Tag: orientation

When flying, it is essential to always account for the curvature of the earth. If you fail to do so, you would end up in space! That reminds me of my time in the Austrian army. I met a fellow …

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Ah, Chuck! No wonder you’re still single! At least he’s correct about the cardinal directions, which is also not a given in his case. But jokes aside: I wonder how mans ability to orient oneself will develop over time, now …

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While trying to write something smart to accompany today’s strip, I googled the subject of magnetic poles and went down a bit of a rabbit hole. Time constraints keep me from going down even further, but boy, is that an …

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This comic came from a discussion about what would happen if you set your phone to a language you don’t speak. Would you be able to get back to your language? What if you didn’t know the words for “settings” …

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