xkcd with captions

I am a fan of Randall Munroe's xkcd comic. I read it on a regular basis and enjoy the mouseover texts that come with the comics, but those can't easily be read on mobile devices. So this website has an RSS feed which pulls out the text and places it under the image. The feed links back to xkcd.com. Enjoy. This page only shows the latest entries.

Unsolved Physics Problems

'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

'Tin pest' makes more sense to me. Tin just doesn't want to be locked down in a shape like that. I get it. But why would any metal want to grow hair??

Building a Fire

That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

Fix This Sign

We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.

We're building on our earlier success getting web developers to pay to change the backslashes in our displayed payment URL to forward slashes.

Geology Murder

After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.

After determining that his body was full of pipes carrying iron-rich fluid, our current theory is that the dagger-shaped object precipitated within the wound.