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I've already used that excuse today because I '''was''' up at 5:30 am (UK time) to watch it!  Amazing.
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I've already used that excuse today because I '''was''' up at 5:30 am (UK time) to watch it!  Amazing. --[[User:SteveBell|SteveBell]] ([[User talk:SteveBell|talk]]) 11:50, 6 August 2012‎ (UTC)
  
 
I think the torrent name may also allude to the possibility of ambush porn...? [[User:Zzyss|Zzyss]] ([[User talk:Zzyss|talk]]) 12:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 
I think the torrent name may also allude to the possibility of ambush porn...? [[User:Zzyss|Zzyss]] ([[User talk:Zzyss|talk]]) 12:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
  
 
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: The following text was in the comic page, but was removed as vandalism: "Additionally, since this seems to be 256px_x_256px and has a "jpg" file extension it can be assumed that this is low quality image, not a video, and in all likelihood this is a reference to some sort of colonoscopy photo or something much much worse." Perhaps it has a point, but we could be seeing too far into it. --[[User:Waldir|Waldir]] ([[User talk:Waldir|talk]]) 15:59, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
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The presence of video-related data in the filename of an image (jpg) suggests it's a screenshot of a video. That, along with the Swedish subtitles, does seem to suggest that it is not in fact the mars lander "curiosity" but is perhaps an alternative "rear camera" that has been made available for people's "curiosity". --[[User:Mbread|Mbread]] ([[User talk:Mbread|talk]]) 14:21, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 
The presence of video-related data in the filename of an image (jpg) suggests it's a screenshot of a video. That, along with the Swedish subtitles, does seem to suggest that it is not in fact the mars lander "curiosity" but is perhaps an alternative "rear camera" that has been made available for people's "curiosity". --[[User:Mbread|Mbread]] ([[User talk:Mbread|talk]]) 14:21, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 
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The actual filename for the first image is not as colorful :-) http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673528main_PIA15971_full.jpg [[User:Mem|mem]] ([[User talk:Mem|talk]]) 15:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
 
The actual filename for the first image is not as colorful :-) http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673528main_PIA15971_full.jpg [[User:Mem|mem]] ([[User talk:Mem|talk]]) 15:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

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I've already used that excuse today because I was up at 5:30 am (UK time) to watch it! Amazing. --SteveBell (talk) 11:50, 6 August 2012‎ (UTC)

I think the torrent name may also allude to the possibility of ambush porn...? Zzyss (talk) 12:35, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

The following text was in the comic page, but was removed as vandalism: "Additionally, since this seems to be 256px_x_256px and has a "jpg" file extension it can be assumed that this is low quality image, not a video, and in all likelihood this is a reference to some sort of colonoscopy photo or something much much worse." Perhaps it has a point, but we could be seeing too far into it. --Waldir (talk) 15:59, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

The presence of video-related data in the filename of an image (jpg) suggests it's a screenshot of a video. That, along with the Swedish subtitles, does seem to suggest that it is not in fact the mars lander "curiosity" but is perhaps an alternative "rear camera" that has been made available for people's "curiosity". --Mbread (talk) 14:21, 6 August 2012 (UTC)

The actual filename for the first image is not as colorful :-) http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/673528main_PIA15971_full.jpg mem (talk) 15:33, 6 August 2012 (UTC)