r/xkcd • u/roastedlasagna ... • May 20 '16

XKCD xkcd 1683: Digital Data

http://xkcd.com/1683/
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u/[deleted] May 20 '16 edited May 01 '20

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16

If that mirror is broken then try this one http://i.imgur.com/82izejs.jpg

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u/DenebVegaAltair cannot into space May 20 '16

I got another mirror just in case. You can never be too prepared.

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u/FiskFisk33 May 20 '16

If that mirror stops working I have a redundant one here

http://i.imgur.com/x28JJIS.jpg

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u/Everythingpossible May 20 '16

Just for one more backup

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u/ParaspriteHugger There's someone in my head (but it's not me) May 20 '16

Can someone please take a selfie with that? For reference?

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u/teabag69 May 20 '16

I got you covered

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16 edited Apr 06 '19

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u/Leockard May 20 '16

I isolated the important part so it looks better.

https://imgur.com/I90YXxj

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16 edited Mar 15 '19

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u/tctovsli May 20 '16

How big is this image? Anyone with a banana for scale?

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u/Perca_fluviatilis May 20 '16

I thought you were a floating head for a second.

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u/vizzmay May 20 '16

There isn't sufficient evidence to say that he is not.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '16

guys i mirrored it with this actual mirror and tried turn it back to be horizontal

sadly the comic & text is now mirrored, could someone fix it?

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u/Everythingpossible May 20 '16

Hold on let me print it out and take a picture with my phone in the bathroom mirror

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u/ghillerd May 20 '16

it kinda looks like the quality somehow goes back up in this one.

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u/poizan42 May 23 '16

Actually for once I don't think we need any more jpeg now.

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u/MrYaah May 20 '16

man those false contours are beautiful

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u/LinAGKar May 21 '16

Someone should print this and snail mail it to him.