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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a NON-AVIAN DINOSAUR. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | It is a common practice to make a wish when one sees a shooting star, in hopes that the wish comes true. This comic consists of a [[:Category:Venn diagrams|Venn diagram]] showing what things are commonly wished for upon seeing a shooting star, and what things the shooting star may cause. Shooting stars, as they are actually meteors, can only cause changes to physical phenomena, such as radio noise or the appearance of the sky as they burn up in the upper atmosphere. The only thing that is shared between the potential wish side of the diagram and the shooting star caused side is revenge. This would occur when a shooting star actually hits the planet, becoming a meteorite. This is frequently highly destructive, given the high speed of falling meteors. As such, it would be possible for the meteorite to hit something that someone for some reason or another wished revenge upon. However, given the massive surface area of the planet, the likelihood that someone's revenge would be "granted" by a meteorite would be very low. The title text makes fun of this by detailing several incidents where a meteorite landed and caused damage ranging from a car to the {{w|Chicxulub impactor}} (which caused the death of non-avian dinosaurs). | ||
− | + | The title text has a list of things that were damaged by meteors: | |
− | * On June 30, 1908 | + | * On June 30, 1908, an {{w|airburst}} caused by the {{w|Tunguska Event|breakup of a 100-meter falling meteorite or comet}} with the energy of some 30 megatons of {{w|TNT}} flattened some 80 million trees over 830 square miles of land in central {{w|Siberia}} near the {{w|Podkamennaya Tunguska|Tunguska River}}. Due to the remoteness of the area, no people were confirmed dead in the incident. |
− | * On October 9, 1992, a meteorite {{w|Peekskill meteorite| | + | * On October 9, 1992, a meteorite {{w|Peekskill meteorite|damaged a 1980 Malibu in Peekskill, NY}}. |
− | * On November 30, 1954, a {{w|Sylacauga (meteorite)|fragment of a meteorite}} passed through the roof of a house and struck | + | * On November 30, 1954, a {{w|Sylacauga (meteorite)|fragment of a meteorite}} passed through the roof of a house and struck Ann Hodges. She survived. |
− | * On February 15, 2013, a | + | * On February 15, 2013, a meteor {{w|Chelyabinsk meteor|exploded in an airburst}} over Chelyabinsk, Russia, creating a shockwave that shattered windows in the area. |
− | * The {{w|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|extinction of the dinosaurs}} | + | * The {{w|Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event|extinction of the dinosaurs}} is believed to be caused by an {{w|impact of a comet or asteroid}}. Randall mentions "non-avian" dinosaurs, as birds are descendants of dinosaurs, though they are not commonly thought of as dinosaurs. |
− | + | Meteorites were also mentioned in [[2328: Space Basketball]]. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[A Venn diagram is shown:] | :[A Venn diagram is shown:] | ||
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:Fame | :Fame | ||
:Health | :Health | ||
+ | :Luck | ||
:Power | :Power | ||
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:Success | :Success | ||
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:[The only item in the overlapping section is:] | :[The only item in the overlapping section is:] | ||
:Revenge | :Revenge | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |