2916: Machine - Revision history

DollarStoreBa'al: cat

2026-03-31T16:57:29Z

cat

Minecraftip at 20:45, 23 March 2026

2026-03-23T20:45:39Z

Minecraftip at 20:44, 23 March 2026

2026-03-23T20:44:12Z

Minecraftip at 00:02, 4 February 2026

2026-02-04T00:02:21Z

Qwertyuiopfromdefly: fixed number

2026-02-01T04:42:48Z

fixed number

Minecraftip at 17:13, 31 January 2026

2026-01-31T17:13:06Z

Minecraftip at 17:11, 31 January 2026

2026-01-31T17:11:15Z

FaviFake: /* Explanation */

2025-11-29T11:21:27Z

‎Explanation

FaviFake: don’t use ai pls

2025-11-29T11:21:16Z

don’t use ai pls

Utdtutyabthsc: /* Explanation */

2025-11-26T10:16:29Z

‎Explanation

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 :[The placeholder image shows four balls, colored red, green, yellow and blue, bouncing on top of three white blocks. Text in the center: "[visit xkcd.com to view]"]
-:[In the game, colored balls fall out of rotating half-gears that spawn at random from the wall and/or ceiling while an opposite set of half-gears that spawn on the bottom (always) and sides (sometimes) rotate with a colored triangle pointing to that intersection of said set of gears. There is a button that says "view machine" button in the bottom right corner. When clicked, it takes you to a larger grid of others' machines that you can view in a larger grid. There is another button with a wrench which is a menu that gives you tools and decorations to move the balls to the set of gears with the colored corresponding triangle.
+:[In the game, colored balls fall out of rotating half-gears that spawn at random from the wall and/or ceiling while an opposite set of half-gears that spawn on the bottom (always) and sides (sometimes) rotate with a colored triangle pointing to that intersection of said set of gears. There is a button that says "view machine" in the bottom right corner. When clicked, it takes you to a larger grid of others' machines that you can view in a larger grid. There is another button with a wrench which is a menu that gives you tools and decorations to move the balls to the set of gears with the colored corresponding triangle.
 :[Cueball with lab coat, intro popup]

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 {{series
 | series        = April
-| number        = 15
+| number        = 16
 | date          = April 5, 2024
 | days_late     = 4

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Need to complete the explanations for the items.}
+{{incomplete|Need to complete the explanations for the items.}}
 The comic starts in a main screen where the user can create a {{w|Rube Goldberg machine}} in a "Cell" where the goal is to route a constant stream of colored balls from inputs on the ceiling or walls to outputs of matching colors on the walls or floor. After the comic is first opened a window pops up over the machine where Cueball in a lab coat tells you to route the balls from the inputs to the outputs. A button opens a “tool panel” where there are large and small boards available for use, as well as some gimmicky stuff like prisms<!-- that sort marbles by color SEEM TO 'RANDOMLY' REFRACT/DEFLECT, IF SORTING IS TRUE THEN EXPLAIN IN NEW/RELOCATED SECTION? --> (which deflect marbles) and fans (which blow marbles around), plus decorative elements which have no effect on the balls.

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 ==Trivia==
-* This comic was released four days after April 1st, even though April 1st fell on a regular Monday release day. Its status as an April Fool's Day comic was confirmed on the official xkcd Facebook page.
+This comic was released four days after April 1st, even though April 1st fell on a regular Monday release day. Its status as an April Fool's Day comic was confirmed when Randall posted a [https://www.facebook.com/TheXKCD/posts/pfbid0Cs97awQZi1ZiaEXouAex9tXrwAS3qJV3RmAiuCq5uvZQwqZVMgDmcqJ7JU9LYodYl link to this comic] on his [https://www.facebook.com/TheXKCD Facebook feed], in which he explicitly described it as a late April Fools' release, removing any ambiguity about its intended classification. Similar delays have occurred for April Fools' comics since [[Garden]]. Randall acknowledges the contributors who assisted with this comic in a [[Header_text#Machine|comic-specific header text]]. With eleven additional contributors besides Randall, it is the xkcd comic with the most collaborators to date.
-* When Randall shared the comic on his Facebook feed, he explicitly described it as a late April Fools' release, removing any ambiguity about its intended classification. Similar delays have occurred for April Fools' comics since ''Garden''.
+[[File:2916 Machine Facebook April fools' confirmation.png]]
-** [[File:2916 Machine Facebook April fools' confirmation.png]]
-* Randall acknowledges the contributors who assisted with this comic in a comic-specific header text. With eleven additional contributors besides Randall, it is the xkcd comic with the most collaborators to date.
+Several hidden keyboard shortcuts have been identified:
-* Several hidden keyboard shortcuts have been identified:
+* Follow balls: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt/Option</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> (also accessible via the on-screen button)
-** Follow balls: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Alt/Option</kbd> + <kbd>B</kbd> (also accessible via the on-screen button)
+* Show debug overlay: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Win/Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd>, though this may conflict with certain browser shortcuts such as Firefox’s "New Bookmark" dialog
-** Show debug overlay: <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Win/Cmd</kbd> + <kbd>D</kbd>, though this may conflict with certain browser shortcuts such as Firefox’s "New Bookmark" dialog
+* Delete selected item: <kbd>Delete</kbd> (or <kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>Delete</kbd> on Mac)
-** Delete selected item: <kbd>Delete</kbd> (or <kbd>Fn</kbd> + <kbd>Delete</kbd> on Mac)
+The [https://github.com/xkcd/incredible source code] for the comic was released on GitHub on May 8, 2024. chromakode, one of the developers, also published a [https://chromakode.com/post/xkcd-machine/ blog post] describing the design and development process.

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