Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Beam Dump’
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<figure class=" sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic "> <p> <a class=" sqs-block-image-link " href="https://xkcd.com/3168/"></a></p> <p> <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png" data-image-dimensions="309x346" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=1000w" width="309" height="346" sizes="auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload='this.classList.add("loaded")' srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/dafea0a4-60d9-498d-818d-a088d33a11b8/beam_dump.png?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"></p> <p> <figcaption class="image-caption-wrapper"> <p class="">via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD</p> </figcaption></p></figure><p><a href="https://www.infosecurity.us/blog/2025/12/10/randall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump">Permalink</a></p><p> </p><div class="spu-placeholder" style="display:none"></div><div class="addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom"><div class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_20 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="https://securityboulevard.com/2025/12/randall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump/" data-a2a-title="Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Beam Dump’"><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frandall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump%2F&linkname=Randall%20Munroe%E2%80%99s%20XKCD%20%E2%80%98Beam%20Dump%E2%80%99" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frandall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump%2F&linkname=Randall%20Munroe%E2%80%99s%20XKCD%20%E2%80%98Beam%20Dump%E2%80%99" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frandall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump%2F&linkname=Randall%20Munroe%E2%80%99s%20XKCD%20%E2%80%98Beam%20Dump%E2%80%99" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_reddit" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frandall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump%2F&linkname=Randall%20Munroe%E2%80%99s%20XKCD%20%E2%80%98Beam%20Dump%E2%80%99" title="Reddit" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsecurityboulevard.com%2F2025%2F12%2Frandall-munroes-xkcd-beam-dump%2F&linkname=Randall%20Munroe%E2%80%99s%20XKCD%20%E2%80%98Beam%20Dump%E2%80%99" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share"></a></div></div><p class="syndicated-attribution">*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from <a href="https://www.infosecurity.us/">Infosecurity.US</a> authored by <a href="https://securityboulevard.com/author/0/" title="Read other posts by Marc Handelman">Marc Handelman</a>. Read the original post at: <a href="https://xkcd.com/3168/">https://xkcd.com/3168/</a> </p>