https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&feed=atom&action=history207: What xkcd Means - Revision history2024-03-29T15:36:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336416&oldid=prev1234231587678 at 01:39, 2 March 20242024-03-02T01:39:12Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In the </del>third panel, {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The </ins>third panel <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">discusses calling an Ackermann function using Graham's number as input arguments to horrify mathematicians</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">where </ins>{{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)</div></td></tr>
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</table>Ianrbibtitlhthttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336157&oldid=prevAsdf: /* Explanation */ cn punctuation2024-02-29T17:02:17Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation: </span> cn punctuation</span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}{{Citation needed}}<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</del><!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This is by the way a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, was used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The second panel shows [[Cueball]] searching for his mobile phone by having his friend call it to locate the ringtone, only to hear a ring from inside of his dog's stomach, possibly a reference to {{w|Jurassic Park III|''Jurassic Park III''}}<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins>{{Citation needed}}<!-- explain which part of the movie it refers to --> This is by the way a weird depiction. Usually this is done by someone with you. Because if Cueball didn't have his phone how could he get someone outside the house to call it? Having someone you meet call your phone, presumably to find it, was used in [[2900: Call My Cell]], although it turned out it was not really about finding the phone.  </div></td></tr>
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</table>Asdfhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336156&oldid=prevAsdf: /* Trivia */ also cat2024-02-29T17:01:38Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Trivia: </span> also cat</span></p>
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</table>Asdfhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336138&oldid=prevAsdf: /* Trivia */ cat2024-02-29T14:33:10Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Trivia: </span> cat</span></p>
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</table>Asdfhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336134&oldid=prevDanger Kitty: grammar error2024-02-29T14:19:53Z<p>grammar error</p>
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</table>Danger Kittyhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336124&oldid=prevKynde: /* Explanation */2024-02-29T11:09:22Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation</span></span></p>
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</table>Kyndehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=336123&oldid=prevKynde: /* Explanation */2024-02-29T11:05:21Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Explanation</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first panel shows a driver, marked by a red line, making a {{w|right turn on red|right turn at a red light}}, a {{w|U-turn}} on the connecting road, and then another right turn, returning them to their original direction presumably faster than waiting for the light. Right turns at red lights and U-turns are legal in all 50 states, but some intersections do not allow them (and turning at a red light is illegal everywhere in Europe, except for if the traffic lights have been fitted with an auxilliary {{w|Traffic light#Vehicular signals|green arrow}} which indicates such an allowance during a [[1116: Traffic Lights|road junction's sequence]]). Hence, this complicated maneuver is "questionably legal". However, under certain circumstances in the US state of Oregon, [https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79990/is-the-questionably-legal-maneuver-from-xkcd-207-actually-legal it appears that this is actually legal].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first panel shows a driver, marked by a red line, making a {{w|right turn on red|right turn at a red light}}, a {{w|U-turn}} on the connecting road, and then another right turn, returning them to their original direction presumably faster than waiting for the light. Right turns at red lights and U-turns are legal in all 50 states, but some intersections do not allow them (and turning at a red light is illegal everywhere in Europe, except for if the traffic lights have been fitted with an auxilliary {{w|Traffic light#Vehicular signals|green arrow}} which indicates such an allowance during a [[1116: Traffic Lights|road junction's sequence]]). Hence, this complicated maneuver is "questionably legal". However, under certain circumstances in the US state of Oregon, [https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/79990/is-the-questionably-legal-maneuver-from-xkcd-207-actually-legal it appears that this is actually legal].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the third panel, {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In the third panel, {{w|Graham's number}} is a (very) large number (once celebrated as the largest number ever used in a proof, although it is no longer the record holder), and the {{w|Ackermann function}} is a (very) fast-growing function, thus the function's output must be insanely large. (In fact, A(g<sub>64</sub>, g<sub>64</sub>) is actually smaller than g<sub>65</sub>.)</div></td></tr>
</table>Kyndehttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=207:_What_xkcd_Means&diff=328001&oldid=prevCertified nqh: /* Transcript */2023-11-05T12:39:26Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Transcript</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:It means calling the Ackermann function with Graham's number as the arguments just to horrify mathematicians.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:It means calling the Ackermann function with Graham's number as the arguments just to horrify mathematicians.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:It means instinctively constructing rules for which floor tiles it's okay to step on and then walking funny ever after.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:It means instinctively constructing rules for which floor tiles it's okay to step on and then walking funny ever after.</div></td></tr>
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