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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Created by a SOMETHING OBSCURED BY CLOUDS - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | Following on from [[2914: Eclipse Coolness]], Randall makes another comic about the | + | Following on from [[2914: Eclipse Coolness]], Randall makes another comic about the solar eclipse occurring in the United States on the upcoming Monday. |
− | [[Cueball]] is checking the weather forecast. At the time that this comic was posted, | + | [[Cueball]] is checking the weather forecast. At the time that this comic was posted, the sky is predicted to be overcast during the eclipse, and Cueball expresses dissapointment as someone wishing to watch the Moon slowly block out the Sun. The off-panel voice points out the mild irony that he wanted to see something block out the Sun, so this technically fits his wish, leading Cueball to exclaim that it's not the same. |
− | The title-text references the 'alignment' of Sun, Moon ''and'' cloud | + | The title-text references the 'alignment' of Sun, Moon ''and'' cloud, describing it as rare, although this is not really as desirable as it might make it sound. Sun/Moon conjunctions are already quite rare, so that the balance against Sun/Moon/no-cloud probabilities isn't really so notable, essentially being the general difference between cloud and no-cloud on any average day for your chosen location. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | :[Cueball sits on an office chair at a desk, typing at his | + | :[Cueball sits on an office chair at a desk, typing at his computer.] |
:Cueball: These eclipse weather forecasts are killing me. | :Cueball: These eclipse weather forecasts are killing me. | ||
:Laptop: ''refresh'' | :Laptop: ''refresh'' | ||
− | :[Cueball remains at his desk. An off-panel voice | + | :[Cueball remains at his desk. An off-panel voice speaks.] |
:Off-panel voice: So you really want to see something block out the sun... | :Off-panel voice: So you really want to see something block out the sun... | ||
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:Off-panel voice: ...But not a cloud. It has to be the Moon specifically. | :Off-panel voice: ...But not a cloud. It has to be the Moon specifically. | ||
:Cueball: '''''My tastes are very singular!''''' | :Cueball: '''''My tastes are very singular!''''' | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Solar eclipses]] | [[Category:Solar eclipses]] |