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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | This is a pun on the {{w|Pauli exclusion principle |Pauli exclusion principle}}, which states that no two identical fermions (such as electrons) can be in the same place at the same time. In this case, the roommates and their guests are the electrons, which also means that only two people can be in any one room, or orbital. An orbital describes the probability of finding an electron in a given space. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[ | + | :[A person is holding up a pointer in front of a diagram of a dorm apartment. On the diagram, there are two connected pairs of dots in each bedroom, and one dot on the couch.] |
:Cueball: Thus, once all the dorm bedrooms are occupied by romantic pairs, additional roommates are forced into less restful "living room couch" orbitals. | :Cueball: Thus, once all the dorm bedrooms are occupied by romantic pairs, additional roommates are forced into less restful "living room couch" orbitals. | ||
− | :[Caption | + | :[Caption: The Pauli Sexclusion Principle] |
− | :The Pauli Sexclusion Principle | + | |
− | {{comic discussion}} | + | {{comic discussion}} |
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
[[Category:Logic]] | [[Category:Logic]] | ||
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