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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by an internal monologue, of someone full off poop (among other things). Please edit the thoughts below until complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
+ | This comics look at what a typical thought could be for people belonging to different fields of science. In some way this comic has a similar setup to some other kinds of thoughts between such scientific fields presented in [[435: Purity]]. But this comics monologues are not ranked against each other (and it is also not the same fields, except physics). | ||
− | + | Many of the tings we take for granted every day is in fact very weird, as are some of the things that we normally never think of. But if you are into a given field of science you will often have to think about some of these strange phenomenon and this could make you pause to think about it on a daily basis. | |
− | + | [[Megan]] as a botanist is struck by the fact that trees are made in part from air, as in the carbon dioxide they consume. [[Cueball]], the physicist, finds it weird that he can feel the gravity between an object in his hand (his phone) and the Earth. [[Blondie]] in charge of computer security, wonders when every one gets hacked collapsing our society. [[Hairy]] is a graphic designer who ponders over which fonts stores use for their sign, particularly why it used the font used in the Law & Order TV series. And finally [[Ponytail]], studying medicine, has a hard time understanding why people act normally when we are all full of blood bones and poop. | |
− | + | Below the different fields thoughts are explained in detail. | |
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− | + | If [[Randall]] had included geologists in this comic, this comic, [[913: Core]], would probably explain what they would be thinking about. | |
− | + | In the title text it turns out that Randall made a joke regarding Blondie's thoughts. We have already all been hacked... So she would instead wonder when everyone finds out about it. | |
− | + | === Botany === | |
− | + | Most of the mass of trees is extracted from the air. [http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/greatmomentsinscience/trees-are-made-from-air/9675642#transcript] More precisely: The bulk of the mass of a tree is composed of cellulose and water. Cellulose is a polysaccharide, that is, it's a large molecule consisting of many glucose molecules bonded together. Plants make those glucose molecules through photosynthesis: they make them by combining water and carbon dioxide molecules using the energy from sunlight. Plants get the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and arguably the water also as it usually comes from rain which is condensed water vapor. | |
− | + | === Physics === | |
+ | {{w|Gravity}} is one of the four fundamental forces of physics. In everyday experience, most people tend to think of gravity merely as a pervasive downward force, but as a physicist, Cueball is more aware that in fact, all gravitational forces are mutual; any pair of objects will exert an equal and opposite gravitational force on each other, regardless of how big they are. Therefore, he is correct in saying that his phone and the Earth are being "pulled together", and finds it remarkable that he is able to sense this interaction between two objects of such an astronomically disparate size. | ||
− | + | === Computer Security === | |
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Anyone well versed in computer security understands just how insecure the systems that we depend on actually are. | Anyone well versed in computer security understands just how insecure the systems that we depend on actually are. | ||
− | In the title text it is noted that possibly all our systems are already hacked, and we just haven't found out yet. Since malicious hackers do their work covertly, a successful hack often isn't discovered until days, | + | In the title text it is noted that possibly all our systems are already hacked, and we just haven't found out yet. Since malicious hackers do their work covertly, a successful hack often isn't discovered until days, week, or even years later. By that time they may have successfully hacked many other systems using the same techniques and/or exploiting the same widely unknown or un-patched security flaws. Some recent high profile hacks recently discovered, at the time of this posting, include a [[https://securitytoday.com/articles/2018/10/02/facebook-hacked-50-million-users-data-exposed.aspx 50-million user hack of Facebook]] and Google+ announcing they are [[https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/project-strobe/ shutting down the consumer side of Google+]] due to a security flaw they knew about months ago. |
− | + | === Graphic Design === | |
{{w|Graphic designer}}s recognize fonts and design elements, and see how they come together. In this comic, the graphic designer wonders how the ''{{w|Law & Order}}'' font was chosen for a particular storefront's sign. ''Law & Order'' is a police procedural TV series created by Dick Wolf in 1990, which has had various spinoffs. The font used for the title sequence of ''Law & Order'' is called {{w|Friz Quadrata}}, and is also the font used for the signage of the New York Police Department headquarters. | {{w|Graphic designer}}s recognize fonts and design elements, and see how they come together. In this comic, the graphic designer wonders how the ''{{w|Law & Order}}'' font was chosen for a particular storefront's sign. ''Law & Order'' is a police procedural TV series created by Dick Wolf in 1990, which has had various spinoffs. The font used for the title sequence of ''Law & Order'' is called {{w|Friz Quadrata}}, and is also the font used for the signage of the New York Police Department headquarters. | ||
− | + | === Medicine === | |
− | Doctors are well versed in | + | Doctors are well versed in human anatomy, and are likely to think about what is inside of people more than the average person would. And most people would actually like not to think about all the blood and bones we are all carrying around with us. Not to mention the poop or the parts of our stomach that could turn into vomit or the pee etc. |
− | Most people do not think about that the person next to them is actually a skeleton packed in meat and animated by electricity... But Ponytail | + | Most people do not think about that the person next to them is actually a skeleton packed in meat and animated by electricity... But Ponytail do, because she is being exposed to this fact all the time through her study of Medicine. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Beneath a two line caption are five characters shown, with their thoughts inside | + | :[Beneath a two line caption are five characters shown, with their thoughts inside thoughts bubbles. Below them are labels giving their respective fields of science.] |
:<big>Internal Monologues</big> | :<big>Internal Monologues</big> | ||
:from various fields | :from various fields | ||
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:Medicine | :Medicine | ||
:Ponytail: We're all acting normal even though we're full of blood and bones and poop. | :Ponytail: We're all acting normal even though we're full of blood and bones and poop. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
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