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| title = Dying Gift | | title = Dying Gift | ||
| image = dying_gift.png | | image = dying_gift.png | ||
− | | titletext = And to you, I leave my life-sized ice sculpture replica of the | + | | titletext = And to you, I leave my life-sized ice sculpture replica of the Pietà which was blessed by the Pope. You must never let it melt! Now, remember, all gifts must be removed from my estate within 24 hours. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a DYING WISH - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | In some cultures it is customary to bequeath some or all of your possessions to people close to you, usually in written form called a will, after your death. In some cases, if the items are unwanted, unusable, or the recipient simply doesn't know what to do with them, they may elect to place the items in storage, rather than dispose of them. | |
− | + | Randall therefore suggests the following prank to be played by someone near death: bequeath an item that is intentionally very difficult to store or even move. In this case, the old dying man gives his Foucault pendulum to one from his family. | |
− | + | A {{w|Foucault pendulum}} is a type of pendulum that is commonly used in science museums to practically demonstrate the rotation of the Earth. In order to attain the sensitivity required to do this, the pendulum must be very long - in this case, it is thirty feet (approximately nine meters) in length, about the size of a tall museum hall. It must also be undisturbed; any disruption, such as a touch on the pendulum, will prevent it from accurately portraying the rotation of the Earth. | |
− | + | By insisting that the pendulum "never stop swinging", the old man has made it impossible for the pendulum to be simply detached and stowed away. Even transporting it will be extremely difficult, as it will be thirty feet tall and any change to its orientation will disrupt its swing. (Note, however, that the old man didn't specify that it has to ''work''; merely that it must not stop swinging). | |
− | + | The ''{{w|Pietà (Michelangelo)|Pietà}}'' is a {{w|Renaissance}} sculpture by Florentine artist {{w|Michelangelo}}, depicting the body of {{w|Jesus Christ}} on the lap of his mother, {{w|Mary, mother of Jesus|Mary}}, in the aftermath of his {{w|Crucifixion of Jesus|Crucifixion}}. It is widely considered one of the masterpieces of {{w|sculpture}}. While {{w|Replicas of Michelangelo's Pietà|replicas of ''Pietà''}} do exist, there are none known to have been {{w|Ice sculpture|made of ice}}, let alone made of ice ''and'' {{w|Blessing in the Catholic Church|blessed}} by the {{w|Pope}}. While the gift could potentially be very valuable, the insistence that it be "removed from my estate within 24 hours" drastically increases the probability that it will be destroyed by melting. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[An old man (wrinkled and deformed head with a bit of hair left) is lying in his | + | :[An old man (wrinkled and deformed head with a bit of hair left) is lying in his bead, head on a pillow, body beneath a blanket. He points to one of the three people standing along the side of the bed, Ponytail, Cueball, and a kid with spiky hair.] |
:Old man: And to you... | :Old man: And to you... | ||
:Old man: I leave the 30-foot Foucault Pendulum from the main hall. | :Old man: I leave the 30-foot Foucault Pendulum from the main hall. | ||
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:[Caption below the panel:] | :[Caption below the panel:] | ||
− | :A fun prank: | + | :A fun prank: as you're dying, leave people gift's that will be as difficult as possible to put into storage. |
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
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+ | Pendulums have previously been referenced in [[755: Interdisciplinary]] and [[1670: Laws of Physics]]. | ||
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+ | Michelangelo was previously referenced in [[197: Ninja Turtles]]. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |