Sunbeam xkcd.com/3253/
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Taka Hanazawa · Jun 3
I'm sorry—you *don't* want to be in the sunbeam???
CarlaodhDónaill ☘️ · Jun 3
I do this every time I get on a Bus, Train and especially a Flight 🤣
Joel Stocksdale · Jun 2
But it IS rather useful
Not Invented · Jun 3
I look for moss growing on the table legs.
C Cameron · Jun 2
Even just astronomy tells you where the shade will be by the time you come out of the store
Nugget · Jun 3
"...and that is bad...?"
Tim Rust · Jun 3
I use this power every time I lunch in a venue with North facing (Australia) windows
Bram · Jun 5
If only Buridans Ass was an astrophotographer
Dish Wasper · Jun 2
you can predict the future in one extremely specific way
Bruce Cullen 🇨🇦🫡 · Jun 3
AKA Patio math.
Dinopenotti · Jun 3
@sethur.bsky.social · Jun 3
The table will soon be in the sun, you say? Chucking stuff into the sun is not a "minor" superpower! ;p
@felixilef.bsky.social · Jun 3
It's also useful while looking for a parking spot.
Zorg the Conqueror · Jun 2
Wear ≥Filip Filipovich Preobrazhensky 2 respirator Do Not Follow · Jun 4
Or a person c̅ functional critical faculties (a vanishingly small minority given the neuro damage done by repeated infections during the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic) also have that minor superpower if they wish to engage it. #PrecautionaryPrincipleFFS #Wear≥FFP2RespiratorsNotMasks #DamageIsCumulative
Jan The "en attendant + 4°" · Jun 3
Not true in the southern hemisphere
@eickot.bsky.social · Jun 3
I do that when I park my car on summer, what is the direction of sun, and put the car looking to get shadow when I'm back.
Arduenn Schwartzman · Jun 3
They must be in the northern hemisphere.
Nachtvogel · Jun 3
I can absolutely relate. (With an upcoming flight regularly check the expected flight path and, depending on this, book a seat on the side of the aircraft that is likely to be in the shade: Me)
Dan Burns · Jun 2
We also can affect the weather by purchasing a telescope! #astrophotography
Jeff Bell · Jun 2
Only in the northern hemisphere.
xkcd title text · Jun 2
Title text: "While weather control is typically thought of as a superpower, the unconscious ability of astronomers and astrophotographers to summon clouds is more properly classified as a curse." Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3253#Transcript