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The title text raises a lot of questions. It's a play on the mixed drink Long Island Iced (or Ice) Tea of course. But why the underscore? Why does the T look funny (tau?)? Why isn't tea spelled out?[[Special:Contributions/172.69.6.189|172.69.6.189]] 23:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)Pat | The title text raises a lot of questions. It's a play on the mixed drink Long Island Iced (or Ice) Tea of course. But why the underscore? Why does the T look funny (tau?)? Why isn't tea spelled out?[[Special:Contributions/172.69.6.189|172.69.6.189]] 23:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)Pat | ||
:Yes, Randall did use tau in the title text. I recently made mention of that in my most recent edit. I'm not sure why he used it but maybe instead of a "Gone Island Ice Tea", it's a "Gone Island Ice Tau"? [[User:OmniDoom|OmniDoom]] ([[User talk:OmniDoom|talk]]) 23:58, 4 March 2024 (UTC) | :Yes, Randall did use tau in the title text. I recently made mention of that in my most recent edit. I'm not sure why he used it but maybe instead of a "Gone Island Ice Tea", it's a "Gone Island Ice Tau"? [[User:OmniDoom|OmniDoom]] ([[User talk:OmniDoom|talk]]) 23:58, 4 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Tau is tortuosity in a lot of equations involving porous material (including ice), and also represents time in some engineering disciplines. It's written as "Ice_τ", and I have no idea what the oddly specific underscore is. Maybe it's "I x c x e" from some equation that involves τ? And somehow could be relevant to a sunken island? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.58.152|172.69.58.152]] 00:05, 5 March 2024 (UTC) | ||
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Akin to 2729: Planet Killer Comet Margarita, which perhaps needs mentioning in the upcoming Explanation... 162.158.74.118 23:04, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Added a short explanation, but it'll definitely need more work. 172.70.210.235 23:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
The title text raises a lot of questions. It's a play on the mixed drink Long Island Iced (or Ice) Tea of course. But why the underscore? Why does the T look funny (tau?)? Why isn't tea spelled out?172.69.6.189 23:44, 4 March 2024 (UTC)Pat
- Yes, Randall did use tau in the title text. I recently made mention of that in my most recent edit. I'm not sure why he used it but maybe instead of a "Gone Island Ice Tea", it's a "Gone Island Ice Tau"? OmniDoom (talk) 23:58, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
Tau is tortuosity in a lot of equations involving porous material (including ice), and also represents time in some engineering disciplines. It's written as "Ice_τ", and I have no idea what the oddly specific underscore is. Maybe it's "I x c x e" from some equation that involves τ? And somehow could be relevant to a sunken island? 172.69.58.152 00:05, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
