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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by an EXCESSIVELY LONG ACRONYM THAT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD WORK BUT DOESN'T. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | [[Cueball]] is standing at a lectern on a [[1661: Podium|podium | + | [[Cueball]] is standing at a lectern on a [[1661: Podium|podium]], addressing a large crowd. He is describing the program of some event, listing the different topics that will be covered. These appear to be random, but the caption gives the punchline: it is a conference on things that seem like they shouldn't work but do. |
− | By "things that seem like they shouldn't work", it means things that | + | By "things that seem like they shouldn't work", it means things that you wouldn't expect to be able to function at all. TTSLTSWBD in the title and the banner is the abbreviation for "Things That Seem Like They Shouldn't Work, But Do". |
− | {{w|Organ transplantation}}, where a functioning organ is | + | {{w|Organ transplantation}}, where a functioning organ is pulled from a (possibly deceased) person and put into another person where it will continue to operate, is not a simple process, and a lot of things could go wrong and make it not work. Nevertheless, humanity’s medical knowledge is advanced enough that organ transplantation is a widely accepted and largely effective life-saving procedure. |
− | {{w|Airship|Airships}}, or dirigibles, are [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/ | + | {{w|Airship|Airships}}, or dirigibles, are big,{{citation needed}} and look pretty heavy [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Hindenburg_disaster.jpg 1]], but are able to be held aloft by the lighter than air gas inside. |
− | {{w|Lunch|Lunch}} is listed as if it was another topic of the TTSLTSWBD, but it | + | {{w|Lunch|Lunch}} is listed as if it was another topic of the TTSLTSWBD, but it actually just means that after discussing airships, the conference will take a break to eat lunch, as many [[1530:_Keyboard_Mash|humans]] usually do.<sup>[[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''citation needed'']]]</sup> |
− | + | {{w|Gyroscope|Gyroscopes}}, where a spinning disk will tend to keep its orientation in space despite the movement of the structure around it, can be counterintuitive even to those who understand the physical principles. This weirdness has been previously referenced in [[332: Gyroscopes]]. | |
− | {{w|Butterfly|Butterflies}} fly with an unusual fluttering | + | {{w|Butterfly|Butterflies}} fly with an unusual fluttering behaviour, which works in part due to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornithopter#Aerodynamics notoriously complex principles of fluid dynamics] that may look like uncontrolled fluttering but yet somehow allows the creature to land directly on specific flowerheads to feed. This is not as intuitively understandable as the flight of larger creatures such as birds. |
− | The title text refers to {{w|Rotary hook|rotary hooks}} on sewing machines, which are a complicated (and complicated looking) mechanism whose purpose is to feed one thread in a loop around a whole spool of another thread, | + | The title text refers to {{w|Rotary hook|rotary hooks}} on sewing machines, which are a complicated (and complicated looking) mechanism whose purpose is to feed one thread in a loop around a whole spool of another thread, to the extent that the conference feels they need a whole day to cover them. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball stands | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | :[Cueball stands at a lectern gesturing with one hand held out, speaking to an audience. A banner hangs on the wall with the acronym "TTSLTSWBD" displayed in large text, with illegible smaller text under it.] | ||
:Cueball: Next we have a session on organ transplants and another on airships. | :Cueball: Next we have a session on organ transplants and another on airships. | ||
:Cueball: Then lunch, then we'll have one on gyroscopes and one on butterflies. | :Cueball: Then lunch, then we'll have one on gyroscopes and one on butterflies. | ||
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:[Caption below panel:] | :[Caption below panel:] | ||
:The first annual conference on Things That Seem Like They Shouldn't Work But Do | :The first annual conference on Things That Seem Like They Shouldn't Work But Do | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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