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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | [[Megan]] has taken or visited an astronomy class and | + | [[Megan]] has taken or visited an astronomy class and learned much about the vast distances of the universe. This totally occupies her mind, and she feels frustrated that she can only learn about those mind-boggling places, and not visit them herself. The {{w|sphere}} she mentions is the surface of the {{w|Earth}}, which she feels trapped on. Technically, "the surface of a sphere" is an incorrect expression, since a sphere ''is'' a surface (the surface of a {{w|ball}}), and does not ''have'' a surface itself. |
− | + | Her disinclination to do "{{w|small talk}}" with [[Cueball]] pokes fun at how astronomers (and people of other specialications) can be so focused on their topic that they lose sight of the mundane. This has also been touched upon in [[663: Sagan-Man]] and [[786: Exoplanets]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:Cueball: How are you? | :Cueball: How are you? | ||
:Megan: Trapped on the surface of a sphere. | :Megan: Trapped on the surface of a sphere. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[Cueball looks at Megan, she looks into the sky.] |
:Cueball: That astronomy class has made you suck at small talk. | :Cueball: That astronomy class has made you suck at small talk. | ||
− | :Megan: The universe is too | + | :Megan: The universe is too ''big'' for small talk. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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