And this in from xkcd.com...


(I suppose you have to be an engineering geek like myself to really appreciate that one...)
(The Resident Loon is currently a starving artist, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 13:55, closed)

I could be picky here
and say that you've neglected to take any interference effects caused by standing waves between the walls into consideration (as well as reflections and refraction etc)

But I won't, because it made me laugh!

:-)
( K2k6 is working with a bottle of purest yellow, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 14:00, closed)

Never mind K2K6
He takes geekiness to a new level.
( big-girl's-blouse has the kind of breasts that will get her banned, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 14:12, closed)

I like XKCD
I know just enough to find it funny, but no so much as to spot the inaccuracies.
( IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis Michael who?, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 14:43, closed)

you should never let...
drawbacks like those k2k6 mentions get in the way of a good engineering scheme!
( Vipros too orangey for crows, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 15:21, closed)

Hm
I would have gone for a parabolic
( monkeybananaraffle, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 15:21, closed)

Image leeching!?

( teedyay, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 16:20, closed)

FYI
...he encourages hotlinking, as long as it's clear that it's being taken from his site. He even gives the link below the comic.
(The Resident Loon is currently a starving artist, Wed 17 Oct 2007, 16:27, closed)