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xkcd #3085: About 20 Pounds

Title text:

In addition to gravity, burritos interact through the strong, weak, and electromagnetic forces, which is believed to be a major contributor to their popularity.

Transcript:

[Cueball and Ponytail are standing in front of a pentacle with lit candles at the corners. A black sphere, the oracle, is floating above the middle of the pentacle.]Ponytail: Dear oracle,Ponytail: What is the nature of dark matter?Oracle: It's about 20 pounds.

[Close up of oracle]Off-panel: What?Oracle: Dark matter is a particle. It weighs about 20 pounds.Oracle: It only interacts through gravity.

[Same view as first panel]Cueball: Only gravity, huh?Cueball: So none of our experiments are really going to tell us any more about it, then.Oracle: Afraid not.

[Same view as first and third panels, except Cueball lifted his forearm.]Cueball: So what do we do?Oracle: You should go out for burritos.Ponytail: How will that help?Oracle: WellOracle: Burritos are pretty good.

Source: https://xkcd.com/3085/

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