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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A | + | A woman's {{w|Menstruation|menstrual cycle}}, also called her period, is a process marked by (among other things) a few days of abdominal cramps occurring roughly once a month. |
− | "Period" | + | "Period" is also the term in mathematics for a measure of the rate at which something happens. It measures the length of time between occurrences. For example, a full moon happens about once every 29.5 days, so its period is 29.5 days. By taking the inverse of this, we can get a different measurement, its frequency - the number of times an event happens within a given length of time. This is usually measured in hertz (pronounced the same as "hurts"), which is the number of times something happens in a second. |
− | The | + | The off-screen girl has her period every 28 days (her period has a period of 28 days, if you will). Since we can calculate the frequency based on the period, we can, indeed, calculate her "uterus-hertz" (or her "uterus hurts"). |
− | + | Yes, this has all been a setup to a terrible pun. | |
− | + | 413 nanohertz is the correct frequency of an event with a period of 28 days, [http://www.google.com/search?q=1%2F28+*+1%2Fdays+in+nanohertz as shown here by Google Calculator.] | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :Voice: Ugh. Stupid uterus. |
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:Cueball: Hey, your period is every 28 days, right? | :Cueball: Hey, your period is every 28 days, right? | ||
− | : | + | :Voice: Yes, why? |
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:Cueball: Well, period = T = 1/f. | :Cueball: Well, period = T = 1/f. | ||
− | : | + | :Voice: So? |
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:Cueball: Using this, we can calculate something you already know. | :Cueball: Using this, we can calculate something you already know. | ||
− | : | + | :Voice: What? |
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:Cueball: Your uterus-hertz. | :Cueball: Your uterus-hertz. | ||
− | : | + | :Voice: If I could get up I'd smack you. |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
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