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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | The Nobel Prize is a set of prizes awarded in memory of Alfred Nobel to, "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." | |
− | + | In this comment a Nobel prize is being awarded for the discovery of two new Nobel prizes. This parallels [[2214:_Chemistry_Nobel|Nobel Prizes awarded for the discovery of new elements]]. However, unlike elements, Nobel Prizes cannot be discovered. | |
− | In this | + | The comic suggests that the doctor being awarded the prize came up with the idea of "discovering" Nobel Prizes, and no one can figure out how to stop awarding them to her. |
− | + | In reality, the categories were established by Alfred Nobel's will for contributions or discoveries in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. The latest addition was in 1968 when Sweden's central bank, in honor of its 300th anniversary, funded an award for economics. While there is currently a petition to add a Nobel prize for contributions to environmental conservation, it would presumably also need external funding, although the decision process is unclear | |
− | The comic suggests that the doctor | ||
− | In reality, the categories were established by Alfred Nobel's will for contributions or discoveries in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. | ||
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This comic was published on the Monday the week following the announcements of the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. | This comic was published on the Monday the week following the announcements of the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Megan stands at a podium on a stage, facing right. Behind her is a screen showing eight Nobel Prizes. Ponytail is approaching the front of the stage while waving.] | :[Megan stands at a podium on a stage, facing right. Behind her is a screen showing eight Nobel Prizes. Ponytail is approaching the front of the stage while waving.] | ||
:Megan: And all eight Nobel Prizes for the Discovery of New Nobel Prizes have been awarded to... | :Megan: And all eight Nobel Prizes for the Discovery of New Nobel Prizes have been awarded to... | ||
:Megan: ''*sigh*'' | :Megan: ''*sigh*'' | ||
:Megan: ...Doctor Adams, '''''again''''', for the discovery of two new Prizes. | :Megan: ...Doctor Adams, '''''again''''', for the discovery of two new Prizes. | ||
− | : | + | :Ponytail: Thank you, thank you! |
:[Caption below frame:] | :[Caption below frame:] | ||
:We don't know how she started this and now we can't figure out how to stop her. | :We don't know how she started this and now we can't figure out how to stop her. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
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