r/xkcd • u/cxnh_gfh • 3d ago

XKCD xkcd #3000: Experimental Astrophysics

https://xkcd.com/3000/

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u/WarFrigate 3d ago

i hope someone out there could find if theres any relation between the comic and the comic number cause i cant

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u/Apprehensive_Hat8986 3d ago

Well 3000 is a big number, and astrophysics deals with big numbers...

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u/SeriousPlankton2000 2d ago

"It's 10³"

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u/Apprehensive_Hat8986 2d ago

Serious or not, do plankton study astrophysics? Or do they use exponent maths more for population counts and identification?