xkcd

xkcd is a webcomic created by Randall Munroe, known for stick-figure drawings and humor about science, mathematics, technology, and language.

xkcd: Click and Drag: A 2012 xkcd comic whose enormous, scrollable landscape invites exploration beyond the visible panel. Its hidden expanse makes the comic’s interactive form part of the joke and experience.
Randall Munroe: An American cartoonist and former NASA roboticist who created xkcd. Munroe writes and draws the comic, drawing on technical interests and personal observations.
Black humor: Humor that finds comedy in subjects commonly treated as serious, painful, or taboo. Some xkcd strips use bleak premises to sharpen their punchlines.
What If? (book): A 2014 book by Randall Munroe answering absurd hypothetical questions with scientific reasoning and humor. The book developed a popular xkcd feature into a standalone science title.
xkcd: What If?: A series in which Randall Munroe answers unusual hypothetical questions with scientific analysis and humor. It extends xkcd’s science jokes into researched explanations of improbable scenarios.
LiveJournal: A blogging and social-networking service launched in 1999. Munroe initially posted drawings that became xkcd on his LiveJournal account.
Wordplay: Humor or rhetorical effect created by the meanings or sounds of words. xkcd often builds jokes around ambiguity, technical terms, and unexpected literal readings.
Thing Explainer: A 2015 book by Randall Munroe explaining complex subjects using only the most common English words. It carries xkcd’s interest in technical ideas into a constrained explanatory format.
xkcd: Duty Calls: A 2007 xkcd comic in which a character dismisses an online distraction as an urgent obligation. The comic’s line “I’m needed in the internet” became a widely quoted expression of online procrastination.
NASA: The United States agency responsible for civilian space exploration and aeronautics research. Munroe worked as a NASA roboticist before pursuing xkcd full time.

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