#2931: Chasing
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[An X Y axis graph]
[Y axis label:]
Exciting to see in person
[X axis label:]
Possible to chase in a convoy of vehicles coordinating over radio and using instruments and data to find optimal viewing locations?
[X and Y axis values (from bottom left):]
No
Yes
[Top left quarter:]
The Grand Canyon
Meteors
Rainbow
Comets
Niagara Falls
Sunsets
The Moon
Tourist attractions
Unusual clouds
[Top right quarter:]
Aurora
Tornadoes
Whales
Your favorite band's shows
Icebergs
Rare birds
Hot air balloons
[Bottom left quarter:]
Tourist traps
Regular clouds
Sand traps
Fog
Rain
The International Date Line
Gnats
[Bottom right quarter:]
Regular birds
Radiosondes
Neighborhood possums
Regular balloons
Ice cream trucks
Tumbleweeds
Speed traps
Other chasers
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Certain hybrid events can only happen in certain locations where all the conditions are present; chasers flock to the area in and around Kansas known as tumbleweed-colliding-with-possum alley.