It was purportedly (and probably in actuality) intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness, although allegedly was intended as a defensive weapon against in-space attacks by the US space program.
xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2912: Cursive Letters (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2932: Driving PSA (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2846: Daylight Saving Choice (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2898: Orbital Argument (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2869: Puzzles (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2867: DateTime (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2907: Schwa (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2922: Pub Trivia (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2933: Elementary Physics Paths (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2897: Light Leap Years (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2862: Typical Seating Chart (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2893: Sphere Tastiness (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2842: Inspiraling Roundabout (imgs.xkcd.com)
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TIL Soviet cosmonauts carried a shotgun on space missions (en.wikipedia.org)
It was purportedly (and probably in actuality) intended as a survival aid to be used after landings and before recovery in the Siberian wilderness, although allegedly was intended as a defensive weapon against in-space attacks by the US space program.
xkcd #2914: Eclipse Coolnesss (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2827: Brassica (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2908: Moon Armor Index (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2905: Supergroup (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2848: Breaker box (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2882: Net Rotations (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2909: Moon Landing Mission Profiles (imgs.xkcd.com)
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xkcd #2841: Sign Combo (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip (www.macrumors.com)
If you have an iPhone 15 and drive a BMW, it might be best to avoid charging the device with the vehicle’s wireless charging pad for now....
xkcd #2904: Physics vs. Magic (imgs.xkcd.com)
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