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Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe
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The creator of the hugely successful web comic XKCD uses diagrams and 1000 of the most common words in the english language to describe a raft of complicated objects and concepts. Subjects range from large scale machinery like submarines and helicopters to smaller inventions we use every day like pens, microwaves and bridges.