xkcd #2893: Sphere Tastiness
xkcd #2893: Sphere Tastiness
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Baseballs do present a challenge to this theory, but I'm convinced we just haven't found the right seasoning.
By the logic of this graph the Earth is slightly more tasty than the moon, yet the moon is made of cheese. Explain that, XKCD.
106 0 ReplyThe earth contains bacon.
65 3 Replythe earth contains sparse pockets of cheese, such as France. An entire celestial object of cheese would be overwhelming
41 1 ReplyIt has heterogeneity which is good according to prof ragusea
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earth has over 10,000+ species of edible plants, and 300,000+ that we can't eat
6 0 ReplyCan't eat, or can eat one time?
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"Hyperbolic" this, "logarithmic" that, I'm here to propose a radical new theory: all spheres are tasty, your mouth just isn't big enough to have the right tastebuds for the larger ones
66 0 ReplyFound Galactus.
30 0 ReplyDevourer of worlds for the uninitiated
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As a fan of log-scale axes, Randall really ought to at least suspect that the vertical axis is also logarithmic. If so, the average 800m sphere is very much not tasty.
51 0 ReplySenses usually are log scale so I assume this would also be correct
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How do we know the moon isn't tasty? Isn't it made of cheese?
39 0 Reply31 0 ReplyIf so, it's a very sharp cheese. Do not eat, you'll cut your tongue.
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One can only predict that rabbit poop is delicious.
32 0 ReplyMy dog seems to agree with this sentiment.
21 0 ReplyRabbits seem to enthusiastically agree as well
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Ice bergs. They are kinda round (less so with larger ones) and they are freshwater so entirely edible. According to the graph the object would taste "ok" which is a perfectly adequate description of drinking water.
27 0 ReplyI bet you could find 800-meter comet made out of ice. I would argue that the water tastes "ok".
23 0 ReplyDo not lick the space ice!
16 0 ReplyThat is almost certainly the first thing I'd do to space ice
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There's got to be an 800m wide jawbreaker
20 0 ReplyThat's what Ed Edd and Eddy live on.
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By this logic, beachballs are okay-tasting.
I argue that the real equation would be some form of y= 1/x
19 0 ReplyBased on volume, a baseball would still be in between a grape and a melon, so y=1/x doesn't work either.
I'd go for a density based equation rather than volume.
6 0 ReplyAstute point. Single-point blackholes must be delicous
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Assuming taste is also logarithmic, it actually is y=1/x
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Yes, that's your mom
16 1 ReplyWhat the fuck is with the scale here? How can you even fit meatballs in there if grapes and melons are that close?
14 1 Replylogarithmic scale
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So, James and the giant peach?
13 0 ReplyI knew the Vegas Sphere was hiding something
13 0 ReplyWhere does the demon core belong on this
12 0 ReplyOf course, Deez nuts
13 1 ReplyMan....uhhh....you should get that checked out......
6 0 ReplyUnfortunately, I can't. I eat too many apples
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Peppercorns?
Whole and spherical, not particularly tasty. Changing their shape via grinding, however, unlocks fought-wars-over-the-stuff levels of tastiness.
Please explain.
11 0 ReplyThey just have too much taste condensed into a tiny sphere, like mass in a white dwarf star. Grinding them down actually extends their surface area and if you were to toss the ground pepper in the air you'd create a haze of taste that may or may not cause a burning sensation in your eyes and respiratory system
13 1 ReplyYou have me considering the flavor of Alderaan
6 0 ReplyIn their base form they're an outlier. Ground up you unlock the full potential of the smallest spheres on the graph.
5 0 ReplyYou gotta grind them into smaller, tastier spheres
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Your mom!
^sorry, ^you ^know ^I ^had ^to
6 1 ReplyHmm, rabbit turds...
2 0 ReplyWe don't know if the earth isn't actually tasty, maybe the sum of all the tasty parts outweighs the taste of molten rock and dirt
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