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During the day it also activates for neat clouds and pretty sunsets.

https://explainxkcd.com/2979/

PSA: This xkcd was released 6 days ago and nobody posted it. It is in fact allowed for other people to post new xkcd comics to this community too, you don’t have to wait for me to do that.

  • @gedaliyah
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    63 months ago

    When I lived in Florida I always wanted to see a rocket launch but they are always rescheduled. I would have loved to see this!

    • @[email protected]
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      23 months ago

      Supercluster (iOS) tells me all sorts of things, even ones I don’t remember asking for. It might have what you need.

  • @[email protected]
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    43 months ago

    …but isn’t that what we have you for?

    Sorry, I’m just being a wanker. It’d be a shame to waste this superpower!

    • @CookieOfFortune
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      23 months ago

      Wow this is a reference from my childhood. Feeling old now.

      • @SidewaysHighways
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        23 months ago

        Banging on a trash can!

        Drumming on a streetlight!

  • at_an_angle
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    33 months ago

    Have none of you see the movie Meteor or the horror series Local 58?

    FOOLS!

    • don
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      23 months ago

      As an avid devotee of Local58, you speak the truth! These people have absolutely no contingency whatsoever.

  • @Treczoks
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    23 months ago

    “And that’s how they saw the meteorite in the few seconds before humanity ended.”

  • @[email protected]
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    13 months ago

    I have an app called Star Walk 2 that does something very similar. Notifications about cool shit happening and then helps you to look in the right direction for it, including ISS fly-bys.