As pointed out by XKCD: https://what-if.xkcd.com/72/ [xkcd.com] due to the fact that he went to the far side of the moon alone he is/was in a more select group than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 12 people have walked on the moon, but only 5 others (=on a similar trip alone around the moon) have been as isolated (in the sense of distance to closest human - at least likely) as Michael Collins
I wonder why he stopped making those. The What-ifs are better than the comics which have gotten progressively lazier since last year. I get it that covid has kept people locked up and has probably been a drag on inspiration but its been awhile since I got a good chuckle from an xkcd comic.
One of the most isolated people ever (Score:5, Insightful)
As pointed out by XKCD: https://what-if.xkcd.com/72/ [xkcd.com] due to the fact that he went to the far side of the moon alone he is/was in a more select group than Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. 12 people have walked on the moon, but only 5 others (=on a similar trip alone around the moon) have been as isolated (in the sense of distance to closest human - at least likely) as Michael Collins
Rest in peace Michael.
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I wonder why he stopped making those. The What-ifs are better than the comics which have gotten progressively lazier since last year. I get it that covid has kept people locked up and has probably been a drag on inspiration but its been awhile since I got a good chuckle from an xkcd comic.
Re:One of the most isolated people ever (Score:2)
I wonder why he stopped making those.
Because they take a lot of research, and he's written a few books, which take up time. Probably any future non-comic work would be a book now.