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| number = 1852 | | number = 1852 | ||
| date = June 19, 2017 | | date = June 19, 2017 | ||
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| image = election_map.png | | image = election_map.png | ||
| titletext = Luckily for my interpretation, no precincts were won by the Green Party. | | titletext = Luckily for my interpretation, no precincts were won by the Green Party. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A wave (e.g. an electromagnetic wave, like light) changes its frequency and wavelength when | + | {{incomplete|Lacks title text explanation.}} |
+ | A wave (e.g. an electromagnetic wave, like light) changes its frequency and wavelength when moving relative to the observer, due to the {{w|Doppler effect}}. In the case of light, increased frequency - indicating movement towards the observer - is called {{w|blueshift}}, while reduced frequency - indicating movement away from the observer - is called {{w|redshift}}. These names apply even if the effect is outside of the visible spectrum (e.g. infrared light that has reduced frequency is called redshifted, even though its frequency is further away from that of visible red light than normally). Red and blue colors are used accordingly to indicate the effect. | ||
− | + | If one object (like the galaxy) is redshifted on one of the edges, and blueshifted on the other, it usually means that it's rotating (and the axis of rotation isn't completely parallel to the line of sight). | |
− | The map [[Cueball]] shows represents election results. Red regions mark where one of the | + | The map [[Cueball]] shows represents election results. Red regions mark where one of the parties won, while blue regions indicate some other party (the parties are probably {{w|Democratic party (United States)|Democratic}} and {{w|Republican party (United States)|Republican}}, although it's not explicitly stated in the comic). Cueball analyzes the map as if it showed magnitude of Doppler effect by the light emitted by the region. This, however, is not what the viewers expect to hear during the election night from election analysis. That's why Cueball was fired from the job rather quickly, as the caption states. |
− | The title text states that the {{w|Green Party of the United States|Green Party}} did not win any | + | The title text states that the {{w|Green Party of the United States|Green Party}} did not win any precincts. If the Green Party won, its regions would likely be colored green, which would not work for Cueball's Doppler effect analysis. |
− | The map appears to depict {{w|Georgia's 6th congressional district}}, which | + | Cueball was fired from the job a number of times before. Many are listed in [[1428: Move Fast and Break Things]]. |
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+ | The map appears to depict {{w|Georgia's 6th congressional district}}, which is set for a special election on June 20, 2017, the day after the comic ran. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
− | + | :[Cueball is on live TV, pointing at a map colored according to election results.] | |
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:Cueball: These northern precincts appear red, which probably means they're moving away from us, whereas these bluer regions are approaching us. I believe the district may be rotating in space. | :Cueball: These northern precincts appear red, which probably means they're moving away from us, whereas these bluer regions are approaching us. I believe the district may be rotating in space. | ||
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:My career as an election analyst was short-lived. | :My career as an election analyst was short-lived. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics with color]] | [[Category:Comics with color]] | ||
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