Fengist Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 His latest regarding KSP. This is apparently pretty new.and an older one he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenpeach Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I was about to make a thread about today's comic!There was also the interactive comic where you could have a reference of KSP and a small reference (to KSP, of course) in a what-if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I would kill to get a look at one of his career savegames. Does Randall post here? It's always nice to meet one's celebrities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0cketC0der Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I would kill to get a look at one of his career savegames. Does Randall post here? It's always nice to meet one's celebrities...I think it isn't unlikely he posts here, but if he does I don't think he will say who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pslytely psycho Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 He actually mentions KSP a third time in this panel: http://xkcd.com/1106/However it is in the text, (hover over the panel) not the caption...text reads: "Title text: 20 balloons float away while I'm busy permanently tying one to a tree to deal with it for good. Unfortunately, that one balloon was 'land a rocket on the moon in Kerbal Space Program.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiel Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 XKCD claims Kerbals better than College[Q/quote]...physics degree at teaching orbital mechanics. Which isn't surprising since an average physics curriculum has a lot of other stuff than just orbital mechanics to cover. I suspect it would be rather less the case if he'd studied astro physics instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brdavis Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 I was wondering how quickly this would pop up here - it was XKCD that first informed me of KSP… and now I'm using it to teach in my university physics labs. So… yeah, I have to agree with him. And I say that as a physicist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well, he even says ksp is better than working at NASA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Iron Crown Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Well, he even says ksp is better than working at NASA...Lots of different jobs at NASA, not all of them involve orbital mechanics. He was referring to his own experience, not a general case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caelib Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Ha, good one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew123 Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 Madness! We already beat NASA to near ftl!The Alcubierre drive has nothing on the Kraken drive. ALL HAIL THE KRAKEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasperVld Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 We have two threads on the latest xkcd comic already (in the Space Lounge, because it's not directly KSP related). Thread closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephram Kerman Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Just in case you haven't already seen this:http://xkcd.com/1356/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merinsan Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 That is brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceSphereOfDeath Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 That is brilliant!And completely true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
federicoaa Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I laughed more than usual with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar-E Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Replace "took high school physics" with "didn't take high school physics"; "got physics degree" with "got BFA"; and "actual job at NASA" with "accepted to Nursing School" and that graph is about right for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrtwinS Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Replace "took high school physics" with "didn't take high school physics"; "got physics degree" with "got BFA"; and "actual job at NASA" with "accepted to Nursing School" and that graph is about right for me.Your understanding of orbital mechanics increased during Nursing school? Are you a Space Medic? AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lar-E Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Your understanding of orbital mechanics increased during Nursing school? Are you a Space Medic? AWESOME!"Hold still Jeb. This delta-vee may sting slightly..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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