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*To experience the interactivity of the game, visit the {{xkcd|1110|original comic}}.
 
  
==Explanation==
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== Explanation ==
This comic is a take on how vast and rich the world is, and on the thrill of exploring it. The world can be described as sad, as well as it can be described as wonderful, even if this seems a bit contradictory, just because it is so big and there are so many different things happening in it all at once. [[Cueball]] comments about this while hanging from a balloon, which brings to mind the expanded perspective over the landscape attained by early experimenters in overland flight.
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This comic is a take on how vast and rich the world is, and on the thrill of exploring it. The world can be described as sad, as well as it can be described as wonderful, even if this seems a bit contradictory, just because there are so many different things happening in it.
  
The title text is the same as the comic title, and both of these invite the reader to ''Click and drag'' the inside of the last panel, with their mouse, and by dragging, explore what is hidden outside that panel. The image displayed at first turns out to be part of a huge landscape, filled with big or small things, humorous details, people here and there, cave mazes, things floating in the air, jokes and references, unexpected things, relaxing views, etc.
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[[Cueball]] comments about this, and the title text invites the reader to, with their mouse, click and drag the inside of the last panel, and by dragging and dragging, explore what is hidden outside that panel. The image displayed at first turns out to be part of a huge landscape, filled with big or small things, humorous details, people here and there, cave mazes, things floating in the air, jokes and references, unexpected things, relaxing views, etc. (The above image is not functional; you will have to visit the [http://xkcd.com/1110/ original comic].)
  
The fact that we only see a small part of the landscape at once refers to the idea that we cannot in real life comprehend the whole world altogether, but only what is around us and/or in the range of our understanding at the time. The click-and-drag process, in which it is impossible to go as fast as we would want to, also draws a parallel with the fact that exploration is always done gradually, step by step, and trying something (i.e. here dragging in a certain direction) always has a cost. This click-and-drag exploration reproduces the thrill of discovering new horizons, getting lost sometimes, finding unexpected things, seeing beauty, humor, desolation or happiness here and there... which can easily captivate an xkcd reader for a long time (and as such qualifies as [[356: Nerd Sniping|nerd sniping]]).
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The fact that we only see a small part of the landscape at once refers to the idea that we cannot in real life comprehend the whole world altogether, but only what is around us and/or in the range of our understanding at the time. The click-and-drag process, in which it is impossible to go as fast as we would want to, also draws a parallel with the fact that exploration is always done gradually, step by step, and trying something (i.e. here dragging in a certain direction) always has a cost. This click-and-drag exploration reproduces the thrill of discovering new horizons, getting lost sometimes, finding unexpected things, seeing beauty, humor, desolation or happiness here and there... which can easily captivate an xkcd reader for a looong time (and as such qualifies as [[356: Nerd Sniping|nerd sniping]]).
  
In comic [[1416: Pixels]] you zoom, by scrolling, until every pixel in this image turns into new pictures, and this can be continued again and again. Once you have zoomed in, you are able to ''click and drag'' the picture just like in this comic.
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'''''Warning:''' there are cheating possibilities, people have implemented ways to explore that world more easily, but the best way to enjoy this comic is to play the game, explore the comic's world the way you're supposed to, get lost in the caves or in the sky, be startled by unexpected things or happy when finding some people after lengthy click-and-dragging through a repetitive landscape... So if you didn't do that already, '''reading any below will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic.'''''
  
And in [[1608: Hoverboard]] exactly the same idea is used again, but instead of dragging the image you fly/float around in the image with Cueball on a {{w|hoverboard}}. This gives a very different way to explore as he cannot go through walls or the earth etc. You also have to discover that there is a big world outside the initial play area; and where this comic tried to help people realize they should do something, both with the title and title text, Hoverboard directly tries to dissuade people from going outside with a warning message. Another major difference is that hoverboard is actually a game where you can collect coins (spread throughout the picture) and return them to the starting point to gain a score.
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The book ''[[Thing Explainer]]'' that was the reason for the Hoverboard game, also has a direct reference to this comic, as Cueball is seen floating with his balloon outside the cockpit in the explanation for ''Stuff you touch to fly a sky boat''.
 
 
 
In [[1975: Right Click]], the April Fools' day comic of 2018, the title is similar to this one, in that it gives away how the user should begin to interact with the comic. It is though nothing like this comic or Hoverboard.
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
:[This transcript only covers the first four panels as they are shown here above (i.e. before you click and drag).]
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This transcript will only cover the first 3 panels.
  
:[Cueball is narrating the story, all the text is written in boxes above and below him without speech lines connecting to him.]
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:Cueball [narration]: From the stories
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:Cueball [narration]: I expected the world to be sad
 
:[Cueball is floating by holding onto a balloon with one hand.]
 
:[Cueball is floating by holding onto a balloon with one hand.]
:From the stories
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:Cueball [narration]: And it was
:I expected the world to be sad
 
:And it was
 
  
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:Cueball [narration]: And I expected it to be wonderful.
 
:[Cueball has grabbed hold of the balloon with both hands.]
 
:[Cueball has grabbed hold of the balloon with both hands.]
:And I expected it to be wonderful.
 
  
:[The wind picks up and blows Cueball to the right.]
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:[The wind picks up and blows Cueball eastward.]
:It was.
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:Cueball [narration]: It was.
  
:[Full width panel where the scene opens up. You see Cueball is about a tree's-height from the ground. To the right there is a tall tree with no leaves on it and a broken limb. Below him are some rocks and grass. This is the initial view of the world, that can be clicked and dragged. It is part of tile named 1 North 1 East.]
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:[Full width panel, initial view of the world. Part of tile 1n1e.]
:I just didn't expect it to be so ''big''.
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:Cueball [narration]: I just didn't expect it to be so ''BIG''.
 
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:[Scene opens up. You see Cueball is about a tree's-height from the ground. To the right there is a tall tree with no leaves on it and a broken limb.]
:[The rest of the comic is transcribed below in the [[1110: Click and Drag#List of details and references (with transcript)|List of details and references]] section.]
 
 
 
==Trivia==
 
*The click-and-drag portion of this comic is divided up into 2592 sections of 2048x2048 pixels.
 
*There are 225 separate 2048x2048 PNG files (plus the PNG container with the first panels). The other 2337 sections are simply filled black (in the south) or white (in the north) with HTML.
 
*The populated area is 81 frames wide (33 West - 48 East) and 32 frames tall (13 North - 19 South)
 
*According to [[Randall]] in #xkcd on the night this was released, a full size image of this comic (leaving out the blanks) would be 60 gigapixels, and a true single rectangular image would be close to a terapixel. The online version is 1 gigapixel without the blanks and 10 gigapixel as rectangular image (2048x2048x225 = 943,718,400 and 2048x2048x2592 = 10,871,635,968).
 
*Based on the height of figures as well as the "two mile" figure given on the left-hand side, the scale should be approximately 32 pixels per 5 feet, making the entire map 25920 feet wide (4.9 miles or 7.9 kilometers) by 10240 feet tall (1.9 miles or 3.1 kilometers). If it were an overhead area, it would be about 9.5 square miles (6093 acres or 24.7 square km), roughly the size of Block Island, Rhode Island, USA. Just the POPULATED area (225 tiles with something drawn on them) would be 529 acres, or 0.826 square miles (2.14 sq km) — about the size of Princeton University.
 
*If the 2048x2048 PNGs were to be printed out as a single poster at 300 dpi, the poster would be 15.36 yards (14.05 meters) long and 6.07 yards (5.55 meters) tall. Most of the detail would be invisible, as these PNGs are optimized for ~72 dpi screens.
 
*There is one (very dark) green pixel in {{1110|9|s|7|e}} at 1643,1165. The remainder is all grayscale.
 
*At the end of the right side it shows Cueball pondering where he'll float next.
 
 
 
==Viewers==
 
*{{xkcd|1110|1110: Click and Drag}} (native zoom, click-and-drag)
 
 
 
'''''Warning:''' there are cheating possibilities—people have implemented ways to explore that world more easily—but the best way to enjoy this comic is to play the game, explore the comic's world the way you're supposed to, get lost in the caves or in the sky, be startled by unexpected things or happy when finding some people after lengthy click-and-dragging through a repetitive landscape. If you didn't do that already, '''reading any below will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic.'''''
 
 
 
Though you can download the full view, the easiest way to browse it is through a {{w|Zooming user interface}}.
 
 
 
*http://victorz.ca/xkcd_map/ '''[recommended]''' (all features of following viewer plus: content highlighted, minimap, less memory and bandwidth, goes to infinity, requires up-to-date web browser)
 
*http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/ [alternate if above doesn't work] (zoom controls, scroll-zoom, click-and-drag, hash permalinks, full-screen)
 
  
==Whole Image==
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==List of details and references==
[[File:1110 full tiny.png|none|frame|Whole Image at 0.5% Zoom. The part visible at the beginning is marked red.]]
 
  
==List of details and references (with transcript)==
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{{Incomplete|1110: Click and Drag}}
  
The 225 existing tiles are sorted by columns from West to East and from North to South in each column. (Note that this only includes the tiles that are not entirely white or black).
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The 225 existing tiles are sorted by columns from West to East and from North to South in each column.
  
 
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|[[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] reach the western edge of the image and decide to live there. This is a reference to the last line in the film ''{{w|Groundhog_Day_(film)|Groundhog Day}}''.
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|[[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] reach the western edge of the image and decide to live there. This is a reference to the last line in the film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film) Groundhog Day]''
 
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:[Cueball and Megan are in a valley at the western edge of the world. Megan is checking their distance traveled with a {{w|GPS}} device. Cueball is looking behind them (eastward).]
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:[Cueball and Megan are in a valley. This is the western edge of the world. Megan is checking a GPS enabled device to check their distance traveled. Cueball is looking behind them (eastward).]
 
:Cueball: We've walked pretty far. We must be on the other side of the world by now.
 
:Cueball: We've walked pretty far. We must be on the other side of the world by now.
 
:Megan: Let's see, we've gone... Two miles.
 
:Megan: Let's see, we've gone... Two miles.
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|The smooth hillocks at the far right of this panel appear to be the nose and belly of a giant sleeping on its back. The feet extend into the next panel to the east. Possibly a reference to the giant's drink from {{w|Ender's Game}}.
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|The hillocks in this panel appear to be the face and belly of a giant sleeping on its back. The feet extend into the next panel to the east. Possibly a reference to the giant's drink from the book ''Ender's Game''.
 
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|A miner. The sliding stone walls behind him (to keep back the water if he digs too far) are a reference to Ted Chiang's "Tower of Babylon".
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|A miner. The sliding stone walls behind him (to keep back the water if he digs too far) are a reference to Ted Chiang's "Tower of Babylon" .
 
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|Cueball and Megan looking up from the bottom of the shaft. A tunnel goes to the east, there is a woman running eastward.
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|Cueball and Megan looking up from the bottom of the shaft.
 
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:[Deep underground a tunnel comes from the west and meets a tall cavern, but keeps going all the way to the east. Cueball has dug up from the ceiling tunnel and is shoveling out a little cavern.]
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:[Deep underground a tunnel comes from the west and meets a tall cavern, buts keeps going all the way to the east. Cueball has dug up from the ceiling tunnel and is shoveling out a little cavern.]
 
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|People today can't seem to turn off their phones, unplug and just be by themselves. It has become a societal expectation that every person is constantly connected to the world and is there to respond at any moment. The idea of being indisposed has become a foreign concept.
 
|People today can't seem to turn off their phones, unplug and just be by themselves. It has become a societal expectation that every person is constantly connected to the world and is there to respond at any moment. The idea of being indisposed has become a foreign concept.
 
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:[To the west is a sea. There is a beach. Further in-land there are lots of trees with park benches under them.]
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:[To the east is a sea. There is a beach. Further in-land there are lots of trees with park benches under them.]
:[Cueball and White Hat are walking towards the benches.]
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:[Cueball and White Hat are walking towards the benches]
 
:White Hat: Do you ever put your phone away and just take a moment to breathe and be alone with your thoughts?
 
:White Hat: Do you ever put your phone away and just take a moment to breathe and be alone with your thoughts?
 
:Cueball: Yeah, once. It was ''terrifying''.
 
:Cueball: Yeah, once. It was ''terrifying''.
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|A rocky hill with a {{w|lighthouse}}. [[Megan]] and [[Ponytail]] sit atop the hill. A half-buried {{w|Statue of Liberty}} is on the other side in reference to ''{{w|Planet of the Apes(film)|Planet of Apes}}'' with [[Cueball]]'s "You Maniacs!" line parodying the final line from the film. Another western shore makes this a very small landmass.
 
|A rocky hill with a {{w|lighthouse}}. [[Megan]] and [[Ponytail]] sit atop the hill. A half-buried {{w|Statue of Liberty}} is on the other side in reference to ''{{w|Planet of the Apes(film)|Planet of Apes}}'' with [[Cueball]]'s "You Maniacs!" line parodying the final line from the film. Another western shore makes this a very small landmass.
 
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:[Cueball shaking his fist at the half-buried Statue of Liberty.]
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:[Cueball shaking his fist at the half-buried Statue of Liberty]
 
:Cueball: You ''maniacs!''
 
:Cueball: You ''maniacs!''
 
:Cueball: That sand sculpture trophy was supposed to be ''mine!''
 
:Cueball: That sand sculpture trophy was supposed to be ''mine!''
 
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|There are two tunnels, one at the top of the tile, one at the bottom.  The top tunnel continues to the east, but terminates in a rockfall about 1/3 of the way to the west.  The lower tunnel continues across the entire tile.  In the lower tunnel, someone in a straw hat saying "Becky?". He is carrying either a grappling hook or the end of a rope. Probably a reference to {{w|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}} in which the title character rescues his sweetheart, Becky Thatcher, from a cave. Or, if that's a fedora and not a straw hat, then it could be Indiana Jones, carrying a whip, and calling Rebecca Stein from the "Indiana Jones And The Spear Of Destiny" comic books, or some other random Becky.
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|Someone in a straw hat saying "Becky?". He is carrying either a grappling hook or the end of a rope. Probably a reference to {{w|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}} in which the title character rescues his sweetheart, Becky Thatcher, from a cave.
 
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|{{w|Bitcoin}} is a peer-to-peer currency, making it more difficult to trace than traditional currency. It is also difficult, if not impossible, for governments to confiscate. {{w|Peter Thiel}} is a co-founder of {{w|Seasteading#The_Seasteading_Institute|The Seasteading Institute}} that promotes permanent, autonomous ocean communities (similar to a {{w|micronation}}), enabling innovation with new political and social systems. Peter Thiel is also a co-founder of {{w|PayPal}}, a global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Peter Thiel and other co-founders' original vision for PayPal was to have an online payment service that enabled account holders to send money to anyone in the world with just an e-mail address. xkcd also supports [http://xkcd.com/bitcoin bitcoin donations]. This might be a reference to the unspent bitcoins from a recent [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19633980 $250,000 theft]. If they don't have any internet access they might find it hard to spend their loot.
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|{{w|Bitcoin}} is digital currency that is untraceable, and thus liberated from the oversight of governments and banks. {{w|Peter Thiel}} is a co-founder of {{w|Seasteading#The_Seasteading_Institute|The Seasteading Institute}} that promotes permanent, autonomous ocean communities (similar to a {{w|micronation}}), enabling innovation with new political and social systems. Peter Thiel is also a co-founder of {{w|PayPal}}, a global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Peter Thiel and other co-founders' original vision for PayPal was to have an online payment service that enabled account holders to send money to anyone in the world with just an e-mail address. xkcd also supports [http://xkcd.com/bitcoin bitcoin donations]. This might be a reference to the unspent bitcoins from a recent [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19633980 $250,000 theft]. If they don't have any internet access they might find it hard to spend their loot.
  
{{w|Edwin S. Shneidman}} was a pioneer in the field of suicide prevention. He published 20 books on suicide and its prevention, one of which, ''A Commonsense Book of Death'', defines most people to be death-postponers. A death-postponer hopes that death will not occur in anything like the foreseeable future; the event must be staved off for as long as possible. The reference to a "death-postponer" is also the literal opposite to the actual name of the item Cueball throws, a {{w|life preserver}}.
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{{w|Edwin S. Shneidman}} was a pioneer in the field of suicide prevention. He published 20 books on suicide and its prevention, one of which, ''A Commonsense Book of Death'', defines most people to be death-postponers. A death-postponer hopes that death will not occur in anything like the forseeable future; the event must be staved off for as long as possible. The reference to a "death-postponer" is also the literal opposite to the actual name of the item Cueball throws, a {{w|life preserver}}.
 
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:[Out at sea. There is an anti-aircraft platform with four people aboard, and one person in the water.]
 
:[Out at sea. There is an anti-aircraft platform with four people aboard, and one person in the water.]
  
 
:[On the west side of the aircraft a man with hair is speaking to a bearded man half a head taller than the haired man.]
 
:[On the west side of the aircraft a man with hair is speaking to a bearded man half a head taller than the haired man.]
:Man with hair: I'm not saying our bitcoin-only island nation was a bad idea, but we really should've secured Internet access ''before'' we left.
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:Man with hair: I'm not saying our bitcoin-only island nation was a bad idea, but we really should've secured Internet access ''before'' we left.  
  
 
:[On the east side of the platform a man wearing a sailor's hat walking toward the control tower. Cueball is on the edge holding a lifebuoy.]
 
:[On the east side of the platform a man wearing a sailor's hat walking toward the control tower. Cueball is on the edge holding a lifebuoy.]
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|A rocky tunnel descends unevenly from the west, growing wider to the east. In the middle, a curving roof with two pointed recesses, together with the upward arching tunnel on either side, is reminiscent of the shape of a bat with wings spread.
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|"{{w|I'm on a Boat}}" is a single from {{w|The Lonely Island}}'s debut album {{w|Incredibad}}. This may be the first time a {{w|knit cap}} has been used in xkcd. Knit caps have only been used a few times since, most prominently on [[Knit Cap]], see their section for more details.
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|"{{w|I'm on a Boat}}" is a single from {{w|The Lonely Island}}'s debut album {{w|Incredibad}}.
 
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:[Out at sea. On the west side are two buoys, on the east is only one, in the center there is a sailboat. Cueball and another person wearing a black knit cap are on the small sailboat.]
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:[Out at sea. On the west side are two buoys, on the east is only one, in the center there is a sailboat. Cueball and another person wearing a beanie are on the small sailboat.]
:Black knit cap: I'm on a boat! I expected more from the experience! Instead, all I can think to do is tell people where I am! ...I'm on a boat!
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:Beanie: I'm on a boat! I expected more from the experience! Instead, all I can think to do is tell people where I am! ...I'm on a boat!  
 
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:[High in the sky.]
 
:[High in the sky.]
:[Cueball is sitting in a swing attached to the end of a crane, and is swinging.]
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:[Cueball is sitting in a swing attached to the end of a crane, and is swinging]
 
:Cueball: WHEEE!
 
:Cueball: WHEEE!
 
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|{{1110|2|n|3|w}}
|An empty white tile. Exactly the same as {{1110|8|n|1|w}}
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|An empty white tile.
 
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|{{1110|1|n|3|w}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|3|w}}
|The west wall of a large building which staircases narrower as it rises.
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|The west wall of a large building which stair-cases narrower as it rises.
 
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|{{1110|14|s|3|w}}
 
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|{{1110|7|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|7|n|2|w}}
| Part of the {{w|Burj Khalifa}}
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|{{1110|6|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|6|n|2|w}}
 
|[[Black Hat]] is seen in the picture with a {{w|gatling gun}}, probably the Imperial cannons referred in {{1110|8|n|6|e}}.  Also at bottom, a cueball is flying a paper airplane off the building.
 
|[[Black Hat]] is seen in the picture with a {{w|gatling gun}}, probably the Imperial cannons referred in {{1110|8|n|6|e}}.  Also at bottom, a cueball is flying a paper airplane off the building.
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:Ponytail: We're so high up that if you threw a penny off the edge, inflation would reduce its value to $0.00999999975 by the time it landed.
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:Ponytail: We're so high up that if you threw a penny off the edge, inflation would reduce its value to 0.00999999975 by the time it landed.
 
:[Further south, on a balcony]
 
:[Further south, on a balcony]
 
:Megan: The Wikipedia article on this balcony says the view is nice.
 
:Megan: The Wikipedia article on this balcony says the view is nice.
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|{{1110|4|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|2|w}}
|A narrowing peak. The above and below panels have construction cranes, but this panel is refreshingly devoid of them.
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|{{1110|3|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|2|w}}
|On the west side, the top of a (different) construction crane. On the east side, Cueball is firing a clay pigeon launcher while Ponytail fires a shotgun at the target. Meanwhile, Megan comes up from behind with CDs.
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|On the west side, the top of a (different) construction crane. On the east side, Cueball is firing a clay pigeon launcher while Ponytail fires a shotgun at the target. Meanwhile, someone else (Danish?) comes up from behind with CDs.
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:Megan: I found some more CDs
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:Danish: I found some more CDs
 
:Ponytail: PULL!
 
:Ponytail: PULL!
 
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|{{1110|2|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|2|w}}
|On the west side, the bottom of the construction crane. On the upper eastern side, [[Hairbun]] is laid back, relaxing in a chair while using a laptop. On the next step down, a party crowd is out on a balcony. The same idea was later used in [[1499: Arbitrage]] which implies a similar plan to extract wealth out of a small market inefficiency that, in reality, would be far too onerous to exploit, in this case reselling the free chips offered at some restaurants.  Later [[1721: Business Idea]] implies a similar plan to extract wealth out of a small market inefficiency that would be far too onerous to exploit, in this case premium gasoline at regular prize. See also the ''[[what if? (blog)|what if?]]'' {{what if|22|Cost of Pennies}} regarding why it would not be worth trying these kinds of ventures out.
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|On the west side, the bottom of the construction crane. On the upper eastern side, a person is laid back, relaxing in a chair while using a laptop. On the next step down, a party crowd is out on a balcony.  
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:Person: I'm working at a small startup. Our business model is 'taking free drinks from industry events and reselling them.'
 
:Person: I'm working at a small startup. Our business model is 'taking free drinks from industry events and reselling them.'
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|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
|The bulk of the base of the building with one terrace visible on either side. Megan says "I came here to chew bubblegum... And I'm all out of bubblegum" is a reference to the movie {{w|They Live}} in which the character Nada famously says "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum". That line is also used in the game {{w|Duke Nukem 3D}}  by Duke himself, when Shrapnel City (Episode 3) starts. Also, Cueball says "That's a shame" a line popularised by Jerry in the sitcom {{w|Seinfeld|Seinfeld}}. Pool line is a reference to "pool on the roof" prank from the movie {{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}.
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|The bulk of the base of the building with one terrace visible on either side. Megan says "I came here to chew bubblegum... And I'm all out of bubblegum" is a reference to the movie {{w|They Live|They Live}} in which the character Nada famously says "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum". That line is also used in the game {{w|Duke Nukem 3D|Duke Nukem 3D}}  by Duke himself, when Shrapnel City (Episode 3) starts. Also, Cueball says "That's a shame" a line popularised by Jerry in the sitcom {{w|Seinfeld|Seinfeld}}. Pool line is a reference to "pool on the roof" prank from the movie {{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}.
 
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|{{1110|14|s|2|w}}
 
|{{1110|14|s|2|w}}
 
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;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:[A flat tunnel runs the length of the whole tile. It is rough cut on the ceiling, but a smooth surface for walking. There is a single vertical shaft that would have gone down. The ceiling above the shaft has crumbled, and the rubble has filled in the shaft.]
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:[A flat tunnel runs the length of the whole tile. It is rough cut on the ceiling, but a smooth surface for walking. There is a single vertical shaft that would have gone down. The ceiling above the shaft has crumbled, and the rubble has filled in the shaft]
 
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|{{1110|8|n|1|w}}
 
|{{1110|8|n|1|w}}
|An empty white tile. Exactly the same as {{1110|2|n|3|w}}
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|An empty white tile.
 
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|{{1110|5|n|1|w}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|1|w}}
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|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
|The western wall at the base of a large building including its {{w|portico}}, a remote-control rocket-powered bicycle attempting to launch from the first terrace, a balcony on the second terrace and a {{w|satellite dish}} and other exhausts on the third. Two trees with a squirre stand in front of the building leading to a parking lot with cars and one {{w|Wienermobile}}
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|The western wall at the base of a large building including its {{w|portico}}, a remote control rocket-powered bicycle attempting to launch from the first terrace, a balcony on the second terrace and a {{w|satellite dish}} and other exhausts on the third. Trees with squirrels stand in front of the building leading to a parking lot with cars and one {{w|Wienermobile}}
 
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|{{1110|14|s|1|w}}
 
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|{{1110|15|s|1|e}}
 
|{{1110|15|s|1|e}}
| No activity, mineshaft
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|{{1110|16|s|1|e}}
 
|{{1110|16|s|1|e}}
| No activity, mineshaft
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|-
 
|{{1110|17|s|1|e}}
 
|{{1110|17|s|1|e}}
|Alaska at the bottom of the shaft.
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|Alaska at the bottom of the shaft
 
At the lowest level of the cave, a fish leaps from water.
 
At the lowest level of the cave, a fish leaps from water.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|9|n|2|e}}
 
|{{1110|9|n|2|e}}
|A reference to the {{w|Apollo 13}} manned mission to the moon in 1970. Two days after launch, en route to the moon, an oxygen tank exploded. Astronaut Swigert {{w|File:Apollo13-wehaveaproblem.ogg|reported}} the incident to Mission Control in Houston saying 'Houston, we've had a problem.' The 1995 movie {{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}} deliberately misquoted Swigert's famous statement as 'Houston, we have a problem' because the original made it seem that the problem had already passed.
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|A reference to the {{w|Apollo 13}} manned mission to the moon in 1970. Two days after launch, en route to the moon, an oxygen tank exploded. Astronaut Swigert [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apollo13-wehaveaproblem.ogg reported] the incident to Mission Control in Houston saying 'Houston, we've had a problem.' The 1995 movie {{w|Apollo_13_(film)|Apollo 13}} deliberately misquoted Swigert's famous statement as 'Houston, we have a problem' because the original made it seem that the problem had already passed.
  
 
The response is a parody of the inspirational quote 'There are no problems, only opportunities.'
 
The response is a parody of the inspirational quote 'There are no problems, only opportunities.'
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|{{1110|2|n|3|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|3|e}}
|[Ground slops uphill, left-to-right (West to East). Close to the far right boundary is the Christmas Tree from {{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}. In the middle is an electronic listening station. Right and Up-slope of the listening station, Megan and Cueball are lying on the ground, talking. Near bottom left is Ponytail, wearing sunglasses, roller-skiing off a ski jump. Top left are four birds in the sky.]
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|[Ground slops uphill, left-to-right (West to East). Close to the far right boundary is the Christmas Tree from {{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}. In the middle is an electronic listening station. Left and Up-slope of the listening station, Megan and Cueball are lying on the ground, talking. Near bottom left is Ponytail, wearing sunglasses, roller-skiing off a ski jump. Top left are four birds in the sky.]
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:Megan: Ever wonder if there's life up there ''beyond'' the stuff we're covering up?
 
:Megan: Ever wonder if there's life up there ''beyond'' the stuff we're covering up?
 
:Cueball: Nah.
 
:Cueball: Nah.
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|{{1110|1|n|3|e}}
 
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|{{1110|18|s|3|e}}
 
|{{1110|18|s|3|e}}
|{{w|Minecraft}} reference: Someone (yelling, "AAAA") escapes a creeper (hissing, "SSSSSSSS") by running deeper into the cave.
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|{{w|Minecraft}} reference: Someone escapes a creeper, running deeper into the cave he just fell in.
 
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|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
|The {{w|Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory}} as seen in [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Great_Blue_Hill_Weather_Station_Milton_MA_01.jpg this particular photo]. The radio tower depicted shows the antennas for the {{w|WGBH (FM)|WGBH}} and {{w|WKAF}} FM stations.
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|The {{w|Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory}} as seen in [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Great_Blue_Hill_Weather_Station_Milton_MA_01.jpg this particular photo]. The radio tower depicted shows the antennas for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WGBH_%28FM%29 WGBH] and {{w|WKAF}} FM stations.
 
A reference to George Mallory's famous response to the question: "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?".
 
A reference to George Mallory's famous response to the question: "Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?".
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
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|{{1110|17|s|5|e}}
 
|{{1110|17|s|5|e}}
|A {{w|Ross Winans|Winans}} Cigar Boat.
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|Possibly The {{w|Nautilus (Verne)|Nautilus}}, the submarine from Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874) Also, possibly an allusion to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa_%28art%29 Schwa].
 
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|{{1110|8|n|6|e}}
 
|{{1110|8|n|6|e}}
|{{w|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Red Five}} is both Anakin and Luke Skywalker's call sign. Anakin uses the sign in the Battle of Coruscant and Luke uses it in the Battle of Yavin. Also note the use of "{{w|cannon}}" and "{{w|Canon (basic principle)|canon}}, possibly a reference to [[1401: New]]."
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|{{w|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|Red Five}} is both Anakin and Luke Skywalker's call sign. Anakin uses the sign in the Battle of Coruscant and Luke uses it in the Battle of Yavin. Also note the use of "{{w|cannon}}" and "{{w|Canon (basic principle)|canon}}."
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:Red Five to Red Leader - I'm out of range of any Imperial cannons or canons.
 
:Red Five to Red Leader - I'm out of range of any Imperial cannons or canons.
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|Giant airborne jellyfish.
 
|Giant airborne jellyfish.
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:[Two birdwatchers with binoculars walk on the slope of a hill, one facing the tree at the far right of {{1110|2|n|5|e}} with her back to the giant jellyfish and the other one staring at it]
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:[Two birdwatchers with binoculars walk on the slope of a hill, one with her back to the giant jellyfish and the other one staring at it]
:Birdwatcher #1: Ooh, a {{w|yellow warbler}}!
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:Birdwatcher#1: Ooh, a {{w|yellow warbler}}!
:Birdwatcher #2: Cool.
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:Birdwatcher#2: Cool.
 
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|{{1110|1|n|6|e}}
 
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|{{1110|1|n|7|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|7|e}}
|Level 1-1 of the original {{w|Super Mario Bros.}} This is confirmed by text on {{1110|3|s|7|e}}. Compare with [https://www.mariowiki.com/File:SMB_NES_World_1-1_Map.png screenshot]. The level's "bottomless pits" continue downward.
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|Level 1-1 of the original {{w|Super Mario Bros.}} This is confirmed by text on {{1110|3|s|7|e}}. Compare with [http://www.mariowiki.com/images/e/e4/World_1-1_SMB.png screenshot]. The level's "bottomless pits" continue downward.
 
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|{{1110|4|s|7|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|s|7|e}}
|The two pits on the left join together here.
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|{{1110|8|s|7|e}}
 
|{{1110|8|s|7|e}}
|{{w|Role-playing game|RPG}} style pit trap
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|[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game RPG] style pit trap
 
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;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:[Deep below the surface, the two boreholes finally end. The bones of the unfortunate ones to have fallen down the holes are scattered. A single man-made shaft is covered by a plug of some kind. The shaft goes down to supported deck {{w|arch bridge}} spanning a large chasm, the bottom of which is not shown.]
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:[Deep below the surface, the two never ending holes finally ends. The bones of the unfortunate ones to have fallen down the holes are scattered. A single man-made shaft is covered by a plug of some kind. The shaft goes down to a reverse suspension bridge, its purpose cannot be known. Under the suspension bridge a large cavern opens up.]
 
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|{{1110|17|s|7|e}}
 
|{{1110|17|s|7|e}}
 
|
 
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;Transcript
 
;Transcript
:[A Pyramid in a cavern. Most likely a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion's [http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/GeoFront NERV HQ], which is also located in a deep underground cavern. Most of a thatch-roof gazebo can be seen to the east of the pyramid.]
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:[A Pyramid in a cavern. Most likely a reference to Neon Genesis Evangelion's [http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/GeoFront NERV HQ] which is also located in a deep underground cavern. Most of a thatch-roof gazebo can be seen to the east of the pyramid.]
 
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|{{1110|1|n|8|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|8|e}}
|Four wind turbines, with [[Megan]] standing among them. May be a reference to [[1378: Turbine]]
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|Four wind turbines
 
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|{{1110|16|s|8|e}}
 
|{{1110|16|s|8|e}}
|Mostly solid rock; the roof of a cave is in the bottom corner to the west.
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|There are tentacle-like objects restricting the passing of objects through this tunnel, the art of which closely resembles the Xbox Live Arcade game {{w|Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet}}, and also bears a resemblance to the mouth of a {{w|Sarlacc Pit}} from Star Wars.
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|There are tentacle-like objects restricting the passing of objects through this tunnel, the art of which closely resembles the XBox Live Arcade game {{w|Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet}}, and also bears a resemblance to the mouth of a {{w|Sarlacc Pit}} from Star Wars.
 
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|{{1110|19|s|8|e}}
 
|{{1110|19|s|8|e}}
|A tunnel from the west intersects with a vertical passage from above. To the east of the intersection the tunnel dead ends, and the opening downwards is filled with rocks and impassable.
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|{{1110|1|n|9|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|9|e}}
|Reference to the first line of "{{w|99 Problems}}" by {{w|Jay-Z}} ("If you're having girl problems I feel bad for you son. I've got 99 problems but a <rhymes with "witch"> ain't one."). Just left of the fence is a small cleared area with what appears to be a frog in the center. Frog Prince? Also a reference to {{w|Off-by-one error#Fencepost error|fencepost error}}. Ironically, there may be an off-by-one error in the joke, since it would only take 100 fenceposts to cover 99 problems, not 101.
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|Reference to the first line of "{{w|99 Problems}}" by {{w|Jay-Z}} ("If you're having girl problems I feel bad for you son. I've got 99 problems but a <rhymes with "witch"> ain't one."). Just left of the fence is a small cleared area with what appears to be a frog in the center. Frog Prince? Also a reference to {{w|Off-by-one_error#Fencepost_error|fencepost error}}. Ironically, there may be an off-by-one error in the joke, since it would only take 100 fenceposts to cover 99 problems, not 101.
 
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|{{1110|3|n|10|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|10|e}}
|The outline of the {{w|Bombardier Dash 8}} Q400 aircraft shown in Wikipedia.
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|The outline of a {{w|Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 aircraft}}, with original photo located [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Dash_8 here].
 
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|{{1110|1|n|10|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|10|e}}
|Hilly terrain with a tree, and a [[Cueball]] standing on a rock.
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|{{1110|11|n|11|e}}
 
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|An empty black tile with symmetric coordinates (11 S, 11 E).
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|An empty black tile with symmetric coordinates (11 N, 11 E).
 
Note, that this PNG file contains an ICC section which means that the blackness in this image is properly {{w|Color correction|color-corrected}}.
 
Note, that this PNG file contains an ICC section which means that the blackness in this image is properly {{w|Color correction|color-corrected}}.
 
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;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:[High above the ground. Cueball has scaled the outside of a hot air balloon and is using a knife to cut it open while the gondola sings Daisy Bell.]
 
:[High above the ground. Cueball has scaled the outside of a hot air balloon and is using a knife to cut it open while the gondola sings Daisy Bell.]
:''RIIIP''
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:<<RIIIP>>
 
:Gondola [singing, getting slower]: Daiiisyyy... Daiiiiiiisy...
 
:Gondola [singing, getting slower]: Daiiisyyy... Daiiiiiiisy...
 
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:[Underneath the tank a two-masted junk rigged sailboat is resting with sails furled. Megan and Cueball are fore standing at the railing looking out over the sea.]
 
:[Underneath the tank a two-masted junk rigged sailboat is resting with sails furled. Megan and Cueball are fore standing at the railing looking out over the sea.]
:Megan: So, um, here's the thing—
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:Megan: So, um, here's the thing&mdash;
 
:Megan: I'm married to the sea, but it's a very ... ''open'' marriage.
 
:Megan: I'm married to the sea, but it's a very ... ''open'' marriage.
 
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;Transcript
 
:[Land again.]
 
:[Land again.]
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:[Where the river meets the land there are stairs leading up to a landing.]
 
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;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:[The bridge meets land again, and at the western foot of the bridge is a cannon. Black Hat is sitting behind the cannon, and has lit its fuse.]
 
:[The bridge meets land again, and at the western foot of the bridge is a cannon. Black Hat is sitting behind the cannon, and has lit its fuse.]
:[Where the river meets the land there are stairs leading up to a landing.]
 
  
:[The covered wagon has made it across the bridge. Everything is drooping, now. The horse is not walking as upright, the driver is slouching, the person out the back is now lounging on the back with a gun clearly visible.]
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:[The covered wagon has made it across the bridge. Everything is drooping, now. The horse is not walking as upright, the driver is slouching, the person out the back is now lounging on the back with a gun clearly visible.
 
:Someone inside wagon: You brought no food but ''how'' many boxes of bullets?
 
:Someone inside wagon: You brought no food but ''how'' many boxes of bullets?
  
:[Farther east Cueball is sitting on top of a flagpole singing. Just northwest of him, a leaf spins through the air.]
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:[Farther east Cueball is sitting on top of a flagpole singing. Just northwest of him, a leaf spins through the air.]
 
:Cueball [singing]: I'm not sick, but I'm not wellll
 
:Cueball [singing]: I'm not sick, but I'm not wellll
 
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|VLF antenna and a steep cliff dropoff to water. Cueball watches a butterfly flit around as they did in the {{w|Peanuts}} comic strip.
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|VLF antenna and a steep cliff dropoff to water. Cueball watches a butterfly flit around as they did in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts Peanuts] comic strip.
The VLF antenna is likely to be a representation of the [http://www.stormfax.com/wireless.htm Marconi Station] on Cape Cod as it existed in the early 1900's.  This station transmitted the first trans-Atlantic wireless telegram in 1903. It had the same four towers and steep drop-off to the beach as depicted in this comic with possible original photo [http://capecodhistory.us/Wellfleet-records/pictures/Marconi-pc.jpg here].
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The VLF antenna is likely to be a representation of the [http://www.stormfax.com/wireless.htm Marconi Station] on Cape Cod as it existed in the early 1900's.  This station transmitted the first trans-Atlantic wireless telegram in 1903. It had the same four towers and steep drop-off to the beach as depicted in this comic with possible original photo [http://capecodhistory.us/Wellfleet-records/pictures/Marconi-pc.jpg here].
 
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|A fin-shaped object protrudes from the ground.
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|A fin-shaped object protrudes from the ground
 
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|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
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|{{1110|1|n|22|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s. To the east of the anchor, a very small Cueball and an equally tiny Megan can be seen in the grass.
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|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
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|{{1110|3|n|23|e}}
 
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|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
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|{{1110|2|n|23|e}}
 
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|{{1110|4|n|24|e}}
 
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|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
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|{{1110|3|n|24|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|24|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|24|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|24|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|24|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|24|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s.
+
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|5|n|25|e}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|25|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
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|{{1110|4|n|25|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|25|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|25|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|25|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|25|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|25|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|25|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|25|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s with terrain
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|6|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|6|n|26|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
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|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|5|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|26|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|4|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|26|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s, one of which [[Black Hat]] is hanging from.
+
|Black Hat is hanging from one of the wire supports.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|26|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|26|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|26|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|26|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s.
+
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|7|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|7|n|27|e}}
|Top of the radio tower mentioned under 6N27E (right below).
+
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|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|6|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|6|n|27|e}}
|This appears to be the former record-holder for the tallest man-made structure, the {{w|KVLY-TV mast}} in {{w|North Dakota}}. It was surpassed by the {{w|Burj Khalifa}} (829.84&nbsp;m (2,723&nbsp;ft)) located in Dubai (also included in the comic).
+
|This appears to be the former record-holder for the tallest man-made structure, the {{w|KVLY-TV mast}} in {{w|North Dakota}}. It was surpassed by the {{w|Burj Khalifa}} (829.84 m (2,723 ft)) located in Dubai (also included in the comic).
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:[Top of a radio tower. There are four guy-wires that connect to the tower, two on each side. A woman is standing on the top, holding onto the antenna for stability.]
 
:[Top of a radio tower. There are four guy-wires that connect to the tower, two on each side. A woman is standing on the top, holding onto the antenna for stability.]
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|{{1110|5|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|27|e}}
|{{w|Radio tower}} with {{w|guy-wire}}s.
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|{{1110|4|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|27|e}}
|{{w|Radio tower}} with {{w|guy-wire}}s.
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|{{1110|3|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|27|e}}
|{{w|Radio tower}} with {{w|guy-wire}}s.
+
|
 
|-
 
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|{{1110|2|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|27|e}}
|{{w|Radio tower}} with {{w|guy-wire}}s.
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|{{1110|1|n|27|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|27|e}}
|The base of a {{w|radio tower}}.
+
|The base of a {{w|radio tower}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|6|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|6|n|28|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|5|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|28|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|4|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|28|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|28|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|28|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|28|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|28|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s.
+
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|5|n|29|e}}
 
|{{1110|5|n|29|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|4|n|29|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|29|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s, one of which [[Megan]] is sliding down. Possibly a reference to the game {{w|Infamous (video game)|Infamous}}.
+
|Someone is sliding down the wire. Possibly a reference to the game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamous_%28video_game%29 Infamous].
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|29|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|29|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|29|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|29|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|29|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|29|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s with terrain
+
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|4|n|30|e}}
 
|{{1110|4|n|30|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|30|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|30|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|30|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|30|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|30|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|30|e}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|3|n|31|e}}
 
|{{1110|3|n|31|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|31|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|31|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|31|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|31|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s.
+
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|32|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|32|e}}
|{{w|Guy-wire}}s
+
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|32|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|32|e}}
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s.
+
|An anchor for {{w|Guy-wire}}s
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|33|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|33|e}}
|A tree with a tractor.
+
|A tree with a tractor
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
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|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|35|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|35|e}}
|a {{w|barn}} and some trees.
+
|a {{w|barn}} and some trees
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|36|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|36|e}}
|Reference to the original Pokémon games. When Prof. Oak tells you not to go into the tall grass without a Pokémon.
+
|Reference to the original Pokemon games. When Prof. Oak tells you not to go into the tall grass without a Pokemon.
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:[There is a large hill with very tall grass (taller than any character in this section).]
 
:[There is a large hill with very tall grass (taller than any character in this section).]
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:[West of the structure is Cueball shouting to Megan, who is running into the long grass.]
 
:[West of the structure is Cueball shouting to Megan, who is running into the long grass.]
 
:Cueball: Don't go into the long grass! (Line from Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World which precedes the velociraptor attack.)
 
:Cueball: Don't go into the long grass! (Line from Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World which precedes the velociraptor attack.)
:Megan: Pikachu, I choose ''DEATH''
+
:Megan: Pikachu, I choose ''DEATH''&mdash;
 
:Megan: And with it immortality.
 
:Megan: And with it immortality.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|37|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|37|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|38|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|38|e}}
|Grass with a short rectangular structure.
+
|Grass with a short rectangular structure
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|2|n|39|e}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|39|e}}
|The top of a water tower. Cueball and Megan on the catwalk at the top. Cueball looking out. Megan using some mounted device (maybe a telephone?, or some controls?).
+
|The top of a water tower. Cueball and Megan on the catwalk at the top. Cueball looking out. Megan using some mounted device (maybe a telephone?, or some controls?).
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|39|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|39|e}}
|The base of a water tower.
+
|The base of a water tower
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|40|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|40|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|41|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|41|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|42|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|42|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|43|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|43|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|44|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|44|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|45|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|45|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|46|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|46|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|47|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|47|e}}
|Grass.
+
|Grass
 
|-
 
|-
 
|{{1110|1|n|48|e}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|48|e}}
|[[Cueball]] with a balloon in his hand, flying towards the image border. He says "I wonder where I'll float next". This is a reference to [[1|the very first xkcd comic]]. It may also be a reference to {{w|World of Goo}}, a computer game, where at the end of level 1 the goo balls leave the screen carried by balloons, wondering what will be next. Alternatively, this may be a reference to the detail and variety of earlier panels.
+
|[[Cueball]] with a balloon in his hand, flying towards the image border. He says "I wonder where I'll float next". This is a reference to [[1|the very first xkcd comic]]. It may also be a reference to {{w|World of Goo}}, a computer game, where at the and of level 1 the goo balls leave the screen carried by balloons, wondering what will be next. Alternatively, this may be a reference to the detail and variety of earlier panels.
 
;Transcript
 
;Transcript
 
:[Grassy hill slowly rolls until the extreme right which ends in a much larger drop-off. This is the end of the world.]
 
:[Grassy hill slowly rolls until the extreme right which ends in a much larger drop-off. This is the end of the world.]
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|}
 
|}
  
==References by Category==
+
== References by Category ==
===Vehicles===
+
 
 +
=== Vehicles ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|covered wagon|Covered wagons}}
+
|{{w|covered wagon|Covered wagons}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}} {{1110|1|n|15|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}} {{1110|1|n|14|e}}
|[[File:covered-wagon.png]] [[File:covered-wagon-2.png]]
+
|[[File:covered-wagon.png]] [[File:covered-wagon-2.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Remote-controlled rocket-powered bicycle
+
|Remote-controlled rocket-powered bicycle
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
|[[File:rocket-powered-bicycle.png]]
+
|[[File:rocket-powered-bicycle.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Sailboat}}
+
|{{w|Sailboat}}
|{{1110|1|n|5|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|5|w}}
|[[File:sailboat.png]]
+
|[[File:sailboat.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Sailing ship}}
+
|{{w|Sailing ship}}
|{{1110|1|n|8|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|8|w}}
|[[File:sailing-ship.png]]
+
|[[File:sailing-ship.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Junk-rigged Sailboat}}
+
|{{w|Junk-rigged Sailboat}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}}
|[[File:junk-rigged-sailboat.png]]
+
|[[File:junk-rigged-sailboat.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Hot air balloons}}
+
|{{w|Hot air balloons}}
|{{1110|6|n|1|e}}
+
|{{1110|6|n|1|e}}
|[[File:hot-air-balloon-1.png]] [[File:hot-air-balloon-2.png]]
+
|[[File:hot-air-balloon-1.png]] [[File:hot-air-balloon-2.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Cars}}
+
|{{w|Cars}}
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}} {{1110|1|n|1|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}} {{1110|1|n|1|e}}
|[[File:cars-sedans-1.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-2.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-3.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-4.png]]
+
|[[File:cars-sedans-1.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-2.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-3.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-4.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Wienermobile}}
+
|{{w|Wienermobile}}
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
|[[File:wienermobile.png]]
+
|[[File:wienermobile.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Tractor}}
+
|{{w|Tank}}
|{{1110|1|n|33|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}}
|[[File:tractor.png]]
+
|[[File:tank.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Tank}}
+
|{{w|Submarine}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}}
+
|{{1110|17|s|5|e}}
|[[File:tank.png]]
+
|[[File:submarine.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Ross Winans|Winans}} Cigar Boat
+
|{{w|Boeing 717}} Jet airliner
|{{1110|17|s|5|e}}
+
|{{1110|7|n|7|w}} {{1110|3|n|18|e}}
|[[File:submarine.png]]
+
|[[File:boeing-717-jet.png]] [[File:boeing-717-jet-landing.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Boeing 717}} Jet airliner
+
|{{w|Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer E-190}} Jet airliner
|{{1110|7|n|7|w}} {{1110|3|n|18|e}}
+
|{{1110|2|n|4|w}}
|[[File:boeing-717-jet.png]] [[File:boeing-717-jet-landing.png]]
+
|[[File:embraer-e-190-jet.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Embraer E-Jet family|Embraer E-190}} Jet airliner
+
|{{w|Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300W}} Jet airliner
|{{1110|2|n|4|w}}
+
|{{1110|3|n|3|e}}
|[[File:embraer-e-190-jet.png]]
+
|[[File:boeing-767-300w-jet.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300W}} Jet airliner
+
|{{w|Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash-8 Q400}} turboprop airliner
|{{1110|3|n|3|e}}
+
|{{1110|3|n|10|e}}
|[[File:boeing-767-300w-jet.png]]
+
|[[File:bombardier-dash-8.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Dash-8 Q400}} turboprop airliner
+
|{{w|Saturn V}} Rocket
|{{1110|3|n|10|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|22|w}} {{1110|2|n|22|w}}
|[[File:bombardier-dash-8.png]]
+
|[[File:saturn-v-rocket.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Saturn V}} Rocket
+
|{{w|Apollo 13}} spacecraft
|{{1110|1|n|22|w}} {{1110|2|n|22|w}}
+
|{{1110|9|n|2|e}}
|[[File:saturn-v-rocket.png]]
+
|[[File:apollo-13-spacecraft.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Apollo 13}} spacecraft
+
|{{w|X-Wing fighters}}
|{{1110|9|n|2|e}}
+
|{{1110|8|n|6|e}} {{1110|8|s|17|w}}
|[[File:apollo-13-spacecraft.png]]
+
|[[File:x-wing-fighter-1.png]] [[File:x-wing-fighter-2.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|X-Wing fighters}}
+
|
|{{1110|8|n|6|e}} {{1110|8|s|17|w}}
+
|
|[[File:x-wing-fighter-1.png]] [[File:x-wing-fighter-2.png]]
+
|}<!--end wikitable-->
|-
 
|}
 
  
===Man-made Structures===
+
=== Man-made Structures ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! Thumbnail
 
! Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Burj Khalifa}}
+
|{{w|Burj Khalifa}}
|{{1110|8|n|2|w}}, {{1110|6|n|27|e}}  
+
|{{1110|8|n|2|w}}, {{1110|6|n|27|e}}  
|[[File:burj-khalifa.png]]
+
|[[File:burj-khalifa.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Statue of Liberty}}
+
|{{w|Statue of Liberty}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|13|w}}
|[[File:statue-of-liberty.png]]
+
|[[File:statue-of-liberty.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Pyramid}}
+
|Anti-aircraft platform
|{{1110|17|s|7|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|9|w}}
|[[File:1110-pyramid.png]]
+
|[[File:anti-aircraft-platform.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Bridges (Suspension bridge, Arch bridge)
+
|Parking lot
|{{1110|1|n|12|e}} {{1110|1|n|13|e}} {{1110|1|n|14|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}} {{1110|1|n|1|e}}
|[[File:arch-bridge.png]]
+
|[[File:cars-sedans-1.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-2.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-3.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-4.png]]
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Lighthouse}}
+
|Fountain
|{{1110|1|n|13|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|1|e}}
|[[File:lighthouse.png]]
+
|[[File:1110-fountain.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Water tower
+
|Mine shafts
|{{1110|1|n|39|e}} {{1110|2|n|39|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|s|17|w}}
|[[File:water-tower.png]]
+
|[[File:mine-shafts.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Mine shafts
+
|Bridges (Suspension bridge, Arch bridge)
|{{1110|1|s|17|w}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|12|e}} {{1110|1|n|13|e}} {{1110|1|n|14|e}}
|[[File:mine-shafts.png]]
+
|[[File:arch-bridge.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Graveyard / cemetery
+
|Wind turbines
|{{1110|17|s|8|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|8|e}}
|[[File:graveyard-cemetary.png]]
+
|[[File:wind-turbines.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Parking lot
+
|Graveyard / cemetery
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}} {{1110|1|n|1|e}}
+
|{{1110|17|s|8|e}}
|[[File:cars-sedans-1.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-2.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-3.png]] [[File:cars-sedans-4.png]]
+
|[[File:graveyard-cemetary.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Fence posts
+
|{{w|Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory}}
|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
+
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
|[[File:fenceposts.png]]
+
|[[File:meteorological-observatory.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Bluebird boxes
+
|{{w|WCC_(radio_station)|VLF Antenna (Marconi Station)}}
|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
+
|{{1110|1|n|16|e}} {{1110|2|n|16|e}} {{1110|1|n|17|e}}
|[[File:bluebird-boxes.png]]
+
|[[File:marconi-station.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Barn
+
|{{w|KVLY-TV_mast|KVLY-TV Radio mast}}
|{{1110|1|n|35|e}}
+
|{{1110|2|n|16|e}}
|[[File:barn.png]]
+
|[[File:kvly-tv-mast.png]] [[File:guy-wires-with-mast.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Tire Swing
+
|Tractor
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
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|{{1110|1|n|33|e}}
|[[File:tire-swing.png]]
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|[[File:tractor.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Fountain
+
|Fence posts
|{{1110|1|n|1|e}}
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|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
|[[File:1110-fountain.png]]
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|[[File:fenceposts.png]]
|-
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|-
|Park benches
+
|Bluebird boxes
|{{1110|1|n|14|w}}
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|{{1110|1|n|34|e}}
|[[File:park-benches.png]]
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|[[File:bluebird-boxes.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Buoys
+
|Barn
|{{1110|1|n|5|w}}
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|{{1110|1|n|35|e}}
|[[File:buoy-1.png]] [[File:buoy-2.png]] [[File:buoy-3.png]]
+
|[[File:barn.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Beach Umbrella
+
|Tire Swing
|{{1110|1|n|4|w}}
+
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
|[[File:beach-umbrella.png]]
+
|[[File:tire-swing.png]]
|-
+
|-
|Butterfly Net
+
|Water tower
|{{1110|1|n|1|e}}
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|{{1110|1|n|39|e}} {{1110|2|n|39|e}}
|[[File:butterfly-net.png]]
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|[[File:water-tower.png]]
|-
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|-
|}
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|{{w|Pyramid}}
 +
|{{1110|17|s|7|e}}
 +
|[[File:1110-pyramid.png]]
 +
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 +
|{{w|Lighthouse}}
 +
|{{1110|1|n|13|w}}
 +
|[[File:lighthouse.png]]
 +
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 +
|
 +
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===Technology===
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! width="130px" | Grid coords
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|-
|{{w|Construction Cranes}} (Tower crane, Crawler crane)
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|{{w|GPS}}
|
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|
|
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|
|-
+
|-
|Anti-aircraft platform
+
|{{w|Bitcoins}}
|{{1110|1|n|9|w}}
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|
|[[File:anti-aircraft-platform.png]]
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|
|-
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|-
|Wind turbines
+
|Game Console
|{{1110|1|n|8|e}}
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|
|[[File:wind-turbines.png]]
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Meteorological Observatory}}
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|{{w|Guns}} (Gatling Gun, Shotgun)
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
+
|
|[[File:meteorological-observatory.png]]
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Radio station}}
+
|{{w|Construction Cranes}} (Tower crane, Crawler crane)
|{{1110|1|n|16|e}} {{1110|2|n|16|e}} {{1110|1|n|17|e}}
+
|
|[[File:marconi-station.png]]
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|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Radio mast}}
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|{{w|Laptop}}
|{{1110|2|n|16|e}}
+
|
|[[File:kvly-tv-mast.png]] [[File:guy-wires-with-mast.png]]
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Radio Telescope}}
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|{{w|Satellite Dish}}
|{{1110|1|n|25|w}}
+
|
|[[File:1110-radio-telescope.png]]
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|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Satellite Dish}}
+
|{{w|Cellphones}}
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
+
|
|[[File:1110-satellite-dish.png]]
+
|
|-
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|-
|{{w|GPS}}
+
|{{w|FreeBSD}}
|{{1110|1|n|33|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Bitcoins}}
+
|{{w|Radio Telescope}}
|{{1110|1|n|9|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Game Console}}
+
|{{w|Facebook}}, {{w|Twitter}}
|{{1110|2|s|9|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Guns}} (Anti-Aircraft Gun, Shotgun)
+
|
|{{1110|6|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|}<!--end wikitable-->
|-
 
|{{w|Laptop}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|2|w}}
 
|
 
|-
 
|{{w|Cellphones}}
 
|{{1110|2|n|5|e}}
 
|
 
|-
 
|{{w|FreeBSD}}
 
|{{1110|1|n|18|e}}
 
|
 
|-
 
|{{w|Facebook}}, {{w|Twitter}}
 
|{{1110|15|s|1|w}}
 
|
 
|-
 
|}
 
  
===Games===
+
=== Games ===
 
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{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity|AaAaAA!!!}}
+
|{{w|AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity|AaAaAA!!!}}
|{{1110|3|s|17|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Clay pigeon}}
+
|{{w|Clay pigeon}}
|{{1110|3|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Duke Nukem 3D}}
+
|{{w|Duke Nukem 3D}}
|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Marco Polo (game)|Marco Polo}}
+
|{{w|Marco_Polo_(game)|Marco Polo}}
|{{1110|1|n|11|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Super Mario Bros.}}
+
|{{w|Super Mario Brothers}}
|{{1110|1|n|7|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Minecraft}}
+
|{{w|Minecraft}}
|{{1110|18|s|3|e}} {{1110|9|s|7|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|inFamous}}
+
|{{w|Oregon Trail}}
|{{1110|4|n|29|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|The Oregon Trail (video game)|The Oregon Trail}}
+
|{{w|inFamous}}
|{{1110|1|n|15|e}} {{1110|1|n|13|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Pokémon}}
+
|{{w|Pokemon}}
|{{1110|1|n|36|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Movies===
+
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{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}
+
|{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}
|{{1110|5|n|12|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far}}
+
|{{w|A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}
+
|{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}
|{{1110|9|n|2|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Contact (film)|Contact}}
+
|{{w|Contact (film)|Contact}}
|{{1110|1|n|25|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}
+
|{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}
|{{1110|1|n|33|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}
+
|{{w|Hackers (film)|Hackers}}
|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}
+
|{{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}
|{{1110|1|n|36|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}
+
|{{w|Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes}}
|{{1110|1|n|13|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi}}
+
|{{w|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi}}
|{{1110|8|s|17|w}} {{1110|18|s|8|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|The Crimson Permanent Assurance}}
+
|{{w|The Crimson Permanent Assurance}}
|{{1110|1|n|8|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|They Live}}
+
|{{w|They Live}}
|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Transformers}}
+
|{{w|Transformers}}
|{{1110|1|n|21|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Television Shows===
+
=== Television Shows ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}
+
|{{w|Lost_(TV_series)|Lost}}
|{{1110|1|n|17|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|The Simpsons}}
+
|{{w|The Simpsons}}
|{{1110|5|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Seinfeld}}
+
|{{w|Seinfeld}}
|{{1110|1|n|2|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}
+
|{{w|A Charlie Brown Christmas}}
|{{1110|2|n|3|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Books===
+
=== Books ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Ender's Game}}
+
|{{w|Ender's Game}}
|{{1110|1|n|28|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Footprints (poem)|Footprints}}
+
|Footprints
|{{1110|1|n|21|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Tower of Babylon}}
+
|{{w|Tower of Babylon}}
|{{1110|1|s|17|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}}
+
|{{w|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer}}
|{{1110|12|s|13|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|A Commonsense Book of Death}}
+
|{{w|A Commonsense Book of Death}}
|{{1110|1|n|9|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}
+
|{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy }}
|{{1110|13|n|1|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Where's Waldo}}
+
|{{w|Where's Waldo}}
|{{1110|14|s|7|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Music===
+
=== Music ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|99 Problems}}
+
|{{w|99 Problems}}
|{{1110|1|n|9|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Daisy Bell}}
+
|{{w|Daisy Bell}}
|{{1110|5|n|12|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Flagpole Sitta}}
+
|{{w|Flagpole Sitta}}
|{{1110|1|n|15|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|I'm on a Boat}}
+
|{{w|I'm on a Boat}}
|{{1110|1|n|5|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Radio Programs===
+
=== Radio Programs ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
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|-
+
|-
|{{w|Desert Island Discs}}
+
|Desert Island Discs
|{{1110|1|n|17|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
|}<!--end wikitable-->
  
===Flora and Fauna===
+
=== Flora and Fauna ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
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|-
+
|-
|Trees
+
|Trees
|{{1110|1|n|14|w}} {{1110|14|s|3|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Squirrel}}
+
|Squirrels
|{{1110|1|n|1|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Velociraptors}}
+
|Velociraptors
|{{1110|1|n|27|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Seabirds}}
+
|Seabirds
|{{1110|1|n|4|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Jellyfish}}
+
|Jellyfish
|{{1110|2|n|6|e}} {{1110|1|s|6|w}} {{1110|2|s|9|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Humpback whale|Whales (Humpback)}}
+
|Whales (Humpback)
|{{1110|13|n|1|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|Fish
+
|Fish
|{{1110|17|s|1|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Yellow Warbler}}
+
|Yellow Warbler
|{{1110|2|n|6|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|[[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]]
+
|Red spiders
|{{1110|6|n|5|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
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===People===
+
=== People ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
 
! width="256px" | Thumbnail
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Peter Thiel}}
+
|{{w|Peter Thiel}}
|{{1110|1|n|9|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}
+
|{{w|Elizabeth Warren}}
|{{1110|1|n|8|w}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Icarus}}
+
|{{w|Icarus}}
|{{1110|3|n|2|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|George Mallory}}
+
|{{w|George Mallory}}
|{{1110|2|n|4|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
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===Places===
+
=== Places ===
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
{| class="wikitable" |
 
! Name
 
! Name
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
 
! width="130px" | Grid coords
! Thumbnail
+
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|-
+
|-
|{{w|Dubai}}
+
|{{w|Dubai}}
|{{1110|6|n|27|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|North Dakota}}
+
|{{w|North Dakota}}
|{{1110|6|n|27|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|{{w|Alaska}}
+
|{{w|Alaska}}
|{{1110|17|s|1|e}}
+
|
|
+
|
|-
+
|-
|}
+
|
 +
|
 +
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 +
 
 +
== Whole Image ==
 +
 
 +
[[File:1110 full tiny2.png|none|frame|Whole Image at 0.5% Zoom. The part visible at the beginning is marked red.]]
 +
 
 +
== Viewers ==
 +
Though you can download the full view, the easiest way to browse it is through a [[wikipedia:Zooming user interface|Zooming user interface]].
 +
 
 +
* http://xkcd.com/1110/ (native zoom, click-and-drag)
 +
* http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/ '''[recommended]''' (zoom controls, scroll-zoom, click-and-drag, hash permalinks, full-screen)
 +
* http://clickanddrag.azurewebsites.net/ (zoom controls, scroll-zoom, click-and-drag)
 +
* http://sumamimasen.com/xkcd/1110/ (native zoom, keyboard controls, Flash-only)
 +
* http://xkcdmap.webege.com/ Google-maps-style navigation and zooming, with tiles with content highlighted in black or white, allows easy finding of interesting tiles with small things hidden in the ground and sky
 +
 
 +
== Trivia ==
 +
 
 +
*The click-and-drag portion of this comic is divided up into 2592 sections of 2048x2048 pixels.
 +
*There are 225 separate 2048x2048 PNG files (plus the PNG container with the first panels). The other 2337 sections are simply filled black (in the south) or white (in the north) with HTML.
 +
*The populated area is 81 frames wide (33 West - 48 East) and 32 frames tall (13 North - 19 South)
 +
*According to [[Randall]] in #xkcd on the night this was released, a full size image of this comic, leaving out the blanks would be 60 gigapixels, a true single rectangular image would be close to a terapixel. The online version is 1 gigapixel without the blanks and 10 gigapixel as rectangular image (2048x2048x225 = 943,718,400 and 2048x2048x2592 = 10,871,635,968).
 +
*Based on the height of figures as well as the "two mile" figure given on the left-hand side, the scale should be approximately 32 pixels per 5 feet, making the entire map 25920 feet wide (4.9 miles or 7.9 kilometers) by 10240 feet tall (1.9 miles or 3.1 kilometers). If it were an overhead area, it would be about 9.5 square miles (6093 acres or 24.7 square km), roughly the size of Block Island, Rhode Island, USA. Just the POPULATED area (225 tiles with something drawn on them) would be 529 acres, or 0.826 square miles-- about the size of Princeton University.
 +
*If the 2048x2048 PNGs were to be printed out as a single poster at 300 dpi, the poster would be 15.36 yards (14.05 meters) long and 6.07 yards (5.55 meters) tall. Most of the detail would be invisible, as these PNGs are optimized for ~72 dpi screens.
  
 
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