According to Munroe, the comics name has no particular significance and is simply a four-letter word without a phonetic pronunciation, something he describes as a treasured and carefully guarded point in the space of four-character strings. In January 2006, the comic was split off into its own website, created in

What does XGQD mean?

It means saving a few seconds at a long red light via elaborate and questionably legal maneuvers. [In an inset circle in the panel, someone is on a cell phone. In the panel itself, a second person is looking at a dog.]

How old is xkcd?

It has a cast of stick figures, and the comic occasionally features landscapes, graphs, charts, and intricate mathematical patterns such as fractals. New cartoons are added three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays .xkcdLaunch dateSeptember 2005Genre(s)Comedy, Geek humor4 more rows

Can gravity be created?

Artificial gravity can be created using a centripetal force. A centripetal force directed towards the center of the turn is required for any object to move in a circular path. In the context of a rotating space station it is the normal force provided by the spacecrafts hull that acts as centripetal force.

Who is xkcd hatman?

Black Hat Black Hat is a stick figure character in xkcd. He is distinguished by his eponymous black hat. In his earliest appearances, Black Hat wore a taller top-hat style hat, that quickly evolved to have the current shape and style of a pork pie hat.