xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas

So, about Project Orion from Wikipedia

In August 1955, Ulam co-authored a classified paper proposing the use of nuclear fission bombs, "ejected and detonated at a considerable distance," for propelling a vehicle in outer space.

Excuse me what the fuck

So soup sounds like an idea and is actually an idea. Checks out.

What is this transition lense slander

I was under the impression that bloodletting could in some cases actually be beneficial.

Excuse me, what about pizza in squares?

I think sliced bread is overrated as fuck. It used to be nice back when people couldn't just buy knives for cheap, but nowadays it just means getting stale bread faster.

oh lord that alt text

What's wrong with Transitions lenses. I like mine

Every single glasses of mine have had transition lenses, I can't imagine my life without them anymore.

Replying to spammers sound like a good idea at first, should be top left.

Pizza is way too right and too high on this graph.

One of the cooler parts of Three Body Problem was when they attempted the Orion Project to accelerate a probe to 1% of light speed.

I don't get the diverging diamond interchanges one

https://explainxkcd.com/2929

How dare they put heelies in the bad section

I wonder why solar cars are bad?

I'm sorry, what transplants?

I… am strangely ambivalent and conflicted about soup.

I recognize logically and rationally that it should be lower or to the left, but would personally place it higher or to the right.

Maybe smack dab in the centre gives us the worst of both options.

If anyone else is also curious on why "putting mold on infections" is more good than crumple zones:

They [molds] also play important roles in biotechnology and food science in the production of various pigments, foods, beverages, antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and enzymes. - Wikipedia

Hmm, I had never thought of it...but soup is absolutely a neutral experience. Even a good soup on a cold, winter day is still slightly above neutral, and is improved by non-soup add-ins.

Putting mold on infections? Wait what?

Yesterday I heard a conspiracy theory that the reason lead was added to gasoline was to keep the Pouge carburetor from becoming viable because it allegedly used pre-heated gas vapor to achieve 100-200mpg efficiency, but the lead clogged it up instead.

Here's my own counter-conspiracy on that... if everything we read says that it didn't actually work, why did Breen Motor Company claim it worked when THEY tried it? And why did Pouge suddenly disappear?

Heelies should be at least below the middle line.

Combo washer dryer are never as good as two decent machines. Empiric fact.

This graph is rather discutable.

Wouldn't a fake prank fire extinguisher just be a normal fire extinguisher?

I want transitions lenses so bad, but the women in my life won't let me 😔

project orion was awsome and the nuclear panic ended it.

Hey leave project Orion out of this

An extension cord with 2 male ends is useful for powering your home with a generator.