Special:Contributions/88.113.67.59|88.113.67.59]] 05:33, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
: By my guesstimate, the entry and exit points are about 700 km (435 mi for imperialists) apart and the ring diameter is twice of that. The section of the ring that is subterran could be 10% of the ring's diameter, so it's 140 km or 87 mi and the ring extends into space by about 1260km, smashing nicely all satellites that don't have a near-equatorial orbit. Maybe we could integrate a space elevator into it? But I doubt that Gospodin P. will allow that project, because it would totally smash their Kola Superdeep record. [[Special:Contributions/195.49.224.20|195.49.224.20]] 08:07, 23 September 2025 (UTC)