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    ameliabearhart: I feel as if this comic, and the comments, should leave me depressed because it seems as if the future that Back to the Future III talked about will n... more »
    avgwhiteguy: Every day I wake up, I am thankful we don't have flying cars. I find it amusing that the worst most people think about are homes being hit. Cars tod... more »
    MajorMattMason: Don't forget the "hidden" punchline in any XKCD comic- just hover your cursor over the comic on the XKCD page (or left-click "properties" and look und... more »
    SJ_Edwards: A valid explanation, but an irrelevant one. We don't have commercially available jetpacks and hovercars because: 'Jetpacks' can't be jetpacks, they ... more »
    dnwilliams: Shiny Jetpack Fewcha! more »
    Julian Bond: I really miss our bright shiny future with fins. Bring back Retro-Futurism! more »
    bookwench: We don't have jet packs because, unlike in the Rocketeer, most people who feel comfortable strapping a canister of explosive material onto their backs... more »
    Bress Tess Iz: u people are stupid j/k people, in general, are stupid that explains why we dont have that stuff think about ur commute this morning.....how many ... more »
    jccalhoun: I've never seen the appeal of jetpacks. Whenever I think of jetpacks all I think of is fire shooting at my butt. more »
    Kurls: Forget jetpacks, i want jet shoes. more »
    Brian Fowler: We live in a world where you can't even bring nail clippers and bottled water on a plane. Who really thinks peple would ever be aloud flyng cars or j... more »
    Sosaidjoe: A humorous attempt but the real reason is life, politics, priorities, wars and consumer demand as well as countering if it ain't broke don't fix it me... more »
    Dominus Astra: I'm looking at you, Raymond Kurzweil. I'm still waiting for my transhumanism and singularity! more »
    loudlyquiet: They did miss one line on here "Soon". I'm not funny enough to come up with a punchy one liner to be on the other side but I can see it is clearly mis... more »
    RoboBagins: This sounds like Doctor Venture would say. Just where is my Joy Can anyway? more »
    Byronotron: What about fish with propellers on their sides like in Sonic 3? more »
    Spider Sister: Screw jetpacks, I'm still waiting for the balloon-shark that was promised me! more »
    abstract-paradigm: Once again, Boba Fett did not die. Shouldn't the expanded universe be required reading, if not perusing, for the likes of XKCD? #xkcd more »
    NealWiser: I developed a similar tool to analyze screenplays about 15 years ago when I worked at Paramount. While I love the charts, they only chart character ph... more »
    scifigene: I look forward to the Donnie Darko supplement... #xkcd more »
  • #xkcd

    xkcd Explains Why You Don't Have a Jetpack Yet

    It's nearly 2010, and we still don't have commercially available jetpacks, hover cars, or holographic televisions. Webcomic xkcd explains why the technologies we have don't match up with the technologies we expected — we failed to translate the researchers. More »
  • #chartporn

    Epic Movie Narratives, Conveniently Charted

    Today's xkcd takes an unusual approach to explaining epic movies: diagraming the interactions between the characters. He charts out Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, and the original Star Wars trilogy, and takes an amusing crack at Primer. More »
  • #xkcd

    xkcd Sings Its Love of the Internet

    Randall Munroe, creator of webcomic xkcd, loves a lot of things. And Noam Raby loves xkcd. That's why Raby animated xkcd's sweet ode to engineering, the future, the Internet, and all the other wondrous things in the world. More »
  • #xkcd

    xkcd's Randall Munroe Answers All of Your Questions

    Last night, xkcd creator Randall Munroe celebrated the release of his first book by answering fan questions about everything from writing about his sex life to explaining his fame to non-geeks to how he keeps his ball pit clean. More »
  • #triviagasm

    Six Signs You Might Be Dating a Robot

    You've met someone new, and things are going great, but you start to notice something off about them. Could your significant other be a robot in disguise? Check our list for the possible signs. More »
  • #dinosaurs

    Beware of Velociraptor Attacks from Above

    If you still have nightmares about the fleet-footed Velociraptors from Jurassic Park, here is yet another reason to fear them. Paleontologists now believe that the predatory dinosaurs climbed trees, where they would wait to pounce on their prey. More »
  • #roflcon

    Are Tron Guy and Xkcd the Future of Celebrity?