Talk:3241: Horizontal Stabilizers

Was this late or was it just me?--OceanLord (talk) 20:08, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Somewhat late. Yes. But it's all good. 81.179.199.253 20:11, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Publishing times are not very consistent. Mid-afternoon Eastern Time is not unusual. There have been quite a few times when it didn't arrive until late night, and occasionally even after midnight. Barmar (talk) 20:12, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

About a day late from usual. 47.248.235.170 20:20, 5 May 2026 (UTC)Pat

Oh right, I didn't even realize it's Tuesday afternoon. So yes, very late. Barmar (talk) 20:30, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

That's what I thought--OceanLord (talk) 20:41, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

And for more discussion (posted before this comic went live) see the bottom of yesterday's discussion. MAP (talk) 21:27, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Interestingly, the xkcd archive page tooltip shows the publish date as "2026-05-04". hmmmm RDiMartino (talk) 00:46, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

For those curious, an aircraft with one pair of wings is the aerodynamic equivalent of one pair of legs or wheels. It can work, but it requires careful considerations to keep it balanced. If a conventional aircraft loses its horizontal stabilizer, it will lose that balance and nose up or down uncontrollably. Aircraft that have no horizontal stabilizer usually use a method in which part of the main wing effectively functions in its place. RegularSizedGuy (talk) 21:01, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Is it low resolution, or small size of the figures, that this comic looks "retro" like the first few hundred, before Randall's art became really regular (perhaps he uses templates or programmatic drawing now?) Elizium23 (talk) 23:06, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

Considering the timing, it is likely this was a backup comic that's been sitting around a while. Randall has said in the past that he keeps about a dozen comics in reserve just for that purpose.52.213.77.206 06:44, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Sorry for the stupid question, but I don't know Darkstalkers outside of...those pix :-) Are the funny things on the heads of Lilith and Morrigan ailerons? 2A02:2455:1960:4000:95FB:B512:751B:45ED 08:30, 6 May 2026 (UTC)