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Reading A Big Number

Source: https://xkcd.com/3102/

John Quintanilla Elementary, Humor Leave a comment December 5, 2025October 20, 2025 1 Minute

UK Coal

Source: https://xkcd.com/2992/

John Quintanilla Humor, Physics Leave a comment November 21, 2025October 29, 2025 1 Minute

Incoming Asteroid

Source: https://xkcd.com/3049/

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Dimensional Lumber Tape Measure

Source: https://xkcd.com/3138/

John Quintanilla Elementary, Humor Leave a comment October 17, 2025October 11, 2025 1 Minute

Bracket Symbols

Source: https://xkcd.com/2954/

John Quintanilla Algebra II, Humor, Physics Leave a comment October 3, 2025February 15, 2025 1 Minute

Recipe Relativity

Source: https://xkcd.com/2768/

John Quintanilla Algebra II, Humor, Physics Leave a comment September 12, 2025January 21, 2025 1 Minute

Musical Scales

Source: https://xkcd.com/2788/
John Quintanilla Elementary, Humor, Physics Leave a comment July 11, 2025January 21, 2025 1 Minute

Roman numerals

Source: https://xkcd.com/2637/
John Quintanilla Elementary, Humor Leave a comment June 6, 2025January 22, 2025 1 Minute

Path Minimization

A lighter look at Snell’s Law.

Source: https://xkcd.com/2821/
John Quintanilla Elementary, Humor, Physics Leave a comment June 14, 2024February 13, 2024 1 Minute

Overlapping Circles

Posted in honor of the upcoming North American solar eclipse.

Source: https://xkcd.com/2769

John Quintanilla Discrete mathematics, Humor, Physics Leave a comment March 22, 2024October 21, 2023 1 Minute

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