Ok, todayโ€™s xkcd is glorious!

[edit] I should probably mention you need to visit the site for the full effect, itโ€™s more than just a comic today!

https://xkcd.com/3227/

Creation

xkcd

@gareth

LOLOL, these are fantastic! ๐Ÿคฃ

gray/grey ๐Ÿ˜‚

And they did a great job making it possible to still switch modes no matter how funky the page! (I wasn't sure I could get out of "Space Opera mode", but I did! ๐Ÿ˜‚)

Though "modem mode" froze my tab and I had to close it and reload. (was that the intention? ๐Ÿค” entirely possible! ๐Ÿ˜‚)

Oh, and I almost didn't find what was different about "spring mode"! (You have to scroll the page! ๐Ÿ˜†)

@5ciFiGirl @gareth When I entered space opera mode, I might have started humming the Star Wars opening theme.

@5ciFiGirl how long did you leave modem mode? Itโ€ฆ takes a while. Better with sound too!

I did enjoy grey ๐Ÿคฃ

And thanks for the hint on Spring mode, I managed to miss that one yesterday!

@gareth

I tried several times, but i only waited long enough to get a "this page is slowing down your browser" notice from firefox, lol

@5ciFiGirl @gareth Same result for modem mode on my device / browser. Everything else is recoverable :)
@erinaceus Modem mode needs a bit of patience but it does recover for me. Just make sure you have sound activated ๐Ÿ™‚
@gareth Space Opera Mode ๐Ÿคฃ @5ciFiGirl
@gareth Space Opera Mode is my favourite, but grayscale/greyscale and Airplane Mode made me laugh.
@gareth trapped in modem mode
@gareth Screensaver and Modem mode seem to crash the browser tab in Firebox. They work fine in Chrome
@sborrill interesting. I only tried in Orion and it was fine in the MacOS and iOS versions. I wonder if thatโ€™s what @5ciFiGirl, @skeptator and @erinaceus were seeingโ€ฆ
@sborrill works fine for me in Zen, which is basically firefox. Modem mode will cause the browser to hickup a bit though, just wait 15s, even if the browser complains about page slowdowns.
@gareth
OMG modem mode! ๐Ÿคฃ
@gareth Antipodes Mode! ๐Ÿ˜‚
@gareth I clicked around, hit the random button, and of course landed on https://xkcd.com/1732/ - in Modem mode ๐Ÿ˜‚
It... took a while^^
Earth Temperature Timeline

xkcd
@gareth Reloaded again to time the whole thing, it takes about a minute for 1k years - so around 20mins for the whole image to load.
@gareth Yes, you should totally try out the different modes he offers....

@gareth Oh, great stuff!

(must try it again at home, because my phone can't do it all justice)

@gareth the airplane mode ๐Ÿคฃ
@gareth Beware it isn't available in the mobile version.
@gareth disappointing, the Lighter Mode doesn't use HDR colours
@gareth Oh man, that's awesome! I love "modem mode." โ€‹
@gareth The modem mode is killing my browser :_)
@gareth the modem one just crashes the tab for me. maybe that's the joke though.
@gsuberland @gareth modem mode worked for me, but it was hard to leave Space Opera mode...
Hilarious anyway! ๐Ÿ˜‚
@gareth you mean the diferent modes? they are amaizing! love the modern mode, and the airplane mode...
@gareth modem mode actually crashes half my OS ๐Ÿคฃ
@gareth I just wish there was ร  la Mode.

@gareth

I especially like the space opera mode. Took me a good minute to figure out how to switch to the next one.

@gareth Especially the "modes"... ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ
@gareth modern mode crashed the tab lol
@gareth Modem mode was not amusing.
@gareth Yay for antipodes mode. So nice not to have to turn my phone upside down.
@gareth xkcd hasn't worked for NASA, he's an alien they released.