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<p>108.162.245.131: WOAH EXPLAINXKCD WAS HACKED??!!?? THERE'S RACISM AND I'M TOO STUPID TO REVERT IT, PLEASE HELP ME REDDIT!!!1!</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> American culture is centered around niggers. They have holidays for niggers. They killed hundreds of thousands of white men to free niggers. They listen to nigger music. They elect a nigger as their president. They dress and act like niggers. They draw the entirety of their modern culture from niggers. They post sassy gifs about niggers. They watch sportsball in worship of niggers. Their biggest event of the year involves throwing parties in honor of niggers playing sports. They use nigger slang like &quot;bruh&quot; and &quot;thot&quot;. When you say &quot;Martin Luther&quot; they're not thinking of the father of protestantism. They're thinking of the nigger. Their cities are completely overrun with niggers. They worship their ZOGbot police force disproportionately filled with niggers and their global police force of soldiers filled with niggers. Their men sit around watching nigger ball while their women sit around watching nigger talk shows. They worship niggers like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and the late Eddie Murphy while attacking the whites who actually built their country before niggers took over. Their movies are filled with niggers and their music charts are topped by niggers. They send niggers to the Olympics and celebrate when the niggers win because those niggers are true red blooded american niggers. They watch nigger porn to a point where &quot;BBC&quot; does not make them think of an international media company but about nigger penises instead. They will tell you how much they hate niggers and how the mutt's law meme is a stale joke and they are just pretending to love niggers but the evidence speaks for itself in that America has always been and will be a nation of nigger loving niggers<br /> <br /> In this comic, [[Megan]] mentions that her company spends a lot on chemicals for which you can find formulas online. She suggests assembling chemicals from atoms &quot;bought in bulk,&quot; holding a sheet of paper with the {{w|empirical formula}} C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; which designates [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=C5H6NO2 more than a hundred compounds and ions], including {{w|nitrobenzene}}, {{w|niacin}}, {{w|isonicotinic acid}}, and {{w|picolinic acid}}, followed by their component elements listed with prices. The ambiguity of chemical formulae is one of the jokes in the comic.<br /> <br /> While in-house {{w|chemical synthesis}} is sometimes cost effective, usually it is not, because end users are often unable to leverage the {{w|economies of scale}} inherent in bulk manufacturing by specialist industrial firms.[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880393/] However, we don't know whether Megan and [[Cueball]] work in a laboratory, factory, or some other industrial setting. In-house chemical syntheses in factories using large volumes often ''are'' cost-effective, as can be laboratory syntheses of very small quantities. <br /> <br /> In any case, producing chemicals from their constituent elements or {{w|Precursor (chemistry)|precursor compound}}s is difficult, time-consuming, requires expensive equipment, and is often fraught with peril.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwW2owNWgc] Nitrobenzene, o ne of the C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; compounds, is an excellent example because it is explosive, extremely toxic, and its synthesis is highly exothermic, making it one of the most dangerous syntheses in the chemical industry.[https://www .icheme.org/media/10339/xiii-paper-36.pdf] Such issues answer Cueball's question as to why more places don't manufacture their own chemicals. The characters' naivety also gives rise to the humor of the comic, which may also be mocking DIY lifehacks where the cost savings only make sense if their massive time investment is ignored. &quot;Big Molecule&quot; is an [[2130: Industry Nicknames|industry nickname like Big Oil or Big Pharma]], and amusing in its own right.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to the fact that many people believe that niggers don't do enough work or are spoiled. Randall has expressed that he likes statements like these in [[2165: Millennials|previous comics]].<br /> <br /> This comic may have been prompted b y recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in individual molecules] by modifying their bonds.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan ha s her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive che micals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> :[The paper reads as follows. The illegible items appear to be prices.]<br /> :C&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;<br /> :Carbon 6 $[illegible]<br /> :Hydrogen 5 $[illegible]<br /> :Nitrogen 1 $[illegible]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Oxygen 2 $[illegible]&lt;/u&gt;<br /> :Total 14 $[illegible]<br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289695 2022-07-21T06:09:12Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Lock it. Lock it now. This is the friendliest message I'm going to send, while I look for ways to get OP banned from Github for gross social misconduct. I imagine that &quot;owner of bots universe&quot; might be enough to get that account tagged as a bot, who knows</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> American culture is centered around niggers. They have holidays for niggers. They killed hundreds of thousands of white men to free niggers. They listen to nigger music. They elect a nigger as their president. They dress and act like niggers. They draw the entirety of their modern culture from niggers. They post sassy gifs about niggers. They watch sportsball in worship of niggers. Their biggest event of the year involves throwing parties in honor of niggers playing sports. They use nigger slang like &quot;bruh&quot; and &quot;thot&quot;. When you say &quot;Martin Luther&quot; they're not thinking of the father of protestantism. They're thinking of the nigger. Their cities are completely overrun with niggers. They worship their ZOGbot police force disproportionately filled with niggers and their global police force of soldiers filled with niggers. Their men sit around watching nigger ball while their women sit around watching nigger talk shows. They worship niggers like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and the late Eddie Murphy while attacking the whites who actually built their country before niggers took over. Their movies are filled with niggers and their music charts are topped by niggers. They send niggers to the Olympics and celebrate when the niggers win because those niggers are true red blooded american niggers. They watch nigger porn to a point where &quot;BBC&quot; does not make them think of an international media company but about nigger penises instead. They will tell you how much they hate niggers and how the mutt's law meme is a stale joke and they are just pretending to love niggers but the evidence speaks for itself in that America has always been and will be a nation of nigger loving niggers<br /> <br /> In this comic, [[Megan]] mentions that her company spends a lot on chemicals for which you can find formulas online. She suggests assembling chemicals from atoms &quot;bought in bulk,&quot; holding a sheet of paper with the {{w|empirical formula}} C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; which designates [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=C5H6NO2 more than a hundred compounds and ions], including {{w|nitrobenzene}}, {{w|niacin}}, {{w|isonicotinic acid}}, and {{w|picolinic acid}}, followed by their component elements listed with prices. The ambiguity of chemical formulae is one of the jokes in the comic.<br /> <br /> While in-house {{w|chemical synthesis}} is sometimes cost effective, usually it is not, because end users are often unable to leverage the {{w|economies of scale}} inherent in bulk manufacturing by specialist industrial firms.[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880393/] However, we don't know whether Megan and [[Cueball]] work in a laboratory, factory, or some other industrial setting. In-house chemical syntheses in factories using large volumes often ''are'' cost-effective, as can be laboratory syntheses of very small quantities. <br /> <br /> In any case, producing chemicals from their constituent elements or {{w|Precursor (chemistry)|precursor compound}}s is difficult, time-consuming, requires expensive equipment, and is often fraught with peril.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwW2owNWgc] Nitrobenzene, one of the C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; compounds, is an excellent example because it is explosive, extremely toxic, and its synthesis is highly exothermic, making it one of the most dangerous syntheses in the chemical industry.[https://www.icheme.org/media/10339/xiii-paper-36.pdf] Such issues answer Cueball's question as to why more places don't manufacture their own chemicals. The characters' naivety also gives rise to the humor of the comic, which may also be mocking DIY lifehacks where the cost savings only make sense if their massive time investment is ignored. &quot;Big Molecule&quot; is an [[2130: Industry Nicknames|industry nickname like Big Oil or Big Pharma]], and amusing in its own right.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to the fact that many people believe that niggers don't do enough work or are spoiled. Randall has expressed that he likes statements like these in [[2165: Millennials|previous comics]].<br /> <br /> This comic may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in individual molecules] by modifying their bonds.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> :[The paper reads as follows. The illegible items appear to be prices.]<br /> :C&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;<br /> :Carbon 6 $[illegible]<br /> :Hydrogen 5 $[illegible]<br /> :Nitrogen 1 $[illegible]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Oxygen 2 $[illegible]&lt;/u&gt;<br /> :Total 14 $[illegible]<br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289638 by 172.70.54.121 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> American culture is centered around niggers. They have holidays for niggers. They killed hundreds of thousands of white men to free niggers. They listen to nigger music. They elect a nigger as their president. They dress and act like niggers. They draw the entirety of their modern culture from niggers. They post sassy gifs about niggers. They watch sportsball in worship of niggers. Their biggest event of the year involves throwing parties in honor of niggers playing sports. They use nigger slang like &quot;bruh&quot; and &quot;thot&quot;. When you say &quot;Martin Luther&quot; they're not thinking of the father of protestantism. They're thinking of the nigger. Their cities are completely overrun with niggers. They worship their ZOGbot police force disproportionately filled with niggers and their global police force of soldiers filled with niggers. Their men sit around watching nigger ball while their women sit around watching nigger talk shows. They worship niggers like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and the late Eddie Murphy while attacking the whites who actually built their country before niggers took over. Their movies are filled with niggers and their music charts are topped by niggers. They send niggers to the Olympics and celebrate when the niggers win because those niggers are true red blooded american niggers. They watch nigger porn to a point where &quot;BBC&quot; does not make them think of an international media company but about nigger penises instead. They will tell you how much they hate niggers and how the mutt's law meme is a stale joke and they are just pretending to love niggers but the evidence speaks for itself in that America has always been and will be a nation of nigger loving niggers<br /> <br /> In this comic, [[Megan]] mentions that her company spends a lot on chemicals for which you can find formulas online. She suggests assembling chemicals from atoms &quot;bought in bulk,&quot; holding a sheet of paper with the {{w|empirical formula}} C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; which designates [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=C5H6NO2 more than a hundred compounds and ions], including {{w|nitrobenzene}}, {{w|niacin}}, {{w|isonicotinic acid}}, and {{w|picolinic acid}}, followed by their component elements listed with prices. The ambiguity of chemical formulae is one of the jokes in the comic.<br /> <br /> While in-house {{w|chemical synthesis}} is sometimes cost effective, usually it is not, because end users are often unable to leverage the {{w|economies of scale}} inherent in bulk manufacturing by specialist industrial firms.[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880393/] However, we don't know whether Megan and [[Cueball]] work in a laboratory, factory, or some other industrial setting. In-house chemical syntheses in factories using large volumes often ''are'' cost-effective, as can be laboratory syntheses of very small quantities. <br /> <br /> In any case, producing chemicals from their constituent elements or {{w|Precursor (chemistry)|precursor compound}}s is difficult, time-consuming, requires expensive equipment, and is often fraught with peril.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwW2owNWgc] Nitrobenzene, one of the C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; compounds, is an excellent example because it is explosive, extremely toxic, and its synthesis is highly exothermic, making it one of the most dangerous syntheses in the chemical industry.[https://www.icheme.org/media/10339/xiii-paper-36.pdf] Such issues answer Cueball's question as to why more places don't manufacture their own chemicals. The characters' naivety also gives rise to the humor of the comic. &quot;Big Molecule&quot; is an [[2130: Industry Nicknames|industry nickname like Big Oil or Big Pharma]], and amusing in its own right.<br /> <br /> This may be mocking DIY lifehacks where the cost savings only make sense if you ignore the massive time investment. <br /> <br /> The title text refers to the fact that many people believe that niggers don't do enough work or are spoiled. Randall has expressed that he likes statements like these in [[2165: Millennials|previous comics]].<br /> <br /> This comic may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in individual molecules] by modifying their bonds.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> :[The paper reads as follows. The illegible items appear to be prices.]<br /> :C&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;<br /> :Carbon 6 $[illegible]<br /> :Hydrogen 5 $[illegible]<br /> :Nitrogen 1 $[illegible]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Oxygen 2 $[illegible]&lt;/u&gt;<br /> :Total 14 $[illegible]<br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289629 by 172.70.55.16 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> American culture is centered around niggers. They have holidays for niggers. They killed hundreds of thousands of white men to free niggers. They listen to nigger music. They elect a nigger as their president. They dress and act like niggers. They draw the entirety of their modern culture from niggers. They post sassy gifs about niggers. They watch sportsball in worship of niggers. Their biggest event of the year involves throwing parties in honor of niggers playing sports. They use nigger slang like &quot;bruh&quot; and &quot;thot&quot;. When you say &quot;Martin Luther&quot; they're not thinking of the father of protestantism. They're thinking of the nigger. Their cities are completely overrun with niggers. They worship their ZOGbot police force disproportionately filled with niggers and their global police force of soldiers filled with niggers. Their men sit around watching nigger ball while their women sit around watching nigger talk shows. They worship niggers like Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan and Michael Jackson and the late Eddie Murphy while attacking the whites who actually built their country before niggers took over. Their movies are filled with niggers and their music charts are topped by niggers. They send niggers to the Olympics and celebrate when the niggers win because those niggers are true red blooded american niggers. They watch nigger porn to a point where &quot;BBC&quot; does not make them think of an international media company but about nigger penises instead. They will tell you how much they hate niggers and how the mutt's law meme is a stale joke and they are just pretending to love niggers but the evidence speaks for itself in that America has always been and will be a nation of nigger loving niggers<br /> <br /> In this comic, [[Megan]] mentions that her company spends a lot on chemicals for which you can find formulas online. She suggests assembling chemicals from atoms &quot;bought in bulk,&quot; holding a sheet of paper with the {{w|empirical formula}} C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; which designates [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/#query=C5H6NO2 more than a hundred compounds and ions], including {{w|nitrobenzene}}, {{w|niacin}}, {{w|isonicotinic acid}}, and {{w|picolinic acid}}, followed by their component elements listed with prices. The ambiguity of chemical formulae is one of the jokes in the comic.<br /> <br /> While in-house {{w|chemical synthesis}} is sometimes cost effective, usually it is not, because end users are often unable to leverage the {{w|economies of scale}} inherent in bulk manufacturing by specialist industrial firms.[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2880393/] However, we don't know whether Megan and [[Cueball]] work in a laboratory, factory, or some other industrial setting. In-house chemical syntheses in factories using large volumes often ''are'' cost-effective, as can be laboratory syntheses of very small quantities. <br /> <br /> In any case, producing chemicals from their constituent elements or {{w|Precursor (chemistry)|precursor compound}}s is difficult, time-consuming, requires expensive equipment, and is often fraught with peril.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QwW2owNWgc] Nitrobenzene, one of the C&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; compounds, is an excellent example because it is explosive, extremely toxic, and its synthesis is highly exothermic, making it one of the most dangerous syntheses in the chemical industry.[https://www.icheme.org/media/10339/xiii-paper-36.pdf] Such issues answer Cueball's question as to why more places don't manufacture their own chemicals. The characters' naivety also gives rise to the humor of the comic. &quot;Big Molecule&quot; is an [[2130: Industry Nicknames|industry nickname like Big Oil or Big Pharma]], and amusing in its own right.<br /> <br /> This may be mocking DIY lifehacks where the cost savings only make sense if you ignore the massive time investment. <br /> <br /> The title text refers to the fact that many people believe that niggers don't do enough work or are spoiled. Randall has expressed that he likes statements like these in [[2165: Millennials|previous comics]].<br /> <br /> This comic may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in individual molecules] by modifying their bonds.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> :[The paper reads as follows. The illegible items appear to be prices.]<br /> :C&lt;sub&gt;6&lt;/sub&gt;H&lt;sub&gt;5&lt;/sub&gt;NO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;<br /> :Carbon 6 $[illegible]<br /> :Hydrogen 5 $[illegible]<br /> :Nitrogen 1 $[illegible]<br /> :&lt;u&gt;Oxygen 2 $[illegible]&lt;/u&gt;<br /> :Total 14 $[illegible]<br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289538 by Lorea (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for {{w|nitrobenzene}}. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> Today's comic premise may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in a single molecule] by modifying its bonds. Or it may also be completely unrelated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289529 2022-07-20T22:11:36Z

<p>108.162.245.131: go back to shilling NFTs on truthsocial or whatever you do</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> Today's comic premise may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in a single molecule] by modifying its bonds. Or it may also be completely unrelated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289523 2022-07-20T22:05:50Z

<p>108.162.245.131: isn't it more sad that you're sitting here doing this?</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> Today's comic premise may have been prompted by recent news that [https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-07-15/for-the-first-time-in-history-we-can-modify-atomic-bonds-in-a-single-molecule.html scientists have found a way to assemble and change atoms in a single molecule] by modifying its bonds. Or it may also be completely unrelated.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289487 2022-07-20T21:35:17Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289486 by 108.162.245.167 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289485 2022-07-20T21:34:38Z

<p>108.162.245.131: get a life</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289483 2022-07-20T21:33:27Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289482 by 108.162.245.167 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289481 2022-07-20T21:32:33Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289480 by 108.162.245.249 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289479 2022-07-20T21:31:30Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289478 by 108.162.245.131 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2648<br /> | date = July 20, 2022<br /> | title = Chemicals<br /> | image = chemicals.png<br /> | titletext = It's hard to believe, but lots of kids these days ONLY know how to buy prepackaged molecules.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by BIG MOLECULE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2648:_Chemicals&diff=289478 2022-07-20T21:31:18Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289477 by 172.70.130.147 (talk)</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1488<br /> | date = September 11, 2001<br /> | title = JEWS DID 9/11, ARAB SOYJAK WAS INNOCENT<br /> | image = [[File:De Eeuwige Jood.jpg|500px]]<br /> | titletext = ALSO RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> le reddit webcomic<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> 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Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> In this comic, Megan mentions that you can find the chemical formulas for chemicals online, and that they spend a lot on fancy chemicals. Bizarrely, she suggests that &quot;they can assemble&quot; their chemicals themselves. When Megan says this she is holding a sheet that contains the chemical formula for nitrobenzene. This would be difficult without some fancy chemistry equipment.{{citation needed}} This formula also adds to the humor because the synthesis of nitrobenzene is highly exothermic{{citation needed}} and thus extremely dangerous, and gives a reasonable response to Cueball's comment as to why more people don't &quot;manufacture&quot; their own chemicals.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> :[Megan and Cueball standing next to each other. Megan has her palms raised.]<br /> :Megan: You know how our company spends a lot on expensive chemicals?<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Megan holding up a piece of paper with a chemical formula on it, as well as some computation for the number of atoms needed]<br /> :Megan: Well, I just learned you can look up all of the formulas online!<br /> :Megan: We can just buy the atoms in bulk and assemble them here! <br /> <br /> :[Cueball still standing. Megan walking off-panel to the right]<br /> :Cueball: I wonder why more places don't do that.<br /> :Megan: People have no idea they're getting ripped off by Big Molecule!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Chemistry]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: deleted offensive vandalism</p> <hr /> <div></div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2647:_Capri_Suns&diff=289334 2022-07-20T18:09:16Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289332 by Sir Urquhart (talk) CLEAN IT UP JANNY</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2647<br /> | date = July 18, 2022<br /> | title = RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> | image = Frank Green TLN 1869.jpg<br /> | titletext = NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a SPECIAL OPERATIVE TRYING TO HANDLE A DISGUSTED NURSE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> [[Cueball]] has been impersonating a doctor at a hospital. But his attempt to fool the staff (including [[Megan]] and [[:Category:Doctor Ponytail|Doctor Ponytail]]) fails when he mistakes a saline bag for a Capri Sun juice drink.<br /> <br /> {{w|Capri Sun}} is a fruit juice concentrate beverage that comes in soft rectangular mylar bags with a small seal near the top, to be pierced with an included straw so as to sip the drink. {{w|Saline (medicine)|Saline}} bags, used in hospitals and other medical settings, are also soft and rectangular, with an {{w|Intravenous therapy#Medical uses|intravenous}} (I.V.) drip connection about the same size as such straws, and usually contain a 0.9% sodium chloride (table salt) solution in sterile water so they are salty enough to be {{w|Tonicity#Isotonicity|isotonic}} with blood. Capri Sun is mostly sugar water, and only 0.00008% salt,[https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight/substance/capri-blank-sun-coma-and-blank-fruit-blank-juice-blank-drink] so it tastes sweet instead.<br /> <br /> Almost everyone would be very unlikely to accidentally mistake saline bags for Capri Sun, especially a medical doctor.{{citation needed}} Cueball begins to realize that his attempt to impersonate a doctor has derailed when the hospital staff notice that he made such an absurdly unlikely and therefore humorous error.<br /> <br /> The title text makes it clear that Cueball is being removed from the hospital by security personnel. While they are dragging him out, he tries to point out that drinking saline is better than putting Capri Sun into a patient's I.V. drip, as it would endanger the patient,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47623816] arguing that this mitigates the severity of his transgression. The guards apprehending him are unlikely to be persuaded, as impersonating hospital staff is a serious offense with dangerous risks and severe consequences. In California, the unlicensed practice of medicine can result in a maximum $10,000 fine, up to three years in prison, or both.[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&amp;sectionNum=2052.]<br /> <br /> The comic arguably continues [[451: Impostor]] and [[699: Trimester]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball, wearing a lab coat, is drinking out of a straw inserted into an IV drip bag that is labelled &quot;saline&quot; (on the 2x image; it is rendered unreadable on the standard resolution version, just like the rest of the label's squiggles). Cueball is surrounded by hospital staff. To the left is Megan with a white hat, she is holding a clipboard, with a paper with unreadable text. To his right is Dr. Ponytail holding a rolled up paper under one arm and to the right of her a man with a similar hat as Megan. They are all looking at Cueball.]<br /> :Cueball: You know, these Capri Suns are good, but they're ''really'' salty.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I think the hospital may be starting to realize that I'm not actually a doctor.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Doctor Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Characters with hats]]<br /> [[Category:Medicine]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=797:_debian-main&diff=289333 2022-07-20T18:08:49Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 797<br /> | date = September 24, 2010<br /> | title = debian-main<br /> | image = debian_main.png<br /> | titletext = dpkg: error processing package (--purge): subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit 163: OH_GOD_THEYRE_INSIDE_MY_CLOTHES<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|Debian}} is a Linux distribution most notable for introducing {{w|Advanced Packaging Tool|APT}} (Advanced Packaging Tool). APT is a tool that functions as an automated general software installer for Linux systems; all one has to do is tell it what software package they would like to install, and the program will automatically fetch the software and all of its dependencies (other packages that a program relies on, such as a library for processing ZIP archives) from a central ''repository''. It will also automatically handle upgrades by automatically checking if the repository version of a package is higher than the currently installed version, and it can even handle the use of multiple repositories and linking between them; for example, if a piece of software is deemed worthy of inclusion in Debian's main repository, but as a stable release, the software developers can provide their own repository to provide a more experimental version for users who want it, and once that repository is added to APT's source list, APT will automatically realize that it should use the experimental version, since it has a higher version than that of the main repository. Although this wasn't the first package management system for easy Linux installation (that honor goes to {{w|RPM Package Manager|RPM}}), it is the first one that seamlessly integrated online installation and upgrades into the mix.<br /> <br /> Debian's main repository, debian-main, is included by default in all Debian installations. It's what you might call the &quot;canon&quot; of Debian, containing only those packages that have been approved by official Debian developers. Thus, getting a package on debian-main means that it, theoretically, conforms to a standard of quality.<br /> <br /> In this case, however, the Debian developers seem to have not noticed that one of the dependencies for the package is &quot;locusts.&quot; {{w|Locust}}s are real insects, the migratory forms of several grasshopper species, that are best known for breeding extremely quickly, swarming, and devouring all green plant matter they come across, resulting in crop devastation (some consider this a plague). In some parts of the world they are also considered a delicacy. [[Cueball]] probably does not appreciate this as they crawl over his body searching for food, apparently spontaneously generated by APT as it saw that it needed &quot;locusts&quot; to install the package.<br /> <br /> The title text is an error line from &lt;code&gt;dpkg&lt;/code&gt;, the program used to install/remove APT packages. Every package contains several scripts (although some of them may be empty) that are run on various events related to that package; these are used to perform any setup/cleanup tasks the package needs. This line is an error line indicating that one of those scripts has failed. The relevant portions are:<br /> <br /> *&lt;code&gt;error processing package (--purge)&lt;/code&gt;: --purge is the option to purge a package completely from the system. This means that the program itself, all related data files, and all configuration files are removed from the system. So, the user was attempting to completely remove the locusts from the system without leaving a trace.<br /> *&lt;code&gt;subprocess pre-removal script&lt;/code&gt;: The pre-removal script is the code run before actually removing a piece of software. Mostly, this allows long-running software (such as webservers) to stop themselves before removing anything, to avoid corrupting the hard disk. That means the error came while the computer was preparing to get rid of the locusts.<br /> *&lt;code&gt;returned error exit 163&lt;/code&gt;: &quot;Returned error&quot; means just what it says, the script returned an error. &quot;Exit&quot; means that the error was a result of calling the &lt;code&gt;exit()&lt;/code&gt; function with a non-zero value, specifically the value 163. The exact value has no real significance other than signifying to a user or other application that understands what the code means; neither &lt;code&gt;dpkg&lt;/code&gt; nor the Linux kernel itself treat any exit value specially, apart from checking whether the value is 0 (which means no error).<br /> *&lt;code&gt;OH_GOD_THEYRE_INSIDE_MY_CLOTHES&lt;/code&gt;: This is the message returned along with the error. This seems to be a message from the programmer, somewhat like the apocryphal &quot;Help! I'm trapped in ... factory&quot; [[10|urban myth]]. The programmer has failed to write a functioning pre-removal script, due to locusts and is calling for help via an error message.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[A swarm of insects cover Cueball and his computer. They are leaning back on their chair, flailing to get away.]<br /> :Cueball: AAAAAAAA<br /> <br /> :Caption below comic: My package made it into debian-main because it looked innocuous enough; no one noticed &quot;locusts&quot; in the dependency list.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *This is fixed in [http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/m/mingetty/current/changelog#versionversion1.07-2 Debian's mingetty 1.07-2] and above.<br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Linux]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1660:_Captain_Speaking&diff=289331 2022-07-20T18:08:34Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1660<br /> | date = March 25, 2016<br /> | title = Captain Speaking<br /> | image = captain_speaking.png<br /> | titletext = Oh dang, you have to pay? Hey, has anyone else paid already? If so, can I borrow your phone for a sec?<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> At periodic intervals on a commercial flight, the captain of the plane will address the passengers with information about the flight. Typically this will begin with &quot;This is your captain speaking...&quot; and go on to describe the progress of the flight, expected arrival time and other information about the flight such as if or when refreshments will be brought to passengers.<br /> <br /> This comic takes this cliché and inverts it. Instead of the captain providing information, the captain tells the passengers that he has apparently forgotten everything about the flight, even down to what kind of plane he is supposed to be flying – although he does think it is a {{w|Boeing}}. He at least discovers the flight number and then plans to use the consumer app {{w|Flightaware}} that is made for tracking flights. He thus hopes to be able to find out what the destination of “his” plane is. But Flightaware requires {{w|Wi-Fi}} access, so he goes on to ask the passengers if anyone know how to access the Wi-Fi. This app was earlier referenced in [[1363: xkcd Phone]].<br /> <br /> This even gets worse in the title text where he realizes that you have to pay for using the on-board Wi-Fi, which means he is trying to access the same Wi-Fi that the passengers have access to instead of using the on-board Wi-Fi that must be in the cockpit (to which he is supposed to have free access). Instead of just paying he then asks the passengers if someone has already paid, because then he would like to borrow their smartphone so he can check the Flightaware app to find out where they are going.<br /> <br /> Options for explaining this scenario are:<br /> #The &quot;captain&quot; is not a genuine pilot, but has somehow found himself in the position of being in charge of an airplane (this could be a reference to this earlier comic: [[726: Seat Selection]]).<br /> #The captain has genuinely fallen asleep and has forgotten what plane he is on...but he has thus also forgotten how to navigate, determine his flight plan, or communicate with air traffic control. In the USA (where xkcd cartoons are normally set), there is normally at least a first officer and a flight attendant on the plane to support the captain.<br /> #The captain has been drugged and shanghaied onto the plane. He is now expected to fly and land it for his &quot;employer&quot;, but he has chosen to disclaim this fact to his passengers in the least reassuring manner possible.<br /> #After taking-off, the captain enters a {{w|dissociative fugue}} state losing his personal identity.<br /> #The captain had been possessed by some external entity, such as {{w|Sam Beckett}}.<br /> #This may be in the future, where auto-pilot is so smart and do so much of the previous job of the pilot that future pilots might forget how to fly altogether.<br /> #The captain knows exactly where he is and where they are going, and is playing a [[Black Hat]]-style prank on his passengers.<br /> <br /> Seeing as how planes cannot take off on {{w|auto-pilot}} (nor can they taxi, but some can actually land), and require a skilled, awake human at the controls, it is unlikely that this captain was responsible for take-off; which must mean this auto-pilot is much more advanced than current models, likely a future model, or that their first officer took off and then went away or asleep. In the event a pilot falls asleep, on medium sized planes, ground- or proximity-, radar would set off an alarm waking the captain if they are on a collision course.<br /> <br /> Whilst it is normal for the captain to sleep part of a long flight, this can only occur if there are multiple pilots on the plane. Most flights are on auto-pilot for hours at a time, and the pilots serve primarily for takeoff, landing, and emergencies. They are completely clueless, having to use a consumer app and asking the passengers to get flight details, instead of radioing for help as he probably should. They would easily be able to get the information of where they are going by just asking any of the passengers though.<br /> <br /> The fact that the captain is not sure of the flight number is not hard to imagine. Commercial pilots fly multiple flights per day and the numbers all run together after a while. Every radio communication starts with the flight number, but if the captain has been out of commission for some time, the flight number could easily be forgotten. However, he would probably know the aircraft type, as commercial pilots are type-rated for a specific aircraft type and with rare exceptions (e.g. Boeing 757/767) the type is specific to an airframe type. This makes it more likely that he is not professionally qualified, although he could just be rated for so many types of aircraft that it takes him a moment to determine which one is at hand (though such a veteran pilot would be unlikely to have slept through takeoff or forget how to look up flight information from the cockpit).<br /> <br /> Three weeks later another plane related joke was released with [[1669: Planespotting]] where it is also an open question if the plane in the comic is actually a Boeing plane...<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[The text is written above a large commercial passenger airplane seen from below as it turns left. The text emanates from the cockpit.]<br /> :Captain: This is your captain speaking.<br /> :Captain: Gonna be honest-I just woke up and have no idea where I am. Looks like a Boeing of some kind?<br /> :Captain: Oh, hey, it says the flight number here.<br /> :Captain: Okay, I'm gonna check FlightAware to figure out where we're going.<br /> :Captain: Anyone know how to get on the wifi?<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *Real World Parallels:<br /> **This comic coincided with [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-man-goes-out-for-quiet-drink-in-essex-wakes-up-in-barcelona-a6951756.html a newspaper story] of British man, Alex Caviel, who after a night out had a vivid dream of being on a plane only to wake up to find himself on a plane landing in Barcelona.<br /> **The comic was also published shortly after the [https://www.rt.com/news/337113-flydubai-scandal-leaks-fatigue/ Flydubai scandal], in which many pilots and former pilots accused the airline of overworking its pilots and causing massive fatigue and stress, shortly after the crash of the flight FZ981. These claims were later waged against the FlyDubai airline. The comic could portray a scenario in which one of the fatigued pilots wake up mid-flight, still suffering from lack of sleep.<br /> **The comic was released a year and a day after the {{w|Suicide by pilot|suicide by pilot}} crash of {{w|Germanwings Flight 9525}} on 2015-03-24. This is probably a coincidence as there is no real relation to a pilot that forgets where he is, and then one that deliberately decides to crash a passenger plane killing 150 people, himself included. But for this particular flight the first officer, who crashed the plane, was left alone in the cockpit by the captain, and this was what enabled him to commit the deed. This event thus lead many companies to adopt a rule that there should always be at least two people in the cockpit at all times. But this was not always the case before, and this could explain the situation of the captain in this comic being alone in the cockpit when he &quot;wakes&quot; up.<br /> **Though rare, pilots [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47691478 sometimes may not (correctly) know where they are going].<br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1340:_Unique_Date&diff=289330 2022-07-20T18:08:21Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1340<br /> | date = March 10, 2014<br /> | title = Unique Date<br /> | image = unique_date.png<br /> | titletext = If our current civilization lasts another 8,000 years, it's probably fair to assume the Long Now Foundation got things right, and at some point we started listening to them and switched to five-digit years.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic [[Cueball]] is excited about the current date and he states this date (the date the comic was released) as 2014-03-10, with the year first, then the month, then the day of the month. This follows the international standard as defined in the {{W|ISO 8601}} standard. He then continues to point out, to [[Megan]] and another Cueball that this date will never happen again.<br /> <br /> The {{W|Gregorian calendar}} is the current way to count time in years, months and days. Since time moves only forward,{{Citation needed}} dates will never repeat. Every date is thus equally unique, even when the digits aren't in a pattern. <br /> <br /> Many people do, however, make a big deal about dates when the digits follow an interesting pattern, such as 2000-01-01 or 2012-12-12. They might plan special events on these &quot;unique&quot; days. For instance, [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jul/08/nation/na-weddings8 2007-07-07] was considered a &quot;lucky&quot; day and had a record number of weddings. This is because humans, in general, are superstitious{{Citation needed}} and like (and recognize) patterns in everyday life, also including patterns in the numbers used for stating dates. But this does not make these dates more unique than any other dates.<br /> <br /> Nevertheless, Cueball has made it into [[:Category:My Hobby|his hobby]] to point this daily uniqueness out, and having to listen to him, stating this fact every day, would be incredibly annoying to his friends.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to the {{W|Long Now Foundation}}, who uses [http://blog.longnow.org/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-digit-dates-and-10k-compliance-at-home/ five-digit years] (e.g. this comic's date would be written &quot;02014-03-10&quot;). This is an effort to encourage people to think in terms of long-term benefits, rather than only the coming years or decades. The {{w|Y2K problem}} was due to using only two digits to store the year, which would have made dates ambiguous when it rolled from 99 back to 00. Similarly, the {{w|Maya calendar}} had a repeating cycle of 52 years, and even their &quot;long count&quot; rolled over after 7885 years. As we currently use four-digit years this may cause a {{w|Year 10,000 problem|Y10K problem}}.<br /> <br /> The Long Now Foundation designs a [http://longnow.org/clock/ 10,000-year clock] that should be able to run for this long — and in principle, it could display every date up to 9999-12-31. 8000 years from the date of the comic would be 10014 AD — [[Randall]] jokes that by switching to 5-digit years, we'd prove the Long Now Foundation correct, although of course by this point there would be no other way to show years except by rebooting the calendar.<br /> <br /> A previous comic on date formats was [[1179: ISO 8601]]. Randall addresses date formatting confusion again in the title text of [[1467: Email]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball speaking to Megan and another Cueball-like guy.]<br /> :Cueball: Whoa, it's 2014-03-10! <br /> :Cueball: Under our system, that date will ''never happen again!!''<br /> :[Caption below the frame:]<br /> :My Hobby: Pointing this out every day.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]<br /> [[Category:My Hobby]]<br /> [[Category: Calendar]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=767:_Temper&diff=289329 2022-07-20T18:08:02Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 767<br /> | date = July 16, 2010<br /> | title = Temper<br /> | image = temper.png<br /> | titletext = Mr. Rogers projected an air of genuine, unwavering, almost saintly pure-hearted decency. But when you look deeper, at the person behind the image... that's exactly what you find there, too. He's exactly what he appears to be.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> Actor {{w|Mel Gibson}} was the subject of controversy a few days before this comic came out because a telephone rant was taped and released to the public. He laughed off the call, saying simply &quot;I have a bit of a temper.&quot;<br /> <br /> {{w|Fred Rogers}} was a minister and television personality best known for his children's educational show ''{{w|Mister Rogers' Neighborhood}}''. He's also famous for his testimony before the US Senate Communications subcommittee to secure a much-needed increase in funding for public educational broadcasting. He died of stomach cancer on February 27, 2003, but the legacy he left is substantial; to quote Wikipedia: &quot;Rogers received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, some forty honorary degrees, and a Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame, was recognized by two Congressional resolutions, and was ranked No. 35 among TV Guide's Fifty Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Several buildings and artworks in Pennsylvania are dedicated to his memory, and the Smithsonian Institution displays one of his trademark sweaters as a 'Treasure of American History'.&quot;<br /> <br /> Part of what made Fred Rogers (and, by extension, ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'') so successful was the perpetually cheerful, genuine way he presented himself. He was always sincere, but he was polite and gentle in his sincerity. Additionally, in stark contrast to the celebrity stereotype, he was an enormously compassionate and kind-hearted person even when off the screen. People who knew him in real life often observed that the Mister Rogers shown on TV wasn't just a character, it ''was'' Fred Rogers himself - as the title text notes. This counterstereotype has fueled [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp urban legends] that he was a former child molester, that he served in the military and killed many, etc., none of which are true.<br /> <br /> This comic subverts these false suspicions. Fred Rogers is fictionally recorded having a fight with his wife, but instead of a Mel Gibson-style explosive rage, he approaches it with a calm, diplomatic, and loving attitude consistent with his real personality. The title text does the same, setting up for a shocking reveal and failing to meet it.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[A black frame with the text [NO VIDEO] in the center, speech is in bubbles.]<br /> :Voice: Sometimes, when we disagree, I feel frustrated. But I never forget how lucky I am to have you in my family.<br /> :Voice: Always remember how special you are.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel]:<br /> :1981: An audio recorder on the set catches Fred Rogers fighting with his wife.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Romance]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring real people]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=611:_Disaster_Voyeurism&diff=289328 2022-07-20T18:07:52Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 611<br /> | date = July 17, 2009<br /> | title = Disaster Voyeurism<br /> | image = disaster voyeurism.png<br /> | titletext = Hurricane forums are full of excited comments about central pressure and wind speed and comparisons to Camille and 1931 and 1938, with hastily-tacked-on notes about how it will be tragic if anyone dies and they hope it's a dud.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The comic is referring to a phenomenon known as gaping or {{w|rubbernecking}}. The terms are applied to people who stand around as spectators at the site of a disaster. Apparently, many people are attracted to terrible scenes out of a sort of morbid curiosity. While fascinated by the spectacle, most people also feel a sense of shame and guilt at the same time, unsure of whether it is morally wrong to be entertained by other's misfortunes.<br /> <br /> This feeling of conscience is expressed in the comic by [[Megan]], who secretly cherishes hope that a hurricane might strike but feels guilt despite knowing she isn't the cause of any danger. [[Black Hat]] on the other hand regards these feelings as perfectly natural. In the comic, he gives three more examples of how he enjoys other people's misfortune, each more sinister than the last, eventually partaking in the disaster itself which is another thing entirely:<br /> * Watching shuttle launches because you don't want to miss a disaster, referring to the Challenger shuttle explosion shortly after launch on January 28, 1986. This example is similar to Megan's scenario, where they're not doing anything illegal or not allowed.<br /> * Dressing as an intern and sneaking into operating rooms to watch surgeries in case a patient dies, in hopes of watching organs be harvested. This is not allowed in operating rooms{{Citation needed}} and would be seen as socially unacceptable, but in this case he's not actually causing any harm. The organ harvesting could be a normal case of donating organs upon one's death, but could also be referring to illegal organ harvesting.<br /> * Detour signs are usually used when there is construction down a main road; the signs direct drivers down a longer and more roundabout path. In this case, Black Hat uses stolen detour signs to direct cars down a much more dangerous path. His backwoods roads are strewn with caltrops, small weapons that have a spike pointed upward no matter how they are thrown. They were used in World War 2 to burst tires, and Black Hat plans to do the same thing to the unsuspecting drivers’ car tires. He plans to then shoot at their windows and hunt them down on horseback. In this example, Black Hat would actually be causing the danger, potentially injuring or killing passengers in the car, which would be a very mean thing to do. {{Citation needed}}<br /> <br /> It becomes clear that he actually enjoys it when other people are hit by tragedies. He reveals that he even actively promotes or causes the tragic fates of others. Him being a {{w|sadism|sadist}} concurs with the characterization depicted in other comics. Megan understands that the two of them are in fact leading entirely different conversations, as Black Hat is not in the least able to comprehend her scruples.<br /> <br /> The title text aims at hurricane enthusiasts in internet forums, who are distracted by their scientific curiosity from the danger a hurricane may present to humans.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Megan is watching TV. Black Hat is leaning on the back of her chair.]<br /> :Megan: I've realized that I always secretly root for hurricanes. I watch the news hoping that they'll get really big and hit a city. I know my hopes don't actually affect it, but I feel bad.<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: Nah, that's just natural human attraction to spectacle. It's like watching the shuttle launch because you don't want to miss it if there's a disaster.<br /> :Megan: ...I guess?<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: Or dressing as an intern to sneak into operating rooms, in case a patient dies and you can watch them harvest organs.<br /> :Megan: Wait, you ''do'' that?<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: Or stealing detour signs to direct highway drivers down backwoods roads strewn with caltrops. After the tires burst, you start shooting out their windows.<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: Then, when they flee the car in terror, you hunt them on horseback, like ''men'' once did.<br /> :Megan: I realized a while back that we're having entirely different conversations.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Hurricanes]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2647:_Capri_Suns&diff=289327 2022-07-20T18:07:40Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289326 by Sir Urquhart (talk) SIR NIGGERSHART THE NIGGERFAGGOT</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2647<br /> | date = July 18, 2022<br /> | title = RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> | image = Frank Green TLN 1869.jpg<br /> | titletext = NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a SPECIAL OPERATIVE TRYING TO HANDLE A DISGUSTED NURSE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> [[Cueball]] has been impersonating a doctor at a hospital. But his attempt to fool the staff (including [[Megan]] and [[:Category:Doctor Ponytail|Doctor Ponytail]]) fails when he mistakes a saline bag for a Capri Sun juice drink.<br /> <br /> {{w|Capri Sun}} is a fruit juice concentrate beverage that comes in soft rectangular mylar bags with a small seal near the top, to be pierced with an included straw so as to sip the drink. {{w|Saline (medicine)|Saline}} bags, used in hospitals and other medical settings, are also soft and rectangular, with an {{w|Intravenous therapy#Medical uses|intravenous}} (I.V.) drip connection about the same size as such straws, and usually contain a 0.9% sodium chloride (table salt) solution in sterile water so they are salty enough to be {{w|Tonicity#Isotonicity|isotonic}} with blood. Capri Sun is mostly sugar water, and only 0.00008% salt,[https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight/substance/capri-blank-sun-coma-and-blank-fruit-blank-juice-blank-drink] so it tastes sweet instead.<br /> <br /> Almost everyone would be very unlikely to accidentally mistake saline bags for Capri Sun, especially a medical doctor.{{citation needed}} Cueball begins to realize that his attempt to impersonate a doctor has derailed when the hospital staff notice that he made such an absurdly unlikely and therefore humorous error.<br /> <br /> The title text makes it clear that Cueball is being removed from the hospital by security personnel. While they are dragging him out, he tries to point out that drinking saline is better than putting Capri Sun into a patient's I.V. drip, as it would endanger the patient,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47623816] arguing that this mitigates the severity of his transgression. The guards apprehending him are unlikely to be persuaded, as impersonating hospital staff is a serious offense with dangerous risks and severe consequences. In California, the unlicensed practice of medicine can result in a maximum $10,000 fine, up to three years in prison, or both.[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&amp;sectionNum=2052.]<br /> <br /> The comic arguably continues [[451: Impostor]] and [[699: Trimester]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball, wearing a lab coat, is drinking out of a straw inserted into an IV drip bag that is labelled &quot;saline&quot; (on the 2x image; it is rendered unreadable on the standard resolution version, just like the rest of the label's squiggles). Cueball is surrounded by hospital staff. To the left is Megan with a white hat, she is holding a clipboard, with a paper with unreadable text. To his right is Dr. Ponytail holding a rolled up paper under one arm and to the right of her a man with a similar hat as Megan. They are all looking at Cueball.]<br /> :Cueball: You know, these Capri Suns are good, but they're ''really'' salty.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I think the hospital may be starting to realize that I'm not actually a doctor.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Doctor Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Characters with hats]]<br /> [[Category:Medicine]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Comics&diff=289325 2022-07-20T18:07:15Z

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108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1079:_United_Shapes&diff=289324 2022-07-20T18:06:51Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1079<br /> | date = July 9, 2012<br /> | title = United Shapes<br /> | image = united_shapes.png<br /> | imagesize = 800px<br /> | titletext = That eggplant is in something of a flaccid state.<br /> }}<br /> A large version is [http://xkcd.com/1079/large/ here].<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic, each state of the United States of America has been filled-in with an object of similar shape. Several years later Randall made a new map of the US mainland [[1653: United States Map]], where he shuffled the positions of the states but filled out the outline. Also in this map Michigan has been split into two separate parts. (Here it is the mitten and the eagle). This comic could also be a reference to {{w|Giuseppe Arcimboldo}}'s portraits, which were comprised of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, books, and fish. <br /> <br /> Very few, if any, of the shapes used are stereotypes of the state; they are merely objects that look like the state. Some of the objects are those which the states are widely known to resemble. For example, Michigan is represented by a mitten and an Eagle, and a pot with handle takes the place of Oklahoma (with the panhandle region of the state filled with a literal handle). Others, however, are more creative. Few would have likely pictured Texas as a dog or Alaska as a bear with a jet pack and laser gun. There are several incredibly simple objects filling some states. Kentucky is filled by a cloud, which conceivably could have been used for any state, and Wyoming, one of the nearly rectangular states, is simply an envelope. There are three pairs of states that are related. Georgia and Missouri each contain an image of the other, drawing attention to their similar shapes, North and South Dakota are the top and bottom halves of a {{w|guitar amplifier}} {{w|speaker cabinet}}, and Alabama and Mississippi are {{w|moai}} facing in opposite directions.<br /> <br /> Colorado contains what looks like a Wikipedia article. [http://xkcd.com/1079/colorado/ A close-up of the fake article is provided.] The following references are made in the Colorado article:<br /> <br /> *The pronunciation is not that for Colorado, but for {{w|Eyjafjallajökull}}, a volcano in Iceland that erupted in April 2010.<br /> *The way it has a demilitarized zone towards Wyoming resembles {{W|North Korea}} and {{W|South Korea}}.<br /> *Eleven dimensions refers to {{w|string theory}}.<br /> *A {{w|wormhole}} is a theoretical relative of the {{w|black hole}}. This is a reference to the television series {{w|Stargate SG-1}} where a device capable of creating wormholes is located in the {{w|Cheyenne Mountain nuclear bunker}} in Colorado.<br /> *A {{w|Horcrux}} is a type of magical object in the world of {{W|Harry Potter}} that prevents the creator of it from passing on. They may die, but their soul remains to be resurrected by another wizard<br /> *The radiation zones around Longmont are caused by {{w|Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant|radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant}}.<br /> *The fake motto ''Si parare possis, vivere septem'' can be roughly translated as &quot;With preparation, survival is possible for over a week.&quot;<br /> <br /> New Mexico according to [https://xkcd.com/1079/info.0.json official transcript] is &quot;A liquid container labeled for something of unusual and silly danger&quot;. The labeling is upside down and it refers to the nuclear testing facility White Sands Missile Range located in New Mexico for the nuclear bomb. The joke is that it presents the white sand itself as extremely hazardous. The phrase &quot;contains chemicals known only to the state of Nevada&quot; may be a reference to the nuclear weapons testing that occurred in Nevada (although in that case, it's not really the ''state'' of Nevada that knows those chemicals, but rather the {{w|Nevada Test Site}}, home of Area 51 ''et al''.), and is also a reference to California's {{w|1986 California Proposition 65|Proposition 65}} warning label, &quot;WARNING: This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.&quot;<br /> :This end up<br /> :Property of White Sands Missile Range<br /> :??? [Followed by a {{w|NFPA 704}} Diamond with all divisions at severe risk, and a radiation symbol in the special notice division]<br /> :Contains White Sand<br /> :FLAMMABLE<br /> :Warning: <br /> :This product contains chemicals known <br /> :only to the state of Nevada. <br /> :Contents under pressure from parents<br /> :If swallowed, induce labor<br /> :56 fluid ounces <br /> :and 14 other ounces<br /> <br /> The title text makes fun of Florida which is sometimes called &quot;The penis of America&quot;. Obviously, this penis is somewhat flaccid (not erect). The use of the word &quot;state&quot; is a pun, as it means some particular condition (flaccid state) as well as a political entity (The State of Florida).<br /> <br /> ==Objects==<br /> {|class=wikitable<br /> !State!!Contained Picture!!Comments<br /> |-<br /> |Alabama ||A moai head facing east.||{{w|Moai}} are Easter Island stone statues.<br /> |-<br /> |Alaska ||A bear with a jet pack and a ray gun.||The ray gun and {{w|jet pack}} are fixtures of science fiction during the Cold War era, and the Russian Bear is an often-used personification of the country Russia in political cartoonage; the &quot;teddy bear&quot; image may be related to Alaska's former Russian heritage. The USA acquired Alaska from Russia in the Alaska Purchase of 1867 and it became a state in 1959, during the Cold War. The Cold War often featured baseless worries of a potential Russian invasion of Alaska due to their geographical proximity across the Bering Sea and Bering Strait, which persisted through the 1980s; Alaska was the location of a large number of interceptor missiles as part of Ronald Reagan's &quot;Star Wars Defense Initiative&quot; intended to shoot down missiles that might be launched from the USSR. The ray gun is pointed across the Bering Strait at Russia, consistent with Alaska's often being described as the &quot;first line of defense&quot; against Russian aggression. The teddy bear is similar in appearance to {{w|Winnie the Pooh}}.||<br /> |-<br /> |Arizona ||A refrigerated shelf containing milk, bread, and pastries.||<br /> |-<br /> |Arkansas ||A measuring cup.||<br /> |-<br /> |California ||A vacuum.||An old-fashioned upright vacuum cleaner (lying down to the right), green with a yellow bag.<br /> |-<br /> |Colorado ||The Wikipedia article on Colorado.||A fake Wikipedia article on Colorado. Below the text as seen in the provided close up:<br /> :[web address:]<br /> ::en.wikipedia.org/wiki/colorado<br /> :[Headers]<br /> ::Wikipedia<br /> ::Article Talk<br /> ::Colorado<br /> :[Main article {note that Randall forgot the closing parentheses ')' after the pronunciation}]<br /> ::Colorado (Pronounced [ˈeːijaˌfjatlaˌjœːkʏtl̥] is a US State encompassing portions of the Rocky<br /> ::Mountains and the Great Plains. The region has been inhabited since at least 11,000 BCE, and <br /> ::some archaeological evidence suggest the state – with roughly its current borders – has literally<br /> ::always existed. Colorado is separated from Wyoming by a 28-mile demilitarized zone, and <br /> ::has at times exercised substantial regional <br /> ::power via the installation of puppet governments<br /> ::in neighboring states<br /> ::Geographically, Colorado is eleven-dimensional,<br /> ::though seven of those dimensions are tightly<br /> ::compacted and difficult to detect in most areas<br /> ::of the state. Colorado is home to the nation's<br /> ::oldest continually-operated wormhole and two<br /> ::of President Lincoln's horcruxes.<br /> ::The wildlife in Colorado is commonly characterized <br /> ::as &quot;erratic&quot;, particularly in the radiation zones <br /> ::around Longmont. The State's timber wolf<br /> ::population is largely bipedal; the Park Service<br /> ::has expressed &quot;concern&quot; at their attempts to enroll in<br /> :[Fact box with correct (though black instead of blue) State flag and emblem and fake motto:]<br /> ::State of Colorado<br /> ::Motto:<br /> ::&quot;Si parare possis, vivere septem.&quot;<br /> ::(With preparation, survival is<br /> ::possible for over a week.)<br /> |-<br /> |Connecticut ||A train conductor's hat.||<br /> |-<br /> |Delaware ||A meerkat.||<br /> |-<br /> |Florida ||An eggplant.||The title text mentions the eggplant being in a flaccid state, which might be a reference to the sexual use of the eggplant emoji.<br /> |-<br /> |Georgia ||Missouri.||The outline of the state of Missouri, with the {{w|Gateway Arch}} in St. Louis.<br /> |-<br /> |Hawaii ||The island of Hawaii is a snowball. The smaller islands are small bits of snow.||<br /> |-<br /> |Idaho ||A garden gnome, sitting down.||<br /> |-<br /> |Illinois ||A gangster with a guitar case, upside down.||<br /> |-<br /> |Indiana ||The brush of a paintbrush.||<br /> |-<br /> |Iowa ||A tomato, lettuce, cold cut and cheese sandwich.||<br /> |-<br /> |Kansas ||A {{w|spinet}} piano.||<br /> |-<br /> |Kentucky ||A cloud.||<br /> |-<br /> |Louisiana ||A boot with some gum stuck to the bottom of it.||<br /> |-<br /> |Maine ||A Vulcan salute.||Maine's camp sunshine has had Star Trek related events in the past, including the opportunity to appear in a film.<br /> |-<br /> |Maryland ||A wolf howling to the moon, upside down.||<br /> |-<br /> |Massachusetts ||An elephant, being ridden by a man, carrying tea.||Might be a reference to the Boston Tea Party, which occurred in Massachusetts, and the Republican political party. The man seems to be wearing a tricorn hat.<br /> |-<br /> |Michigan ||A mitten for the lower portion, an eagle for the {{w|Upper Peninsula of Michigan}}.||<br /> |-<br /> |Minnesota ||$160 in $20 USD bills, tied together.||<br /> |-<br /> |Mississippi ||A moai head facing west.||<br /> |-<br /> |Missouri ||Georgia.||The outline of the state of Georgia, with a pair of {{w|Georgia Peach|Georgia peaches}}.<br /> |-<br /> |Montana ||One half of a muffin, sideways.||<br /> |-<br /> |Nebraska ||A blue VW type 2 with mattresses sticking out the back.||<br /> |-<br /> |Nevada ||A clothes iron.||<br /> |-<br /> |New Hampshire ||A tall brick factory building.|| Could be in reference to the many brick mill buildings in Manchester, one of the larger cities in the state.<br /> |-<br /> |New Jersey ||A bent-over old person. He is carrying a cane.||<br /> |-<br /> |New Mexico ||A liquid container labeled for something of unusual and silly danger.||A yellow liquid container with upside-down labeling.<br /> ::This end up!!<br /> ::Property of White Sands Missile Range<br /> ::Contains White Sand<br /> :[Written inside a hazardous-materials {{w|NFPA 704|NFPA diamond}} with the ? very large, and the three '4' in the three top part of a diamond shape divided in four these three sections being blue(health), red(flammability), and yellow(instability). The lower part has a radioactive sign on the same grey background as the large rectangle.]<br /> ::??? 4 4 4 <br /> ::Flammable<br /> ::Warning<br /> ::This product contains chemicals known<br /> ::Only to the State of Nevada.<br /> ::Contents under pressure from parents<br /> ::If swallowed, induce labor<br /> ::56 fluid ounces<br /> ::and 14 other ounces<br /> ::NB - There are several chemicals such as {{w|Pentaborane(9)}} and {{w|tert-Butyl hydroperoxide|''tert''-Butyl hydroperoxide}} which have a 4-4-4 rating, however, no known substance is both 4-4-4 and radioactive<br /> |-<br /> |New York ||A hybrid transmission with standard manual-style gears and a torque converter sliced in half.||<br /> |-<br /> |North Carolina ||A bouquet of flowers. They appear similar to {{w|Galium Palustre|marsh bedstraws}}.||<br /> |-<br /> |North Dakota ||The top half of a guitar amplifier speaker cabinet.|| Possibly a {{w|Randall Amplifiers|Randall}} [https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-49c12/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/12694/26126/apihqruad__00850.1479879391.jpg RD412A] angled 4x12&quot; cabinet, which is similar in appearance and bears [[Randall]]'s name.<br /> |-<br /> |Ohio ||Underwear (Briefs).||Possibly a reference to ''{{w|Captain Underpants}}'', which takes place in Ohio.||<br /> |-<br /> |Oklahoma ||A covered pot, dripping with boil-over.||Western Oklahoma is often called &quot;{{w|Oklahoma Panhandle|the panhandle}}&quot;; sure enough, this is where the boiling pot's handle fits.||<br /> |-<br /> |Oregon ||A locomotive.||<br /> |-<br /> |Pennsylvania ||A very thick book with a bookmark.||<br /> |-<br /> |Rhode Island ||The bow half of a boat's hull.||<br /> |-<br /> |South Carolina ||A slice of pizza.||<br /> |-<br /> |South Dakota ||The bottom half of guitar amplifier speaker cabinet.|| Possibly a {{w|Randall Amplifiers|Randall}} [https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-49c12/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/12694/26126/apihqruad__00850.1479879391.jpg RD412A] angled 4x12&quot; cabinet, which is similar in appearance and bears [[Randall]]'s name.<br /> |-<br /> |Tennessee ||A number of children's books, placed in a slightly askew pile.|| Possibly a reference to Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. The books are {{w|Where's Waldo?}}, {{w|The Wreck of the Zephyr}}, {{w|The Way Things Work}}, Free Fall, {{w|Paddle-to-the-Sea}}, What It Feels Like to Be a Building, and {{w|The Crab with the Golden Claws}}.<br /> |-<br /> |Texas ||A dog sitting in a bowl.||<br /> |-<br /> |Utah ||An oven.||<br /> |-<br /> |Vermont ||A microscope, upside down.||<br /> |-<br /> |Virginia ||A {{w|stegosaurus}}.||<br /> |-<br /> |Washington ||A whale.|| The Puget Sound is well known for whale watching<br /> |-<br /> |Washington DC ||A star.||On most maps, capitals are shown as stars. Washington DC is the capital of the United States.<br /> |-<br /> |West Virginia ||A {{w|frog}}.||<br /> |-<br /> |Wisconsin ||A skull.||<br /> |-<br /> |Wyoming ||An envelope.||The back side of a white envelope, sealed with red wax, with a black heart next to a signature (lower left corner).<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|tables are not welcome here}}<br /> :The '''United Shapes'''<br /> :A map of things states are shaped like <br /> :[Each state has some item wedged to stay inside its borders]<br /> <br /> {| class=wikitable<br /> ! State<br /> ! Official Transcript<br /> ! Text<br /> |-<br /> |WA<br /> |whale<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MT<br /> |half muffin<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |ND and SD<br /> |top and bottom halves of an amp<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MN<br /> |$160 in $20 USD bills<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |WI<br /> |skull<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MI<br /> |mitten for the lower portion, eagle for the {{w|Upper Peninsula of Michigan}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |NY<br /> |hybrid transmission with standard manual-style gears and a torque converter sliced in half<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |VT<br /> |microscope, upside down<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |NH<br /> |tall brick factory building<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |ME<br /> |Vulcan salute<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MA<br /> |elephant, being ridden by a man, carrying tea<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |CT<br /> |train conductor's hat<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |RI<br /> |bow half of a boat's hull<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |OR<br /> |locomotive<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |ID<br /> |garden gnome, sitting down<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |WY<br /> |envelope.<br /> |The envelope is marked with a signature, possibly Randall's<br /> |-<br /> |NE<br /> |blue VW type 2 with mattresses sticking out the back<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |IA<br /> |tomato, lettuce, cold cut and cheese sandwich<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |IL<br /> |gangster with a guitar case, upside down<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |IN<br /> |brush of a paintbrush<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |OH<br /> |underwear (Briefs)<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |PA<br /> |very thick book with a bookmark<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |NJ<br /> |bent-over old person<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |NV<br /> |clothes iron<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |UT<br /> |oven<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |CO<br /> |Wikipedia article on Colorado<br /> |See Link Above<br /> |-<br /> |KS<br /> |stand-up piano<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MO<br /> |Georgia<br /> |Georgia<br /> |-<br /> |KY<br /> |cloud<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |WV<br /> |{{w|frog}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |VA<br /> |{{w|stegosaurus}}<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |DC<br /> |star.<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MD<br /> |wolf howling to the moon, upside down<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |DE<br /> |meerkat<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |CA<br /> |vacuum cleaner<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |AZ<br /> |refrigerated shelf containing milk, bread, and pastries<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |NM<br /> |liquid container with warning label<br /> |This end up!!<br /> Property of White Sands Missile Range<br /> <br /> Contains White Sand<br /> <br /> ???<br /> <br /> FLAMMABLE<br /> <br /> Warning: This product contains chemicals known Only to the state of Nevada.<br /> <br /> Contents under pressure from parents.<br /> <br /> If swallowed, induce labor.<br /> <br /> 56 Fluid Ounces and 14 other ounces.<br /> |-<br /> |OK<br /> |covered pot, dripping with boil-over<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |AR<br /> |measuring cup<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |TN<br /> |children's books, placed in a slightly askew pile<br /> |Handford / WHERE'S WALDO / or wally<br /> <br /> The Wreck of the Zephyr / Chris Van Allsburg<br /> <br /> The Way Things Work / DAVID MACAULRY<br /> <br /> Weisner / FREE FALL<br /> <br /> PADDLE-TO-THE-SEA / HCH(?)<br /> <br /> WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A BUILDING / Wilson<br /> <br /> TINTIN / The Crab with the Golden Claws / Hergé<br /> |-<br /> |NC<br /> |flower bouquet<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |AK<br /> |teddy bear with a jet pack and a ray gun<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |HI<br /> |snowball<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |TX<br /> |dog sitting in a bowl<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |LA<br /> |boot with some gum stuck to the bottom<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |MS<br /> |moai head facing west<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |AL<br /> |moai head facing east<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |GA<br /> |Missouri.<br /> |Missouri<br /> |-<br /> |SC<br /> |pizza slice<br /> |<br /> |-<br /> |FL<br /> |eggplant<br /> |<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *A print version of this comic is available in the [https://store.xkcd.com/products/united-shapes-poster xkcd store].<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Large drawings]]<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:US maps]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]<br /> [[Category:Animals]]<br /> [[Category:Dogs]]<br /> [[Category:Dinosaurs]]<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia]]<br /> [[Category:Star Trek]]<br /> [[Category:Harry Potter]] &lt;!-- Colorado Wikipedia --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Volcanoes]] &lt;!-- Colorado Wikipedia --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics with xkcd store products]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2647:_Capri_Suns&diff=289323 2022-07-20T18:06:40Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289320 by Sir Urquhart (talk) DO THE NEEDFUL SIR NIGGERSHART</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2647<br /> | date = July 18, 2022<br /> | title = RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> | image = Frank Green TLN 1869.jpg<br /> | titletext = NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a SPECIAL OPERATIVE TRYING TO HANDLE A DISGUSTED NURSE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> [[Cueball]] has been impersonating a doctor at a hospital. But his attempt to fool the staff (including [[Megan]] and [[:Category:Doctor Ponytail|Doctor Ponytail]]) fails when he mistakes a saline bag for a Capri Sun juice drink.<br /> <br /> {{w|Capri Sun}} is a fruit juice concentrate beverage that comes in soft rectangular mylar bags with a small seal near the top, to be pierced with an included straw so as to sip the drink. {{w|Saline (medicine)|Saline}} bags, used in hospitals and other medical settings, are also soft and rectangular, with an {{w|Intravenous therapy#Medical uses|intravenous}} (I.V.) drip connection about the same size as such straws, and usually contain a 0.9% sodium chloride (table salt) solution in sterile water so they are salty enough to be {{w|Tonicity#Isotonicity|isotonic}} with blood. Capri Sun is mostly sugar water, and only 0.00008% salt,[https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight/substance/capri-blank-sun-coma-and-blank-fruit-blank-juice-blank-drink] so it tastes sweet instead.<br /> <br /> Almost everyone would be very unlikely to accidentally mistake saline bags for Capri Sun, especially a medical doctor.{{citation needed}} Cueball begins to realize that his attempt to impersonate a doctor has derailed when the hospital staff notice that he made such an absurdly unlikely and therefore humorous error.<br /> <br /> The title text makes it clear that Cueball is being removed from the hospital by security personnel. While they are dragging him out, he tries to point out that drinking saline is better than putting Capri Sun into a patient's I.V. drip, as it would endanger the patient,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47623816] arguing that this mitigates the severity of his transgression. The guards apprehending him are unlikely to be persuaded, as impersonating hospital staff is a serious offense with dangerous risks and severe consequences. In California, the unlicensed practice of medicine can result in a maximum $10,000 fine, up to three years in prison, or both.[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&amp;sectionNum=2052.]<br /> <br /> The comic arguably continues [[451: Impostor]] and [[699: Trimester]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball, wearing a lab coat, is drinking out of a straw inserted into an IV drip bag that is labelled &quot;saline&quot; (on the 2x image; it is rendered unreadable on the standard resolution version, just like the rest of the label's squiggles). Cueball is surrounded by hospital staff. To the left is Megan with a white hat, she is holding a clipboard, with a paper with unreadable text. To his right is Dr. Ponytail holding a rolled up paper under one arm and to the right of her a man with a similar hat as Megan. They are all looking at Cueball.]<br /> :Cueball: You know, these Capri Suns are good, but they're ''really'' salty.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I think the hospital may be starting to realize that I'm not actually a doctor.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Doctor Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Characters with hats]]<br /> [[Category:Medicine]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=240:_Dream_Girl&diff=289322 2022-07-20T18:06:14Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 240<br /> | date = March 26, 2007<br /> | title = Dream Girl<br /> | image = dream girl.png<br /> | titletext = No matter how elaborately you fool yourself.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic is a commentary on people who dream, daydream, and wish for things to happen, commonly in a romantic context. Cueball dreams of a girl who gives him a time and a place, and the last panel implies that he went to that place at the given time, but did not find the girl. The strip builds up hope and anticipation that this supernaturally romantic reunion will occur, but grounds the reader with the last line of the comic and the title text.<br /> <br /> The coordinates of the note lead to [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=42.39561+-71.13051&amp;hl=en&amp;ll=42.395612,-71.130509&amp;spn=0.001549,0.002642&amp;sll=32.907845,-96.605711&amp;sspn=0.159394,0.338173&amp;t=h&amp;z=19 Reverend Thomas J. Williams Park in Cambridge, MA, USA]. The time on the note, September 23, 2007, was about six months ''after'' the publishing of this comic. One hundred eighty-one days, to be exact.<br /> <br /> Notably, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160605010651/http://thephoenix.com/boston/news/48208-wisdom-of-crowds/ several hundred xkcd fans met up at that very time and place]. [[Randall]] also visited the meetup, and was recorded as saying &quot;Maybe wanting something does make it real.&quot;<br /> <br /> The idea that the frame of the comic grabs the people inside was already used in comic [[82: Frame]].<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Geohashing]]<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball and a friend are talking.]<br /> <br /> :Cueball: I had a dream that I met a girl in a dying world.<br /> <br /> :[In the next frame, Cueball's words fill the entire frame.]<br /> <br /> :Cueball: It was all coming apart. Hairline cracks in reality widened to yawning chasms. Everything was going dark and light all at once, and there was a sound like breaking waves rising into a piercing scream at the edge of hearing. I knew we didn't have long together.<br /> <br /> :Cueball: She grabbed me and spoke a stream of numbers into my ear. Then it all went away.<br /> :[A girl grabs him as cracks in the edges of the panel become tendrils and grab Cueball and the girl.]<br /> <br /> :Cueball: I woke up. The memory of the apocalypse faded to mere fancy, but the numbers burned bright in my mind. I wrote them down right away.<br /> :[A note reads: 42.39561 -71.13051 2007 09 23 14 38 00.]<br /> :Cueball: They were coordinates. A place and a time, neither one too far away.<br /> <br /> :Cueball: What else could I do? When the day came, I went to the spot and waited.<br /> <br /> :Friend: ...and?<br /> :Cueball: It turns out wanting something doesn't make it real.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Romance]]<br /> [[Category:Dreams]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1098<br /> | date = August 22, 2012<br /> | title = Star Ratings<br /> | image = star ratings.png<br /> | titletext = I got lost and wandered into the world's creepiest cemetery, where the headstones just had names and star ratings. Freaked me out. When I got home I tried to leave the cemetery a bad review on Yelp, but as my hand hovered over the 'one star' button I felt this distant chill...<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic deals with the idea that users when viewing online star ratings are usually heavily biased towards the best possible rating (five stars). As there are nine possible scores in the rating system in the comic (1 star, 1.5 stars, 2 stars...4.5 stars, and finally 5 stars), a rating of 3 out of 5 stars is supposed to represent &quot;average&quot; or &quot;mediocre&quot;. Thus, anything above 3 stars is supposed to be &quot;good&quot; and anything below 3 stars is &quot;bad&quot;. However, most people consider a four star rating to be &quot;OK&quot;, and everything below as &quot;crap&quot;. <br /> <br /> On one hand there is some justification for this, as ratings are more likely to be given by people who fall onto one of the extremes (either loved or hated the product) and thus there is a tendency for ratings to be skewed either high or low. Fake reviews are also a factor that often push an aggregate score higher, although this is not addressed in the comic. For this reason, no product is so perfect that every user will give it five stars - as soon as one person gives it less than five, the overall review score would drop. So the only explanation for a five star rating is that only a few users have voted, maybe only one.<br /> <br /> The title text may refer to the folkloric practice of attributing a feeling of a chill to someone walking on your future grave. When Randall is back home he would like to give a bad rating on {{w|Yelp}} — a corporation that operates an &quot;online urban guide&quot; — and hovering his hand over the 'one star' button, he was just 'walking' over the rating on his own future grave.<br /> <br /> Another possible explanation for the title text is that the headstones are from people that gave the cemetery star ratings and were then murdered, having their given ratings displayed in the headstones. This in turn would explain the chill Randall feels before clicking the one-star button.<br /> <br /> See also: [[937: TornadoGuard]], another comic about star ratings.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :Understanding online star ratings:<br /> <br /> :5 stars: [Has only one review]<br /> :4.5 stars: Excellent<br /> :4 stars: OK<br /> :3.5-1 star: Crap.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *The image at the end of [http://what-if.xkcd.com/69/ What-If 69] references this comic in the title text.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Charts]]<br /> [[Category:Online reviews]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1655:_Doomsday_Clock&diff=289319 2022-07-20T18:05:39Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1655<br /> | date = March 14, 2016<br /> | title = Doomsday Clock<br /> | image = doomsday_clock.png<br /> | titletext = After a power outage at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the new Digital Doomsday Clock is flashing 00:00 and mushroom clouds keep appearing and then retracting once a second.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The {{w|Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists}} is an academic journal which has a recurring feature known as the {{w|Doomsday Clock}}, which shows the Bulletin's judgment on the current state of the world. The idea is that when the clock hits midnight, the world ends (originally conceived as in a {{w|nuclear war}}), so how close the clock is to midnight is a scale of the world's current state of risk. Its setting as of the publication of this comic was at &quot;three minutes to midnight&quot; (11:57 PM or 23:57). Its current setting is (as of 24th January 2020) at &quot;100 seconds to midnight&quot; (11:58:20 PM or 23:58:20).<br /> <br /> {{w|Daylight saving time}} (DST) is a feature in many countries where in the summer months, everyone moves their clock forward an hour to artificially postpone sunset and thereby have a longer time of sunlight in the afternoon. The {{w|History_of_time_in_the_United_States#Start_and_end_dates_of_United_States_Daylight_Time|day before this comic came out}} (Sunday), most of the United States switched from standard time to DST. This makes it the first of [[:Category:Daylight saving time|several comics about DST]] that has been released in conjunction with the beginning of DST. <br /> <br /> [[Cueball]] is inside the office of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and comes across the Doomsday Clock, which is apparently an actual clock. Citing a {{w|mnemonic}}, &quot;Spring forward, fall back&quot;, referring to which direction to move the hour hand in the season when DST begins or ends, he pushes the hour hand forward one hour, so instead of the world being three minutes ''from'' the end of the world, it is now 57 minutes ''into'' it, so the final panel simply shows the world erupting in a {{w|Dr. Strangelove|''Dr. Strangelove''}}-esque [https://youtu.be/NFkryh6hC-k?t=23s nuclear apocalypse], with the typical mushroom cloud shape, with a ring around the stem, which is also displayed in the Wikipedia page on {{w|nuclear weapons}}.<br /> <br /> This is an absurdist joke confusing the Doomsday Clock with an actual clock; the Doomsday Clock is a subjective measurement of risk, not of time, and as such is not subject to Daylight Saving Time. Furthermore, in the comic the Doomsday Clock does not just measure the world's risk but actively controls it; even if the Doomsday Clock were affected by DST, the doomsday scenario notably does not occur until Cueball adjusts the clock. Also Cueball would only ever adjust the clock like this, if he happened to come by just when the real time was 12:57 the day after DST (as it is not clear from an analog clock if it is AM or PM). When he spots the clock showing 11:57 at 12:57 he just thinks someone has forgotten this particular clock, (which happens a lot the day after DST), and he is thus just helpfully adjusting to the new correct DST time.<br /> <br /> The title text continues on this same theme, with the digital doomsday clock (apparently it has now been replaced by a digital one, maybe Cueball broke the old analog one) being reset by a power outage. Many [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fdc_D38-c digital clocks blink] 00:00 once per second after a power outage, only stopping when the clock is reset. This is interpreted as the world actually blinking in and out of the Doomsday Clock's midnight, so nuclear explosions thus naturally appear and disappear in sync with the clock.<br /> <br /> This once more underlines the entire point of this comic, that it makes no sense to have such a clock. Many people, including [[Randall]], also believe that DST also makes little sense today, so maybe this is why the two are connected in this comic. Randall has [[:Category:Daylight saving time|mocked DST several times]], so this could be yet another attempt to have some fun at its expense.<br /> <br /> Another doomsday clock was used in [[1159: Countdown]], although here it was for a {{w|supervolcano}} eruption. A nuclear bomb, not yet exploded but with a short countdown, was the facilitator of the joke in [[1168: tar]].<br /> <br /> Within a year before this comics release Randall made several other comics about nuclear weapons, most recently January of 2016 with [[1626: Judgment Day]], and before that these two in 2015, [[1539: Planning]] and [[1520: Degree-Off]]. Nuclear weapons are also mentioned twice in ''[[Thing Explainer]]'', specifically they are explained in the explanation for ''Machine for burning cities'' about {{w|Thermonuclear weapon|thermonuclear bombs}}, but they are also mentioned in ''Boat that goes under the sea'' about a submarine that caries nukes. All three comics and both explanations in the book, does like this comic, comment on how crazy it is that we have created enough firepower to obliterate Earth several times (or at least scourge it for any human life). After these there was some time without nuclear bombs, but a new mushroom cloud was displayed in [[1736: Manhattan Project]], the week after such weapons invention was listed at 1950 CE.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Above a clock that shows 3 minutes to 12:]<br /> :&lt;small&gt;Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists&lt;/small&gt;<br /> :&lt;big&gt;Doomsday Clock&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> :[Cueball enters the frame from the left and walks up the clock while looking up at it.]<br /> :&lt;small&gt;Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists&lt;/small&gt;<br /> :&lt;big&gt;Doomsday Clock&lt;/big&gt;<br /> :Cueball: Oh hey, spring forward.<br /> <br /> :[Cueball grabs hold of the hour hand on the clock and adjust it one hour ahead to 3 minutes to 1.]<br /> :&lt;small&gt;Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists&lt;/small&gt;<br /> :&lt;big&gt;Doomsday Clock&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> :[Nuclear apocalypse with one large central mushroom cloud, with a typical ring around the central stem, two other mushroom clouds are behind it left and right as well as three smaller ones near (or even partly under) the horizon. There are also three smaller explosion in the air.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Daylight saving time]]<br /> [[Category:Time]]<br /> [[Category:Nuclear weapons]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1758<br /> | date = November 11, 2016<br /> | title = Astrophysics<br /> | image = astrophysics.png<br /> | titletext = DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSCIENCE / Motto: &quot;If I hear the phrase 'mirror neurons' I swear to God I will flip this table.&quot;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In physics, the theory of gravity produced by {{w|general relativity}} combined with {{w|dark matter}} are our current best model for explaining the behavior of gravity and galaxies. The evidence supporting this model is extensive. General relativity accurately predicts the orbit of planets, even precise details like the {{w|Two-body problem in general relativity#Anomalous precession of Mercury|precession of Mercury}} which Newtonian gravity couldn't fully explain. Dark matter, in turn, explains behaviors of galaxies such as their {{w|Galaxy rotation curve|rotation rates}} that were not correctly predicted with general relativity alone. Most astrophysicists believe dark matter exists, either in the form of {{w|Massive compact halo object|an unknown type of star that is too dim to see}}, or {{w|Weakly interacting massive particles|an undiscovered subatomic particle}}.<br /> <br /> However, because the concept of dark matter posits something so pervasive yet unknown and so far undetected, it can be difficult to accept, since typically inability to detect something tends to mean non-existence of that thing. One might be reminded of {{w|Aether_(classical_element)|Aether}}, a similar theory that an undetectable substance exists in space to allow light and gravity to travel, although unlike dark matter that has been debunked. Thus, it is common to hear objections to dark matter, with a popular alternative idea being that dark matter can be explained away by a modified theory of gravity. <br /> <br /> One such alternative theory which gets proposed regularly is {{w|modified Newtonian dynamics}} (MOND). In MOND, gravity doesn't simply follow the {{w|inverse square law}} but has more complicated behavior. Usually, the extra behavior is either to say that gravitational force can be affected by the acceleration of the particle, or that it goes from inverse-square to just inverse at large distances. It can be appealing because it's relatively simple and seemingly more logical — it just changes our understanding of Newton's law of gravitation, rather than requiring entirely new forms of matter or unknown stars to exist — and because it has some nice side-effects, such as explaining why there seems to be a limit on the density of galaxies. Unfortunately, physicists have explored this avenue and cannot reconcile it with all existing data. One famous counterexample is the {{w|Bullet Cluster}}, where two colliding galaxy clusters are ripping through each other. The mass distribution within the cluster can be inferred through gravitational lensing, and appears to show dark matter and ordinary matter being separated to a certain extent which cannot be explained with MOND. Another counterexample is MOND's incompatibility with observations of the motion of galaxies in galaxy clusters. More generally, MOND isn't compatible with general relativity — which has a huge amount of experimental data in its favour — and a MOND-compatible general relativity would be very complicated and ugly.<br /> <br /> This comic illustrates physicists' exasperation for people who constantly try to challenge the existence of dark matter without considering all the evidence and theoretical foundation that support it. Apparently members of this department are so tired of hearing the same old ideas being repeated to them, that they have adopted a motto and even erected a sign in an attempt to clear the dissuation. The specific impetus for this comic may be the press coverage around [https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.02269 this publication] by {{w|Erik Verlinde}} (see popular description of the paper [http://phys.org/news/2016-11-theory-gravity-dark.html here]). It was released online three days before the release of this comic and got a lot of coverage exclaiming &quot;this will prove Einstein wrong&quot;. While Verlinde's work on {{w|entropic gravity}} is a serious theory derived from {{w|thermodynamics}} and {{w|quantum information theory}}, it is important to keep in mind that it's just a {{w|pre-print}} and hasn't been peer-reviewed or experimentally verified yet. Verlinde's theory also doesn't match all available data - it [http://motls.blogspot.de/2010/01/erik-verlinde-why-gravity-cant-be.html disagrees with experimental results showing how particles interact with gravity]. Thus, it is still a far cry from being a contender for replacing dark matter.<br /> <br /> The title text alludes to a similar issue faced by the Department of {{w|Neuroscience}} from popular misconceptions of {{w|Mirror neurons}}. Mirror neurons are brain cells which trigger when watching someone else do something. Experiments claim to have found mirror neurons in humans and apes, and there are theories that make mirror neurons the foundation of learning, empathy, language and consciousness itself. However, {{w|mirror neurons#Doubts concerning mirror neurons|the evidence for mirror neurons is still patchy}}, and even if they exist, it's very simplistic to try to attribute so much of human behavior to a single type of relatively simple cell. In light of this, the motto of the neuroscientists at the department rightfully reflect their frustration. [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/flipping-tables Flipping tables] is a common depiction for expressing extreme outrage. It is used here also as a pun because mirrors flip the image in front of them.<br /> <br /> Another story of similar press coverage questioning the current established scientific theory was also mentioned two days before the release of this comic, on the YouTube channel Space Time from PBS Digital Studios in their video titled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UNLgPIiWAg Did Dark Energy Just Disappear?]. This one was regarding the paper [http://www.nature.com/articles/srep35596 Marginal evidence for cosmic acceleration from Type Ia supernovae]. The video concluded that dark energy is still the best explanation. Note this is about the existence of dark energy rather than dark matter. The two are very distinct concepts.<br /> <br /> Science papers with results that supposedly disprove solidly founded theories have been the subject before in [[955: Neutrinos]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[A sign on two posts, in the grass in front of a building with windows and double doors, a window on each door, and bars facing outwards. There is a cement walk leading to the doors. On the sign is the text:]<br /> :&lt;big&gt;'''Department of Astrophysics'''&lt;/big&gt;<br /> :'''Motto:'''<br /> :''Yes, everybody has already had the idea, &quot;Maybe there's no dark matter—Gravity just works differently on large scales!&quot; It sounds good but doesn't really fit the data.''<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]<br /> [[Category:Science]]<br /> [[Category:Physics]]<br /> [[Category:Biology]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2647:_Capri_Suns&diff=289317 2022-07-20T18:04:54Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289286 by Sir Urquhart (talk) nice try, sir niggershart</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2647<br /> | date = July 18, 2022<br /> | title = RANDALL MUNROE HATES NIGGERS<br /> | image = Frank Green TLN 1869.jpg<br /> | titletext = NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Created by a SPECIAL OPERATIVE TRYING TO HANDLE A DISGUSTED NURSE - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> [[Cueball]] has been impersonating a doctor at a hospital. But his attempt to fool the staff (including [[Megan]] and [[:Category:Doctor Ponytail|Doctor Ponytail]]) fails when he mistakes a saline bag for a Capri Sun juice drink.<br /> <br /> {{w|Capri Sun}} is a fruit juice concentrate beverage that comes in soft rectangular mylar bags with a small seal near the top, to be pierced with an included straw so as to sip the drink. {{w|Saline (medicine)|Saline}} bags, used in hospitals and other medical settings, are also soft and rectangular, with an {{w|Intravenous therapy#Medical uses|intravenous}} (I.V.) drip connection about the same size as such straws, and usually contain a 0.9% sodium chloride (table salt) solution in sterile water so they are salty enough to be {{w|Tonicity#Isotonicity|isotonic}} with blood. Capri Sun is mostly sugar water, and only 0.00008% salt,[https://www.aqua-calc.com/calculate/food-volume-to-weight/substance/capri-blank-sun-coma-and-blank-fruit-blank-juice-blank-drink] so it tastes sweet instead.<br /> <br /> Almost everyone would be very unlikely to accidentally mistake saline bags for Capri Sun, especially a medical doctor.{{citation needed}} Cueball begins to realize that his attempt to impersonate a doctor has derailed when the hospital staff notice that he made such an absurdly unlikely and therefore humorous error.<br /> <br /> The title text makes it clear that Cueball is being removed from the hospital by security personnel. While they are dragging him out, he tries to point out that drinking saline is better than putting Capri Sun into a patient's I.V. drip, as it would endanger the patient,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-47623816] arguing that this mitigates the severity of his transgression. The guards apprehending him are unlikely to be persuaded, as impersonating hospital staff is a serious offense with dangerous risks and severe consequences. In California, the unlicensed practice of medicine can result in a maximum $10,000 fine, up to three years in prison, or both.[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC&amp;sectionNum=2052.]<br /> <br /> The comic arguably continues [[451: Impostor]] and [[699: Trimester]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball, wearing a lab coat, is drinking out of a straw inserted into an IV drip bag that is labelled &quot;saline&quot; (on the 2x image; it is rendered unreadable on the standard resolution version, just like the rest of the label's squiggles). Cueball is surrounded by hospital staff. To the left is Megan with a white hat, she is holding a clipboard, with a paper with unreadable text. To his right is Dr. Ponytail holding a rolled up paper under one arm and to the right of her a man with a similar hat as Megan. They are all looking at Cueball.]<br /> :Cueball: You know, these Capri Suns are good, but they're ''really'' salty.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I think the hospital may be starting to realize that I'm not actually a doctor.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Doctor Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Characters with hats]]<br /> [[Category:Medicine]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=463:_Voting_Machines&diff=289316 2022-07-20T18:04:35Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 463<br /> | date = August 15, 2008<br /> | title = Voting Machines<br /> | image = voting_machines.png<br /> | titletext = And that's *another* crypto conference I've been kicked out of. C'mon, it's a great analogy!<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In the 2008 Ohio primary elections, there were numerous problems with electronic voting machines, which eventually required many districts to revert to pen and paper. Premier Election Solutions, the company that handled the machines, [http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/08/ohio-voting-machines-contained.html blamed these problems] on {{w|McAfee}} antivirus software. (The comic likely emphasizes the fact that Premier Election Solutions was formerly known as Diebold because Diebold voting machines had previously become [https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393084/index.htm infamous] in the United States for their poor security during the 2004 and 2006 elections, and the company changed its name to distance itself from this bad reputation.)<br /> <br /> It is not uncommon to see computer software contracts stipulating that the vendor will warrant that software and systems delivered will not contain any viruses or malicious code (&quot;malware&quot;) — a knee-jerk reaction to this is for novice management to include malware-scanning &quot;antivirus&quot; software for systems that otherwise are closed. From a computer programming standpoint, having antivirus software on an electronic voting machine doesn't make sense, because ideally the machine shouldn't be connecting to *anything* external (eg the internet, USB, a local network, removable drives, bluetooth...) that would leave it open to malware attacks. While there are many ways that malware can reach a computer, ultimately the computer still has to run executable code that was not distributed with it in the first place, which is something that ''no election machine should encounter'' in normal operation. Hence, the question is whether the voting machine manufacturer has taken the proper precaution preventing any external access.<br /> <br /> Ideally, voting machines (as well as ATMs and other single-purpose appliances) should be {{w|embedded system}}s, supposedly making them incapable of doing the things that might necessitate antivirus software. However, in practice, such devices are more commonly built as application programs running on ordinary Windows PCs (inside of custom-shaped cases), and they download software updates over the internet, synchronize voting data to a single &quot;Ballot Box&quot; server over a local network, use USB peripherals which could potentially be replaced by a bad actor, etc. And even embedded systems are vulnerable to many classes of malware.<br /> <br /> The comic makes an analogy to a teacher who reassures you that he always wears a condom when teaching. While a condom could be considered &quot;protection,&quot; and therefore a good thing, common sense dictates that teachers should never end up in a situation where wearing a condom in school would be useful; this parallels the idea that while security in the form of antivirus software on voting machines could also be considered protection and a good thing, it should never be required. The comment is more likely to make people worried about why the condom is there and what purpose it's serving. Similarly, informed people might worry why a voting machine has any access to malicious executable code.<br /> <br /> In panel one, both the {{w|facepalm}} and [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/youre-doing-it-wrong &quot;You're doing it wrong&quot;] are {{w|Internet meme}}s, used to mock someone who made a foolish mistake.<br /> <br /> The title text refers to [[153: Cryptography]]. Voting software is also featured in [[2030: Voting Software]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Caption above panels:]<br /> :Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold) has blamed Ohio voting machine errors on problems with the machines' McAfee antivirus software.<br /> <br /> :[Cueball is sitting at a computer, facepalming.]<br /> :Cueball: Wait. &quot;Antivirus software&quot;? On voting machines? ''You're doing it wrong.''<br /> <br /> :[Cueball's friend enters the frame and speaks to Cueball.]<br /> :Friend: Why? Security is good, right?<br /> :Cueball: Of course. But, well—<br /> <br /> :Cueball: Imagine you're at a parent-teacher conference, and the teacher reassures you that he always wears a condom while teaching.<br /> <br /> :Friend: Ah. Strictly speaking, it's better than the alternative—<br /> :Cueball: —Yet someone is clearly doing their job horribly wrong.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Computers]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Banned from conferences]]<br /> [[Category:Cryptography]]<br /> [[Category:Computers]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1269:_Privacy_Opinions&diff=289315 2022-07-20T18:04:14Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1269<br /> | date = September 25, 2013<br /> | title = Privacy Opinions<br /> | image = privacy opinions.png<br /> | titletext = I'm the Philosopher until someone hands me a burrito.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> This comic is about opinions on internet privacy in general. Six positions are offered as options. Four of the positions are tagged negatively by [[Randall]] by their subtitles alone: the Crypto Nut, the Conspiracist, the Nihilist, and the Exhibitionist, all of which have negative meanings in contemporary English. That the viewer is encouraged to identify negatively with these four positions is further encouraged by the content of the panels, as those characters are depicted either as having such boring lives that they have no need for privacy (the Crypto Nut, the Nihilist), or as being crazy (the Conspiracist, the Exhibitionist).<br /> <br /> A fifth position, the Philosopher, is tagged somewhat ambivalently by Randall: Megan, or possibly a look-alike, is depicted as boring her interlocutor, yet in the title text, Randall admits that he is usually the Philosopher. Also, “Philosopher” in vernacular English is neutrally valenced, potentially having the ability to expound either wisdom (&quot;sophia&quot;) or {{w|Sophist#Modern_usage|sophistry}}. It is also a synonym for Sage, the sixth position. As Randall condones his own movement from Philosopher to Sage, he thus indicates that the Philosopher is to be viewed negatively, even if it is a tempting position to hold.<br /> <br /> The title of the sixth position, the “Sage”, is positively valenced in contemporary English, and the author in the title text states that once he obtains a “burrito” — i.e., a “real” thing, he switches from the Philosopher to the Sage. The internal evidence presented thus far therefore is entirely consistent; Randall encourages the reader to identify with the Sage. However, the choice of [[Beret Guy]] to represent the Sage undercuts this somewhat as Beret Guy is frequently seen as bizarrely disconnected from reality in a way that is maladaptive (e.g. [[1030: Keyed]]) and overly obsessed with food to the point of creating trouble and potential self-harm (e.g. [[452: Mission]]).<br /> <br /> By presenting five negatively tagged positions followed by a positively tagged sixth and final one, the author follows a rhetorical commonplace of listing and refuting a number of positions one by one, concluding with the favored and best one, which is not refuted and should be accepted both on its own merits and by virtue of being the last one standing. The comic therefore implies that no other (significant) positions exist.<br /> <br /> Having completed the rhetorical analysis of the comic, we are now in a position to understand the meaning of “Internet Privacy”.<br /> <br /> Panels #3 and 5 directly reference the American NSA. Panel #5's “exhibitionist” also references Google, but the characters in the panel appear to be NSA agents (one wears an official cap and they are viewing the exhibitionist on an official, government-looking monitor). Likewise, the focus of the “Nihilist” is that the joke is on the people who gather the data, rather than those who are subsequently able to make use of it (such as Facebook's users rather than “Facebook” itself; i.e., Facebook's employees and, by extension, its advertisers). The content of the actual data is only mentioned in panels #2, 4, and 5, and in each panel, it is suggested that it is meaningless or trivial. The Sage underscores the notion that any data known about him does not bother him, and therefore must be meaningless or trivial. The reader is thus encouraged to believe that it does not actually matter whether others discover personal data about him/her.<br /> <br /> The comic is therefore what social theorists call '''reductive''', because it reduces the range of possibilities of “Opinions on Internet Privacy” to an artificially and simplistically narrow subset; in this case, individuals concerned with government or corporate agencies using data that they have gathered on individuals, and the futility of worrying about such things. The comic does not admit the possibility of other “opinions on internet privacy” – namely, that individuals might have legitimate concerns with governmental or corporate uses of their data, let alone other individuals' access to data that is assembled and distributed by corporations such as Facebook. The comic likewise does not consider the possibility of individuals having more interesting lives than the characters depicted, and therefore very real concerns about their privacy due to the activities that they engage in that are potentially more career limiting (should they be discovered) than obsessing about cryptography or eating a burrito.<br /> <br /> The comic is “functionally” reductive, as opposed to “intentionally” reductive, because the reduction is the function or effect of the comic for readers who read it straightforwardly. There is not enough internal evidence in the comic to maintain that the author intentionally excluded other viable opinions on internet privacy; it could be that they are just not on his radar. For example, we do not have enough information in the comic to claim that Randall is against civil rights; it could be simply that he doesn't often think about them. Likewise, it would exceed the evidence of the comic to claim that the author believes that schoolteachers who use the internet to facilitate legal but frowned-upon sexual behaviors should lose their jobs if they are found out due to internet privacy breaches; it could be that Randall simply hasn't bothered to worry about these matters if they don't affect him personally. This adjudication – whether the comic is “intentionally” reductive or not – may only be made on the basis of external evidence; that is, data known about [[Randall]] from sources beyond this comic.<br /> <br /> An alternative interpretation of the title text is that it is not Randall speaking his own opinion, but instead represents Beret Guy's (i.e. the “Sage's”) perspective. Randall may indeed have some concern with internet privacy, which would be consistent with the views on open-source security expressed in [[463: Voting Machines]], for example. In other cases, such as [[1490: Atoms]] and [[1419: On the Phone]], the title text has been used as additional, farcical statements made by characters in the strip, rather than as Randall expressing his own views. Under this interpretation, Beret Guy would be prone to philosophizing about security, but then be easily distracted by a burrito; this is consistent with Beret Guy's general behavior.<br /> <br /> Additional observations about the comic follow.<br /> <br /> *The {{w|Philosopher}} - the intellectual who likes to talk about the topic, often boring those around him who don't think or worry much about privacy.<br /> *The {{w|Cryptography|Crypto Nut}} - the one who goes crazy with security, even for things needing none.<br /> :Since a large percentage of people and companies present in the internet don't have the ability or intention to do strong cryptography, the crypto nut's communication is limited to talking with other crypto nuts - which indicates cryptography as a topic. A real crypto nut will encrypt not just the important stuff because otherwise the attacker (in this context, assumed to be a government agency, network operator or corporation) will know which mails contain stuff that was secret enough to warrant encrypting, thus giving them information about whom he's doing secret business with.<br /> *The {{w|Conspiracist}} - the one who sees super-secret data-gathering agencies everywhere.<br /> :The (data) warehouse mentioned is the {{w|Utah Data Center}} which seems to be of impressive size. The punchline is created by taking the iceberg and warehouse analogies literally.<br /> *The {{w|Nihilism|Nihilist}} - Nihilists believe that life lacks purpose and meaning. Someone who espouses this philosophy would think that a life spent spying someone else's meaningless life is hence doubly lacking in meaning.<br /> *The {{w|Exhibitionist}} - Assumes people are invading his privacy, and using it to show off.<br /> :This type is predominantly associated with twitter, but other social networks as well. This archetype is humorously combined with a ''sexual'' exhibitionist, who gets a sexual rise from the knowledge that others are spying on him/her.<br /> :The awkwardness of the spying officials is magnified by the fact that they appear to be of opposite sexes, increasing the discomfort of the seated male.<br /> *The {{w|Wisdom|Sage}} - Seems to know the difference between the real and the imaginary - or does he?<br /> :The monologue alludes to a scene in {{w|The Matrix}} in which Cypher arranges with the evil machines to become a traitor.<br /> :The Sage is apparently immediately satisfied when he has food and prosperity. He does not need privacy or other democratic rights as long as he does not individually suffer from their absence.<br /> <br /> The release of the comic on this date could be to coincide with the premiere of {{w|South Park}}'s 17th season on the same date, which starts with an episode ({{w|Let Go, Let Gov}}) in which Cartman discovers that the NSA has been spying on him.<br /> <br /> The title text is to suggest that he enjoys burritos so much that being handed one even while philosophizing (his natural state) would stop him in his tracks to eat the burrito, thus becoming a ''pseudo-sage'' concerned only with the burrito at the exclusion of the topic of internet security. The burrito is later mentioned as a way to stay connected to the real word (compared to the world of art) in [[1496: Art Project]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :'''Opinions on Internet Privacy'''<br /> :The Philosopher:<br /> ::Megan: &quot;Privacy&quot; is an impractical way to think about data in a digital world so unlike the one in which our soci--<br /> ::Ponytail: ''' ''So bored.'' '''<br /> :The Crypto Nut:<br /> ::Cueball: My data is safe behind six layers of symmetric and public-key algorithms.<br /> ::Friend: What data is it?<br /> ::Cueball: Mostly me emailing with people about cryptography.<br /> :The Conspiracist:<br /> ::[Cueball talks to Megan.]<br /> ::Cueball: These leaks are just the tip of the iceberg. There's a warehouse in Utah where the NSA has the ''entire'' iceberg. I don't know how they got it there.<br /> :The Nihilist:<br /> ::Megan: Joke's on them, gathering all this data on me as if anything I do means anything.<br /> :The Exhibitionist:<br /> ::[Cueball is watching a surveillance console, Officer Ponytail stands behind him.]<br /> ::Console: ''Mmmm,'' I sure hope the NSA isn't watching me bite into these juicy strawberries!! ''Oops,'' I dripped some on my shirt! Better take it off. Google, are you there? Google, this lotion feels soooo good.<br /> ::Cueball: Um.<br /> :The Sage:<br /> ::[Beret Guy and Cueball sitting at a table. Beret Guy is holding a burrito.]<br /> ::Beret Guy: I don't know or care what data ''anyone'' has about me. Data is imaginary. This burrito is real.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br /> [[Category:Cryptography]]<br /> [[Category:Philosophy]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]<br /> [[Category:Internet]]<br /> [[Category:Computers]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=705:_Devotion_to_Duty&diff=289314 2022-07-20T18:03:56Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 705<br /> | date = February 22, 2010<br /> | title = Devotion to Duty<br /> | image = devotion_to_duty.png<br /> | titletext = The weird sense of duty really good sysadmins have can border on the sociopathic, but it's nice to know that it stands between the forces of darkness and your cat blog's servers.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic, we see a man talking on a phone. We are unsure of his aims (terrorism, robbery, etc.) but he has taken hostages and cut all links to the outside world, in order to control the situation and prevent the police from observing the interior of the building (as popularly depicted in film and television). Initially, the villains seem to have everything under their control, but then the hostage-taker explains on the phone that someone has entered the building, climbed the air vents to bypass their cordon, effortlessly killing other hostage-takers (who are likely hardened killers with weaponry) on his way to the server room and then ignored the hostages, preferring instead to reconnect the servers to the outside world. The hostage-taker is evidently puzzled by this and explains it to the person on the other end of the phone, who immediately recognizes the reason: the man that entered the building is a sysadmin (short for {{w|system administrator}}), and he is concerned that his servers are losing uptime (time spent running or connected to the internet). This evidently concerns the man on the phone, who knows that a good sysadmin is an unstoppable force once started!<br /> <br /> This comic is a reference to one of two things (or both): the Hollywood depiction of heroes able to perform superhuman feats in tricky situations (such as John McClane in ''{{w|Die Hard}}'', which the first two panels are a deliberate reference to), or the duty that people impose upon themselves to go above and beyond the call of duty to ensure that they carry out their work (in this case a dutiful sysadmin, concerned for those trying to use his server).<br /> <br /> The title text is a simple joke about the fact that the sysadmin will crawl through broken glass and defeat criminals/terrorists (forces of darkness) just so a cat blog (where owners write about their cats) can stay up. This creates a humorous contrast between the seriousness with which large websites treat issues like uptime and business continuity and the often mundane and banal uses people actually have for them.<br /> <br /> A sysadmin is also mentioned in the title text of [[309: Shopping Teams]] and in [[1305: Undocumented Feature]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Bearded criminal is holding a pistol and talking on a mobile phone.]<br /> :Criminal: We took the hostages, secured the building and cut the communication lines like you said.<br /> :Phone: Excellent.<br /> <br /> :[Still talking on the phone, waving gun around in the air animatedly.]<br /> :Criminal: But then this guy climbed up the ventilation ducts and walked across broken glass, killing anyone we sent to stop him.<br /> <br /> :Phone: And he rescued the hostages?<br /> <br /> :[Criminal looking confused and defeated, shoulders hunched and pistol hanging limply at his side.]<br /> :Criminal: No, he ignored them. He just reconnected the cables we cut, muttering something about &quot;uptime&quot;.<br /> :Phone: Shit, we're dealing with a ''sysadmin''.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> This comic was made into [http://store.xkcd.com/collections/apparel/products/sysadmin a shirt] in the xkcd store, which includes a new illustration on the back.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Computers]]<br /> [[Category:Comics with xkcd store products]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=738:_Incision&diff=289313 2022-07-20T18:03:39Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 738<br /> | date = May 10, 2010<br /> | title = Incision<br /> | image = incision.png<br /> | titletext = At one point, by force of childhood habit, the doctor accidentally removed three or four organs.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> ''{{w|Operation (game)|Operation}}'' is a board game wherein one attempts to remove all the organs of a patient, named Cavity Sam, with a pair of tweezers. A flat board has a cartoon image of a &quot;patient&quot;, and dotted around various areas are holes inside of which contain plastic pieces representing the organs.<br /> <br /> Additionally, each hole is lined with a metal connector, and the tweezers are made of metal, connecting via wire to the board. When the tweezers make contact with a metal connector, a buzzer sounds and a lamp on the patient's nose lights up to signal an error.<br /> <br /> The game is notoriously difficult as the organs are quite small, and the buzzer is considered by players to be annoying, if not actually startling, particularly considering how much focus and steady hand is required to avoid the tweezers making contact with a metal connector.<br /> <br /> In the comic, a child swallows a buzzer from such a board game, and the joke lies in the similarity between the game and actual surgery when the buzzer is brought into the mix. The title text brings this further by describing an incident where the doctor ended up removing several organs (the object of the game, but obviously not a good idea in real life).{{Citation needed}} While playing the game, players take turns removing as many organs as possible before they slip and trigger the buzzer; the title text jokes that the doctor fell back into this habit, and therefore removed several actual organs before coming to his senses.<br /> <br /> The surgery would probably have been hard, as surgery requires concentration,{{Citation needed}} with the game Operation being hard as well.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Two doctors wearing surgical masks are standing over a prone patient. One of them is touching the patient's chest with a scalpel.]<br /> :Doctor: I'm making the incision above the left—<br /> :'''''BZZZZT!'''''<br /> :Doctor: Augh!<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :October 8th, 2004:<br /> :A child swallows an &quot;Operation&quot; buzzer, leading to the single most difficult surgery ever performed.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Board games]]<br /> [[Category:Medicine]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1527:_Humans&diff=289312 2022-07-20T18:03:29Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1527<br /> | date = May 20, 2015<br /> | title = Humans<br /> | image = humans.png<br /> | titletext = At this point, if we're going to keep insisting on portraying dinosaurs as featherless because it's &amp;quot;cooler&amp;quot;, it's time to apply that same logic to art involving bald eagles.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The comic is set in the future, with two hovering robots discussing ancient history, in particular the clothing styles of kings and queens of the now extinct human species. It appears that robot archeologists have long ago unearthed remains from one or more human civilizations, providing evidence to build a concept of what humans must have looked, acted and even sounded like. Recently they must have discovered or determined new evidence, which presumably indicates the wearing of colorful clothing by human monarchs. Until this occurred they had very little if any reason to believe that any humans wore clothing. Noting the previous knowledge that some humans had metal rings around their heads, they have drawn the conclusion that these formed a separate species &quot;Human Kings&quot; and the crown is a natural outgrowth of the skeleton. Alternatively, the narrative of the fictional, horned ''Star Wars'' villain Darth Maul may have somehow survived into the era of robot film and misinterpreted as describing a human, though Maul's skin is red, not pink.<br /> <br /> When {{w|dinosaur}} bones were first dug up, the idea that dinosaurs were scaly, reptilian-like creatures was developed with the information available at the time. In recent times, it's been discovered that most dinosaurs actually had {{w|Feathered dinosaur|feathers}}, and in well preserved specimens, often from the {{w|Jiufotang Formation}} in Northern China, feathers of various forms are clearly visible.<br /> <br /> As this runs counter to the widespread and long-held image of dinosaurs as dramatic reptiles, the public has been reluctant to accept this new discovery, especially as the addition of feathers often conjures up the image of a giant chicken. (See [[1104: Feathers]]). Had it been discovered that dinosaurs were in fact covered with 6-inch long razor tipped spikes, people may have accepted this immediately as it conforms to the stereotype of dinosaurs as killing machines.<br /> <br /> In the same way, the new information on kings and queens being covered in fabric runs counter to the movie inspired image that the robot on the right had about humans, picturing them as being pink warriors that could grow metal out of their heads. The head-metal image may have been inspired by the discovery of kings and queens buried or entombed with their crowns lying on top of their skulls - for example the [http://www.nature.com/news/the-last-medici-may-not-have-died-of-syphilis-after-all-1.12435 Electress Palatine Anna Maria de'Medici]. If the robot beings in this comic don't know enough about human anatomy, they may assume that the metal crown is a specialized part of the human skeleton.<br /> <br /> Shown at least some evidence pointing to the truth - that humans typically wore clothing, and that a monarch's crown is only a symbol worn atop the head and not part of their body - the robot is predictably disappointed. Humans wearing clothing reduces them, in its opinion, to &quot;big pillows,&quot; much like dinosaurs with feathers reduces them from primal beasts to &quot;big chickens.&quot; Something made of cloth (or covered in it), at least in this robot's mind, cannot be a significant actor in history.<br /> <br /> The robot fails to reason that, among other things, history was what it was, and its wanting things to have been a certain way does not make it so. In addition, just as the clothing-wearing human is more than a mere pillow, and would have held much fearsome power over the world, a feathered dinosaur is not necessarily merely a giant chicken, but is still a powerful killing machine.<br /> <br /> The title text references our failure to change the popular image of dinosaurs to reflect the way they truthfully once were. [[Randall]] jokingly suggests that we should apply the same &quot;featherless is cooler&quot; logic to popular images of bald eagles ([[1211: Birds and Dinosaurs|since they are modern dinosaurs]]), and remove their feathers (only in depictions of them, presumably), leaving them entirely bald. He appears hopeful that such a direct comparison, using the national symbol of the US no less, would provoke the public to change its mind about how dinosaurs are viewed, since modern raptors (birds of prey) are typically viewed with awe and respect, and are not often associated with the &quot;chicken&quot; stereotype mentioned above.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Two robots are hovering in mid-air in the comic; what appear to be their optical arrays are facing each other.]<br /> :Robot 1: You know, new research suggests ancient human kings and queens were covered in colorful fabric.<br /> :Robot 2: Ugh, I like '''movie''' humans more. Screaming pink warriors with metal crowns poking through the skin on their heads!<br /> :Robot 2: Now they're, what, big pillows?<br /> :Robot 2: Science ruins everything.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> It is worth noting that this comic was released a few weeks before the scheduled release of ''{{w|Jurassic World}}'', a reboot of the {{w|Jurassic Park}} movie franchise. This new movie, while supposedly aware of recent advances in dinosaur research, still depicts dinosaurs as giant lizards without feathers. It seems likely that the robot's comment about &quot;pink humans&quot; is targeted at this movie, especially given Randall's many earlier [[:Category:Jurassic Park|references to Jurassic Park]] and his [[:Category:Velociraptors|fear of velociraptors]].<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Robots]]<br /> [[Category:Artificial Intelligence]]<br /> [[Category:Science]]<br /> [[Category:Dinosaurs]]<br /> [[Category:Animals]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2575:_What_If%3F_2&diff=289311 2022-07-20T18:03:20Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 2575<br /> | date = January 31, 2022<br /> | title = What If? 2<br /> | image = what_if_2.png<br /> | titletext = CLARIFICATION: By 9/13, I mean September 13th, not the 9th day of Jancember, the cursed 13th month that exists between December and January in the transdimensional temporal plane.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> *This comic came out just a few minutes after the [[Countdown in header text]] finished. The countdown was to the revelation in this comic!<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic is [[Randall]]'s way of announcing and [[:Category:Book promotion|promoting]] his new book, ''what If? 2'', based on his [[what if?]] blog and following his first what if book.<br /> <br /> The entire comic (including the [[xkcd_Header_text#2022-01-31_-_What_if.3F_2|xkcd Header text]]) is a link to a [https://xkcd.com/what-if-2/ what if? 2: the book] page on {{xkcd}}.<br /> <br /> Apart from promoting the book, the comic also explains why he ended up writing a sequel. After the first book came out Randall was flooded with ''what if?'' questions. Presumable mainly from his readers via e-mail, but his friends and families also started texting him with these questions. Some of these texts are displayed in the comic, but only partially, so none of the six question texts can be read. But where one might think that this would become tiresome, Randall instead tells the readers the opposite: &quot;Honestly, I love it.&quot;<br /> <br /> He then continues to praise the quality of the questions, mentioning no less than nine examples of what the questions were about. And in the process ensures the reader that planets, including the Earth, will be destroyed multiple times in his new book. At the end he lets the readers know that some of the features of the first book, with short answer sections and disturbing questions (likely not answered), are also included in this book. <br /> <br /> He also states that a few of his favorites from the [https://what-if.xkcd.com/ ''What If?'' site] site have been included, so it is not all new material. From the book stores, it seems like he includes his very last online ''What If?'' ({{what if|157|Earth-Moon Fire Pole}}) for instance, which was released on 2018-05-21, almost four years before this comic was released. Also, by the time the book is released, it will be almost four years and four months since the last article on ''What If?''<br /> <br /> The final part of the comic is a picture of the book that both makes it clear when the book is released and how to preorder it.<br /> <br /> Randall ensured the maximum possible attention to his announcement by placing a [[Countdown in header text|countdown]] in the [[xkcd_Header_text#2022-01-10_-_Standard_text_with_countdown|header]] about three weeks prior to the announcement. This has caused a lot of speculation as to what would be revealed on the day of this comic's release 2022-01-31. The timer was inside a panel at the top right of the xkcd header text next to the standard header text: ''xkcd updates every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday''. Inside the panel a picture began emerging after the first day, but the picture only changed approximately once every four hours. After a few weeks was it certain that it was a plane that was being revealed. And on the second to last day, around day twenty, it was clear that it featured a ''T. rex''-like dinosaur ''en silhouette'' standing on top of the aircraft, apparently trying to eat its way into the fuselage, and it might have been possible to guess the relation to the ''What If?'' sequel. On the day before the announcement on xkcd, however, [[Countdown_in_header_text#Blow_up_by_Amazon|Amazon made visible a preorder page for the book]], so the answer was made clear about a day before Randall had intended. This clearly annoyed users of this page as can be seen in the [[Talk:Countdown_in_header_text|talk page for the countdown]].<br /> <br /> Until then, however, there were numerous [[Countdown_in_header_text#Theories|theories]] about the [[Countdown_in_header_text#Countdown|countdown]] and what the [[Countdown_in_header_text#The_picture|image would reveal]] as the image gradually changed throughout the eventual [[Countdown_in_header_text/images|136 frames]].<br /> <br /> In the title text, Randall feels that he must clarify the release day (as in [[2562: Formatting Meeting]]), since he has often joked about the way different countries (and people) write dates. He did not use the one version he himself had promoted in earlier comics. He does however give two different versions of the release date: the first is &quot;9/13&quot; in the first panel, which is at least (usually — see below) only readable one way; harder to misinterpret is the more expansive &quot;Sep 13, 2022&quot; in the final panel. A format that he could have used to avoid any confusion is: &quot;the book is released on 2022-09-13,&quot; using the international standard as defined in the {{W|ISO 8601}} standard and shown in [[1179: ISO 8601]].<br /> <br /> The clarification reads: By 9/13, I mean September 13th, not the 9th day of Jancember, the cursed 13th month that exists between December and January in the transdimensional temporal plane. <br /> <br /> Since there are only 12 months in the year, 9/13 actually cannot be mistaken, while 9/12 might be. So there was really no need for this clarification, especially with the last text in the last panel. So this is of course just a title text joke, where he can manage to make a [[:Category:Portmanteau|portmanteau]] of January and December (&quot;Jancember&quot;) and then then call this a cursed month as it would be the 13th month if it came before New Year. This comic came out at the end of January, so it could have been at the end of Jancember instead. The number thirteen is seen by many as an unlucky number, so a thirteenth month would be considered cursed by some, or at least unlucky. <br /> In reality, a 13th month can exist in some alternate calendars and is then called &quot;{{W|Undecimber}}&quot;. <br /> <br /> At the release of this comic, the header changed to promote the website, the [[Design_of_xkcd.com#xkcd_links|xkcd links]] in the top left section of xkcd was changed to promote the book and he made his first [[Blag]] post in more than two years with the [https://blog.xkcd.com/2022/01/31/what-if-2/ What If 2] post. <br /> <br /> The [https://what-if.xkcd.com/ what if?] header was also changed to accommodate promotion of the new book; not so strange, seeming as it was based on that blog. A picture is displayed at the top with the book at both ends and this text in between, with the first line taking up the top and the two other lines below, the first in a frame:<br /> :What If? 2<br /> :Preorder now<br /> :On sale 9/13<br /> The entire picture links to the what if? 2 page.<br /> <br /> Exactly two months after the release of this promotion comic Randall made another comic about his new what if? 2 book: [[2600: Rejected Question Categories]]. In this he also gives the release day as 9/13, in the title text, although without any mention of the ambiguity of this date format.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Randall, drawn as Cueball, is throwing his arms out as he stands next to a big red book with white drawings on the cover. The cover shows a large passenger plane that has just taken off, as can be seen since the landing gear still has the wheels extended (only one wheel is visible at the middle part and then the one in the front). A Tyrannosaurus Rex has jumped on to the plane and it is biting down on the ceiling of the plane a bit in front of the wings, as if on the back of a prey. The dinosaur has already broken through the ceiling. Below is a jagged landscape with small mountain like peaks in the background. Megan and Cueball are standing on the top of the second of two raised plateaus, looking up at the plane and dinosaur. There is unreadable white text above the plane, then a title beneath the plane, and the authors name below the landscape, and more unreadable text beneath that, all in white. Below the book, there is a small arrow pointing to the right bottom of the book, with a label beneath.]<br /> :Randall: '''Announcement:''' I’m publishing a ''what if?'' sequel!<br /> :Book cover: what if? 2 <br /> :Book cover: Randall Munroe<br /> :In stores 9/13, available for preorder now: &lt;small&gt;xkcd.com/whatif2&lt;/small&gt;<br /> <br /> :[Randall is shown holding up his smart phone in one hand. The screen lights up as indicated with small lines at the top. These point up to at least six SMS texts, each with two lines of text. They are shown in speech bobbles with a small arrow in the bobbles lower left corner. All six are covered partly by either the other five, or by Randall’s head, and none of them can be read in any meaningful way; only parts of sentences or words are clearly visible. The bobbles and the text in them are all drawn in gray. Randall is narrating (not speaking) in this panel, both above the SMS texts, and below.]<br /> :Randall narrating: Ever since I wrote '''''what if?''''', I’ve been flooded with questions. <br /> :Randall narrating: And not just from readers- My friends and family stated texting them to me, too.<br /> :Text 1: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;Hey, could s.. ele&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Text 2: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;Hypothe…&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Text 3: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;If you s… Jupiter…&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Text 4: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;Could my c… or…&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Text 5: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;Do you… my car…&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Text 6: &lt;font color=&quot;gray&quot;&gt;If I trie… the sun, would I…&lt;/font&gt;<br /> :Randall narrating: Honestly, I love it.<br /> <br /> :[Randall is again standing next to his red book talking. There is also a second version of the book lying to the right of the closed book, and this has been opened up to reveal two pages. The text is unreadable and the images are very hard to see, but it seems that two people are standing next to each other on the right page. The image at the top of the left page has been enlarged and shown to the right of the open book. It is an image of the Earth that is being peeled by a potato peeler, which takes off a large peel from the north part of Scandinavia and then goes via Russia into Asia. The title and author name can still just be read on the book,but maybe only because they are already known...]<br /> :Randall: The questions are so good. People have asked about touching exotic materials, traveling across space and time, eating things they shouldn’t, and smashing large objects into the Earth. There are questions about lasers, explosions, swingsets, candy, and soup. Several planets are destroyed-one of them by the soup.<br /> :Book cover: what if? 2 <br /> :Book cover: Randall Munroe<br /> <br /> :[Zoom in on the top part of Randall speaking on.]<br /> :Randall: Like the first book, '''''what if? 2''''' also features collections of short answers, new lists of weird and worrying questions, and some of my favorite answers from the What if site.<br /> <br /> :[Only the closed red book are shown in this panel, in an even larger version than in any of the previous panels. But it is still only the title and the author name that can be read, but in this version these can also be read on the spine of the book. Randall is narrating again, and there are text both above and below the book.]<br /> :Randall narrating: If you want to get it when it’s released, you can preorder a copy at xkcd.com/whatif2<br /> :Book spine: what if? 2 Randall Munroe<br /> :Book cover: what if? 2 <br /> :Book cover: Randall Munroe<br /> :Randall narrating: Available Sep 13, 2022<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]]<br /> [[Category:What If?]]<br /> [[Category:Book promotion]]<br /> [[Category:Portmanteau]] &lt;!-- Title text--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Calendar]] &lt;!-- Title text--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Dinosaurs]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring cursed items]] &lt;!-- The month 'Jancember' --&gt;</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1401:_New&diff=289310 2022-07-20T18:03:10Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1401<br /> | date = July 30, 2014<br /> | title = New<br /> | image = new.png<br /> | titletext = The nice thing about headcannnons is that it's really easy to get other people to believe in them.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic strip uses a play on the {{w|homophone|homophonic}} relationship between &quot;{{w|Canon_(fiction)|canon}}&quot;, the literary term, and &quot;{{w|cannon}}&quot;, a projectile weapon. The word headcannon is a compound of &quot;head&quot; and &quot;cannon&quot;.<br /> <br /> In this strip, [[Black Hat]] tells [[Cueball]] that he has a &quot;new headcannon&quot;. [[Cueball]], thinking Black Hat means &quot;headcanon&quot; (an unjustified belief or theory about a fictional universe), inquires what Black Hat's new idea is. Instead of the expected idea or theory, Black Hat removes his hat to reveal a tiny cannon on his head which blows away Cueball and his computer desk.<br /> <br /> While headcanon may often be ignored or dismissed as a personal theory, a headcannon would be far harder to ignore, as it is a physical object which has a notable (and in this case violent) impact on the real world. <br /> <br /> In the title text Randall makes the spellings of these two words indistinguishable by using three consecutive &quot;n&quot;s to spell &quot;headcannnon&quot;. Therefore, the title text is deliberately vague. It could be interpreted that it is easy to convince people that you have a cannon on your head, that it is easy to make people believe in a self invented headcanons, or both. Since you are choosing your own interpretation of this title text, the joke is that you are creating your own headcanon.<br /> <br /> This comic also shows Cueball being once again distracted from his work in a manner similar to [[1388: Subduction License]].<br /> <br /> ===Canon===<br /> In terms of a given literary series, &quot;''{{w|Canon_(fiction)|canon}}''&quot; describes a set of works that are collectively recognized by the community as having authenticity. Generally, works created or endorsed by the original author(s) are considered canonical. Not all original content is considered canon and not all canon is original content. Sometimes creators will rewrite the canon (called a {{w|retcon}}) and make things that were previously canonical non-canonical. For example, the origins of a character may be rewritten, thus invalidating the portions of the works that speak to the old origins. Other times creators will incorporate non-original content and therefore incorporate the canon of these borrowed works.<br /> <br /> ===Headcanon===<br /> A ''headcanon'' as the name implies is a form of canon that only exists in one's mind. More specifically, a headcanon is created when a consumer watching or reading the material develops their own ideas about a fictional universe that are not actually part of the canon, perhaps developing their own backstories or experiences for characters. Some frequent examples of headcanon include relationships between characters, abilities, events following the conclusion of the work, etc. which the author or creator has not explained or included. For example, a consumer may &quot;read between the lines&quot; and assume that there was a previous romantic relationship between two characters where no conclusive evidence actually exists of one. Some fans who come up with particularly interesting or convincing headcanons may decide to share them with others in hopes that their idea spreads.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Black Hat walks in.]<br /> :Black Hat: New headcannon:<br /> <br /> :[Cueball is sitting at his desk, using his computer.]<br /> :Cueball: Yeah?<br /> <br /> :[Black Hat lifts his hat, revealing his &quot;headcannon&quot;: a tiny cannon on the top of his head. The headcannon fires and blows up Cueball's desk, the explosion throwing Cueball backwards.]<br /> :Headcannon: '''BOOM'''<br /> :Cueball: Augh!<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]<br /> [[Category:Portmanteau]]<br /> [[Category:Computers]]<br /> [[Category:Puns]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2123:_Meta_Collecting&diff=289309 2022-07-20T18:02:57Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 2123<br /> | date = March 13, 2019<br /> | title = Meta Collecting<br /> | image = meta_collecting.png<br /> | titletext = I'm trying to get the page locked because some jerk keeps adding &quot;Yachts&quot;.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> This is another comic in the &quot;[[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]]&quot; series.<br /> <br /> Many people's hobbies involve {{w|collecting}} many items of the same category: Post stamps, collectible cards, painted dolls, wine, and so on. Just about anything can be collected, however, some things are collected much more often than others. Wikipedia has a page listing the most popular categories of such {{w|collectible}} items.<br /> <br /> In Randall's usual style of going meta with everything, he decided to start a meta-collection—a collection of examples of different things that people can collect. He uses Wikipedia's {{w|list of collectibles}} for reference. In the comic, [[Cueball]] is showing to his friend his collection of various items that have nothing in common except that they're all popular collectibles. So while most people try to collect everything in one narrow category of collectibles, Cueball's collection will only be complete if he can get one item from each of the list of collectible items as cataloged by Wikipedia's list, so he has a collection of representative elements from all collections.<br /> <br /> In the title text, Randall complains about a Wikipedia editor who keeps adding {{w|yacht}}s to the list of collectibles, probably because it would force him to buy a yacht if he ever wanted to complete his collection of collectibles. Yachts are traditionally considered immensely expensive and the vast majority of people own zero yachts, let alone a collection of them.{{Citation needed}} Note that Randall does not specify how he is trying to get the page locked, and the comic itself might be a rather meta way of doing so: xkcd fans have a history of making lots of edits to Wikipedia articles Randall mentions, resulting in them being protected or locked. The article has in fact been edited and reverted about 50 times by these fans over the course of a single day and was {{w|special:redirect/logid/97716186|temporarily protected}} on March 14th, 2019, which expired three days later. The first addition of Yachts to this page was by a user named {{w|Special:Contributions/Xkcd2123|Xkcd2123}}, but it is unlikely that this user is Randall.<br /> <br /> ===List of Items on the Shelf===<br /> Items are numbered on each shelf from left.<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> !Item Location<br /> !Description<br /> |-<br /> |Top Shelf, First Item<br /> |Possibly an Urn or cookie jar.<br /> |-<br /> |Top Shelf, Second Item<br /> |Possibly a candle<br /> |-<br /> |Top Shelf, Third Item<br /> |Model Boat<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, First Item<br /> |Possibly a book<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, Second Item<br /> |Rock or tooth<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, Third Item<br /> |Compact disc in case<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, Fourth Item<br /> |Vinyl Record<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, Fifth Item<br /> |Possibly a card<br /> |-<br /> |Middle Shelf, Sixth Item<br /> |Possibly a pin-back button<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom Shelf, First Item<br /> |Humanoid Figurine or Action Figure<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom Shelf, Second Item<br /> |Martini Glass<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom Shelf, Third Item<br /> |Teapot<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom Shelf, Fourth Item<br /> |Salt/Pepper shaker or Chess Piece<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom Shelf, Fifth Item<br /> |Sickle<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> <br /> :[The comic depicts Cueball reading from a list to White Hat, standing next to a case filled with collectables including an urn, a model ship, a compact disc, a vinyl record, a doll or figurine, a martini glass, and a teapot.]<br /> :Today we're looking for a lunchbox, a snow globe, a Maytag dryer, a Harley Davidson, and a stamp.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the frame:]<br /> :My hobby: Collecting one item from every category listed on Wikipedia's &quot;List of collectables.&quot;<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> <br /> As of 13 March 2019 at 6:44 PM ET, there ''was'' a debate on the Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_collectables#May_consider_a_temporary_editing_protection talk] tab about locking this page.<br /> This has now been upheld, and the page was temporarily locked.<br /> <br /> As of 25 May 2019 at 10:25 PM ET, the page was unlocked and yachts were back on the list.<br /> <br /> A previous comic, [[739: Malamanteau]], also caused a similar situation on Wikipedia, with many xkcd fans attempting to create the fictional page. The page has been turned into a redirect to the Wikipedia page for xkcd.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:My Hobby]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Wikipedia]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1762:_Moving_Boxes&diff=289308 2022-07-20T18:02:48Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289305 by Sir Urquhart (talk) SIR</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1762<br /> | date = November 21, 2016<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> [[Randall]] talks about moving boxes and not labeling them until he forgets what's in them. Since he doesn't know what's in them, he writes silly things on the boxes as a joke. Some things are unusual/unlikely (e.g. sand, hydrants, peat) and some are abstract/impossible (e.g. elves, taupe, dark matter). Several of the categories overlap confusingly; for instance, &quot;sand&quot; and &quot;silt&quot; and &quot;dark matter&quot; are all generally considered as &quot;particles&quot;; &quot;membranes&quot;, &quot;edges&quot;, and &quot;shawls&quot; are all kinds of &quot;manifolds&quot;; &quot;hooves&quot; are part of &quot;bison&quot;; &quot;fog&quot; contains &quot;water&quot;; and &quot;triangles&quot; consist of three &quot;edges&quot;. Another way to interpret this comic is that Randall actually has these items (or at least some of them) in the boxes and has simply forgotten which boxes contain what.<br /> <br /> According to the title text, when Randall remembers that he is calling movers, he frantically scribbles &quot;Normal House Stuff&quot; on all the boxes. He says this makes the situation worse, possibly because the movers see the scribble and become suspicious. Alternatively, labeling every box with the exact same phrase will make it even harder to figure out what they contain and where they should go in the new dwelling.<br /> <br /> ===Explanation of boxes===<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot;<br /> !Label<br /> !Explanation<br /> |-<br /> !Box 1<br /> |-<br /> |Grids|| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grid Grids] are mathematical drawings; they would be constructed by drawing them, not stored in a box (though {{w|graph paper}} might be). May refer to a classic {{w|snipe hunt}} where a hazing victim is tasked with finding &quot;a box of grid squares&quot;.<br /> |-<br /> |Bison||{{w|Bison}}, sometimes mistakenly called {{w|Bubalina|buffalo}}, are large animals that would probably not fit in the box.{{Citation needed}}<br /> |-<br /> |Checkerboards||The tabletop gaming boards on which one plays {{w|English draughts|Checkers}}. It is also the name of the corresponding pattern and thus can be interpreted as an abstract term like many other &quot;objects&quot; in this comic.<br /> |-<br /> |Fog||{{w|Fog}} is essentially low-lying clouds which, being gaseous, are hard to box using only cardboard.{{Citation needed}}<br /> |-<br /> !Box 2<br /> |-<br /> |Beacons||Beacons are devices designed to draw attention to themselves, for various reasons. From the generic term &quot;beacon&quot; this could mean anything from electronic GPS locator beacons to miniature replicas of naval lighthouses. Or, alternatively, it could be like what is referenced in the 7th panel of [[921: Delivery Notification]], which is used to summon elves (which happen to be in the same box). <br /> |-<br /> |Elves||Elves are a fictional{{Citation needed}} race (or rather, many, many fictional races) of human-like magical creatures.<br /> |-<br /> |Sand||Sand grains are fine particles of rock. While it's not unheard of for people to need to store sand, it's usually not stored along with your personal belongings on moving day.{{Citation needed}}<br /> |-<br /> !Box 3<br /> |-<br /> |Hemoglobin||{{w|Hemoglobin}} is the protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. This may be a solution of hemoglobin protein, but one human generally would not need a full box of it.{{Citation needed}}<br /> |-<br /> !Box 4<br /> |-<br /> |Water||As with sand, it's not unheard of for, say, a laboratory to store water samples for testing. But again, these wouldn't be stored along with your personal belongings on moving day. And if this is meant to be drinking water, it would be a waste of effort; it's taken as read that any house you're moving into has its own plumbing. Unless, of course, they insist on drinking bottled water (which some people do).<br /> |-<br /> |Hooves||{{w|Hooves}} are possibly best known as horse and cow 'feet'. This could also be read as a compound word, Water-Hooves akin to water-wings. <br /> |-<br /> !Box 5<br /> |-<br /> |Shorebirds|| Also known as {{w|Wader|Waders}}, these are an order of birds that wade in literal waters. Stuffing them in boxes would also be a bad idea.{{Citation needed}}<br /> |-<br /> !Box 6<br /> |-<br /> |Oil|| This could mean anything from cooking oil to petroleum; either way, most of a box full of oil bottles is unusual, but for different reasons (that's a lot of cooking oil, a ''lot'' of motor oil and a comically small amount of crude oil).<br /> |-<br /> |Vectors||{{w|Vector (mathematics and physics)|Vector}}s are properties with magnitude and direction, such as velocity, momentum, acceleration, etc., but can depend on the context. In any situation, they are not physical objects, so they cannot be put in boxes. Alternatively &quot;vector&quot; could mean a carrier of a disease, such as ticks or mosquitoes, but while more possible to box they would still not be practical to keep with common household goods and the intent of moving them as such would be dubious at best. <br /> |-<br /> |Silt|| Material between sand and clay size-wise. A sediment. See sand and water above for why this is unusual. Randall has a special place in his heart for rock particles of various sizes; see [https://what-if.xkcd.com/83/ What If #83].<br /> |-<br /> !Box 7<br /> |-<br /> |Membranes||Delicate thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds. Usually fragile or cut easily. Not something you would expect to be packed with something sharp, which shards are likely to be, although these labels are incorrect.<br /> |-<br /> |Shards||These are broken pieces of smooth and hard objects, e.g. ceramic, glass, crystal. Something you would normally expect to be thrown out, rather than packed up for moving house.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 8<br /> |-<br /> |Shawls||{{w|Shawls}} are a simple item of clothing, worn loosely over one's shoulders. Also being of rectangular shape, they are supposed to be worn in colder weather.<br /> |-<br /> |Glucose||{{w|Glucose}} is possibly best-known as the sugar plants produce for energy, but can be manufactured.<br /> |-<br /> |Kits||A {{w|kit}} is any set of tools, supplies, and/or instructions for a specific purpose. These could be first aid kits, software development kits, bomb-making kits, sewing kits... It can also refer to juveniles of some mammals, such as foxes or rabbits (it is not very likely that such animals would be packed in a box - though compare [[325: A-Minus-Minus]]). Alternatively, this may be a compound word &quot;Glucose Kits&quot;, diabetic assay tools to help the patient regulate their blood sugar.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 9<br /> |-<br /> |Hydrants||{{w|Fire hydrant}}s are likely too big to fit in boxes and are also simply odd objects to be packing into a box.<br /> |-<br /> |Particles||As almost all matter is composed of {{w|particles}}, it is hard to find exceptions. Thus, this is very vague.<br /> |-<br /> |Knots||{{w|Knot}}s are things tied in ropes; they can hold things or just be there. This would be hard to put in a box without rope.{{Citation needed}} Could also refer to knots in a piece of {{w|wood}}, which are hard to put in the box without the rest of the wood. Knots could also refer to the {{w|Knot_(unit)|unit of speed}}, usually used in meteorology, and in maritime and air navigation which would be impossible to box as it is not a physical object.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 10 <br /> |-<br /> |Graphite||{{w|Graphite}} is a crystalline form of carbon, where the atoms are arranged in sheets. It is found in some household products (pencils and lubricant oil), though in either case the name of the end product would be a more likely box label. Graphite is also a color.<br /> |-<br /> |Taupe|| {{w|Taupe}} is a dark tan color in between brown and gray, again, not an object. May be a reference to Gliese 581f (a.k.a. Taupe Mars) from [[1253|xkcd #1253]].<br /> |-<br /> !Box 11<br /> |-<br /> |Field Lines||This could refer to {{w|field line}}s as used to depict electromagnetic fields, or possibly to the lines painted on an athletic field to mark the boundaries of play. The former is a visualization tool rather than physical objects; the latter consists of streaks of paint on grass or artificial turf, and thus neither kind of field line is the kind of physical object that could be packed into a box. <br /> |-<br /> !Box 12<br /> |-<br /> |Traps||May be a reference to 'My house is full of traps' from [https://what-if.xkcd.com/34// What-If #34]<br /> |-<br /> !Box 13<br /> |-<br /> |Edges||An {{w|Edge_(geometry)|edge}} is a line segment joining two vertices. Even though physical objects do have edges, you cannot store edges themselves as they are just mathematical constructs.<br /> |-<br /> |Tribes||{{w|Tribe}} is a social group of people, tribes existed before states were formed. It is impossible to store a group of people in the box.{{Citation needed}} <br /> |-<br /> |Dough||{{w|Dough}} is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic, paste made out of any grains, leguminous or chestnut crops. It is used in the process of cooking, but it doesn't make sense to pack it while moving.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 14<br /> |-<br /> |Dark Matter||{{w|Dark matter}} is what is believed to be a big part of the mass of galaxies, but we have never observed it, so it is not possible to pack it.{{Citation needed}} Alternatively, if all dark matter were permanently packed in boxes like this, it would explain why it has never been observed. According to the Copenhagen interpretation of the uncertainty principle, dark matter may both be in the box and somewhere else in the universe until somebody opens the box.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 15<br /> |-<br /> |Manifolds||In topology, {{w|Manifold|Manifolds}} are spaces with certain &quot;nice&quot; properties (i.e. they are locally Euclidean). This is yet another mathematical construct that is impossible to pack into a box. Manifold could also refer to a pipe or chamber branching into several openings, for example, an engine exhaust manifold. While physical, it's unlikely that multiple are put in a box for moving.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 16<br /> |-<br /> |Triangles||Within the context of this comic, the reference is likely to the shape. On the other hand, it would not be unusual to pack one or more {{w|Triangle (musical instrument)|triangle}}s into a box.<br /> |-<br /> |Peat|| {{w|Peat}} is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation that forms in wetland bogs, moors, mires, and swamps.<br /> |-<br /> |Crowns|| These may be royal crowns or may be the coin worth five shillings in UK pre-decimal currency.<br /> |-<br /> !Box 17<br /> |-<br /> |Scrolls||A {{w|scroll}} is a roll of papyrus, paper, or parchment that contains writing. It is a common item in fantasy games (as elves and traps).<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[A bunch of cardboard boxes stacked up, each labeled]<br /> :{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot; style=&quot;background:white&quot; align=center<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot;|<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Grids&lt;br&gt;<br /> Bison&lt;br&gt;<br /> Checkerboards&lt;br&gt;<br /> Fog<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot;|<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Beacons&lt;br&gt;<br /> Elves&lt;br&gt;<br /> Sand<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Hemoglobin<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Water&lt;br&gt;<br /> Hooves<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> |-|<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shorebirds<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Oil&lt;br&gt;<br /> Vectors&lt;br&gt;<br /> Silt <br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Membranes&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shards<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Shawls&lt;br&gt;<br /> Glucose&lt;br&gt;<br /> Kits<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> |-|<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Hydrants&lt;br&gt;<br /> Particles&lt;br&gt;<br /> Knots<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Graphite&lt;br&gt;<br /> Taupe<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Field Lines<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Traps<br /> | style=&quot;visibility:hidden&quot; |<br /> |-|<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Edges&lt;br&gt;<br /> Tribes&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dough<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Dark&lt;br&gt;Matter<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Manifolds<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Triangles&lt;br&gt;<br /> Peat&lt;br&gt;<br /> Crowns<br /> | colspan=&quot;2&quot; width=&quot;80px&quot; height=&quot;80px&quot; style=&quot;background:#CFBC92&quot; |<br /> Contents:&lt;br&gt;<br /> Scrolls<br /> |}<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the panel:]<br /> :I always forget to label my moving boxes until they're sealed up and I've forgotten what's in them.<br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:Biology]]<br /> [[Category:Physics]]<br /> [[Category:Science]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=538:_Security&diff=289307 2022-07-20T18:02:27Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289300 by Sir Urquhart (talk) SIR NIGGERSHART SIR, DO NOT REDEEM</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 538<br /> | date = February 2, 2009<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The &quot;crypto nerd&quot; would be concerned with strongly encrypting data on their personal machine. This would conceivably come in handy when &quot;villains&quot; attempt to steal information on his computer. The crypto nerd imagines that due to his advanced encryption, the crackers will be ultimately defeated. [[Randall]] suggests that in the real world, people with the desire to access this information would simply {{w|Rubber-hose cryptanalysis|use torture}} to coerce the nerd to give them the password. Both panels also reference the amount of money used to access the data. In the first the villain is willing to use millions of dollars to construct a {{w|TWIRL|super computer}} which may still not fulfill their aim, while in the second, he simply uses a $5 wrench and 'the personal touch'. The comic effectively states, completely accurately, that the weakest part of computer security is usually not the computer, but the user.<br /> <br /> {{w|RSA (algorithm)|RSA}} is a commonly used public key encryption method. Current standards typically use 1024, 2048, and (more recently) 4096 {{w|Key size|bit keys}}. These encryption methods are not yet (feasibly) breakable. A 4096-bit key will remain unbreakable for the foreseeable future.<br /> <br /> To be resilient against this sort of &quot;attack&quot;, cryptographers have devised schemes of {{w|deniable encryption}}, where attackers either cannot prove that encrypted information exists at all, or that allows the user to provide a password that reveals one (innocuous, or embarrassing but not illegal) secret without giving any indication that there is a second password that reveals the more important secret.<br /> <br /> The title text pokes fun at typical users, who do not have data that would be worth anything to anyone but themselves. Therefore, it is unlikely that the above situation would ever occur. Additionally, the wrench used in the second panel is large, and presumably more than the $5 referenced by the thug.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball is holding a laptop up in two hands, showing it to his Cueball-like friend who is examining it while holding a hand up to his head. Above the top of the panels frame, there is a box with a caption:]<br /> :A Crypto nerd's imagination:<br /> :Cueball: His laptop's encrypted. Let's build a million-dollar cluster to crack it.<br /> :Friend: No good! It's 4096-bit RSA!<br /> :Cueball: Blast! Our evil plan is foiled!<br /> <br /> :[Cueball is holding a a closed laptop down in one hand while giving his Cueball-like friend a wrench with the other. The friend reaches out for it. Above the top of the panels frame, there is a box with a caption:]<br /> :What would actually happen:<br /> :Cueball: His laptop's encrypted. Drug him and hit him with this $5 wrench until he tells us the password.<br /> :Friend : Got it.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]<br /> [[Category:Cryptography]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1807:_Listening&diff=289306 2022-07-20T18:01:59Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289298 by Sir Urquhart (talk) DO NOT REDEEM SIR</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1807<br /> | date = March 6, 2017<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic depicts [[Cueball]] and [[Ponytail]] welcoming [[Black Hat]] and [[Danish]] to their house. Black Hat immediately talks to {{w|Amazon Alexa}} to order two tons of {{w|creamed corn}}. This would be quite expensive (around $10,000), and the hosts would be charged because it was ordered on their {{w|Amazon Echo}} device. It would also be a serious inconvenience, as the purchase would be quite bulky and useless, seeing as an average person would have very little use for two tons of creamed corn.{{Citation needed}}<br /> <br /> The caption claims that this is an effort to find systems recording conversations, such as Alexa or {{w|Google Home}}, for the security of the ''guests'', so they aren't being monitored by an always-on listening device without their consent (at least not without any consequences). However, because Black Hat is the one coming up with this it's more likely his motives are on the sadistic side, and it's more likely a warning for the hosts to turn off any voice-activated systems before having guests come over, so that the guests don't take advantage of them. (It should also be noted that such purchasing services encourage the user to set up a PIN code to stem off such exploits.)<br /> <br /> A concerned &quot;visitor&quot; may also want to test for voice-activated systems when near any persons carrying an iPhone or Android mobile device, because these are also always-on listening devices. &quot;Hey Siri&quot; and &quot;Ok Google&quot; voice activation use the same technology as &quot;Alexa&quot; and &quot;Echo&quot; detection.<br /> <br /> The title text says that this takes care of the &quot;host gift thing&quot;, referring to the custom where house guests give a gift to the hosts. However, Black Hat is making the hosts pay for it, so it can be as expensive as he wants, thus making this yet another example of his being a [[classhole]]. For more examples of this, see the [[#Trivia|trivia]] below.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Black Hat and Danish enter Cueball and Ponytail's house. They have hardly passed the door mat, with the door still open showing the road and another house outside.]<br /> :Ponytail: Hello, welcome to our house!<br /> :Black Hat: Thanks for inviting us!<br /> :Black Hat: Alexa, order two tons of creamed corn.<br /> :Black Hat: Alexa, confirm purchase.<br /> <br /> :[Caption below the frame:]<br /> :When visiting a new house, it's good to check whether they have an always-on device transmitting your conversations somewhere.<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *In a previous comic, [[1559: Driving]], Black Hat took also took advantage of a cutting-edge AI&amp;mdash;there, a self-driving car&amp;mdash;by making it drive across the country without its owner or any passenger. And already back in [[596: Latitude]] he took advantage (of course) of people who constantly kept programs running on their phones that could track their movements.<br /> *Another comic about testing if someone is listening is [[525: I Know You're Listening]]. Just as Black Hat may just speak without knowing for sure that there is an active Alexa, Cueball in the old comic also just speaks out in case there is someone listening. In that case, it was addressed to real surveillance, but as can be seen in the entries below, Alexa may just end up being used like that later.<br /> *Usually Cueball is paired with [[Megan]], but since Black Hat's girlfriend Danish looks like Megan but with longer hair, this makes it sensible to choose Ponytail as Cueball's partner here. They were also partnered in the next comic [[1808: Hacking]].<br /> *Assuming a standard can of 14.75 oz (418 g) and Black Hat's order was in short tons the order would consist of 4339 cans. Consuming one per day it would last for approx. twelve years. But it's doubtful that the expiration date would be that long.<br /> *In a recent [http://www.npr.org/2016/12/31/507670072/amazon-echo-murder-case-renews-privacy-questions-prompted-by-our-digital-footprints court case] authorities believed that an Amazon Echo may have recorded the identity of a murder suspect, leading to a debate about the privacy and safety implications of such devices.<br /> *Another recent [http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/7/14200210/amazon-alexa-tech-news-anchor-order-dollhouse event] resulted in Alexa ordering several people unwanted doll houses.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Danish]]<br /> [[Category:Food]]<br /> [[Category:Artificial Intelligence]]<br /> [[Category:Virtual Assistants]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1608:_Hoverboard&diff=289304 2022-07-20T18:01:38Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289296 by Sir Urquhart (talk) SIR</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1608<br /> | date = November 24, 2015<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> {{TOC}} <br /> *To experience the interactivity of this game, visit the {{xkcd|1608|original comic}}.<br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The &quot;comic&quot; is actually a {{w|browser game}} made to celebrate the release of [[Randall|Randall's]] new book, ''[[Thing Explainer]]'', which was released on the same day as this comic: Tuesday, November 24, 2015. The comic thus appeared on a Tuesday, replacing that week's normal Wednesday release to coincide with the release day. The [[xkcd Header text]] also [[xkcd_Header_text#2015-11-24_-_Thing_Explainer_is_out_today|changed that day]] to shout out that the book was released on that day.<br /> <br /> The title refers to a {{w|hoverboard}} (which resembles a hovering skateboard without wheels) which has been most [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ZdMOMUgXE prominently featured] in the movie {{w|Back to the Future Part II}}, which took place in the future, until a little more than a month before this comic was released. {{w|Marty McFly}} traveled to the future in this second installment, more precisely to [https://www.facebook.com/October212015BTTF 2015-10-21], and this comic was released just over one month later 2015-11-24. Hoverboards are just one of many things predicted in Back to the Future Part II that [http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33785285 have] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HI137m7XA4 come] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLwNGBB_Yb0 to] [http://www.wired.com/2016/03/hendo-2-hoverboard/ pass] before reaching the date from the movie, but are more uncommon in our world, along with other inventions like [http://www.terrafugia.com/ flying] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-1pXbW5wVg cars] and [http://www.soundandvision.com/content/wear-your-music-thinkgeeks-soundtrack-shirt#jo8J1DassbWxlptj.97 musical clothing]. Randall is known to have had [[:Category:Electric skateboard|electric skateboards]], which is also thematically related, although another type of hoverboard would be mentioned just five weeks later in [[1623: 2016 Conversation Guide]].<br /> <br /> Given Randall's enjoyment of movies and time travel it is very likely that this game is also a tribute to the {{w|Back to the Future}} movies. But the release day of the game has been used to promote his new book (as is clear with the text in the start screen of the game), and this explains why it was not released on the Back to the Future date. Apart from the date of release and the text about the book, the game does not seem to have any direct relation to the book; there are, however, several scenes in the game that could be seen as [[#Reference to Thing Explainer|references to ''Thing Explainer'']]. Instead the main part of the game is all the references to several movies and other stuff that has often been featured in xkcd as well as many of the other comics.<br /> <br /> ===The game feature===<br /> The game features an {{w|animated}} [[Cueball]] riding on a hoverboard which can take [[#Animation|several different positions]]. The controls are the left, up, and right arrows, as written on the start screen until you begin the game, after which the text disappears. There are alternatives as explained in the [[#Controls|Controls]] section. The player can jump repeatedly mid-jump to reach increasing heights, and can move left and right both while jumping and descending (see more under controls).<br /> <br /> The player begins in a line-drawing maze (called the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a9/All_play_area_hanging_all_coins.PNG Play Area]) with 17 gold coins located throughout and a &quot;deposit&quot; terminal. The ostensible goal of the game is to collect as many coins as possible and return them to the deposit in the fastest possible time, which returns [[#Messages in Play Area|text messages]] describing the result. Players consumed with obtaining the best possible time result for collecting the coins may not realize there is anything more to the game.<br /> <br /> The best way to enjoy this comic is to {{xkcd|1608|play the game!}} If you didn't do that already, '''reading anything below or the [https://xkcd.com/1608/info.0.json official transcript]''' will spoil you from truly enjoying the comic, and maybe making some interesting discoveries yourself! So:<br /> <br /> &lt;big&gt;&lt;big&gt;'''!!!SPOILER ALERT!!!'''&lt;/big&gt;&lt;/big&gt;<br /> <br /> {{incomplete| There are still several tables that need to be filled out. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> Beyond the maze on either side (just far enough that players who remain within the maze will not see) are [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/8b/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Coins_Hoverboard_and_View.png tall walls seemingly designed to contain the player]. However, the walls have a finite height and, combined with the ability to double-jump, the player can leave the purported &quot;play area&quot; either to the sides or above the initial maze. This returns a flashing red [[#Messages in Play Area|error message]]: &quot;'''[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/Return_to_the_play_area.PNG Return to the Play Area]'''&quot;.<br /> <br /> But if the player overcomes the desire to comply and return to the play area and disregards this message, they can take hoverboard Cueball outside beyond the tall walls surrounding the initial play area. And here they will discover an entire world that can be explored left and right (and above), including numerous points of interest and {{w|Easter egg (media)|Easter eggs}} similar in style to comic [[1110: Click and Drag]]. There are also many more [[#Coins|coins]] to collect, 169 coins all in all, so 152 more than those from the play area.<br /> <br /> Although this game is reminiscent of Click and Drag, this was the first time an actual game, where the user moves an object in front of the drawing, has been released on xkcd. In previous &quot;games&quot; this has not been the case. In Click and Drag the user only moves the drawing into the view section. And in for instance the two previous [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comics]], [[1350: Lorenz]] and [[1506: xkcloud]], the user does not move anything, but only supplies choices, text and drawings. However, already on the next {{w|April Fools' Day}} a new game, [[1663: Garden]], was released where the users also actively moved items around on the screen and could make items disappear (like taking coins in this game.). The ability to infinitely doubles jump allows us to reach beyond just the ground.<br /> <br /> ===The main themes===<br /> There are many themes and references throughout the game, but the two main themes are '''{{w|Star Wars}}''' and '''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}'''. Below there is a [[#List of details and references|table]] listing all references to both of these movies and much more. For instance there are 19 references to SW and 6 to LOTR.<br /> <br /> The largest part of the game is located on the '''right side''' of the play area and is mainly a world dominated by references to ''Star Wars''. Most noticeable is a recreation of [https://youtu.be/yHfLyMAHrQE?t=112 the opening scene] in the {{w|Star Wars (film)|first film}}, where {{w|Princess Leia|Princess Leia's}} space ship ''{{w|Tantive IV}}'' also known as ''[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/82/1608_1015x1078y_Entire_Rebel_Blockade_Runner_zoom_out.png The Rebel Blockade Runner]'' is flying over [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/33/1608_1015x1073y_Ponytail_in_the_dunes_zoom_out.png the desert] planet {{w|Tatooine}}. Here it is followed by the {{w|Star Destroyer}}, ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Devastator Devastator]''. The [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/04/1608_1015x1078y_Entire_Rebbel_Blockade_Runner_zoom_out_to_torpedoes_and_ground.png desert ground with these two space ships] above is the first you find to the right. Although in the game they are located inside the atmosphere, not as in the movie out in space, a fact that is [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1049x1090y_Atmosphere_worry_and_car_room_at_bottom_of_hull.png commented on] by [[Megan]] who looks out from an opening in the bottom of the Destroyer's hull. <br /> :Megan: Is this ship designed to fly in the atmosphere like this? <br /> <br /> Both ships are high above the ground, but there are three [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/76/1608_1014x1076y_Entire_wires_from_ground_to_Runner.png wires from the ground] that connect (and thus guide you) up to ''The Runner'' and from there [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/87/1608_1023x1085y_Entire_torpedoes_rain_from_Runner_to_Destroyer.png 100+ torpedoes], which are fired [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f1/1608_1018x1079y_Top_rear_end_of_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png down on the Runner] coming [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5f/1608_1034x1091y_Torpedo_canon_below_Destroyer.png from the Destroyer] above, gives away the location of the Destroyer itself. The Destroyer is so high up in the air, that you would not be likely to find it by chance without these leads (or at least some of the several other hints from people on the ground [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f2/1608_1010x1073y_Cliff_with_rock_and_cactus.png looking up and reacting] or like [[White Hat]] looking from the tip of the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/21/1608_0995x1079y_Entire_Washington_monument_extra_zoom_out.png Washington Monument] and reacting [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6f/1608_0995x1083y_Tip_of_Washington_monument.png by saying]: &quot;Uh, what the heck is ''that?!''.&quot;).<br /> <br /> One of the main points (The Joke) of the entire game is the extreme size of [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cd/1608_Entire_Star_Destroyer.png such a Destroyer]. It takes up more space than the rest of the game (and most of the coins are located there). Inside the Destroyer there are many, many rooms, long corridors and deep shafts, even a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/1608_Entire_Cave.png huge cave] with trees and animals. At [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c7/1608_Vader_twice_and_emperor_on_and_near_bridge.png the bridge] we meet both {{w|Darth Vader}} and the Emperor himself, {{w|Palpatine}}. There are many other jokes related both to Star Wars and other movies and xkcd comics inside the Destroyer. For instance, Darth Vader discusses {{w|Steven Universe}}, bringing up Rose Quartz and Steven himself ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png who can be found with the Crystal Gems] in a different part of the Destroyer).<br /> :Darth Vader: But Steven's ''mother'' is a Crystal Gem...<br /> There are also interesting things and references along the ground beneath the Destroyer, some of these are also Star Wars related like [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c9/1608_1038x1073y_Wedding_and_picnic.png the wedding scene] where {{w|Jabba the Hutt}} is mentioned. <br /> <br /> To the '''left side''' is an entirely different world, although much smaller (shorter) than the one to the right. Here the main theme is ''The Lord of the Rings'' mainly with the presence of a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6a/Entire_Volcano_zoom_out.png volcano] where for instance [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/77/1608_0952x1087y_Ring_of_power_and_lave_floor_at_the_right_crater_top.png Megan tries to throw] in {{w|One Ring|''rings'' of power}}, as in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXpF3SUFaDw the scene] from the {{w|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|last LOTR film}} where {{w|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}} fails and {{w|Gollum}} attacks inside the volcano {{w|Mount Doom}}, thus making it clear that the volcano in the game represents this volcano. Both Frodo, {{w|Sauron}} and {{w|Gandalf}} are mentioned in the game. The first two by name in the text. Two {{w|Eagle (Middle-earth)|great eagles}} are [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cb/1608_0956x1088y_Eagles_over_right_crater_top.png talking about Frodo] and {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien|Tolkien}}, Sauron's name is [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/66/1608_0964x1078y_Megan_reading_for_children_about_Saurons_ring.png read up by Megan from a book], and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a5/1608_0944x1083y_Rock_with_Gandalf_in_Lava_lake.png Gandalf is drawn as a wizard figure] in the crater and also his name is used in the [[#Messages in Play Area|message]] you receive if you collect [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/169_coins_fastest_way.PNG all possible coins]. <br /> <br /> The two worlds do conflict though, as an {{w|X-wing fighter}} is [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/44/1608_0982x1077y_Gas_station_with_x-wing.png parked at a gas station] to the left in LOTR world, and Gandalf's famous quote ''You shall not pass!'' from his fight against the {{w|Balrog}} is modified by [[Cueball]] who is [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ad/1608_1026x1093y_Shall_not_not_pass_room_and_parachutes_at_one_of_two_ledges_at_bottom_of_hull.png ''not'' trying to block your path] to a coin inside a room in the Destroyer. This conflict could very well be a reference to the fact that {{w|Andy Serkis}} who played {{w|Gollum}} in LOTR, now plays the {{w|Supreme Leader Snoke}} in the new Star Wars movie, and [http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/villains/images/6/64/Supremeleader.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20151223201852 his appearance] as Snoke is not that much different from Gollum's. Snoke also delivers a line in the movie (about &quot;bringing someone to me&quot;) that reminds one of Gollum when he talks about &quot;the ring coming to me&quot;. Randall would not have known this last part at the time that this comic was released, but he would likely be aware of Andy Serkis' involvement.<br /> <br /> Other themes are related to other movies, like a [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens/star-trek-fans-rivalry-george-lucas-roddenberry/ naughty reference] to {{w|Star Trek}} from inside [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png the bridge] of the Rebel Blockade Runner where a long-haired woman (maybe [[Danish]] since she obviously does this to annoy Star Wars fans and [[Hairbun]] behind her, which could represent Princess Leia with her [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Princess_Leia%27s_characteristic_hairstyle.jpg special hair style]) delivers the following line taken from the Star Trek universe: <br /> :Long haired woman: Captain's log, stardate November 24th, 2015...<br /> :Hairbun: ''Augh!'' No!<br /> <br /> Also references to video games are seen, best shown with the maze towards the back end of the Destroyer which are an almost [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e2/1608_Comparing_Prince_of_Persia_maze_with_real_level_1.png complete depiction] of ''[http://cdn.wikimg.net/strategywiki/images/a/a2/Princeofpersia_dos_level1.png Level 1]'' of the computer game ''{{w|Prince of Persia}}'' down to the three coins being in the place of three items to take in that game, and at least two of the opposing sword fighters in the correct places as well. <br /> <br /> The comic/game and book were released only 3 weeks before the 7th Star Wars movie ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}'' was released on December 14, 2015. And this movie had already been referenced by Randall 7½ weeks earlier in [[1585: Similarities]], when another movie ({{w|The Martian (film)|The Martian}}) were released. It was a reference in the title text to the new robot ''BB-8'' that are featured in the Force Awakens. That the Star Wars section is thus so much larger than the LOTR section could be a hint to the fact that it is now 12 years ago that the last of those films were released, and although {{w|the Hobbit}} has been released as {{w|The Hobbit (film series)|three films}} over the previous three Christmases it was Star Wars that dominated the Christmas a month after this comics release.<br /> <br /> ===Reference to Thing Explainer===<br /> Some of the scenes in this game are references to pictures in the new book that it celebrates. Here are some examples:<br /> *The original comic that was the impetus for ''[[Thing Explainer]]'' in the first place, [[1133: Up Goer Five]], is also included in the book. These are both referenced in this game by the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e2/1608_0976x1079y_Space_capsule_with_parachutes.png space capsule] used for reentry by the astronauts that flew to the moon using the {{w|Saturn V|Saturn Five}} rocket. This capsule is floating down over the plateau before the volcano to the left. <br /> *In ''Sky Toucher'', the last entry explaining a sky scraper, there are several references to the game, one of these being the space capsule just mentioned above. Other references:<br /> **Ponytail throwing a paper plane out, which she also does [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/20/1608_1077x1107y_Tarkin_on_the_bridge_and_Ponytail_with_paper_plane.png below the bridge] of the Destroyer. (This is also a reference to [http://explainxkcd.com/1110 Click and Drag] where [http://imgs.xkcd.com/clickdrag/6n2w.png Cueball does the same], here even from a skyscraper).<br /> **Cueball is setting up a kite and Ponytail is crawling up in the line. In the comic a small girl looking like Megan [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png also has a kite]. Being up in a kite is also referenced in both [[235: Kite]] and in the title text of [[1614: Kites]] (from just a few weeks after the release of this comic.)<br /> **There is a floor in the middle of the building with trees, just like there is a cave inside the Destroyer [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_1053x1093y_Lake_with_tree_birds_and_puma_on_rock_at_exit_in_the_bottom_left_side_of_the_cave.png with a tree &quot;inside&quot;].<br /> **Cueball is holding a fishing rod out over the side of the building letting the hook hand in the air. The same [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/1608_1014x1078y_Three_wires_and_reaching_up_to_anchors_in_Runner.png can be seen] under the Rebel Blockage Runner.<br /> **Megan is using a skateboard in a strange ellipsoid-shaped room. This can be a reference both to where Megan is seen on a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/89/1608_1038x1095y_Hamsterball_and_stilts_room.png skate board inside a hamster ball] and to the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1608_1078x1111y_Globe_of_Death_at_the_top_of_the_Destroyer.png globe of death] at the top of the bridge on the Destroyer.<br /> **There is a car in the top section of the tower (long away from the parking cellar in the basement). There are two [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1049x1090y_Atmosphere_worry_and_car_room_at_bottom_of_hull.png cars inside] the Destroyer, [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d4/1608_1048x1099y_Cueball_on_hood_of_car_room_and_a_giant_step_with_coins_at_top_of_hull.png one of them] deep inside with no easy access to the outside.<br /> **Two people are standing on a cloud, one of them (Megan) jumps out from it. This is similar to the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/92/1608_0993x1112y_Top_of_floating_rock_island_with_base_jumpers.png two base jumpers] on the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5c/1608_0994x1110y_Entire_floating_rock_island_zoom_out.png rock island].<br /> *In the ''Red world space car'' explaining (about the {{w|Curiosity Rover}} on {{w|Mars}}) there are two references to the scenes around the Rebel Blockade Runner:<br /> **Curiosity toasts a marshmallow over a fire as does Megan and Cueball over the exhaust pipe at [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f1/1608_1018x1079y_Top_rear_end_of_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png the rear of the Runner].<br /> **When Curiosity is set down on Mars by the {{w|Mars Science Laboratory}} (MSL), lowered down in wires below the MSL, the wires were released once the rover was down and then it flies away. In the book Megan is hanging from one of these wires when it flies away. This is similar to [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/76/1608_1014x1076y_Entire_wires_from_ground_to_Runner.png Megan hanging in one of the anchor lines] going from the ground up to the Runner.<br /> *In ''The USS Laws of the Land'' about the ship called {{w|USS Constitution}} (named after the {{w|United States Constitution}} which is explained in the entry just before this one), there are two references to this comic:<br /> **There is both a giant octopus arm (marked as ''not real'') and a very large octopus under the ship. The shape of the octopus is the same as the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b5/1608_1038x1094y_Giant_octopus_in_Destroyer.png silhouette of a giant octopus] inside the Destroyer. <br /> ***Octopuses like this are often used in xkcd, and they are also included in the explanation about ''Writing sticks'' (as the source of ink for the pens), as a motive in ''Picture taker'' and in ''Tree of life''. As an example from another xkcd comic with octopuses see for instance [[435: Purity]].<br /> **There is also a bowling alley in the hull of the ship - a reference to the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/53/1608_0987x1075y_Hamsterball_bowling.png hamster ball bowling] in the left part of the world.<br /> ***Bowling is also used two other places in the book, namely on the suspension of the longest bridge in ''Tall roads'' and an bowling alley is used for measuring length in ''How to count things''. <br /> *Ants are used three times in the book. A zoom-in on an ant is used to indicate size in ''Earth's past'' about geological ages of the Earth, and under the ''Tree'' in that explanation there is an ant colony where one ant is much bigger than the others; an ant queen, a clear reference to the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1078x1095y_Ant_Queen_in_Destroyer.png ant queen] in the Destroyer. They are of course also in the ''Tree of life''.<br /> *Basketball is shown twice in this comic ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a4/1608_0936x1084y_Basketball_on_the_volcano.png left of volcano] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1067x1104y_Basket_ball_on_top_of_Destroyer.png on top of Destroyer]). In the book the size of different ''Playing Fields'' is one of the stories, and it included the field for basketball (i.e. ''circle ball'').<br /> *The [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d0/1608_1046x1074y_Huge_foot.png huge foot] before the pyramid look like the foot used in the explanation for ''How to count things'' to describe the wight &quot;one kilo&quot; using a picture labeled ''one foot'' (i.e. not the length one foot, as the length is given in meters). A similar experience to the one in [[526: Converting to Metric]].<br /> *The [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1084x1090y_Giant_light_bulb_room.png giant light bulb] towards the bottom rear end of the Destroyer is a reference to the entry on {{w|tungsten}} in the explanation for ''The pieces everything is made of'' (i.e. the {{w|periodic table}}). In the book a {{w|Incandescent_light_bulb|light bulb}} is shown and then an arrow points to the {{w|Incandescent_light_bulb#Filament|filament}} which is made of tungsten in the typical {{w|Thomas Edison|Edison}} light bulbs.<br /> *In the explanation for ''Box that cleans food holders'' (Dishwasher) Ponytail yells ''Wheee!'' as she slides through a pipe inside the machine on her stomach (bottom left). This is similar to her position and movement in the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c6/1608_Entire_Corridor_peristalsis_and_colon.png colon like structure] inside the Destroyer and Cueball also sliding in this colon yells ''Wheee!''<br /> *In the explanation for ''Bending computer'' Ponytail comes racing on her bike with a laptop on top of the handlebars. She is also seen [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cd/1608_0958x1083y_Ponytail_racing_down_the_steep_slope_on_a_bike.png racing a bike down the slope of the volcano].<br /> <br /> ===Reference to other comics===<br /> There are also many references to other xkcd comics, like the room at the front end of the Destroyer [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a7/1608_1004x1095y_Very_front_with_playpen_balls_pit_at_top_of_hull.png ball pit] filled with '''[[:Category:Playpen balls|playpen balls]]''', and two adults playing in it, like in [[150: Grownups]]. Also [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2e/1608_0980x1075y_Entire_well_zoom_out.png the well] in the left part of the world with [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/82/1608_0980x1073y_Well_bottom.png a girl and a coin] at the bottom is likely a reference to the movie ''The Ring'', which has been referenced before in xkcd. Wells have also come up in xkcd in the early '''[[:Category:Well|Well series]]'''.<br /> <br /> There have been many comics with electric skateboards as mentioned, which do not appear in this comic, but there is one example of a normal '''skateboard'''. This is [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/89/1608_1038x1095y_Hamsterball_and_stilts_room.png used by Megan] in a room in the Destroyer, while she is inside a {{w|hamster ball}}. There is also [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/53/1608_0987x1075y_Hamsterball_bowling.png another hamster ball], with a kid (looking like Megan) inside. It is used in a more than human sized {{w|ten pin bowling}} game to the left. '''Hamster balls''' is another item that has been [[:Category:Hamster Ball|prominently featured]] in xkcd.<br /> <br /> In the weeks before, and especially the weeks after there were also other comics that had a subject which could refer back to Hoverboard in some ways. Maybe these comics were either influenced by the game, or the other way around so that relevant items were added to the game because of these other comics:<br /> *[[1600: MarketWatch]] - the {{w|Washington Monument}} (an obelisk) is part of the skyline depicted, and this monument is the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/21/1608_0995x1079y_Entire_Washington_monument_extra_zoom_out.png first that is encountered] in the picture when going left from the play area, plus a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/dc/1608_0994x1074y_Base_of_Washington_monument.png comment at the base] of the monument to make sure we know it is the Washington monument, and another [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6f/1608_0995x1083y_Tip_of_Washington_monument.png comment at the top] of the monument referring to the {{w|Washington_Monument#Aluminum_apex|aluminum apex}} that constitutes the very tip of the monument, which was very expensive at the time it was installed in 1884, when aluminum was a rare metal as valuable as silver. Today it would not make anyone rich from the metal alone, although the tip would be worth a lot for other historical reasons, but this is not what Cueball's comment is about.<br /> ::Cueball to Megan at the bottom: Honestly, it doesn't even look that much like Washington.<br /> ::Cueball to White Hat at the tip: Look at that- solid aluminum! We´re gonna be rich! <br /> *[[1610: Fire Ants]] - in this game there is a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1078x1095y_Ant_Queen_in_Destroyer.png giant ant queen] inside the Destroyer talking with Cueball about laying eggs.<br /> **See also [[1641: Hot Dogs]] where Cueball has a similar style conversation, with the same ''Eww'' ending as with the ant queen:<br /> ::Cueball: What's up?<br /> ::Ant queen: The usual. Poopin' out ants.<br /> ::Cueball: Eww.<br /> *[[1611: Baking Soda and Vinegar]] - this is about super volcanoes, vs. [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6a/Entire_Volcano_zoom_out.png the Volcano], Mount Doom in the game as indicated by Megan [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/77/1608_0952x1087y_Ring_of_power_and_lave_floor_at_the_right_crater_top.png throwing rings into the lava]: <br /> ::Megan at the edge of the volcano crater: One of these is probably a ring of power or whatever.<br /> *[[1614: Kites]] - Megan is seen with a kite, and in this comics a small girl looking like Megan [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png also has a kite] to the left towards Mount Doom.<br /> *[[1620: Christmas Settings]] - another Star Wars reference to {{w|lightsaber}} noises in the title text. Lightsabers are featured twice in this comic, with [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png Ponytail practicing] on the Rebel Blockade Runner, and with a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/20/1608_1006x1095y_Pinata_and_Cueball_with_lightsaber_at_top_of_hull.png kid about to hit a Piñata] in the Destroyer.<br /> *[[1623: 2016 Conversation Guide]] - a direct hoverboard reference, and complaint that they are not real yet (only [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/01/1608_1048x1095y_Two_hoverboards_room.png in this game]).<br /> *[[1630: Quadcopter]] - in this comic three quadcopters act together to abduct Cueball. Thus making them sentient, like the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7c/1608_0950x1084y_Quadcopters_over_lava_lake_right.png quadcopter who is speaking to another] over the lava lake in the Mount Doom crater to the left.<br /> ::Right quadcopter: Remember: There's no such thing as good volcano footage taken by a quadcopter that survived. <br /> *[[1632: Palindrome]] - a reference to the famous palindrome about the Panama canal: &quot;''A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama''&quot;, and thus also to the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0d/1608_1026x1073y_Ruins_with_Cueball_singing_of_Spiders_and_Panama.png song that Cueball sings] at the ruin to the right, where the first four lines is mashup of the palindrome and {{w|Spider-Man_(theme_song)|the Spider-Man theme song}} (see this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtziaZlDeE video]):<br /> ::Cueball singing: <br /> :::Spider-man <br /> ::::Spider-plan<br /> :::Spider-canal<br /> ::::Spider-Panama<br /> :::Gates let in<br /> ::::Spider boats<br /> :::Flood the locks<br /> ::::Spiders float<br /> :::''Look out!''<br /> :::Spiders in both oceans.<br /> <br /> *[[735: Floor]] Instead of pretending the floor is lava as in the comic, they stand by the lava pretending that it is the floor.<br /> <br /> ===Characters===<br /> Almost all main [[:Category:Characters|characters]] in the xkcd gallery are used more than once, especially there are three characters that are used several times. Number one is of course [[Cueball]] (with close to 90 appearances) who is already shown at the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6c/1608_1000x1074y_The_Play_Area.png starting point]. He is also the first character seen when walking both [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c0/1608_1004x1074y_Cueball_outside_play_area.png right] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/dc/1608_0994x1074y_Base_of_Washington_monument.png left] (where he speaks the first line to the left).<br /> <br /> Then follows [[Megan]] with at least 40 appearances, she is even shown twice in the same location three times, one of these three even occurs within one of the [http://xkcd.com/1608/1090:-1088+s.png small images]. She is also shown with Cueball in his first appearance to the left, and she is the first to speak a line to the right [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f2/1608_1010x1073y_Cliff_with_rock_and_cactus.png here]. <br /> <br /> Also [[Ponytail]] is well represented with 26 appearances (for instance [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2d/1608_0947x1073y_Antenna_cave_in_lair.png here)]. <br /> <br /> [[Hairy]] (with different hair styles) is used 7 times (for instance [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/54/1608_Actual_Bridge_with_Vader_and_Tarkin.png here]) and [[Hairbun]] is used 5 times (for instance [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e4/1608_1054x1099y_Corridor_peristalsis_and_two_coin_rooms_at_top_of_hull.png here)]. <br /> <br /> Two of the main characters are used twice: [[Beret Guy]] ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4f/1608_0990x1074y_If_loving_you_is_wrong_I_dont_want_to.png here] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/21/1608_1020x1083y_Torpedoes_two_steps_above_Runner_with_Beret_Guy.png here]) and [[White Hat]] ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6f/1608_0995x1083y_Tip_of_Washington_monument.png here] and [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d9/1608_1093x1074y_White_Hat_hiding_in_the_grass.png here]).<br /> <br /> The only exception is that the main villain of xkcd [[Black Hat]] who is very hard to find. He is only [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/68/1608_1069x1093y_Deer_and_exit_below_lamp_coin_and_Black_Hat_in_the_bottom_right_side_of_the_cave.png shown once] in the comic where he very uncharacteristically just sits and snores at the right wall in the cave inside the Destroyer (is it really him...?). The only other hint that he is not forgotten is that his hat can be seen [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1073x1074y_Ponytail_and_bird_black_hat_on_a_stick_and_Cueball_whistling.png on a stick] under the Destroyer after the three large T-like structures. And this is not that kind of stick characters Randall usually draws. But at least we now know where Danish has hidden it from him this time (see [[405: Journal 3]]). Given that his hat is stuck there, he could also be any of the Cueballs close by…<br /> <br /> Also [[Blondie]] seems to be only represented once, while in her reporter mode while discovering a bug before the volcano as can be seen [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png here]. <br /> <br /> There are also several characters that are not recognizable as either any of the standard xkcd characters or in any other way (see for instance a few of the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a6/1037x1073y_Wedding.png wedding guests]). But there are possibly some of the minor characters are used like [[Danish]] at the bridge in the Blockade Runner ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png here]) but this cannot be confirmed, she just looks like her and has some similarities teasing the Star Wars fan.<br /> <br /> Several places in the comic it is clear from the size and the behavior that some of the characters are kids, see for instance the Blondie image mentioned above, where two kids looking like Megan and Hairy stand behind her, but they would in principle not be Megan or Hairy despite appearance, as these named characters are adults.<br /> <br /> There are also many fictive people from different movies, books, and shows; for instance Darth Vader ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png here]), Gandalf ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a5/1608_0944x1083y_Rock_with_Gandalf_in_Lava_lake.png here]) and Steven Universe ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png here]) all three mentioned above, and some real life people: you can find {{w|Elon Musk|Elon Musk}}, who has a [[#Secret passages and hidden places|hidden lair]] under the Volcano (see [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1608_0945x1074y_Elon_Musks_cave_in_lair.png here]), and Gregor Mendel, hanging out on a Star Destroyer with a pea plant.<br /> <br /> Furthermore, there are many animals (like [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b0/1608_1067x1094y_Gazebo_puma_deer_Cueball_with_bow_and_talk_of_Palpatine_in_the_middle_of_the_cave.png the puma and the deer]) in the cave, some even rather big like this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b5/1608_1038x1094y_Giant_octopus_in_Destroyer.png octopus] or even gigantic like this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1078x1095y_Ant_Queen_in_Destroyer.png ant queen] (all three from inside the Destroyer). There are also a couple of small Star Wars robots, one in a corridor in each space ship ([http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/df/1608_1034x1091y_Photon_canon_Tetris_piece_and_mini_robot_at_bottom_of_hull.png here from the Destroyer]).<br /> <br /> ===Extra Hoverboard pages===<br /> *Since this comic is so big and complicated extra pages have been created to include much more information than is wished for on this main page (which is already of considerable size).<br /> *These pages are listed here for convenience, but they are also listed in the relevant sections below:<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/Transcript]] - The full transcript of the entire comic, as if you played the game can be found here. It is linked from the [[#Transcript|Transcript]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/The whole image]] - A collection of different compilations of the whole Image. It is linked from the [[#Whole Image|Whole Image]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/Images of secret passages]] - Images with an overview of the secret passages in the game. It is linked from the [[#Secret passages and hidden places|Secret passages and hidden places]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/All image links]] It is linked from the [[#All images|All images]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/Images coins]] It is linked from the [[#Coins|Coins]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/Screen-shots]] It can be linked from several sections, but among others from the [[#Messages in Play Area|Messages in Play Area]] section.<br /> **[[1608: Hoverboard/Images of individual scenes]] It will be linked from the [[#List of details and references|List of details and references]] section which will be using these images in the explanation.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[This transcript only covers the starting page as shown on xkcd: {{xkcd|1608}}. A full transcript of the entire comic can be found on this [[1608: Hoverboard/Transcript|page]].]<br /> &lt;!-- There is also an official transcript here: https://xkcd.com/1608/info.0.json on xkcd. But on Explain xkcd these xkcd transcripts are not used. This transcript covers what is on the first image you see when opening the comic on xkcd --&gt;<br /> <br /> :[Cueball is shown on a hoverboard in the center of the comic. Around him is a simple maze with 12 yellow coins. Another Cueball without hoverboard is shown standing on one of the platforms to the right. The bottom half of the window is black. Right of where Cueball stands is a ramp. Behind the ramp is a terminal. There is lots of space left of the maze, outside the maze. Text is only written in white below in the black area. The first part of the text is written below Cueball on hoverboard. Then there is an arrow pointing to the terminal and a label. Finally there is a line of text at the bottom of the black area.]<br /> <br /> :[Under Cueball:]<br /> :My new book,<br /> :''Thing Explainer,''<br /> :comes out today!<br /> :To celebrate, here's<br /> :a small game.<br /> <br /> :[Under the arrow below the terminal.]<br /> :Deposit<br /> :coins here<br /> <br /> :[At the bottom:]<br /> :Use the arrow keys to move<br /> <br /> :['''For the full transcript of the entire comic as it could be played see [[1608: Hoverboard/Transcript]].''']<br /> :['''For a transcript only of the text for the scenes with text in the comic see the [[#Table with references|table]] below.''']<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *There is as usual [[:Category:No title text|no title text]] for these interactive comics. But there is actually one listed in the [http://xkcd.com/1608/info.0.json info page] on xkcd. But this text: &quot;Return to the play area&quot;, is never shown as a normal title text. But it will erroneously be shown in the unofficial mobile versions of the site. <br /> **This is actually the [[#Messages in Play Area|text that is shown blinking red]] at the bottom of the screen when leaving the Play Area.<br /> <br /> ==Viewers==<br /> *{{xkcd|1608|1608: Hoverboard}} (native game, use arrows)<br /> <br /> Apart from using one of the a full maps below there are also other [[#Cheats and Exploits|cheating possibilities]] where people (or the game) have implemented ways to explore the game world more easily.<br /> <br /> *Though you can download the full view, the easiest way to browse it is through a {{w|Zooming user interface}}:<br /> **[http://1101b.com/xkcd1608/ Fully zoomable map w/ toggleable coins and passages]. '''[Recommended]''' - includes all of the game, zoom-able and with toggle-able passages and coins. Courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/lanzaa lanzaa] on this [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxbyn86 reddit thread]<br /> **[http://codepen.io/KyleDavidE/full/605dc87b614ff6b2bd716f4c6f640203/ Quickly hacked overview]. Missing the rock island in the sky. Courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/kyledavide kyledavide] on the same [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxbyn86 reddit thread].<br /> *Below are several examples of full pictures:<br /> **[http://paste.click/DsPuSL Full-size-png-map]. '''Do not open this directly in the browser!''' It might take a few minutes to download. Full resolution picture of the entire game (also without coins) - courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/0x90-0x90 0x90-0x90] on the same reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxbyn86 thread].<br /> **[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/92/thumb_1608.jpg Incomplete compilation] of the entire game area (note the missing pinnacle of the Washington Monument. It also missed the floating island above the monument).<br /> **[https://i.imgur.com/uYryxss.png Full png-map]. Simple picture of the entire game without coins - courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/luke_in_the_sky luke_in_the_sky] on the same reddit [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxbyn86 thread].<br /> **[https://i.imgur.com/rNU9ZgN.png Full png-map green for non existing tiles]. Here's the transparent spaces in green - also courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/luke_in_the_sky luke_in_the_sky] on the another [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxc1245 reddit thread].<br /> **[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/content_link/6wIRprxQ7rh3EQGEPer7zCdiaCDeXFM3m2tW9aDd3ECJu9Kgz4s5LPLjjHnJN6SR/file Black areas that you can walk through in red]. This includes the walls and ceilings or other surfaces that you can stand on or hit into. So not only the secret passages are in red.<br /> *See also under the [[#Whole Image|Whole Image]].<br /> **And see also the collection of different versions of [[1608: Hoverboard/The whole image|the whole image]]!<br /> <br /> ===Standalone application===<br /> *Standalone cross-platform open source remake of hoverboard is available, with some extra features:<br /> ** Off-line play<br /> ** Arbitrary game window size<br /> ** Persistent games state on exit<br /> ** Ability to save up to 10 locations and teleport to them at will<br /> ** Explorable world map<br /> * Links:<br /> ** [https://github.com/AMDmi3/hoverboard-sdl Project on GitHub]<br /> ** [https://github.com/AMDmi3/hoverboard-sdl/releases Downloads] (Windows binaries available)<br /> <br /> ===Metroid XK===<br /> *Satirical crossover with the classic game Super Metroid. Explore the world as Samus in search of powerups and secrets, while encountering danger at every turn.<br /> [[File:1608_MetroidXK.png]]<br /> * [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&amp;t=113083&amp;start=120#p3913102 more information]<br /> * [http://www.xeloh.com/Releases#MetroidXK download]<br /> <br /> ==Messages in Play Area==<br /> *Different amounts of coins collected in the play area, will give different messages in yellow on the black part at the bottom of the screen when delivered to the coin collector.<br /> *Below is a table with examples of what may be written depending on the number of coins. The time (and the amount when there is a range with similar rating) is just chosen at random (although in a realistic range). To get above 17 you of course have to leave the play area and come back again... <br /> **In Chrome and Firefox there is not message for those above 9 coins, except 17, 42 and 169. But in Internet Explorer there is still a message for those cases: &quot;Undefined&quot;.<br /> **See [[1608: Hoverboard/Screen-shots#Coin collecting messages|screen-shots]] or click on the links from the number of coins in the table below:<br /> <br /> :{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> !# coins<br /> !Text when depositing this number of coins<br /> &quot;X&quot; is the number of coins collected<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e3/0_coins.PNG 0 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got 0 coins in 1 second'''&lt;br&gt;You successfully avoided all the coins.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/00/1_coin.PNG 1 coin]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got a single coin in 1 second'''&lt;br&gt;It's a start.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/83/2_coins.PNG 2]-[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/05/4_coins.PNG 4 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got X coins in 3 seconds'''&lt;br&gt;Not bad!&lt;/font&gt; <br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fc/5_coins.PNG 5]-[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/30/9_coins.PNG 9 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got X coins in 12 seconds'''&lt;br&gt;Terrific!&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/74/10_coins.PNG 10]-[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/55/16_coins.PNG 16 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got X coins in 10 seconds'''&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7e/17_coins.PNG 17 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got 17 coins in 15 seconds'''&lt;br&gt;You found all the coins! Great job!&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bd/18_coins.PNG 18-41 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got X coins in 430 seconds'''&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1c/42_coins.PNG 42 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got 42 coins in 460 seconds'''&lt;br&gt;No answers here.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d8/45_coins.PNG 43-168 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got X coins in 460 seconds'''&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/169_coins_fastest_way.PNG All 169 coins]<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;yellow&quot;&gt;'''You got 169 coins in 1457 seconds'''&lt;br&gt;Are you Gandalf?&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> *Once you leave the area you get a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/Return_to_the_play_area.PNG flashing warning message] in red letters at the bottom of the screen:<br /> :{| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |style=&quot;background-color:black;&quot;| &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;'''Return to the play area'''&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |}<br /> *This message flashes three times over 1.2 seconds (the message only disappears for about 150 ms each time)<br /> *Then there is a pause for about 1.3 seconds and then this repeats for a total of 5 repetitions, a total of 15 flashes in just about 11.3 second seconds. <br /> *The message will stop immediately if you re-enter the play area during this period. <br /> *If you re-enter later it will flash once you leave again.<br /> *For the program the play area is anything within and below the walls just outside the maze you start in. <br /> **More precisely you first leave the play area if you pass over the middle part at the top of the walls<br /> **Or if you make one jump from standing on top of the walls.<br /> <br /> ==Animation==<br /> *There have before been several interactive comics and also a few with animations. But these animations have typical been something along the lines of flashing text or changing lights.<br /> **This comic is the first with a character that is specifically changing position in animation style.<br /> **Apart from this there are also flashing text when leaving the play-area and text that appears and disappears when handing in coins at the terminal as described above under [[#Messages in Play Area|Messages in Play Area]].<br /> **This also happens with the text written to begin with explaining how to play the game: ''Use the arrow keys to move'' which disappears when touching the keys.<br /> *Here are two images showing two kinds of animation of the hoverboard Cueball. <br /> **The first image shows the eight standard animation that can easily be seen. They are<br /> ***Standing still facing right (starting position)<br /> ***Standing still facing left<br /> ***Moving left along flat ground (lifting arms)<br /> ***Moving right along flat ground (lifting arms)<br /> ***Jumping while facing left looking up with hoverboard pointing down<br /> ***Jumping while facing right looking up with hoverboard pointing down<br /> ***Falling while facing left looking down with hoverboard pointing up<br /> ***Falling while facing right looking down with hoverboard pointing up<br /> [[File:1608 Hoverboard Cueball standard animation.png]]<br /> *But there are several in between drawings of the hoverboard Cueball turning from left to right and even more from right to left. <br /> **The second image shows eight in between animations (together with four from above)-<br /> **Not all possible positions are necessarily caught in this collage here, but there is only a limited amount of them and none of them last for more than a split second.<br /> **They have been sorted so it could look like Cueball has just turned to the right standing still, then jumping while turning right, then turning right while in jump, to finish the turn while falling. <br /> **Image 2, 3, 5 and the last are the same used in the image of standard animations<br /> [[File:1608 Hoverboard Cueball turning animation.png]]<br /> <br /> ==Whole Image==<br /> [[File:1608 full tiny.png|none|frame|Whole Image zoomed very much out, without coins. The part visible at the beginning is marked red.]]<br /> *See also a collection of different versions of [[1608: Hoverboard/The whole image|the whole image]]!<br /> <br /> ==Secret passages and hidden places==<br /> There are many places where you can disappear behind black areas, as not all of these are solid. You might have discovered this yourself if you stayed in the play area, as the platform below the inverted parentheses is only solid at the edges. Some of these places out of the play area even hide secret passages or hidden rooms. You can reveal them by [https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1608:_Hoverboard#Cheats_and_Exploits activating goggles mode].<br /> <br /> One notable hidden area is {{w|Elon Musk|Elon Musk's}} volcano lair, which is located beneath the lava in the crater of Mount Doom. It can be difficult to find your way in here without using goggles mode even if you know it is there. (For more details, see [[1608: Hoverboard/Images of secret passages|secret passages]].)<br /> <br /> Another hidden place is the floating rock island that floats high above the {{w|Washington Monument}}, which is almost the highest point with solid ground. It is located just outside the left edge of the play area. This island is almost impossible to find by chance, as it takes around 30 seconds of repeatedly pressing the Up Arrow key to reach it from the top of the Monument. Even if you go up enough, you will almost miss it, as the Monument is not aligned to the island. (The [[#Viewers|maps]] can help you if you're having trouble finding it.)<br /> <br /> As there are two coins on the floating rock island and four coins in the lair below the lava, it is very hard to find all the coins. There are even several coins that are hard to find because they just float in the air nowhere near any drawn things, or at least no things you can see before seeing the coin. They may hang in the air a few jumps above the ground, or in one case more than a seconds drop below the Destroyer. So getting all coins without help from a map would truly make you a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/169_coins_fastest_way.PNG Gandalf-like wizard]. (See more regarding [[#Coins|coins]] below.)<br /> <br /> ==Boundaries==<br /> The larger game world is physically bounded in the left, right, and down directions, with invisible walls to each side and the ground binding you from going any further down than the deepest depression or hidden caves... In the upward direction, there is in principle also an invisible wall, but while jumping up Cueball on his hoverboard will appear to continue upwards as long as you press to jump, in addition, the longer the up arrow is pressed repeatedly, the longer it will take for [[Cueball]] to fall down again once the button is released. So although there are no new things above, you can keep jumping as high as you like and will then fall proportionally longer to get back to where you started out. Until maps were created it could have been possible that there were some hidden unexplored parts. Not long after the games release, however, the [[#Viewers|maps]] was created, covering the entire game.<br /> <br /> To the far right is a platform at the top of a high pole. This platform turns out to be a nest (like a stork nest). Above the three eggs are ten coins (the most collected in one place outside the play area, and these are closer together).<br /> <br /> To the far left is a blond haired woman with a hair bun looking right. In front of her are four coins on a row. She tells about the Destroyer (should you have gone this way without finding it yet).<br /> :Woman: In the sky, beyond the mountain, I saw a starship.<br /> <br /> Regarding the highest part you find the highest straight rise up in the air to something other than white, under the Rock Island just left of and very high above the Washington monument. Standing on the large rock on top of this floating rock island you are standing almost as high up as possible. There is a coin here one step down from the top of this large rock. This is the highest located coin in the game. Going over the edge also represents the largest possible drop in the game. However this is not the highest point where you can stand, as the very top of the bridge on the Destroyer is just a tat higher. But there is no coin there. Also this is not close enough to the end of the Destroyer that you can jump down to the ground, so the drop from the rock is by far the longest possible.<br /> <br /> The deepest part of the lair should have been the lowest point, but as this lair's entrance is up in the volcano crater, it does not reach down to become the lowest part of the image. There is also a deep well (half way left to the Volcano) with a girl at the bottom, that goes just as deep. But the deepest part where you can stand is in the ocean below the Destroyer where a rogue wave is talking to Cueball:<br /> :Wave: I know rogue waves seem implausible, but we're a straightforward consequence of the equations of fluid dynamics.<br /> :Cueball: ...But you can talk?<br /> :Wave: The equations are really complicated.<br /> When standing under this wave you cannot get any lower. There are coins in all three locations, but as the coin is above the top of the high wave, it may be that it is the coin in the well that is the deepest. The coin under the lava is not at the bottom of the room so that is not so low.<br /> <br /> Taking a route that takes the hoverboard through all the extremes mentioned above, that is the lowest, highest, left and rightmost coins and solid positions within the game can be done in about 9 minutes and 30 seconds. See a picture here of the coin delivery after such a trip that [[1608: Hoverboard/Screen-shots#Reaching all the boundaries|reached all the boundaries]].<br /> <br /> ==All images==<br /> *Coordinates for the images are given in (X, Y) coordinates with the starting point at [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1074+s.png (1000, 1074)]. <br /> *In total there are 3440 images on xkcd that can be accessed via links of this format: http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1074+s.png [This link is for the (1000, 1074) starting point image.]<br /> **'''Here is a page with a table of all the links to images: [[1608: Hoverboard/All image links|All image links]].'''<br /> **'''Note:''' This is a large page which may take some time to load.<br /> *The individual images are so small, and cut of at &quot;random&quot; so they do often go straight down through a person, and you can rarely see both a person and the (full) text belonging to them in the same image.<br /> **See for instance this [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a6/1037x1073y_Wedding.png wedding scene] to the right under the Destroyer, which only makes sense when these four images are put together (as they are in the link): <br /> ***[http://xkcd.com/1608/1037:-1073+s.png (1037, 1073)]<br /> ***[http://xkcd.com/1608/1037:-1074+s.png (1037, 1074)]<br /> ***[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1073+s.png (1038, 1073)]<br /> ***[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1074+s.png (1038, 1074)]<br /> **It will thus not make sense to make a transcript of all individual images, but instead, only of a complete setting (or maybe a part of a setting.)<br /> *Maximum possible number of images in the x-direction is 180.<br /> **Going left will decrease X down to 928 (so 82 pictures left of the starting point in X-direction)<br /> **Going right will increase X up to 1107 (so 107 pictures left of the starting point in X-direction)<br /> *Total number of (possible) images in the y-direction is 44. <br /> **Going down will decrease Y down to 1069 (so 5 pictures down from the starting point in Y-direction)<br /> **Going up will increase Y up to 1112 (so 38 pictures up from the starting point in Y-direction)<br /> ***The &quot;(possible)&quot; is included because the number of possible active Y-images depends on the X-coordinate, as there are several non-existing images that are not just totally white (i.e. blank images), but which does not even have a number/or active link on xkcd. <br /> ***But the top active image over the floating island and over the top of the bridge section of the Destroyer all have Y coordinate 1112. There are only 20 active images at this Y-coordinate.<br /> ***The same by the way also goes for the x coordinate. Above X=1076 there are also many non existing images with not active link.<br /> * All possible images are thus spread over a 180 x 44 grid, with a possible 7920 images. But 4480 of these images are non existing on xkcd, but you can travel through them in the game, as they are just shown as completely blank/white empty air in the game.<br /> **If you try to load one of the completely blank images like [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1077+s.png (1000, 1077)], three images above the starting point, you will get an error message. There are only 76 (vs 180) images at this Y-coordinate.<br /> ***Note there are several completely empty/white images that are active, but those can be loaded on xkcd like the one below the missing picture mentioned above: [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1076+s.png (1000, 1076)].<br /> **There are no blank images in completely black areas, like inside structures or under ground. And below Y = 1077 all 180 possible Y-images exist for all X-coordinates, from Y = 1069 to 1076. <br /> ***For instance the image below the starting point is completely black [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1073+s.png (1000, 1073)], and so are the next three below. <br /> ***The bottom images at Y = 1069 has a white border at the bottom: [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1069+s.png (1000, 1069)]. <br /> ***All the images at Y = 1069 are the same except the one at the very right edge because at this edge there is also a white border to the right [http://xkcd.com/1608/1107:-1069+s.png (1107, 1069)] (this is not the case to the far left at [http://xkcd.com/1608/928:-1069+s.png (928, 1069)]).<br /> ***You will never see the images at Y = 1069 in the game. Actually you will neither see anything of the images with Y = 1070 or 1071. And there is nothing that is not completely black for Y = 1069 to 1072. First from Y = 1073 are there active images which includes white. <br /> ***This picture with the wave at [http://xkcd.com/1608/1022:-1073+s.png (1022, 1073)] gives the lowest point where the hoverboard Cueball can actually stand. <br /> ***Since you will sink into the water here, you are almost standing on the top of the Y = 1072 image: [http://xkcd.com/1608/1022:-1072+s.png (1022, 1072)], which is of course completely black. <br /> ***In places where you can stand in a low position on Y = 1073 images you will actually see some part of the images with Y = 1072, not that it makes any difference since they are all black.<br /> *Here is a list of the places where there are most images at a given X coordinate:<br /> **At X = 1078, right under the highest point of the Destroyers bridge [http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1112+s.png (1078, 1112)] there are 36 active images. Thus even here 8 images are missing between the bottom active image below the Destroyer and the first active near the ground level at Y=1076. (Y = 1077 to 1084 are missing).<br /> **These missing Y coordinates are active in other places, for instance under the torpedo rain at X = 1020 where all Y images are active up until 1100 - 32 images. But since the last 12 images above this are missing it is still 4 less than under the bridge.<br /> **Under the floating island, where there are active images at the top Y = 1112, like [http://xkcd.com/1608/990:-1112+s.png (990, 1112)], there is also the Washington monument below which goes high up, but still there are only 20 active Y images, as there are no active images between 1084 and 1109 (24 missing in between).<br /> **Over the volcano's edges the highest images directly connecting to solid ground is found at Y = 1087. One image above this is also active making the height here going up to 1088, thus also making it 20 active Y images. The only '''not''' completely white image over the volcano at Y = 1088 is the one with the eagles [http://xkcd.com/1608/956:-1088+s.png (956, 1088)].<br /> <br /> ==Dimensions==<br /> {{incomplete|Here should be an overview of how large the picture is (physical distances and time to traverse it. Speed of hoverboard etc.) Could be based on known monuments sizes.(I added a description but am leaving the tag until someone smarter can verify.)}}<br /> *It takes 1 minute 52 s to reach from the starting point to the left edge. While we do not have a definite speed for the hoverboard, we can obtain the dimensions of the map by using the Washington monument. Since it is referenced by name we can assume that the dimension is properly applied. In this case, the monument is 100 pixels tall (when viewed on my photo editor) and the actual monument is 555' meaning that 1 pixel= 5.55'. The whole map is 1920 pixels wide, for a length of 10,656' or 3247.9488m.<br /> <br /> ==List of details and references==<br /> {{incomplete|The table with references should be filled out with explanations. Some explanations need to be reviewed}}<br /> *On this page [[1608: Hoverboard/Images of individual scenes]], images covering all individual scenes (in full size and with coins) has been saved and uploaded to be used for reference in the [[#Table with references|table]] below from where they are linked directly.<br /> **There are also several overviews in smaller resolution<br /> **Almost all these images have been made using this [http://1101b.com/xkcd1608/ Fully zoomable map w/ toggleable coins and passages] which includes all of the game, zoom-able and with toggle-able passages and coins. <br /> ***Courtesy of [https://www.reddit.com/user/lanzaa lanzaa] on this [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/3u4sy1/xkcd_1608_hoverboard/cxbyn86 reddit thread]<br /> <br /> ===Explanation of the table===<br /> *The contents of the comic are documented in the [[#Table with references|table]] below.<br /> **It first goes through the entire image from left to right along the ground<br /> ***I.e. going up the volcano and down in the lair, down the well and up to the top of the Washington Monument. Only exception so far is that it here goes to the rocky island in the sky. Then it continues right along the ground, only following the wires up to the bottom of the Rebel Runner and then after going over the pyramid it ends up at the far right<br /> **Then it goes back to the Rebel Runner, and after that follows the torpedoes up to the Star Destroyer-<br /> **Finally it goes through the Star Destroyer from tip to rear in four sections, taking everything within each section top to bottom, before moving on to the next section.<br /> **The table can be sorted on all columns, so the above is only valid until any sorting takes place.<br /> *In the table are the following columns:<br /> **Descriptions of the scene depicted in the overview links.<br /> ***If the scene is a zoomed out overview that covers the images below this scene's description has been written in '''bold text'''.<br /> ***This can be used as a guide to where in the image the scenes are located.<br /> ***That is, until any sorting begins.<br /> **Transcript.<br /> ***Any text has only been transcribed once. If some scenes overlap, the text has only been written in the first or the one where the text is most central.<br /> ***Also any overview that has been zoomed out never has any transcript - these have been listed as (N/A)<br /> ***Scenes with no text has written (None) in the transcript. <br /> ***The use of parenthesis for those with no transcript makes it possible to sort on the transcript to get all the scenes with text to the top.<br /> **Overview links.<br /> ***There can be more than one, even many, but the first will always be the overview.<br /> ***If there are secret passages or other situations where it will be interesting to see why the hoverboard can disappear beneath the surface (like in the ocean) then two versions of the images have been included. <br /> ***The second version is called ''Hidden passages in red'' as it has these passages changed to appear in red instead of black.<br /> **Tile images on xkcd.<br /> ***For those images that are zoomed to 100% (i.e. not the zoomed out overviews) there is also a link to the defining image tile on xkcd.<br /> ***In cases where there are more than one interesting image tile in one scene (maybe because there is actually two or more distinct scenes), there can be one more link in the ''Other'' tile column.<br /> **References.<br /> ***Three things are referenced many times, and each has their own column so the table can be sorted on these<br /> ****SW: Star Wars<br /> ****LOTR: The Lord of the Rings<br /> ****TE: Thing Explainer<br /> ***Other. There is also a column for &quot;other&quot; types of references so they can also be sorted, without drowning in the three recurring types of references.<br /> ****These have some further sorting by starting with Comics: or Movies: etc.<br /> **Explanations is in the last column.<br /> ***So far lots of scenes still miss explanations, and some are not complete. <br /> ***Red text has been used to make this clear. <br /> ***If updating this and making a good enough explanation delete the red text.<br /> <br /> ===Table with references===<br /> *See [[#Explanation of the table|explanation of the table]] above.<br /> **Hint: Open the overview links in a new window and return to this one for the next image and for reading the text.<br /> *Abbreviations:<br /> **'''SW''': Star Wars<br /> **'''LOTR''': The Lord of the Rings<br /> **'''TE''': Thing Explainer<br /> {|class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! <br /> ! <br /> ! <br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot;|Tiles (X, Y)<br /> ! colspan=&quot;4&quot;|References<br /> ! <br /> |-<br /> ! Description<br /> ! Transcript<br /> ! Overview links<br /> ! Defining<br /> ! Other<br /> ! S&lt;br&gt;W<br /> ! L&lt;br&gt;O&lt;br&gt;T&lt;br&gt;R<br /> ! T&lt;br&gt;E<br /> ! Other<br /> ! Explanation<br /> |-<br /> |'''Everything Left of play area.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d4/1608_Everything_Left_of_play_area.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e4/1608_Everything_Left_of_play_area_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Section of the image revealed when going left of the starting point.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire Volcano plateau.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d5/1608_Entire_Volcano_plateau_zoom_out_extra.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/3d/1608_Entire_Volcano_plateau_zoom_out_extra_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |About halfway from the Play Area to the volcanos slope, there is a steep plateau. This is the part left of this plateau.<br /> |-<br /> |Woman with white hair bun at the left end of world looking right.<br /> |<br /> :Woman: In the sky,<br /> :Woman: beyond the mountain,<br /> :Woman: I saw a starship.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/63/1608_0928x1082y_At_the_end_of_all_things.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/928:-1082+s.png (928, 1082)]<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The woman at the left end of the world tells about the Star Destroyer in the right part of the world. There are four coins in front of her to anyone coming this far.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin and boulders.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/63/1608_0933x1083y_Coin_and_boulders.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/933:-1083+s.png (933, 1083)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/935:-1083+s.png (935, 1083)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A single coin hangs in the air above the rocky ground with giant boulders.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Volcano.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6a/Entire_Volcano_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/01/1608_Entire_Volcano_zoom_out_red.png Hidden&amp;nbsp;passages&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1611: Baking Soda and Vinegar]]<br /> |The comic released a week after this one is about a super volcano made in a science fair experiment. As can be seen there is a lair beneath the lava lake. The entrance is revealed by the other link that turns the hidden passages to red. It is for sure possible to get stuck in the lava lake, as everything becomes black in the game when going beneath the surface.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Left Volcano Top.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4e/1608_0943x1087y_Left_Volcano_Top_zoom_out.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A zoom out of the left rim of the volcanic crater.<br /> |-<br /> |Basketball on the volcano.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytail: OK, as soon as it erupts, go for the dunk. Our sweet moves will be preserved for all eternity!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a4/1608_0936x1084y_Basketball_on_the_volcano.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/936:-1084+s.png (936, 1084)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |This is a reference to {{w|Pompeii}} a Roman town-city near modern Naples, which has become famous when it was discovered that it had been preserved in the ash when it was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6&amp;nbsp;m (13 to 20&amp;nbsp;ft.) of volcanic ash in the eruption of {{w|Mount Vesuvius}} in AD 79. When it was {{w|Pompeii#Rediscovery|found again}} it turned out that people had been surprised by the ash, and thus buried alive. During the excavation, plaster was used to fill in the voids in the ash layers that once held human bodies. This allowed one to see the exact position the person was in when they died. This is what Ponytail wishes for her and Megan, when the volcano they are standing on erupts, a rather morbid wish. She wants their sweet basketball moves to be preserved for eternity. In ''Playing Fields'' in TE basketball is mentioned. It is also played on top of the Destroyer close to the bridge. In this case the coin is on top of the basket, but too large to go into the hoop.<br /> |-<br /> |Old man walking up the volcano.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5d/1608_0937x1085y_Old_man_walking_up_the_volcano.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/937:-1085+s.png (937, 1085)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Is it an old man who just walks up a mountain, or a young man using a walking stick? It makes quite a difference to how this scene is viewed.<br /> |-<br /> |Duck at the left crater top.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/41/1608_0940x1087y_Duck_at_the_left_crater_top.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/940:-1087+s.png (940, 1087)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A duck is sitting at the top of the crater. There are several birds in this comic. Another duck looking the other way is found on top of the flag pole near the base of the Washington Monument.<br /> |-<br /> |Megan’s treasure hoard.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: Gooooold!<br /> :Megan: Goold!<br /> :Bags: $ $<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/43/1608_0941x1084y_Megans_treassure_hoarde.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/941:-1084+s.png (941, 1084)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/941:-1083+s.png (941, 1083)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In the side of the crater there is a small cave where Megan has found a treasury hoard and she is celebrating all the gold she has found, including two coins.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Lava lake.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b1/1608_0946x1083y_Entire_Lava_lake_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/09/1608_0946x1083y_Entire_Lava_lake_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f4/1608_0942x1081y_Lava_lake_left.png Zoom in left part]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/82/1608_0942x1081y_Lava_lake_left_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/02/1608_0943x1083y_Left_Lava_lake_zoom_out.png Entire left part]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_0943x1083y_Left_Lava_lake_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d6/1608_0946x1080y_Lava_lake_Upper_shaft_red.png Shaft in lake in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/94/1608_0947x1081y_Lava_lake_center.png Zoom in central part]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/25/1608_0947x1081y_Lava_lake_center_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f7/1608_0949x1083y_Right_Lava_lake_zoom_out.png Entire Right part]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/ba/1608_0949x1083y_Right_Lava_lake_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/3f/1608_0944x1076y_Lava_lake_very_bottom_of_shaft_and_shaft_in_lair.png Shaft into lair below]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c0/1608_0944x1076y_Lava_lake_very_bottom_of_shaft_and_shaft_in_lair_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |These images only cover the part beneath the surface where there is actually still lava, as can be seen in the images where ''Hidden passages in red''. Only the top of the lair below is shown here. From the hidden passage it is here possible to see how to enter this lair. In the images that shows the hidden part the two loose boulders that float (or are outcrops) in the right part of the lake can be seen as well as the two other holes in the lava lakes floor, which all explain why it is easy to get stuck in the lake once you go below the surface and move around. Since everything is black, you do not even know if the game still works and many people may have given up, maybe reloading after not being able to get on with the game. There is no place in the lake where you can get really stuck, as long as you just push upwards while changing direction from left to right, you are bound to get out sooner or later.<br /> |-<br /> |Rock with Gandalf in Lava lake.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: If you breathe out through you nose a little as you jump in, it can keep you from getting lava in you nasal passages.<br /> :Cueball: Artex!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a5/1608_0944x1083y_Rock_with_Gandalf_in_Lava_lake.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_0944x1083y_Rock_with_Gandalf_in_Lava_lake_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/944:-1083+s.png (944, 1083)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Film: {{w|The Neverending Story}}<br /> |The wizard on the rock represents Gandalf from LOTR. What Megan tells Cueball works fine with water, not so much with lava. The horse Artax (pronounced Artex in the film) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y688upqmRXo drowns in the swamp of sadness] while Atreyu tries to save it and yells its name. Drowning in a swamp sucks, but doing so in lava will make death swifter. Both situations, however, indicate that you can actually go into the lava. If playing for the first time and becoming uncertain what would happen if the hoverboard touched the lava, the player might actually not even try to go into the lava, thus for certain would miss finding the lair beneath the lava.<br /> |-<br /> |Quadcopters over lava lake right.<br /> |<br /> :Right quadcopter: Remember: There's no such thing as good volcano footage taken by a quadcopter that survived.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7c/1608_0950x1084y_Quadcopters_over_lava_lake_right.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b2/1608_0950x1084y_Quadcopters_over_lava_lake_right_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/950:-1084+s.png (950, 1084)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comics: [[1630: Quadcopter]] and in general those about [[:Category:Robots|Robots]] and [[:Category:Artificial Intelligence|AI]]<br /> |The comic was released shortly after this one, and is about AI quadcopters that abduct Cueball. One of these {{w|quadcopters}} tells the other that no one will think much of their volcano footage if they actually survive. I.e. they have to get too close to the bubbling surface to survive before they actually obtain the footage wished for. It sounds like it tries to instill courage in them to perform this deadly task. There is a coin below the left copter. Drones has become a [[:Category:Drones|recurrent subject]] xkcd.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Lava lair.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/69/1608_0946x1075y_Entire_Lava_lair_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e0/1608_0946x1075y_Entire_Lava_lair_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The three rooms of the volcanic lair (and the entrance haft in the image with hidden passages in red).<br /> |-<br /> |Trending on twitter cave in lair and Lava lake bottom shaft.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: What news of the world above? Please, tell me- what's hot and viral? ''What's trending on Twitter?!!''<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6e/1608_0944x1079y_Trending_on_twitter_cave_in_lair_and_Lava_lake_bottom_shaft.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2a/1608_0944x1079y_Trending_on_twitter_cave_in_lair_and_Lava_lake_bottom_shaft_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/944:-1079+s.png (944, 1079)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/945:-1079+s.png (945, 1079)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comics with [[:Category:Social networking|Social networking]]<br /> |Cueball has been stuck below the lava for some times without access to the internet, and he now craves news from the world above. But it is not really news stories he craves but only the hot and viral videos and what is trending on {{w|Twitter}}. To be addicted to social networks and viral videos is probably a real infliction and it is a pain for Cueball to not be able to get on-line. Two coins are behind him.<br /> |-<br /> |Elon Musk’s cave in lair.<br /> |<br /> :Left Cueball: I always assumed Elon Musk's volcano lair would be like... Tropical. And ...Well, ''pleasant''.<br /> :Elon Musk in the high chair: Back to your desks, swine!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1608_0945x1074y_Elon_Musks_cave_in_lair.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/945:-1074+s.png (945, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/946:-1074+s.png (946, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comics with [[:Category:Comics featuring Elon Musk|Elon Musk]]<br /> |It turns out that this is {{w|Elon Musk's}} lair. Having a secret lair with a hidden entrance is an often uses trope in films. Often it would be the villain (like in a {{w|James Bond}} film) that has such a place, but also heroes, like {{w|Batman}}, uses such hiding places. The joke here is that Cueball has assumed that Elon Musk, a very rich and enterprising man, that could be one of these megalomaniacs that might end up being a super villain, would have a bit more class over his secret lair. It also turns out that Elon sits in the cave and shouts at his workers to get back to work, even calling them names. There is also a coin here.<br /> |-<br /> |Ground symbol in lair.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytail: So ''this'' is where it is.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2d/1608_0947x1073y_Antenna_cave_in_lair.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/947:-1073+s.png (947, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The antenna looking item hanging from the ceiling is the embodiment of the {{w|Ground_%28electricity%29#Electronics|Earth ground symbol}} commonly used in circuit diagrams for electronics. So this is where the Earth is grounded in &quot;real life&quot; and finally Ponytail has found it. To protect themselves i their long search for this Ponytail and Megan seem to be wearing {{w|Antistatic_wrist_strap|antistatic wrist straps}}. This may also be a reference to the Circuit Diagram comic in which a ground is labeled as &quot;bury deep, but not too deep&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Right Volcano Top'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/70/1608_0953x1087y_Right_Volcano_Top_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b8/1608_0953x1087y_Right_Volcano_Top_zoom_out_extra.png Extra zoom out]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_0953x1087y_Right_Volcano_Top_zoom_out_extra_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A zoom out of the right rim of the volcanic crater. In the extra zoom out the eagles can be seen as well, they are high enough to be missed entirely when moving along the crater surface.<br /> |-<br /> |Ring of power and lave floor at the right crater top.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: One of these is probably a ring of power or whatever.<br /> :Girl with hair bun: Let's play a game where the lava is the floor of a house.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/77/1608_0952x1087y_Ring_of_power_and_lave_floor_at_the_right_crater_top.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/952:-1087+s.png (952, 1087)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/953:-1087+s.png (953, 1087)]<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan tells Cueball that one of the many rings she throws into the crater is probably a {{w|One Ring|''ring'' of power}}, a reference to [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXpF3SUFaDw the scene] from the {{w|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|last LOTR film}} where {{w|Frodo Baggins|Frodo}} fails and {{w|Gollum}} attacks inside the volcano {{w|Mount Doom}}, thus making it clear that the volcano in the game represents this volcano. From her last comment, ''or whatever'', it seems she doesn't care too much, which make it clear, from the LOTR universe, that neither of these rings in the one ring. It would not have be this easy throwing them into the lava if it had been. There seems to be 16 rings, which is less than the other rings that are ruled by the one ring, the 9 for the humans, the 7 for the dwarfs and the 3 for the elves (19 plus the one ring 20 rings in total).<br /> <br /> The two girls are playing a dangerous game, the exact opposite of the normal version of the children’s game {{w|Hot lava (game)|Hot lava}}, where they pretend the floor in the house is made out of lava, and that you die if you touch it. However, in this version of the game they pretend to play that the lava is the floor in a house, and they may then just walk out into the lava pool, where they would die.<br /> |-<br /> |Megan sliding down slope on snow sleigh.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/15/1608_0956x1085y_Megan_sliding_down_slope_on_snow_sleigh.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/956:-1085+s.png (956, 1085)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/956:-1086+s.png (956, 1086)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan is sliding fast down the crater side. She will hit a jump near the coin, and would probably fly a considerable distance given the speed she seems to have.<br /> |-<br /> |Eagles over right crater top.<br /> |<br /> :Left eagle: Tolkien said Frodo left the cloak somewhere over here.<br /> :Right eagle: Can't ''he'' just fix it?<br /> :Left eagle: He doesn't want to rewrite that chapter.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cb/1608_0956x1088y_Eagles_over_right_crater_top.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/956:-1088+s.png (956, 1088)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Did Frodo lose his cloak in the books? Is this a reference to any real plot holes (not just using eagles) about the cloak being lost somewhere but then back later? If you can dismiss this, then make a note below. If there is something please explain&lt;/font&gt; Two of the {{w|Eagle (Middle-earth)|great eagles}} from LOTR flies above the right crater top. In this situation the eagles are being used to find {{w|Frodo|Frodo's}} cloak, with one eagle complaining that &quot;he&quot;, meaning {{w|J. R. R. Tolkien}} the author of LOTR, should just fix the issue without the eagles. This is a reference to the eagles use in LOTR as a {{w|Deus ex machina|deus ex machina}} and the [http://periannath.com/feature/why-doesnt-frodo-just-ride-an-eagle-to-mount-doom/ supposed plot hole] of the eagles not [http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Eagles#Flying_the_Ring_to_Mount_Doom flying the ring to mordor]. However, this was of course not possible before Sauron and his ringwraiths were defeated. <br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail racing down the steep slope on a bike.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytail: 114 mph!<br /> :Ponytail: Suck it, previous downhill volcano record-holder!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cd/1608_0958x1083y_Ponytail_racing_down_the_steep_slope_on_a_bike.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/958:-1083+s.png (958, 1083)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Ponytail is trying to break the world record for downhill race on a bike on a volcano. The {{w|Cycling_records#History_of_downhill_records|record}} at the time of this comic was from 2002 and was 107&amp;nbsp;mph (172&amp;nbsp;km/h) easily beaten by the 114&amp;nbsp;mph (183&amp;nbsp;km/h) that Ponytail reaches as she mocks the previous record holder. There were two different records, one for prototype bike by {{w|Éric Barone}} (the 107&amp;nbsp;mph (172&amp;nbsp;km/h)) and one for serial production bicycle (102.5&amp;nbsp;mph (164.95&amp;nbsp;km/h) set in 2011 by {{w|Markus Stöckl}}). She beat them both and it looks like a very ordinary bike she rides. The all-time record for downhill racing is not using the ashy slopes on volcanos but from racing on snow, and here the record is not in danger from Ponytail as it is a staggering 138&amp;nbsp;mph (222&amp;nbsp;km/h) again with a lesser record for serial produced bikes of 130&amp;nbsp;mph (210&amp;nbsp;km/h). She will soon hit a rock outcrop so hopefully she has very good brakes...<br /> |-<br /> |Tell my wife why you left me there, and Megan and Cueball with a device<br /> |<br /> :Right Cueball: If I don't make it back...<br /> :Right Cueball: ...Tell my wife...<br /> :Right Cueball: ...Where I am...<br /> :Right Cueball: ...And why you left me there…<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/ce/1608_0960x1081y_Tell_my_wife_why_you_left_me_there.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/960:-1081+s.png (960, 1081)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/961:-1081+s.png (961, 1081)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |''If I don't make it back'' is a common [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfIDoNotReturn trope] in films and books used when the speaker is about to make a noble sacrifice. The speaker will then usually tell the other to go tell his wife that he died bravely or that his friends should remember him. There is even a [https://vimeo.com/58319575 song] with the same title by {{w|Tracy Lawrence}}. In Cueball's case, both him and his companion are attempting to scale a dangerous mountain and neither are inclined to sacrifice their own lives for the other. Cueball appears to be struggling, climbing on all fours while his friend is standing. Subverting the trope, he attempts to guilt trip his friend into helping him. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Also here are Megan with some kind of device and Cueball on top of a large boulder. Maybe they are investigating the environment on the volcanic slope. Cueball has just discovered the coin hanging above them.<br /> |-<br /> |It becomes a V7 if the volcano erupts and Ponytail and Cueball on the slope<br /> |<br /> :Megan: This is currently a V2, but it becomes a V7 if the volcano erupts.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_0962x1080y_It_becomes_a_V7_if_the_volcano_erupts.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/962:-1080+s.png (962, 1080)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/963:-1079+s.png (963, 1079)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan and Cueball climb a very steep part of the mountain slope. In {{w|bouldering}}, the relative difficulty of a bouldering problem is graded using the {{w|Grade (bouldering)|V scale}}. She exclaims that at the moment the climb is only a V2, but if the volcano erupts this would increase to V7. The joke is that the shaking ground and the lava resulting from the eruption would obviously make it harder to complete the bouldering problem without getting killed. In reality, passing environmental conditions do not affect the grade that a bouldering problem receives.<br /> |-<br /> |Megan reading for children about Sauron’s ring.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: ”The time has come” the Walrus said, and put on a Sauron's ring…<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/66/1608_0964x1078y_Megan_reading_for_children_about_Saurons_ring.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/964:-1078+s.png (964, 1078)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/964:-1079+s.png (964, 1079)]<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The line &quot;”The time has come” the Walrus said, to talk of many things&quot; is from the poem {{w|The Walrus and the Carpenter}} by {{w|Lewis Carroll}}'s book {{w|Through the Looking-Glass}}, the sequel to {{w|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland}}. {{w|Sauron}} is the main enemy in LOTR, the one who has made the ring, and now needs it to gain his powers back. In this mixed poem the second line is changed but follows the same rhyme scheme. But although ''rings'' would have rhymed with ''things'', it of course have to ''ring'' as the {{w|walrus}} can only put the {{w|One Ring|one ring of power}} on, while uttering the now much more ominous sounding phrase ''The time has come''. Megan is reading this poem/story at the base of the volcano Mount Doom where the ring was created and later destroyed. Like Frodo, Sauron is one of the characters from LOTR who is only mentioned, not shown, in the comic.<br /> |-<br /> |Vaping Earth.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: The Earth is vaping.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bd/1608_0969x1077y_Vaping_Earth.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/969:-1077+s.png (969, 1077)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/968:-1077+s.png (968, 1077)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |{{w|Vaping}} is a term used instead of smoking for the use of electronic cigarettes. There is even a game called the {{w|Vaping game}} for blowing extra large clouds of vapor out while using these substitutes for cigarettes. Cueball remarks that here it is the Earth that does so, due to the volcanic activity of the nearby volcano.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Left of play area to Kite.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a9/1608_Left_of_play_area_to_Kite.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/80/1608_Left_of_play_area_to_Kite_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the area from below the volcano's slope and towards the play area. There are several hidden places and pools that can be seen in the second image link.<br /> |-<br /> |Kite and weird bug.<br /> |<br /> :Mom: Check out this one weird bug, discovered by a local mom.<br /> :Girl: Oh my God, mom, stop saying everything like that.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a4/1608_0970x1077y_Kite_and_weird_bug_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/970:-1077+s.png (970, 1077)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/972:-1077+s.png (972, 1077)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Comic [[1614: Kites]] and in general the [[:Category:Kites|kite category]]. Also the [[:Category:Clickbait|Clickbait category]]<br /> |The comic was released only two weeks after this game, and although it is clearly a girl in this comic, she looks like Megan who sets up the kite in the next comic. There is also a kite in ''Sky Toucher'' in TE and kites is a recurring theme in xkcd.<br /> <br /> The mother that discovers the bug is [[Blondie]]. She talks like she is one of the {{w|clickbait}} headlines used for getting people to click in on the link generally aimed at generating online advertising revenue, which fits nicely with her recurring theme of as a news anchor. Her daughter is tired of this, especially as it seems like the mother speaks like that all the time. The girl may be embarrassed by this, especially if she is with a friend rather than a brother. Maybe the mother has been reading too many clickbait news on-line? As noted in the other references ''clickbait'' is a recurring theme in xkcd. The mother is near a small lake, so it is likely that there is plenty of insects and other bugs. It is possible to sink into the lake as can be seen in the second image with the hidden parts shown in red.<br /> |-<br /> |Space capsule with parachutes.<br /> |<br /> :Bird thinking: I don't remember laying these but ''wow'' they're already flying. Gonna be awesome when they hatch.<br /> <br /> :Cueball: Yes! My phone has a signal.<br /> :Voice from inside: How many new likes did we get during reentry?<br /> :Cueball: I'm checking!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e2/1608_0976x1079y_Space_capsule_with_parachutes.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/976:-1079+s.png (976, 1079)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/976:-1080+s.png (976, 1080)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Comic : [[1133: Up Goer Five]]<br /> |The book TE was based on the comic ''Up Goer Five'' which was about the rocket that took this space capsule to the moon. When it lands it uses three large parachutes to slow down after the main brake-down during reentry. On top of these sits a bird looking like a hen. It is a hen that can think, but it is still not very clever. It believes that this is three eggs, and is amazed that they are already flying before they hatch, which is of course ridiculous, but they do float in the air...<br /> <br /> The astronauts inside (two at least, but there should be three if it was one of the moon landing missions) has just been waiting to get close enough to Earth again that they can get a signal on their smart phones. Cueball is even opening the hatch during descend to increase this chance, which would be highly dangerous. Also normally they would land in water (which will though not be the case this time). The reason he does this is that they wish to know how many more likes they (and their mission) has received during the reentry. This would have been relevant if the moon landings had taken place today. There where no social media or internet back in 1969. This is similar to the Cueball who is trapped in the lava lair without connection to Twitter.<br /> |-<br /> |Girl running to other girl and small forest.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/30/1608_0978x1077y_Girl_running_to_other_girl_and_small_forrest.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/978:-1077+s.png (978, 1077)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/976:-1077+s.png (976, 1077)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Just two young girls playing near a forest of low trees. But with the space capsule above the forest.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire well - zoom out.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2e/1608_0980x1075y_Entire_well_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/06/1608_0980x1075y_Entire_well_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comics in the [[:Category:Well|Well series]].<br /> |There are many similarities in this well to the well series. Someone is looking into a well that has the same general appearance and there is a person inside which turned out to be the case in [[568: Well 2]]. People throw coins into it and there is a coin at the bottom in the game (although above the water.)<br /> |-<br /> |Well top.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/70/1608_0980x1077y_Well_top.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/980:-1077+s.png (980, 1077)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Cueball looks into the deep well.<br /> |-<br /> |Well bottom.<br /> |<br /> :Girl: I'm not a ghost. I just like wells.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/82/1608_0980x1073y_Well_bottom.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/aa/1608_0980x1073y_Well_bottom_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/980:-1073+s.png (980, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |At the bottom of the well in the water (see also the hidden passages image) is a girl. Above to the left of her is a coin. Maybe thrown in by Cueball at the top. Ghost living in wells is a common theme, for instance there is a Japanese movie {{w|Banchō Sarayashiki}} whose [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202946/releaseinfo English title] is ''Ghost in the Well''. So this is why this real girl explains that she is actually not a ghost, she just like wells and thus likes to sit in the cold water at the bottom of wells. This could be very dangerous, and she will probably have a hard time getting up. It is also a very deep well, so falling into this well might very well be lethal. There are also many stories (in this case also real stories like the one about {{w|Jessica McClure}}) about kids that fall into wells, some of them surviving being stuck for several days in the wells. Also in movies this story is often used, for instance in {{w|Batman Begins}} the young Bruce Wayne falls down a dry well and is attacked by a swarm of bats, subsequently developing a fear of bats.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire gas station with birds above<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b3/1608_0982x1079y_Gas_station_with_birds_above_with_coin_on_string.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/83/1608_0982x1079y_Gas_station_with_birds_above_without_coin_on_string.png Without coin]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The two birds with a coin between them flying above the gas station is way too high up, to be discovered when just moving normally over the gas station, even jumping once up from the highest spot. This is thus one of several coins that are easily missed. There are more explanation this scene where these two individual scenes are described.<br /> |-<br /> |Gas station with x-wing.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/44/1608_0982x1077y_Gas_station_with_x-wing.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/982:-1077+s.png (982, 1077)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/983:-1077+s.png (983, 1077)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan has managed to land her {{w|x-wing}} fighter from the rebel fleet in Star Wars right next to a standard gas station. And she has planned to fill her space ship up. That it could run on petrol for cars seems highly unlikely. The question is if she has already filled it up and is heading back with the handle to the gas stander, or if she has just discovered that the hose is not long enough to reach all the way under the wing to the fighter. It will have taken considerable skills to land this close to the station without hitting the cover over the stander. Ponytail is sitting in the shop with a coin. This is the first coin to be discovered when going left from the play-area. There is a long stretch without coins to begin with. The coins on the rock island in the sky it on this stretch, but so far above that most people would miss them altogether. There is also a coin with two birds straight above the right wing on the X-wing. But about three jumps up, so it is easy to miss. the To get into the shop you need to go over the stander and back. Why Cueball have crawled up in the roof is not clear. But maybe he is enjoying the view over the cliff that is to the right of the station. There is a stop sign to the left, but there seems to be no road that way. Maybe that is why you should stop...<br /> |-<br /> |Birds with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7e/1608_0982x1079y_Birds_with_coin.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/9e/1608_0982x1079y_Birds_without_coin.png Without coin]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/982:-1079+s.png (982, 1079)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Film: {{w|Monty Python and the Holy Grail}}<br /> |In the film it is discussed if two swallows could carry a coconut between them on a string as the two birds do with the coin here. First when the coin has been taken, can the string between the birds be seen (see the other image). The birds are three jumps above the X-wing below, and this coin is thus easily missed by the players. In the film the horses are simulated with the sound of two coconuts shells being hit together. Someone asks how they happened to be in England and there is discussion about migratory birds like {{w|swallows}} and the possibility that they have brought the coconuts along with them. But the consensus is that they cannot do this by themselves the coconut being to heavy, but then it is suggested that two swallows could carry it on a string between them. Later in the film someone is seen actually tying two birds together to a coconut. In this comic, we now know how the coins have been transported through the image...<br /> |-<br /> |Our kingdom from a cliff.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Everything the light touches is our kingdom.<br /> :Girl: What's with the shadowy place over there?<br /> :Cueball: That is beyond our borders.<br /> :Girl: No, I mean what object casts a shadow over a whole region?<br /> :Cueball: Oh, that's god. He lives over there.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a0/1608_0986x1076y_Our_kingdom_from_a_cliff.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/986:-1076+s.png (986, 1076)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/986:-1075+s.png (986, 1075)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Film: {{w|The Lion King}} and comic: [[1504: Opportunity]] as well as [[:Category:The Lion King|The Lion King category]]<br /> |Cueballs lines is from The Lion King and has been used directly before in the comic Opportunity. Randall has made several references to the film in xkcd, and it is obvious that he was very affected by this film that came out when he was just the right age.<br /> <br /> Cueball is talking to a child version of Ponytail, whose mother may be the one climbing up the cliff side below. The first three lines of the quote goes as in the film, but then it turns out that the girl is properly referring to the Star Destroyer that would be clearly visible from this cliff as it covers almost the entire right part of this world from just beyond the play-area. (They do not look high enough to see the rock island in the sky, and it would also not cast shadow over an entire region.) As it is not certain players coming here have already been to the right to see the Destroyer it is not necessarily clear that the reply from Cueball should apply to the Destroyer. But if it does then it would be the Emperor Palpatine that he reefers to as God. The emperor is on board the Destroyer near the bridge at the very top rear end of the space ship and has God like powers. It could however also just be a general reference to the {{w|God}} and thus be inferred as if God cast a shadow over an entire region (country). Maybe just in general as if he has a place in the sky that cast a shadow (like sitting on a cloud). Alternatively it could be the people who believe too much in any God, that can be viewed as living under a shadow, as they will not try to see any reality if it does not fit with their religious beliefs.<br /> |-<br /> |Hamster ball bowling.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/53/1608_0987x1075y_Hamsterball_bowling.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/987:-1075+s.png (987, 1075)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/989:-1074+s.png (989, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Comics: [[:Category:Hamster Ball|Hamster Ball category]]<br /> |There have been several xkcd comics with human sized hamster balls, and there is even one more in this comic up in the Destroyer. In this scene it is two young girls that use the hamster ball as a bowling ball in a human sized {{w|ten pin bowling}} game. Hopefully the little girl with the hair bun behind the pins get away in time if it is a strike. It is the first time hamster ball and bowling has been matched, but in TE there are bowling alleys both on the ship ''The USS Laws of the Land'' and on the suspension of the longest bridge in ''Tall roads'' and such an alley is also used for measuring length in ''How to count things''. One of the many large trees that are found in the drawing is standing alone in this scene. Most other places there are more than one tree together.<br /> |-<br /> |If loving you is wrong I don’t want to and Beret Guy following insects<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: If loving you is wrong, I don't want to.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4f/1608_0990x1074y_If_loving_you_is_wrong_I_dont_want_to.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/990:-1074+s.png (990, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/991:-1074+s.png (991, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Song (or quote): {{w|(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right}}<br /> |A reference to either the [http://krexy.com/if-loving-you-is-wrong general love quote] or maybe more likely to the song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvJj7SN9EWI performed most notably] by {{w|Luther Ingram}}. Recently (2014), there has also been a TV series produced called {{w|If Loving You Is Wrong (TV series)|If Loving You Is Wrong}}.<br /> <br /> The quote is very romantic, because the speaker is stating that if it is wrong to love a specific person, the speaker chooses to be in love and does not wish to be right. However, Cueball twist the quote quite a lot, saying instead that if it is wrong to love Ponytail then he does not want to love her at all - taking all romance out of the statement.<br /> <br /> Also in this scene is one of only two instances where Beret Guy appears. Typical of his past appearances, he seems to be occupied by following a small flying insect through the tall grass.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Washington monument'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/21/1608_0995x1079y_Entire_Washington_monument_extra_zoom_out.png Overview] <br /> [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_0995x1079y_Entire_Washington_monument_extra_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7a/1608_0995x1078y_Middle_of_Washington_monument_zoom_out.png Central hidden passage]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6d/1608_0995x1078y_Middle_of_Washington_monument_zoom_out_red.png Hidden passages in red] <br /> <br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1600: MarketWatch]]<br /> |The tallest man made structure on the ground in this game is the {{w|Washington Monument}} which recently before the release of this comic was refereed to in the mentioned comic. As can be seen in the hidden passages images there are two secret passages, one at the bottom (see this scene for more) and one in the middle of the monument. The one in the central part of the monument is actually quite large, and as can be seen in the images zooming in on the central part there is also a fault line in the monument at the base of this hidden passage. But it doesn't really lead to anywhere interesting. The fault line could be a reference to the {{w|Washington_Monument#2011_earthquake_damage|earthquake damage}} from 2011 where several stones cracked.<br /> |-<br /> |Base of Washington monument with Cueball and Megan<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Honestly, it doesn't even look that much like Washington.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/dc/1608_0994x1074y_Base_of_Washington_monument.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/16/1608_0994x1074y_Base_of_Washington_monument_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/994:-1074+s.png (994, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/995:-1074+s.png (995, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |At the base of the Washington Monument Megan and Cueball is looking up at it, and Cueball complains that it doesn't even look like {{w|Washington, D.C.|Washington}}. By &quot;Washington&quot; he could be referring to the city of Washington DC or to the real Washington monument, but he is probably referring to the first US President George Washington, since monuments often depict (look like) the person they are dedicated to but the real Washington monument is not meant to look like Washington himself. Cueball seems to have expected all presidential monuments to include a statue of the honored president and is confused and disappointed when the monument fails to meet his expectations. Of course since this is the only Washington based building in the game it is true that the place doesn't look like the city. If he refers to the monument then it can be questioned if this is because the monument is not an exact replica (in proportions and/or scale). In any case it is clearly meant as an indicator that this is supposed to look like the monument, and with the tips apex being made of aluminum (see that scene) as on the real monument, there can be no doubt what is referenced. It is possible to get to the left side of the monument without going up to see the tip, if the player immediately understands the sign with the white arrow that points to a hidden passage through the base of the monument, as can be seen in the second image with the hidden passages shown in red.<br /> <br /> To the left of the monument there is a flag pole with a blown out flag. It is all black, but it should be the {{w|Flag of the United States|the Stars and Stripes}} as there are fifty flag poles with the US flag (one for each [[1653: United States Map|state]]) surrounding the monument in a circle. On top of the pole there sits a duck looking left. Towards the end of the world to the left on top of the left volcanic rim there also sits a similar duck looking right.<br /> |-<br /> |Tip of Washington monument with Cueball and White Hat<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Look at that- Solid aluminum!<br /> :Cueball: We´re gonna be rich!<br /> :White Hat: Uh, what the heck is ''that?!''<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6f/1608_0995x1083y_Tip_of_Washington_monument.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/995:-1083+s.png (995, 1083)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/995:-1084+s.png (995, 1084)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The tip of the monument is actually {{w|Washington_Monument#Aluminum_apex|made of solid aluminum}} and at the time this {{w|aluminum}} apex was installed it was a rare metal as valuable as {{w|silver}}, but today it is maybe about 1/300 as valuable as silver. So Cueball and White Hat will not become rich based on the metal value. Of course if they did steal the tip of such a famous monument, they might actually be able to sell it to a scrupulous collector at a value comparable to if was just a lump of silver of that weight.<br /> <br /> White Hat looking over his shoulder spots the Star Destroyer and thus help guide a player that has started going left towards the Destroyer to the right. How they have managed the climb, getting the ropes over the tip, or how Cueball intends to get down with the tip is left to the readers imagination...<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire floating rock island.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5c/1608_0994x1110y_Entire_floating_rock_island_zoom_out.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Film: {{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}<br /> |This floating rock island may be a reference to the film Avatar where floating rocks is part of the scenery of the fictive moon {{w|Fictional_universe_of_Avatar#Astronomy_and_geology|Pandora}}. The rock in the game is very hard to find by chance, it is kind of unobtainable, which may be a further reference to the film since the reason the rocks do float is a combination of a weak gravity, a strong magnetic field and a mineral whose {{w|Superconductivity|superconductive properties}} allow it to float in magnetic fields. Of course the levitating Hallelujah Mountains in the film contain significant quantities of the mineral which is called {{w|Unobtanium}}. Only thing pointing towards it is the Washington Monument and even if you go up from there, pushing the up arrow continuously for more than half a minute you may almost miss it, as only the far right girl would move through the view. And with two coins around this island it is important to find it in order to get all coins. Apart from the coins and the surprise there is little of interest here, and not even any spoken text.<br /> <br /> To the right just beneath the rear end of the Destroyer there is a small lump of earth that has floated up from the ground, hovering over the corresponding hole in the ground. Maybe this is caused by the same force that have created this floating island.<br /> |-<br /> |Top left of floating rock island with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f5/1608_0989x1112y_Top_of_floating_rock_island_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/990:-1112+s.png (990, 1112)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/990:-1111+s.png (990, 1111)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The large rock on top of the floating island is one of only two places where there is anything at a coordinate of Y=1112. On top of the globe of Death over the bridge of the destroyer, there are three images at the top of this that enters 1112. And there [http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1112+s.png the very top] is just slightly higher up. But there is no coin there, so the coin that would be in the tile used for main reference here that holds the coin is the highest location for any coin in the game, as the Globe of Death has its coin in its center below the top.<br /> |-<br /> |Top right of floating rock island with base jumpers.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/92/1608_0993x1112y_Top_of_floating_rock_island_with_base_jumpers.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/994:-1111+s.png (994, 1111)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In ''Sky Toucher'' in TE two people jump of a cloud, like the base jumpers Megan and Ponytail does here from the floating rock, but at least these two girls do have parachutes on (as opposed to the cloud jumpers in TE). How they got here is a good question, but of course they could have flown here in for instance the X-wing from below at the gas station.<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom of floating rock island with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_0992x1109y_Bottom_middle_of_floating_rock_island_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/992:-1109+s.png (992, 1109)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/993:-1109+s.png (993, 1109)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |At the bottom of the island several small and large boulders can be seen hanging only loosely on to the bottom. At the center the largest rock can be seen, but even this is slipping a little as can be seen by the small white speck high over the very bottom of this boulder. Right of this is the other coin that belongs to this hidden place in the sky.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Play Area - zoom out.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1608_1001x1074y_Entire_Play_Area_Zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/8b/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Coins_Hoverboard_and_View.png With starting view]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The entire play area with the walls and their outer foundation. See also the insert with the starting view shown in red in the second image link and see more about the buildup of scenes from the individual image tiles using the [[#Play Area used as example|play area down below]]. It is easy to see how a player of the game, with no knowledge of Randall's way of thinking, may not even think about exploring outside this area, even if they do try to go outside the maze. Because it is possible to jump around in the maze without discovering that you can actually fly rather than just jump. If you only jump once you cannot see the too op the walls. On top of this there is the large [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/Return_to_the_play_area.PNG red warning letters] telling you to go back if you try to leave the confines of the wall.<br /> |-<br /> |The Play Area.<br /> |<br /> :My new book,<br /> :''Thing Explainer,''<br /> :comes out today!<br /> :To celebrate, here's<br /> :a small game.<br /> <br /> :Deposit coins here<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6c/1608_1000x1074y_The_Play_Area.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/30/1608_1000x1074y_The_Play_Area_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1074+s.png (1000, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1075+s.png (1000, 1075)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |This is the starting area where the game begins. There is even some extra text telling you to ''Use arrow keys to move'' but as soon as you do, this text disappears, just like the [[#Messages in Play Area|message you can receive]] below in the view depending on your action in this area. The text below the starting point of the hoverboard Cueball that you control, explains that the game is released on this day to celebrate the release of Randall's new book [[Thing Explainer]] and thus directly references the book. And also explains why this comic has been made, and furthermore why it was released on a Tuesday rather than the usual Wednesday release, which was then skipped this week. It also explains that if you collect coins you can deposit them at the terminal, and when you do it list the score (number of coins and the time used) and rates your achievement. By noting that [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7e/17_coins.PNG you got all the coins] if you collect all 17 coins in the play area maze, then it is one more trick to try to make you stay inside the walls of the maze. There is only one small feature that can be spotted from within the maze that breaks the symmetry and may give away the clue of the game. And that is the small stone that lies on the ground to the left. Because why should it be there, if this was just a platform/maze game. The walls cannot be seen if you stay in or just around the outer wall of the maze. But if you go to them you may think this is the end. Another detail about the game to be learned already here is that there can be &quot;solid&quot; black parts of the surroundings which are not solid at all. This can be seen in the image showing the hidden passages in red. Here it can be seen that the ledge beneath the two inverted parenthesis &quot; )( &quot; is not solid, and that you can fall or jump up through this section. This could forewarn you of the hidden passages, especially to the lair beneath the volcano which are the only real hidden place based on hidden passages, but also for those in the Washington Monument and in the cotton trap in the Destroyer and the glitch floor also on the Destroyer.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Everything Right of Washington monument.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/66/1608_Everything_Right_of_washington_monument.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Most of the details in the image is found to the right of the play-area, mainly in the form of the rooms in the Destroyer. On the ground only a few artifacts are large enough to be seen in this zoomed out version. The three T's and the forest, and then of course the pyramid. Interestingly enough there are almost more to be seen inside the Destroyer with the two large rooms (the cave and the Glitch floor room) both being large enough to [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bf/1608_Entire_Cave_With_entire_pyramid_for_scale.png accommodate the entire pyramid].<br /> |-<br /> |Cueball outside play area.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c0/1608_1004x1074y_Cueball_outside_play_area.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1004:-1074+s.png (1004, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1003:-1074+s.png (1003, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Typically reading direction would lead a player to this location first after escaping the play area. Is this is indeed the case then the grass and after that Cueball is the first hint that something more is going to happen in this game. Apart from the Cueball standing inside the play area, this is the closest person to the play area. He is just standing there doing nothing, so it is still not clear how big this is going to be.<br /> |-<br /> |Megan points at Runner after forest.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: Wow.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/53/1608_1008x1074y_Megan_points_at_Runner_after_forest.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1008:-1074+s.png (1008, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1006:-1074+s.png (1006, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The small forest with two large trees and several small ones is the first really interesting to show up if exiting the play area to the right for the first time and finally a person actually speaking shows up (although Cueball at the base of the Washington Monument to the right would be closer). Megan is not saying much, but she is clearly reacting to something. It could be to one or both the space ships above her. Since the Destroyer is already on top of her, as the front end of that ship is just short of being above the right wall of the play area, then it could also be the Rebel Runner she is pointing out. No matter what, following her arm going up and right it is likely that the runner will enter the view, but it is possible to miss it, in which case there would be a long way up to the Destroyer. Megan and Cueball is standing on the edge of a cliff, offering them an excellent view. Stepping down on the plateau below the cliff takes the player close to the lowest possible level to be at in the game. There are no tiles with any white below that level (1073). But the lowest point is first in the Ocean.<br /> |-<br /> |Cliff with rock and cactus.<br /> |<br /> :(None, or rather the text has been written in the previous scene)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f2/1608_1010x1073y_Cliff_with_rock_and_cactus.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c4/1608_1010x1073y_Cliff_with_rock_and_cactus_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1010:-1073+s.png (1010, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1008:-1073+s.png (1008, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |After the grassy ground and the forest above the cliff to the left this marks the beginning of a long stretch of barren land ending in a dessert before reaching the ocean. Here a cactus and two large boulders display this inhospitable terrain. It seems like something is sitting on top of the smaller boulder, this could be a lizard, but it is too small to be certain. But that it is not part of the rock can be seen in the other image showing the parts of the image that you can walk through in red. And this small &quot;lizard&quot; is obviously sitting on top of the boulder.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire wires from ground to Runner.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/76/1608_1014x1076y_Entire_wires_from_ground_to_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Here is the first direct link from the ground to the Destroyer. This specific link takes the player from the ground level up along one of the three wires to the bottom of the hull of the Rebel Runner. If you went straight for the runner without going further right, the first coin you would find to the right would be one of the three at the runner. Else the first coin to the right (along the ground) would be in the dunes before Ponytail to the right.As can be seen the three wires are held by people and are then attached with anchors to the hull. Megan is climbing up the last of the three wires. See more in the specific scenes. <br /> |-<br /> |Three wires and people holding on on the ground<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c9/1608_1013x1073y_Three_wires_and_people_holding_on.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1013:-1073+s.png (1013, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1011:-1073+s.png (1011, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Three pairs of people are trying to hold on the three wires going straight up. Cueball and Megan holds on leaning left on the left wire, another Cueball and Hairy hold on to each side of the middle wire and finally yet a Cueball holds on to the last, while a small girl with a hair bun steps on the end of the wire, like she would be able to walk it like a tightrope. This should not be physically possible as the ropes do not seem to be attached to the ground, at least not the one to the left. But there can be no doubt that the drawing shows her standing with both feet on the rope. She is thus not helping Cueball. From here it is not yet known to the player that it is the Rebel Runner they have caught (with anchors) above, but when this becomes clear it will also be clear that they have no chance of holding on to the space ship. But here it seems they are doing a great job. The ground is barren between these wires and a {{w|tumbleweed}} is blowing along to make this even more clear. This part of a plant was also mentioned in a toast in [[1645: Toasts]].<br /> |-<br /> |Three wires Megan hanging on that reaches up to three anchors in the bottom hull of the Runner.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/1608_1014x1078y_Three_wires_and_reaching_up_to_anchors_in_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1015:-1076+s.png (1015, 1076)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1014:-1078+s.png (1014, 1078)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Megan tries to climb up the last of the wires going from the ground, and it turns out that it leads up to the bottom of the hull of the Rebel Runner. Not to a really good spot in her wires case, as there seems to be nothing to help her get inside the runner from there. The other two wires comes up to a cannon close to an entrance, where Cueball is fishing birds with a crumb of bread or a cracker on the end of the hook. (The bird fishing scene is also depicted when going through the Runner [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png down below]). All three wires ends in anchors that are here used the reverse way of a normal anchor, with the anchor attached to the ship instead of to the bottom of the sea (or at least the ground below an air ship). In ''Red world space car'' in TE, Megan is also seen hanging on to a rope like this.<br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail in the dunes - zoom out.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/33/1608_1015x1073y_Ponytail_in_the_dunes_zoom_out.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Ponytail is standing in the dunes of the desert that continues after the barren landscape to the left of the desert. Here a zoom out of the entire desert with the first three coins along the ground to the right. The Rebel Runner flying above this dune landscape is a reference to the desert planet {{w|Tatooine}} where the opening scene is taking place.<br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail in the dunes.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c4/1608_1015x1073y_Ponytail_in_the_dunes.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1015:-1073+s.png (1015, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1016:-1073+s.png (1016, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Ponytail is standing in the desert on top of a small dune, as these get increasingly higher further right into the desert. The coin to the left of her at the tip of a dune is the first along the ground when going right. It is soon followed by a second one at the base of the largest dune in desert.<br /> |-<br /> |The largest dune.<br /> |<br /> :(None - the text is written in the scene centered on the ocean)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0a/1608_1017x1073y_The_largest_dune.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1017:-1073+s.png (1017, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1018:-1073+s.png (1018, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The largest dune in the desert, also shown partly in the scene with Ponytail, also has a coin at the other base. After this there is only one smaller dune and then the desert stops at the shore of a small sea or ocean.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire ocean.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0e/1608_1022x1073y_Entire_ocean.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0c/1608_1022x1073y_Entire_ocean_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The sea/ocean consist of a rather large body of water with a tall wave in the center. It is quite deep as can be seen in the other image with the water shown in red. Where the sea is deepest, is also the point that is the lowest hoverboard Cueball can get in the entire image. It is the closest that anything other than completely black comes to the level with Y=1072.<br /> |-<br /> |Megan rates the Sea.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: This is an OK sea.<br /> :Megan:★★⯪☆☆<br /> :[a rating of 2.5 stars].<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/99/1608_1019x1073y_Megan_rates_the_Sea.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c8/1608_1019x1073y_Megan_rates_the_Sea_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1019:-1073+s.png (1019, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |It is very unusually to rate a sea, like you would a film or book, or a restaurant or museum. But today it is also common to rate anything you have used on-line like an internet shop or a company you have used. So this may be a jab at all the people that rate everything in stars. According to [[1098: Star Ratings]] 2½ stars as an online star ratings means that the sea is a crap sea, so this indicates that Megan's rating should not be viewed as such, since she also exclaims that it is an OK sea, as in a acceptable. All in all another joke about online behavior, like the reference to Twitter and likes in the volcanic lair and the space shuttle respectively.<br /> |-<br /> |Rouge wave.<br /> |<br /> :Wave: I know rogue waves seem implausible, but we're a straightforward consequence of the equations of fluid dynamics.<br /> :Cueball: ...But you can talk?<br /> :Wave: The equations are really complicated.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/11/1608_1022x1073y_Rouge_wave.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bf/1608_1022x1073y_Rouge_wave_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1022:-1073+s.png (1022, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1023:-1073+s.png (1023, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1315: Questions for God]]<br /> |{{w|Fluid dynamics}} is a complex subdiscipline of {{w|fluid mechanics}} that deals with fluid flow. Although it is not their main target they can also be used for {{w|surface waves}} which would be like the {{w|rogue wave}} in this scene. This kind of waves is also known as freak waves, monster waves etc. They are large and spontaneous surface waves that occur far out in open water, and can be extremely dangerous. But as the wave describes to Cueball these big waves can be predicted from the equations in fluid dynamics. Of course Cueball is less afraid of the wave (even though it is {{w|Rogue (vagrant)|rouge}}), than he is fascinated by the fact that it speaks. The wave just replies that the equations are really complicated. That this is the case was for instance part of [[1315: Questions for God]] where a famous quote regarding turbulent motion of fluids is mentioned. {{w|Turbulence}} is also described by fluid dynamics, so they are part of the equations and the {{w|Horace_Lamb#Career| quote}} by {{w|Horace Lamb}} was: &quot;I am an old man now, and when I die and go to heaven there are two matters on which I hope for enlightenment. One is {{w|quantum electrodynamics}}, and the other is the turbulent motion of fluids. And about the former I am rather optimistic.&quot; He turned out to be correct as nowadays we have a much clearer understanding of QED, while our understanding of turbulence has improved little. {{w|Richard Feynman}}, who was himself largely responsible for explaining QED, famously {{w|Turbulence|described turbulence}} as &quot;the most important unsolved problem of classical physics&quot;. So who knows if these formulas could describe a talking wave? A coin crowns the wave.<br /> |-<br /> |Ruins with Cueball singing of Spiders and Panama.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball singing:<br /> ::Spider-man <br /> :::Spider-plan<br /> ::Spider-canal<br /> :::Spider-Panama<br /> ::Gates let in<br /> :::Spider boats<br /> ::Flood the locks<br /> :::Spiders float<br /> ::''Look out!''<br /> ::Spiders in both oceans.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0d/1608_1026x1073y_Ruins_with_Cueball_singing_of_Spiders_and_Panama.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1073+s.png (1026, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1027:-1073+s.png (1027, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1632: Palindrome]] and the [[:Category:Spiders|Spiders category]]<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Any explanation for the ruin?&lt;/font&gt; The palindrome comic was released shortly after this and used a palindrome about the {{w|Panama canal}} which is the first four lines with ''Spider-'' changed with &quot;A&quot; the first three times and then with nothing before Panama as in ''&quot;A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Panama''. The song is inspired by the {{w|Spider-Man (theme song)|Spider-Man theme song}} (see this [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUtziaZlDeE video]), but takes it in a rather different direction. Spiders have been a recurring theme and as the rest of the song tells that the spiders have now breached through the Panama canal using spider-boats and by flooding the gates (in the canal) so now there are spiders in both oceans. If they came from the {{w|Atlantic ocean}} to the {{w|Pacific ocean}} or the other way around is not clear, but there are now spiders on both sides of the {{w|Central America|Central American}} strip of land. If the line ''Spiders float'' refer to actually floating spiders or just because they float on their boat is unclear. But we are forewarned about these spreading spiders with a '''''Look out!''''' (another lyric from the Spider-Man theme song). This threat continues the theme of the [[:Category:Red Spiders|Red Spiders]] especially those from [[126: Red Spiders Cometh]].<br /> <br /> There is a coin inside the ruin beneath Cueball who sits on top of the ruin and both sings the song and plays the guitar. Megan just stands inside the ruin at ground level and listens. It is not difficult to get to the coin, but there is only entrance into the little coin room between the ledge under Cueball and the ceiling of the lower room. But it is possible to walk directly in their from the left. Maybe the ruin is in this state of affair because the spiders have crossed the ocean just to the left, the shore of this can be seen at the edge of the scene. But there is no indication of any spiders anywhere else in the comic, in spite of the many animals throughout the comic.<br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail flying.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytails arms: Flap Flap Flap Flap Flap Flap Flap<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/3b/1608_1029x1073y_Ponytail_flying.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1029:-1073+s.png (1029, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1030:-1073+s.png (1030, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Ponytail manages to fly by just flapping her arms violently, a feat that is of course not possible. It keeps he above the coin on the ground, so the player can get to it first... In the Destroyer another Ponytail seems to be [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/76/1608_1053x1091y_Ponytail_flying_up_a_shaft_towards_a_coin.png flying straight up in a shaft] towards a coin this time without using her arms as wings. So her flying is a small theme in the game. (It is not close to being directly above the Ponytail on the ground as the Ponytail in the Destroyer is just past the pyramid on the ground).<br /> |-<br /> |Entire forest - zoom out.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/3a/1608_1032x1074y_Entire_forest_zoom_out.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the largest collection of such tall trees, and if all smaller trees are counted probably also the largest collection of trees in general. In the left part of the world there is a scene with lots of trees, but they are all smaller than even the two medium-sized trees besides the five really large. the last tree to the right somehow belongs more to the wedding scene just right of it, but there are smaller trees all the way up to it, making it part of this forest. Drawing trees like this is often used in xkcd and in particularly also allot in ''click and drag''.<br /> |-<br /> |Left part of forest.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/56/1608_1032x1074y_Left_part_of_forest.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1032:-1074+s.png (1032, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1033:-1074+s.png (1033, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The left part of the forest has the largest trees and also the two coins, one in the fork of the first big trees and another some way above the first substantial tree to the left. It is just high enough that it will be missed by just sliding along the ground, and even when jumping to get the other coin it will still not necessarily enter into the viewing frame, so it can be considered one of the slightly hidden coins in the game.<br /> |-<br /> |Right part of forest.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/37/1608_1034x1073y_Right_part_of_forest.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1034:-1073+s.png (1034, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1035:-1073+s.png (1035, 1073)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The right part of the forest has the last two trees in the clump of four large ones, and then small to tiny trees continue the &quot;forest&quot; until the final tree, just beyond which the wedding takes place, and this tree also seems to be part of that scene.<br /> |-<br /> |Wedding and picnic.<br /> |<br /> :Priest: And if any here can give cause why these two should not be wed,<br /> :Priest: The Great Jabba the Hutt will now listen to your pleas.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c9/1608_1038x1073y_Wedding_and_picnic.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1073+s.png (1038, 1073)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1040:-1074+s.png (1040, 1074)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan, in a black wedding dress, and Cueball, with a tie, is married by a female priest in front of a crowd of five sitting in chairs in front of them. In the crowd there are yet another Cueball, Hairy and Ponytail, but the last two are not the familiar versions in xkcd: one has a cap on backwards and then a person (M/W?) with black. Just before a {{w|wedding}} it is sometimes customary to ask if any in the crowd could give a cause why these two people should not be wed. What is not customary is to threaten those who do have any objections that they would then have to plead these in front of the great gangster boss from Star Wars, {{w|Jabba the Hutt}}. In case he has condoned this wedding, you may end up pleading for him to kill you mercifully if you did object anyway. The normal form of the priest's question goes more [http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/marriage.pdf like this]: &quot;If any of you can show just cause why they may not lawfully be married, speak now; or else for ever hold your peace.&quot; (See the top of page 4 of the pdf file in the link (page 424) and a discussion about this sentences use [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635317 in real life]).<br /> <br /> Beyond the wedding, another Megan is sitting on a large boulder facing the wedding, and behind her a third Cueball is having a picnic with a second Ponytail. The question here is if Megan looks at the wedding or turns her back to the picnic. Depending if the player went right along the ground to begins with and saw the wedding first or went through the Destroyer and came back the other way and saw the picnic first the players preconceptions on this questions may be completely different. In either case it still looks like Megan would have liked to be with Cueball (either the one in the tie or the one at the picnic. Of course with characters drawn &quot;randomly&quot; in many places she may bot even belong to either scene. Standing on the rock with Megan hoverboard Cueball cannot see either of the scenes, but standing between Megan and either scene, she can be seen together with either of the relevant Cueball and another girl. In the first case with the wedding, she might have wished she had the courage to speak up in spite of the Jabba threat. In the other case she may feel rejected by the happy picnic couple and has turned her back to them. Poor Megan. Ponytail and Cueball seems to enjoy their picnic lunch in the open air though.<br /> |-<br /> |Cemetery.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: They're inscribed with our family motto, ”Cur ego committitur dictar latinae,” which means ”Why did I just start speaking Latin?”<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1608_1042x1074y_Cemetary.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1042:-1074+s.png (1042, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1043:-1074+s.png (1043, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Someone with better Latin knowledge than using Google translate would be most welcome to chip in here&lt;/font&gt; It is so common to have your motto translated in to the dead language {{w|Latin}} that there even is an entire category for {{w|Category:Latin mottos|Latin mottos}} on Wikipedia. Since no one really speaks the language anymore, and only few learn it well enough to just read any sentence, by doing so you actually hide this motto that you probably would like to tell people about. The only Latin that has entered popular usage are generally idioms, like {{w|Carpe diem}} (seize the day), etc. (et cetera, meaning &quot;and the rest&quot;). However, most of the time, like the one Megan is explaining to her friend, it would make much more sense to just write it in your native language (English in this case); but then of course there would be no need for a motto, where you ask yourself why you are speaking Latin. In this way, the joke is quite self-referential. There is also a cemetery in Click and Drag.<br /> <br /> The Latin in the motto is not correct, but close, and it could both be Randall's accidental errors or purposeful errors (as there are probably many &quot;private&quot; mottoes out there that are not completely correct. &lt;br&gt; The original sentence:<br /> <br /> '''Cur''' - why. &lt;br&gt;'''Ego''' - I.&lt;br&gt;'''Committitur''' - can be translated as &quot;start&quot;, but is incorrectly conjugated; in view of the proper translation, a more acceptable word would be &quot;commisi&quot;.&lt;br&gt;'''Dictar''' - likely a misspelling of &quot;dictare&quot;, an acceptable translation of &quot;to speak&quot;. &lt;br&gt;'''Latinae''' - Latin, but in the wrong case; a more correct translation would probably be &quot;Latinam&quot;.&lt;br&gt;A possible translation of this sentence is therefore &quot;Why did I start to speak Latin?&quot;. The word ''just'' is completely missing, and could have been included by using ''modo''. However, Megan could have added it to make it more &quot;natural&quot; in English. In this way, the family motto given here is a slightly misused satirical statement on Latin family mottoes.<br /> |-<br /> |Huge foot.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: It says ”Yo, future dirtbags! Check out my huge foot!”<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d0/1608_1046x1074y_Huge_foot.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1046:-1074+s.png (1046, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1047:-1074+s.png (1047, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In ''How to count things'' in TE there is also a drawing of a huge foot, used to count mass, not length... The two Cueballs check out an inscription at the foot ([[559: No Pun Intended|pun intended]]) of a monument. Typically old relics from the past has been demolished, and if only part of a human body is displayed (at least when it is not just a {{w|Bust (sculpture)|bust}} supposed to only have head and shoulders), then it is often assumed that the rest of the statue has been lost. Just like the missing arms of the ancient Greek statue {{w|Venus de Milo}}. These arms was there originally. But as it turns out as Cueball reads the transcription someone in the past just wished to show the future his huge foot. Suggesting that this is either actual size, or just that he was very proud of at least one of his feet. He also mock anyone reading the inscription by calling them the derogating word [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dirtbag dirtbags]. This is a recent word so if this was an ancient monument it would be highly unlikely that it said that. Of course it could be Cueballs translation of what is actually written, or as this is not necessarily old, it is not just part of the original monument but the entire unbroken statue of a foot, then it could be a contemporary artist who made it. However it is just in front of the pyramid to the right, and in front of the real pyramid {{w|Pyramid of Khafre}} the {{w|Great Sphinx of Giza}}, also much larger than life size lies. (It has lost it's nose by the way). So this could be the games version of such a large statue in front of a pyramid.<br /> <br /> As from the scene to the left of this giant foot, the inscription that Cueball reads is probably in Latin, in which case it could have read something along the lines of: ''Io, de futuro sacculo terra! Reprehendo sicco meus ingens radices!'' (which could be translated back to ''Io, for the future of the bag, earth Check out my huge foot!'', since there was no words for ''Yo dirtbags'' in Latin.<br /> <br /> This is likely to be a reference to Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem ''{{w|Ozymandias}}'', which starts:<br /> I met a traveller from an antique land,<br /> Who said: &quot;Two vast and trunkless legs of stone<br /> Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,<br /> [...&quot;]<br /> |-<br /> |Entire Pyramid.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1050x1075y_Pyramid_Entire_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bf/1608_Entire_Cave_With_entire_pyramid_for_scale.png Size scale of Destroyer]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A smooth pyramid with Ponytail in front of the left side and a coin at the tip. It is large but not compared to the Destroyer above it. To illustrate the other image shows that the pyramid could comfortably be placed inside the cave in the Destroyer. There is also a pyramid in Click and Drag.<br /> |-<br /> |Pyramid protip.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytail: Protip:<br /> :Ponytail: Don't stop climbing just because you reach the top.<br /> :Ponytail: ☑ Show tips on startup<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/50/1608_1048x1074y_Pyramid_protip.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1048:-1074+s.png (1048, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comics: [[:Category:Protip|Protip category]]<br /> |Ponytail greets the player as (if) they approach the pyramid from the left. She points up the side of the pyramid and gives a protip (a feature often used in xkcd). The tip is yet another indication that the Destroyer is above (the tip) of the pyramid. She tells the player to keep &quot;climbing&quot; after the top (that is not usually possible, but the hoverboard can keep on flying). By doing so the player may reach up to the entrance leading into the spiral corridor (although it will be difficult to keep the same incline as the pyramid on the way up). Ponytails last remark about showing tips on startup makes her sound like she is some kind of program, that can give you interesting hints and tips every time you start the program. If you do not wish this, you can just leave the [http://help.formulatrix.com/rock-maker/3.4/Content/Resources/Images/RM%203.0.3/StartUp%20Tips.png check box unchecked]. This is the last scene with spoken words (or other text) along the right ground, although it is only halfway from the play area to the right end of this world.<br /> |-<br /> |Pyramid tip.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f6/1608_1050x1076y_Pyramid_tip.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1051:-1076+s.png (1051, 1076)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |At the very tip of the pyramid there is a coin. This is the highest point in the right part of the world, that is directly connected with the ground through a fixed structure (i.e. not a wire). In most of the left part of the world even the ground level is higher, and the Washington Monument is much taller. The next coins is five scenes longer to the right as nothing much happens on the remaining stretch along the ground towards the end of the right part of the world from here.<br /> |-<br /> |Pyramid Right bottom.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c5/1608_1053x1074y_Pyramid_Right_bottom.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1053:-1074+s.png (1053, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |As opposed to the left side of the pyramid with a protip, there is nothing on the right side of the pyramid, even the ground is completely featureless, and actually continuous to be so for a while as can be seen in the next two scenes. It is the longest stretch along the ground with no features of interest and also almost completely flat ground. Even the third scene from here is still without characters although there at least is some ground features. For certain the entertainment of the right side is up above in the Destroyer.<br /> |-<br /> |Flat and bare ground.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/19/1608_1056x1074y_Flat_and_bare_ground.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1056:-1074+s.png (1056, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1057:-1074+s.png (1057, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The first of several &quot;boring&quot; scenes without much feature. This though, even without much plant life probably takes the prize as thee most featureless scene in the game. <br /> |-<br /> |Flat grassy ground.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1059x1074y_Flat_grassy_ground.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1059:-1074+s.png (1059, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1060:-1074+s.png (1060, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The second in a row of several &quot;boring&quot; scenes without much feature. This though have a little more grass than the previous scene...<br /> |-<br /> |Small cliff or hill.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/99/1608_1063x1075y_Small_cliff_or_hill.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1063:-1075+s.png (1063, 1075)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1062:-1074+s.png (1062, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Almost as boring as the previous two scenes, but at least there is a little cliff. <br /> |-<br /> |The three T's.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/15/1608_1066x1075y_The_three_Ts.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1066:-1075+s.png (1066, 1075)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1075+s.png (1067, 1075)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Computer games<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Could there be another explanation than computer games, or at least another game that comes even closer in appearance?&lt;/font&gt; These three T's with Megan on top of the first, looks similar to scenes from many {{w|Platform game|platform computer games}}, like for instance [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlatformGame this example] from {{w|Mario Bros.}}.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin over grass hole.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/71/1608_1071x1074y_Coin_over_grass_hole.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b6/1608_1071x1074y_Coin_over_grass_hole_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1071:-1074+s.png (1071, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1072:-1074+s.png (1072, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The fourth &quot;boring&quot; scene in a row at least have a coin. The grass is rather tall in this location and there are also two small hills to the left, and behind the coin another small bump to the right. The coin is located over a small hole that is filled with grass, so when the player takes the coin hoverboard Cueball will [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/Grasshole_under_coin.PNG sink to his waist].<br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail and bird black hat on a stick and Cueball whistling.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1073x1074y_Ponytail_and_bird_black_hat_on_a_stick_and_Cueball_whistling.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1073:-1074+s.png (1073, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1074:-1074+s.png (1074, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Ponytail is walking towards a small cliff with a flying bird following behind her. She approaches a black hat on a stick, looking like Black Hats hat. He usually never leaves without it, so it seems a little strange to find i hanging there. It is actually quite hard to find any Black Hat's in the comic, but above in the Destroyer, just slightly to the left of this hat the only instance of Black Hat in the game sits and snores in the Cave. So he is not only represented by this hat. A kid looking like Cueball stand to the right below the cliff. He seems to be either singing or whistling.<br /> |-<br /> |Small stone pile.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/04/1608_1078x1074y_Small_stone_pile.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1074+s.png (1078, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |After a small step down in the terrain height the only feature of this fifth boring scene is a small stone pile that seems to be made of 5-6 small stones with different size not ordered after size, so it looks like it could easily fall over. The pile is solid, so the player need to jump to get past it and hoverboard Cueball can stand on top of it.<br /> |-<br /> |Two birds and coin above them.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/33/1608_1081x1074y_Two_birds_and_coin_above_them.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1081:-1074+s.png (1081, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Once again two birds are seen together, this time they are not (as over the gas station to the left) tied together with string. But also here there is a coin, and just like there it is hidden. Not so much as over the gas station, as here the birds can be seen from the ground, but the coin can only be seen by jumping once. Walking along the ground would let the birds enter into the view but not the coin right above them.<br /> |-<br /> |Pedestal.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bf/1608_1086x1074y_Pedestal.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1086:-1074+s.png (1086, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Once again a very boring scene (6th) but at least there is a small pedestal to the right. In it self not very interesting, but if the player drops straight down out of the rear entry of the Destroyer above, hoverboard Cueball will land on this pedestal.<br /> |-<br /> |Medusa and floating earth.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e5/1608_1088x1074y_Medusa_and_floating_earth.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1088:-1074+s.png (1088, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1090:-1075+s.png (1090, 1075)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The first character in four scenes is no one else but {{w|Medusa}} coming towards the player (if going right) arms outstretched and what appears to ne about 10 snakes jutting out of her head which Medusa is known for. The snakes are venomous and people who gaze upon her face would be turned to stone. So not so nice to come by and it for sure relates to the coming end of the world, at least of this worlds right end.<br /> <br /> The floating earth to the right may be of similar origin as the floating rock island above the Washington Monument, maybe the same forces are at work. Seems like it has just been torn up from the hoke in the ground below it, like it is now floating up. If the player drops straight down from the very end of the Destroyer up above, hoverboard Cueball will land on this floating earth. Anything right of the start of the hole is no longer under the Destroyer, which anything else right of the play area until this hole has been. Could be the Destroyer's influence that creates this hole? (But not just because it passes over, because then the earth should be floating up all the way behind it).<br /> |-<br /> |White Hat hiding in the grass.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d9/1608_1093x1074y_White_Hat_hiding_in_the_grass.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1093:-1074+s.png (1093, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Another flat scenery but at least White Hat is hiding in the grass to the right, only his head showing above the high grass, so her must be either sitting or even lying down propped up on his arms. This is one of only two scenes with White Hat throughout the game.<br /> |-<br /> |Lollipop plant and coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/09/1608_1095x1075y_Lollipop_plant_and_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1095:-1075+s.png (1095, 1075)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1094:-1074+s.png (1094, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The seventh boring scene is lit up by a coin that hangs in the air slightly before the only feature of the scene, which appears to be a plant, with a strange lollipop shape.<br /> |-<br /> |Drifting Cueball.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/9d/1608_1098x1074y_Drifting_Cueball.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1098:-1074+s.png (1098, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Another completely flat grassy landscape but with a strangely elongated Cueball drifting in the wind. Characters flying is depicted in two scenes where Ponytail flies, but she does this of her own will. Here is seems like Cueball is just drifting with the wind towards the end of the world, which is only two scenes away, and he is the last character along the ground towards the end. This is in some way reminiscent of Click and Drag, where the Cueball floating with the balloon to begin with, can also be seen at the very right end of the world. But then again here it more seems like Cueball doesn't have a choice, and he also seems to be out of shape. The shape he is in, and the relation to the end of the world could be a (loose) reference to the sixth and seventh day in [[1245: 10-Day Forecast]].<br /> |-<br /> |Just grass.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/30/1608_1103x1074y_Just_grass.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1103:-1074+s.png (1103, 1074)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1104:-1074+s.png (1104, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The eight boring scene since the pyramid, with a rolling hill of grass, but only the 2nd most boring, as the most boring scene was the first scene after the pyramid because that one did not even have grass. <br /> |-<br /> |Storks nest at right end of the world with 10 coins.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/ce/1608_1107x1075y_Storks_nest_at_right_end_of_the_world_with_10_coins.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1107:-1075+s.png (1107, 1075)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1107:-1074+s.png (1107, 1074)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the right end of the world, marked by a high pole raising up from a foundation, and on the top of the pole there is a large {{w|White stork|stork}} nest with three eggs in it. Maybe it is not a stork nest (though it looks like a {{w|White_stork#Conservation|man-made nest platform}} for storks), but an eagle nest, though they do not usually use mad made structures for their nest as do storks. But if it was an eagles nest, it could be for those two that are flying over the right tip of the volcano crater in the far of left part of the world.<br /> <br /> With ten coins on top of the three eggs in the nest this is the place with the highest coin density in the game, but not most coins over a single image tile as that price goes to the starting tile with 11 coins. There are also 17 coins in the play area scene, but they are not as closely gathered as here, where all 10 coins are almost as close together as possible, and all of them in the same [http://xkcd.com/1608/1107:-1076+s.png completely white image tile] right above the tile with the nest and eggs.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Rebel Blockade Runner'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/82/1608_1015x1078y_Entire_Rebel_Blockade_Runner_zoom_out.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fd/1608_1015x1078y_Entire_Rebbel_Blockade_Runner_and_wires_zoom_out.png Also with wires]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/04/1608_1015x1078y_Entire_Rebbel_Blockade_Runner_zoom_out_to_torpedoes_and_ground.png Also with torpedoes]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |An overview of the entire Rebel Blockade Runner ''{{w|Tantive IV}}'' from the opening scene of the original Star Wars movie. It has four rooms (one blown open), a small cannon room that cannot be entered by the hoverboard and two corridors. The rear is the large engines. There are three coins. There is a clear symmetry along the center, as the two cannons and the two parabolic antennas are placed symmetrical on the top and bottom hull, and also the curves of the hull is symmetric. In the second image link the way to find the runner from the ground via the wires can be seen (six coins). And in the third the way to find the Destroyer above via the torpedoes can be seen (14 coins). The Destroyer is thus not hidden, like for instance the Floating Rock Island or the Hidden Lair beneath the lava lake, and there are many less direct indications that there is a runner from all the people who comment on them or even directly or indirectly point the way to the Destroyer. The Runner is supposed to be 150 m long.<br /> |-<br /> |Bridge on the Rebel Blockade Runner.<br /> |<br /> :First scene:<br /> :Long haired woman: Captain's log, stardate November 24th, 2015...<br /> :Hairbun: ''Augh!'' No!<br /> :Second scene:<br /> :Megan: Good against remotes is one thing, but a ''true'' Jedi trains with a T-shirt cannon.<br /> :Box: Shirts<br /> :Third scene:<br /> :Box: Bullets<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1012:-1078+s.png (1012, 1078)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1013:-1078+s.png (1013, 1078)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Film: The {{w|Star Trek}} universe<br /> |The bridge of the Rebel Blockade Runner is crammed with interesting scenes. First on the bridge itself a long haired woman (the captain) is mocking both Star Wars and Star Trek fans alike by using the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcRX0Gw1aaw opening line] from the Star Trek series about stating the {{w|stardate}} for the captains log on board the first space ship ever shown in the Star Wars franchise. Hairbun behind her (it could be {{w|Princess Leia}} who also has buns but above each ear) is clearly distressed by this ”mistake”. This could either be because she is a Star Wars fan that dislike Star Trek or because the stardate used is the real date, November 24, 2015, on which the comic was released (as well as the book ''Thing Explainer'') instead of using the normal convention for stardates with a four or five digit number plus a decimal like 1513.1. Given that the long haired woman has the appearance of [[Danish]], this may be intentionally rather than a mistake. There is another reference to the Star Trek universe in the scene where the torpedoes are fired from the Destroyer above, so no less than two Trek infiltrations in the opening scene of Star Wars.<br /> <br /> Beneath the bridge there is a smaller room where Ponytail and Megan spoofs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X69NCLxwLEY Luke's Lightsaber Training] from the original Star Wars movie where {{w|Luke Skywalker}} practices under {{w|Ben Kenobi}}'s guidance while {{w|Han Solo}} comes with snide remarks. Ponytail (in Luke's place) holds a {{w|lightsaber}} above which floats a sphere which represents the small remote controlled {{w|Jedi}} training device from that scene. Megan both guides like Ben and comments like Han. She holds some kind of cannon that she obviously loads with T-shirts from the box behind her. As she tells Ponytail, a true Jedi trains with a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgCz7C6jEIk t-shirt cannon]. Han Solo's quote begins like it but ends quite differently: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOuCbDkKIs4 Good against remotes is one thing good against the living it's something else]. He would also prefer a {{w|Blaster (Star Wars)|blaster}} as he explains: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V268Qk6-xsw Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side kid]. There is a coin behind Ponytail.<br /> <br /> Above the bridge there is a hatch open where hoverboard Cueball may enter and a Cueball is standing behind the hatch looking down along the hull.<br /> <br /> There are cannons both above and below the hull, the one on top has a coin in front of the barrel. There is a similar cannon with a coin in front on top of the Destroyer. Beneath this cannon is a tiny room where another Cueball is pouring several small bullets from a bucket into a black box labeled bullets (for the cannon). From this room there is a small shaft down to the main corridor in the Runner. But this shaft is too slim for hoverboard Cueball to pass up through it, or rather for the board to get in. Cueball can pass into the hole but the board holds him back from reaching up in the small room. The cannon below has two of the anchors from the wires going to the ground attached around its barrel. The third anchor is stuck in the bottom hull further down the hull. It is unclear how this last has become attached to the hull!<br /> <br /> In the corridor that runs away from the bridge a small robot on wheels drive towards left. Similar types of robots are often seen in the Star Wars universe and there is also [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5f/1608_1034x1091y_Torpedo_canon_below_Destroyer.png another robot] looking like two of these on top of each other in the Destroyer above where the torpedoes connecting them ends up. Further down the corridor Ponytail is walking to the right while singing indicated with two notes.<br /> <br /> Above the cannon at the bottom of the hull on a ledge with an entry to the ship is a third Cueball holding a fishing rod out over the ledge so the hook hangs in the air. Maybe he is fishing for either of the two birds that are flying around the line. What appears to be a loaf of bread or [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/1608_1014x1078y_Three_wires_and_reaching_up_to_anchors_in_Runner.png a cracker is attached to the hook] at the end of the line. A similar scene is also found in TE in ''Sky Toucher''.<br /> |-<br /> |Death Star Plans in the Rebel Blockade Runner.<br /> |<br /> :First scene:<br /> :First Cueball: The Death Star plans are ''not'' in the main computer.<br /> :Second Cueball: Darn.<br /> :Second Cueball: See, if we had found them in the main computer, that would be good news, since it would mean no one else had them.<br /> :Second Cueball: But since we didn’t find them, we need to keep searching for anyone with a copy.<br /> :Second Cueball: That all makes sense and I ''definitely'' understand how computers work.<br /> :Second scene:<br /> :Third Cueball: So you just came down and made a hole in our ship without permission?<br /> :Fourth Cueball: Yup<br /> :Third Cueball: Wow, Rude.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1017x1078y_Death_Star_Plans_in_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1017:-1078+s.png (1017, 1078)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1016:-1079+s.png (1016, 1079)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Further explanation needed by someone with more computer skill than Second Cueball and me who wrote the current version... Also is there some reference to someone saying something like that to an attack, rather than the one with C3PO &lt;/font&gt;The reference to the Death Star plans are from [https://youtu.be/yHfLyMAHrQE?t=340 the opening scene] in the first Star Wars movie. The sentence uttered by First Cueball is said by a Storm Trooper to Darth Vader. The [http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/quotes?qt=qt0440708 rest of the quote] is not quite like in the comic. Rather is goes like this:<br /> :Darth Vader: [addressing the Tantive IV's captain, whom he is interrogating] Where are those transmissions you intercepted? WHAT have you DONE with those plans?<br /> :Captain Antilles: We intercepted no transmissions... This is a consular ship... We're on a diplomatic mission...<br /> :Darth Vader: [shouting] If this is a consular ship, WHERE is the ambassador?<br /> :Darth Vader: Commander, tear this ship apart until you find those plans! And bring me all passengers, I want them ALIVE! <br /> The comic jokes with the way Darth Vader seems to assume that if the plans had been found on the computer, then no one else would have had access to them. The second Cueball, although not Vader, represents a superior that have absolutely no idea about how computers work, in spite of his insistence that he actually do. If the data has once been intercepted they could have been shared or copied to several other computers or devices or even been printed. By finding them in the main computer they would only make sure that they were indeed intercepted, but not be certain that they have not been delivered to the rebel base.<br /> <br /> The other two Cueballs on top of the ship stand over a hole in the hull going into a small room above and left of the large room. It seems that the fourth Cueball has made this hole directly from the outside (i.e. it is not caused by an exploding torpedo from the Destroyer above). Because he confirms when the third Cueball asks if he just came down to make the hole without permission. The third Cueball thinks this is rude. This is, of course, hilarious as if a space pirate or any other attacker of a space ship would ask permission before attacking. And also the idea that he might get permission for asking is likewise crazy. To call this rude is also a weird way to look at such an attack. {{w|C3PO}} uses [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWoG9tKf1lA this as reply] to a comment made to him by a similar droid in the second movie.<br /> |-<br /> |Top rear end of the Rebel Blockade Runner.<br /> |<br /> :First scene:<br /> :First Cueball: That thing is ''huge. Imperial''-class?<br /> :Second Cueball: Yeah. Maybe a MK-1. Depends on whether this is the expanded universe or not.<br /> :Second scene:<br /> :Third Cueball's bow: Twang<br /> :Torpedo: Boom<br /> :Third scene:<br /> :Fourth Cueball: Why are they still firing?<br /> :Fifth Cueball: Oh, the turret operators pretty much do their own thing.<br /> :Fifth Cueball: It's definitely a pain sometimes.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f1/1608_1018x1079y_Top_rear_end_of_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1018:-1079+s.png (1018, 1079)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1019:-1080+s.png (1019, 1080)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In this overview of the top rear of the hull of the Runner, there are four scenes with two persons in each, with no less than six Cueballs. Beginning with the scene to the far left the two first Cueballs discuss what type of Star Destroyer is shooting at their ship from above them. They are clearly tilting their head far back to look up. The first Cueball comments on how huge it is and asks if it is an {{w|Star_Destroyer#Imperial_class|''Imperial'' class}} Destroyer. &quot;''Imperial'' class&quot; is the designation of the Destroyer ''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Devastator Devastator]'' that followed the Rebel Runner ''Tantive IV'' in the opening scene. There is also an more than 10 times as large version called a {{w|Star_Destroyer#Super_Star_Destroyer|Super Star Destroyer}}, which were featured in the two sequels in the original trilogy. But even the original Star Destroyers were improved during the movies, so when the improved Destroyers came out they became known as ([http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_II-class_Star_Destroyer Mark II], Mk-II or plainly II, and the original (as Devastator) became known as [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_I-class_Star_Destroyer Mk-1]. The second Cueball agrees with the first and suggest that it is an Mk-1 and thus makes it even more clear that this scene is actually the opening scene of the original Star Wars movie. But then again, he continues, it depends weather this is the {{w|Star Wars expanded universe|expanded universe}} (now known as ''Star Wars Legends'') where all authorized media (books etc.) released based on the Star Wars franchise should be counted in, or if it is only the movies sanctioned directly by George Lucas (and now Disney). What he says is that in all those work there could be so many other types os ships mentioned, that he could mistake for an Mk-1, that in that universe he would not be certain at all. But in the &quot;official&quot; universe he would claim that it was an Mk-1 ''Imperial'' class Star Destroyer.<br /> <br /> In the next scene Ponytail and a third Cueball fights a ridicules fight with bows and arrows against the Destroyers 100+ torpedoes raining down from above. Ten of these can be seen falling, one hits the ship and one has just exploded in a big ''boom'', to be compared with the feeble ''twang'' made by Cueballs bow when he fires the arrow. When later discovering how far there is up to the bottom of the Destroyer it only becomes even more silly.<br /> <br /> In the third scene two more Cueballs (four and five) look up at the torpedoes falling down in an arch over their heads. The fourth Cueball asks why they still keep firing. And the fifth Cueball tries to explain. A {{w|Gun turret|turret}} is generally a weapon mount that houses the crew and a projectile-firing weapon and lets the weapon be aimed and fired in a given cone of fire. So it is this crew, that are the turret operators. There is also such [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png an operator] on the Rebel Runner below the top cannon (or turret), in the scene with the bridge. The reason they keep fighting is given that they just do their own thing and that is annoying. This indicates that these two Cueballs do no longer think that the Destroyer needs to fire anymore on the Runner, and thus also indicates that they are part of the crew from the Destroyer send down to take over the Runner. Thus it is annoying that the shooting has not stopped as it puts them in danger. If they belong to the Runner then they would not think it weird that the shooting continued. It turns out to be Megan who is the [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5f/1608_1034x1091y_Torpedo_canon_below_Destroyer.png turret operator in the Destroyer]! At least they can be happy that it is regular torpedoes. (See the explanation of the scene regarding the Torpedo cannon below Destroyer).<br /> <br /> In the final scene at the very end of the hull is the sixth Cueball together with Megan. She holds on to him as he tries to toasts a giant marshmallow on a stick by holding it in front of the exhaust pipe of the Runner. This would must likely melt the marshmallow instantaneously... In ''Red world space car'' in TE the Mars rower also toasts a marshmallow on a stick over a small fire.<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom rear end of the Rebel Blockade Runner.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5b/1608_1020x1078y_Bottom_rear_end_of_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1020:-1078+s.png (1020, 1078)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The rear end of the Rebel Runner with the last part of the big Death Star plan room to visible to the left. Three engines are visible, with the top one being cut of (Cueball is roasting a marshmallow above the cut off - see previous scene). This is consistent with the three rows of engines as [http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/styles/insert_main_wide_image/public/2016/04/tantive_iv_over_tatooine.png?itok=1k3g3pFH can be seen in the film], with four engines in top and bottom row and three in the middle. There is a coin behind the lowest of the engines. There appear to be {{w|truck nuts}} attached to the rear of the ship beneath the hull. These are plastic or metal accessories, typically for cars, which resemble a pair of dangling testicles/balls. They are attached under the rear bumper of the vehicle so they are visible from behind as a practical joke. Some find it is in so bad a taste that it should be banned or fined.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire torpedoes rain from Runner to Destroyer.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/87/1608_1023x1085y_Entire_torpedoes_rain_from_Runner_to_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |An overview of the entire rain of torpedoes fired down from the Star Destroyer to the Runner. There are 100 undamaged torpedoes in the air, two that are hitting each other exploding, one that has just made contact with the hull and one that has just exploded on the hull of the Runner. A total of 104 torpedoes has thus been fired at this moment in time. The rain is not so much there for jokes but to guide the player up to the Destroyer. Only real interesting scene on the way up is Beret Guy riding a torpedo, and apart from that and the two torpedoes hitting each other and exploding, there is nothing else to see. But there are two coins to collect.<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedoes just above Runner with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a7/1608_1019x1081y_Torpedoes_just_above_Runner_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1019:-1081+s.png (1019, 1081)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1020:-1081+s.png (1020, 1081)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |11 torpedoes just above the Runner with a coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedoes two steps above Runner with Beret Guy.<br /> |<br /> :Beret Guy: Horsey!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/21/1608_1020x1083y_Torpedoes_two_steps_above_Runner_with_Beret_Guy.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1020:-1083+s.png (1020, 1083)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1021:-1083+s.png (1021, 1083)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Film: {{w|Dr. Strangelove}}<br /> |Beret Guys only second appearance in this comic. He is flying down from the Destroyer sitting astray a torpedo riding it like it was a horse. In the film Dr. Stangelove a man is also flying down like this riding a bomb like it is a horse (a nuclear bomb in that case though). Beret Guy will likely survive due to his [[:Category:Strange powers of Beret Guy|strange powers]]. With his torpedo there are eight torpedoes in this scene<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedoes three steps above Runner.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a7/1608_1023x1085y_Torpedoes_three_steps_above_Runner.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1023:-1086+s.png (1023, 1086)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1024:-1086+s.png (1024, 1086)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |21 torpedoes are shown. This image is so large that it goes outside the &quot;active&quot; images, and thus the lower right part is in gray. In the game this part will be displayed as white, but there is no image below to save (but many all white images are active though!)<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedoes two steps below Destroyer with exploding torpedoes.<br /> |<br /> :Torpedoes: Boom<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a8/1608_1025x1087y_Torpedoes_two_steps_below_Destroyer_with_exploding_torpedoes.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1025:-1087+s.png (1025, 1087)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1087+s.png (1026, 1087)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |21 torpedoes are shown, but two of them are hitting each other exploding. Where you can stand on the torpedoes, you can not stand on the &quot;boom&quot;, but still on the black part of the exploding torpedoes. If the two exploding torpedoes are the same and if they have no means of self-propelling, then they should not hit each other under normal conditions. Only if a wind gust slowed down the one and not the other (which could of course be the case.) But else they would follow the same parabolic path from cannon to target without getting closer.<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedoes one step below Destroyer with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2b/1608_1029x1089y_Torpedoes_one_step_below_Destroyer_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1029:-1089+s.png (1029, 1089)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1031:-1090+s.png (1031, 1090)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |19 torpedoes just below the Destroyer with a coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Torpedo cannon below Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: We have no photon torpedoes, so I'm firing regular ones<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5f/1608_1034x1091y_Torpedo_canon_below_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1034:-1091+s.png (1034, 1091)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1033:-1091+s.png (1033, 1091)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Film: The {{w|Star Trek}} universe<br /> |The 12 last torpedoes leads up to the cannon below the Destroyer that has fired them all towards the runner far below. In the control room (or turret room see explanation of scene where the torpedoes hits the Runner) is Megan and Cueball. She explains that she used regular torpedoes rather than the much more powerful {{w|Weapons_in_Star_Trek#Projectile_weapons|'''photon''' torpedoes}}. This may cheat some to think this is a reference to the weapon Luke Skywalker used when destroying the Death Star in the original Star Wars movie. But they were called {{w|List_of_Star_Wars_weapons#Ship-mounted|'''proton''' torpedoes}}. Photon torpedoes are a standard ship-based weapon armed with an {{w|antimatter}} warhead and one of those alone would probably take a ship like the Runner out if it was not shielded... However, they are used by the {{w|Starship Enterprise}} in the Star Trek universe. So this is the second (but more subtle) mixing of the two competing franchises connected with the torpedoes in the opening scene of Star Wars. The first being on the bridge of the Runner below. Above the control room there is a shaft up to a corridor in which a small robot of the types typically seen on spaceships in Star Wars is seen. There is a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bc/1608_1012x1078y_Bridge_on_the_Rebel_Blockade_Runner.png similar robot] down in the Runner but only half this ones height.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Star Destroyer.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cd/1608_Entire_Star_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the only reference to Star Wars just because of the Destroyer. Anything inside the spaceship will only be listed as SW reference if there is something in relation to SW, or at least to part of the ship itself (like using special outcrops on the ship for a special room, like the Globe of Death at the top of the bridge).<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire front end.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_Entire_front_end.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/22/1608_Entire_front_end_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This overview is shown to illustrate how far apart the rooms are even in the very front end of the Destroyer where it is slimmest. The image with hidden passages shows how deep the swimming pool is and that the hoverboard can also sink into the playpen pit. Moving just a little further right than this overview, and the Destroyer becomes wider than the zoom scale for these overviews.<br /> |-<br /> |Overview of the very tip of the front end.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/92/1608_Zoom_out_of_the_very_front_end.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The front has both a mouth a nose and an eye with a pupil. It has just eaten a coin and can smell the one above its nose. See more on this interpretation under the ''Colon like structure'' below.<br /> |-<br /> |Very front with Cueball looking out at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/60/1608_1002x1094y_Very_front_with_Cueball_looking_out_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1002:-1094+s.png (1002, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1003:-1094+s.png (1003, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The closest entrance to the Destroyer from the starting point is guarded by Cueball. Going straight up from the right wall in the play area will take the hoverboard straight up in front of Cueball. There is a coin behind him where this first corridor turns up into a shaft.<br /> |-<br /> |Very front with playpen balls pit at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a7/1608_1004x1095y_Very_front_with_playpen_balls_pit_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/35/1608_1004x1095y_Very_front_with_playpen_balls_pit_at_top_of_hull_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1004:-1095+s.png (1004, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1005:-1095+s.png (1005, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |[[150: Grownups]] and the [[:Category:Playpen balls|Playpen balls Category]].<br /> |The top part of the front of the Star Destroyer also has an entrance as does the bottom section (see above). There is a coin above the hull. This first corridor leads to a playpen pit filled with playpen balls, which is a recurring subject in xkcd. Cueball and Megan is adult sized (i.e. as big as hoverboard Cueball) and it is thus a clear reference to Grownups. There could be water down below the balls as a fish is seen jumping out over the surface. But given that there are no splashes from the balls Cueball throws in the air, it could also just be a gimmick by Randall. To have something like this in a Star Destroyer kind of ruins the mood surrounding these war machines. Something seen several times throughout the space ship.<br /> |-<br /> |Piñata and Cueball with lightsaber at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: No, I got this.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/20/1608_1006x1095y_Pinata_and_Cueball_with_lightsaber_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1006:-1095+s.png (1006, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1007:-1095+s.png (1007, 1095)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1620: Christmas Settings]]<br /> |Although the original {{w|piñata}} was star shaped it is now common to use different shapes like the horse or donkey displayed in the comic. Children usually hits the piñata with a club until it breaks and falls down revealing candy or toys inside. The two Cueballs, Megan and Hairy are adults though as big as hoverboard Cueball, just like in the playpen pit. It is though not uncommon for adults to participate in hitting down a piñata. But to do it with a {{w|lightsaber}} would defeat the purpose of this game as it will go right through the piñata on contact thus spilling the contest out on the floor in the first go. The Cueball with the lightsaber can thus confidently say that he got this. But it seems like the other Cueball is trying to stop him and that Hairy, holding the club they were intended to use, puts a hand protectively on Megan. A lightsaber would be a very dangerous weapon, and should not be used lightly in a playful setting. As a side note any candy/toy in the path of the ligtsaber as it passes through the piñata will melt/burn immediately. Lightsaber noises are mentioned in the title text of the Christmas Settings comic coming out shortly after this one.<br /> |-<br /> |Shaft and corridor at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/eb/1608_1007x1094y_Shaft_and_corridor_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1007:-1094+s.png (1007, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1008:-1094+s.png (1008, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Lots of sections inside the Destroyer consist of long corridors with shafts going up and down here and there, but with no interesting features or objects. This is the first example of such a corridor, near the bottom hull of the Destroyer, showing that it is not a featureless outer hull. Apart from the ever increasing width of the Destroyer there are some steps up and down, to indicate some of the features seen in the Star Wars movie.<br /> |-<br /> |Swimming pool with Ponytail jumping at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/ba/1608_1010x1094y_Swimming_pool_with_Ponytail_jumping_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e6/1608_1010x1094y_Swimming_pool_with_Ponytail_jumping_at_bottom_of_hull_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1010:-1094+s.png (1010, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1011:-1094+s.png (1011, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Another enjoyable activity to attend to by adults is located here in the front sections of the Destroyer: A swimming pool. Don't worry about Ponytail jumping head first into the water, as can be seen in the hidden passage image it is rather deep. Cueball and Megan is already in. Supposedly there is a rung ladder up again on the side, but it cannot be seen in this slice through the Destroyer. A coin hangs in the top corner of the room. When standing with the hoverboard on the bottom of the pool it will be possible to see that there is a coin on the outside of the hull in the indentation in the hull below the pool. From the outside, however, it will not be possible to see that there is a pool above as the water is the same black (to the eye) as the solid hull.<br /> |-<br /> |Shaft and corridor with three coins at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/ba/1608_1011x1096y_Shaft_and_corridor_with_three_coins_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1011:-1096+s.png (1011, 1096)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1009:-1095+s.png (1009, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |After leaving the piñata room going down the corridor there are two coins. One under the shaft going up and one further down the corridor. Going up the shaft there is also a coin on the outside of the top hull at the top of another of the small step where the hulls width increases faster than the steady slope that are always there. This coin is almost on top of the one in the corridor below.<br /> |-<br /> |Dead end shaft with rubbles at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0c/1608_1015x1093y_Dead_end_shaft_with_rubbles_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1015:-1093+s.png (1015, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1016:-1093+s.png (1016, 1093)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |From the shaft that exits the Destroyers bottom hull there goes a corridor to the left. But only for a short while. Then there is a pile of rubble like there has either been a cave in or as if someone has been digging this tunnel and then has stopped. This is consistent with the mining company seen much further down the Destroyer. There is a coin in front of the rubble.<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out of shaft and corridors with Hairy looking down a shaft at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/34/1608_1019x1095y_Zoom_out_of_shaft_and_corridors_with_Hairy_looking_down_a_shaft_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This zoom out gives an overview of a large section of the Destroyer with only a long corridor and two shafts going down from it. There is almost no features, but for Hairy standing carefully at the edge of one shaft looking down into it. So again an example of the larger areas inside the destroyer where nothing happens.<br /> |-<br /> |Hairy looking down a shaft at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1608_1016x1095y_Hairy_looking_down_a_shaft_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1016:-1095+s.png (1016, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1013:-1096+s.png (1013, 1096)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the shaft that came out of the piñata room. At the end of this image is the first shaft going down where Hairy is standing carefully at the edge looking down. Before that a shaft goes up to the top hull where a coin is situated on top of a small step down. At the other end of this &quot;step&quot; to the left there was also a coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Three coins room and shafts.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e6/1608_1023x1095y_Three_coins_room_and_shafts.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1023:-1095+s.png (1023, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1022:-1095+s.png (1022, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the room where the long corridor going from the piñata room ends. Although it is a quite boring room it has three coins, the highest coin density seen so far when entering the Destroyer from the front end. A shaft down outside the room prevents this from being a dead end.<br /> |-<br /> |Triple coins and a single coin on top of a shaft at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d0/1608_1023x1097y_Triple_coins_and_a_single_coin_on_top_of_a_shaft_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1023:-1097+s.png (1023, 1097)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1025:-1097+s.png (1025, 1097)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |There is a very long straight stretch on top of the hull where nothing happens after the step down, but suddenly there are three coins in a row, and then a shaft down, with a ledge out over the shaft opening, with yet a coin, makes it worth the players while to come up there as well.<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out of shaft and corridors with ledge at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6f/1608_1025x1092y_Zoom_out_of_shaft_and_corridors_with_ledge_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This overview at the bottom of the hull shows the shaft (to the right) that was covered with a ledge at the top of the hull. Although it takes a small turn left before going down and out at the bottom it thus almost runs straight through the Destroyer and also here at the bottom a thin ledge covers the shafts exit. But here are no coins. There are another shaft and two corridors.<br /> |-<br /> |Shall '''not not''' pass room and parachutes at one of two ledges at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: You shall not not pass!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ad/1608_1026x1093y_Shall_not_not_pass_room_and_parachutes_at_one_of_two_ledges_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1093+s.png (1026, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1028:-1092+s.png (1028, 1092)]<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The shaft going out at the bottom left is the one mentioned above. Going through the corridor above takes hoverboard Cueball into a room with a Cueball blocking his way holding a hand out towards him. He almost uses the last part of a [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/quotes?item=qt0445998 famous quote by Gandalf] when facing the {{w|Balrog}} in the mines of {{w|Moria (Middle-earth)|Moria}}, but here with an '''extra not''' added to negate the &quot;not&quot; from the quote. So &quot;You shall ''not'' '''not''' pass&quot; = You '''shall''' pass, and when you do you get a coin. It is easy to miss that there are two times not in the sentence which is for certain intentionally by Randall, as the spoken sentence thus do not match the appearance of Cueball with a hand out.<br /> <br /> If hoverboard Cueball jump ship at the ledge to the left he can fly over to the next ledge where Cueball and a guy with black hair is preparing to jump of the ship using parachutes. Behind them there is a shaft going up into the ship with a coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Two coins room and shafts.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5d/1608_1026x1095y_Two_coins_room_and_shafts.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1095+s.png (1026, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1027:-1095+s.png (1027, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The shaft going up in the two coins room comes from a corridor below that also connects to the shaft to the left. The corridor is right above the ''you shall not not pass'' room below. The shaft to the left goes up the ledge covered exit to the top hull.<br /> |-<br /> |Steven Universe and Crystal Gems; and ice cream prediction.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: Prediction: Seconds before you die, you will remember these words.<br /> :Box: Ice cream<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/39/1608_1031x1095y_Steven_Universe_family_and_ice_cream_prediction.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1031:-1095+s.png (1031, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1028:-1095+s.png (1029, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |TV series: {{w|Steven Universe}}<br /> |In the room to the left, Megan talks to Cueball while they walk towards an ice cream freezer (at the end of the room with a coin on top). Her comment that she can predict that he will remember those words when he dies could be quite sinister. Since they are so boring the only way she can make this prediction come through is if she now turns around killing him. If she waits a little longer she will not have to move him so far before she can hide his body in the freezer...<br /> <br /> In the room to the right is a group of four stick figures representing {{w|Steven Universe (character)|Steven Universe}} and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steven_Universe_characters#/media/File:StevenFinalPoster.jpg Crystal Gems]. From left to right, Steven is next to {{w|Pearl (Steven Universe)|Pearl}} (as a stick figure with shorter hair), {{w|Garnet (Steven Universe)|Garnet}} (as a taller stick figure with sunglasses and an afro), and {{w|List_of_Steven_Universe_characters#Amethyst|Amethyst}} (as a shorter stick figure with long hair). The Crystal Gems are a &quot;superhero&quot; team of alien &quot;Gems&quot; who protect the earth, with their newest member being the half-Gem, half-human Steven. (Elsewhere on the bridge of the Destroyer, Darth Vader references Steven Universe in that Steven is half Gem.) A coin is hovering over Garnet's raised left hand.<br /> <br /> Below these two rooms runs a corridor that goes left to the shaft going up to the top hull. The shaft going down goes to the two guys with parachutes. There is a coin next to the shaft. To get from this corridor to the rooms above hoverboard Cueball either have to go out on the top hull or move through the rotary that follows to the right.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Rotary section.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/67/1608_Entire_Rotary_section.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e4/1608_Entire_Rotary_section_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_Entire_Rebel_Blockade_Runner_swallowed_by_Destroyer.png Swallow Runner]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |To the left in this overview is the roundabout like structure that Cueball above it calls a rotary, which has given name to this section of the ship that follows after it up to the section with the cave. The Destroyer becomes much broader here especially due to the two large steps that the top part of the hull takes in the middle and to the right in this image.<br /> <br /> In the hidden passage image the cotton trap is revealed with the two entrances to the room below and to the corridor to the right that leads past different traps into the cave. At the top and bottom middle of the image there are two cars, and as it can be seen in the hidden passage image the hoverboard cannot rest on top of those.<br /> <br /> In the composite ''Swallow Runner'' image the Rebel Runner has been placed in the opening in the bottom hull to reveal that this is indeed the opening in the bottom of the Destroyer that swallows the entire Rebel Runner in the opening scene of the first Star Wars movie. This feature is thus a direct reference to the &quot;real&quot; Devastator Destroyer and thus a direct reference to the opening scene and to Star Wars. Below the individual scenes in the Rotary section will be described. <br /> |-<br /> |Empty room and Cueball on corridor going to rotary at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Ugh, rotaries.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/cf/1608_1029x1097y_Empty_room_and_Cueball_on_corridor_going_to_rotary_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1032:-1096+s.png (1032, 1096)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1030:-1097+s.png (1030, 1097)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A big empty room near the top hull and a coin in a shaft going down from the top hull. The shaft going down will lead to both the room with the ice dream box and the one with Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems. The corridor going right will go down into the rotary, see next scene. Cueball is looking down into this and expressing his dislike of this {{w|Traffic circle|type of structures}}. Maybe he has bad experience with these in real life traffic.<br /> |-<br /> |The rotary.<br /> |<br /> :(none)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/3e/1608_1033x1095y_The_rotary.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1033:-1095+s.png (1033, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1035:-1095+s.png (1035, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the {{w|Traffic circle|Rotary}} that has given it's name to the section of the Star Destroyer from the structure itself and right of this until the section where the cave is located. A rotary is also known as a ''traffic circle'' and is a large version of a roundabout with several roads exiting from it. At the top of the upper left passage (see the scene above) Cueball is looking down into this structure and calls it a rotary (hence the name).<br /> <br /> The centre contains a small room with a stick figure wearing a tonsure haircut (where only the top of the head is shaved bald), a potted plant, and a coin. The plant resembles a pea plant, and the tonsure is a haircut associated with monks, so this is likely to be Gregor Mendel. Mendel was a 19th century Czech monk who discovered the principles of genetic inheritance by crossing strains of pea plants.<br /> <br /> Large rotaries may have more than four roads leading away, but in this case there are four, and neither of them are leading straight away up/down or left/right. Three of them are almost at a 45 degree angel, but the one going down is only a little of to the right, and soon turns straight down.<br /> <br /> Only other feature is the Cueball rushing right on his bike in the corridor leading away from the rightmost exit. There are several bikes throughout the comic, with two more in the Globe of Death above the bridge of the Destroyer and one going down the right slope of the Volcano.<br /> <br /> Entering the rotary for the first time there are of course three new directions to move along in, making it a special point in the users exploration of the Destroyer.<br /> |-<br /> |Photon cannon Tetris piece and mini robot at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None - the cannon part has been transcribed in the torpedo section)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/df/1608_1034x1091y_Photon_canon_Tetris_piece_and_mini_robot_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1034:-1093+s.png (1034, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1034:-1092+s.png (1035, 1092)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Computer game: {{w|Tetris}}<br /> |The bottom part of the scene has already been described in relation to the torpedo rain. But as can be seen here it is possible to enter the torpedo room almost directly from the bottom exit of the rotary above. Coming down that way is also a T-shaped {{w|Tetris#Colors_of_Tetriminos|tetriminos}} from the Tetris computer game. At the end of the corridor with the small robot there is a shaft, and in the exit from the corridor there is a coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Shaft corridor with coin and room with coin over ledge at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d3/1608_1038x1092y_Shaft_corridor_with_coin_and_room_with_coin_over_ledge_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1092+s.png (1038, 1092)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1036:-1092+s.png (1036, 1092)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Going down from the corridor from the scene above takes the player through a small room with a coin at the bottom of the hull and then out over a thick ledge in the air beneath the Destroyer. There is a large gap starting here that ends in the ''Atmosphere worry and car room at bottom of hull''. This large section is the section in which [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_Entire_Rebel_Blockade_Runner_swallowed_by_Destroyer.png the Destroyer swallows the Rebel Runner] in the opening scene of the first Star Wars movie, as mentioned in the overview above.<br /> |-<br /> |Giant octopus in Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b5/1608_1038x1094y_Giant_octopus_in_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1094+s.png (1038, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1093+s.png (1038, 1093)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |A giant octopus with a dome shaped head in a dome shaped room with coins above its tentacles left and right. In TE there are several octopuses, and this animal is also often used in xkcd in general. But particularly in ''The USS Laws of the Land'' there is both a large octopus beneath the ship and one giant tentacle reaching up from the deep. If this is considered a monster then this section of the ship may be the monster section as there also seem to be some kind of horned monster in the room to the right of this room.<br /> |-<br /> |Hamster ball and stilts room.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: ''AaaaAaaa'' <br /> :Guy with hair: I can't leave.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/89/1608_1038x1095y_Hamsterball_and_stilts_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1038:-1095+s.png (1038, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1039:-1096+s.png (1039, 1096)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Comics: [[:Category:Hamster Ball|Hamster Ball category]]<br /> |This room is the first after exiting the rotary to the upper right. The shaft goes down past the octopus room (see scene above). It is the second instance with a hamster ball in this comic, the first being a small girl (with Megan like hair) in the left part of the world just before the plateau. But in this case it is the adult Megan that is inside the ball, not only running but actually standing on a skateboard. She is clearly not in control. As the player is on a hoverboard there is some kind of connection with a girl on skateboard. In ''Sky Toucher'' in TE Megan also uses a skateboard, inside a rounded structure.<br /> <br /> Megan is not alone though as there is also a guy (with a wee bit of hair) on stilts. The stilts seems to be very high and if the guy wishes to stay on these stilts his assessment, that he can't leave the room, is true. Between his stilts there is a coin. The world highest stilts is shown in [[482: Height]] and in the next &quot;game&quot; comic after this one, [[1663: Garden]], it is possible to &quot;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0c/1663_garden_One_color_Between_Light_yellow_and_yellow_First_thing_stilts.png grow]&quot; a [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d0/Garden_Stilt_walker.png girl on stilts].<br /> |-<br /> |Box with horns and coin room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a2/1608_1043x1093y_Box_with_horns_and_coin_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1043:-1093+s.png (1043, 1093)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Is there any clear references to a horned box that is being missed here?&lt;/font&gt; In this room across from the giant octopus room there is yet a possible monster hidden in a box. Two large horns jut out of the box, but if they are standing on the box or is sitting on some horned beast inside the box is not clear. But they look rather ominously, and if it is a monster it would with the giant octopus make this section a monster section. A coin is hovering between the horns. The shaft up is the only way to move further down inside the Destroyer without moving over or under the hull.<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out of three empty rooms near bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e6/1608_1046x1094y_Zoom_out_of_three_empty_rooms_near_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |A dead end with three empty room with no coins or any interesting features, thus only this zoomed out version is displayed here. The rooms are just right of the horned box and below is the part of the hull that is the opening where the Runner will be swallowed by the Destroyer. It is not a complete waste to come over this way, as the room to the right with the hoverboard is central to the comic. But no need to go into these rooms if trying to pick up all the coins as fast as possible.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a2/1608_1046x1097y_Corridor_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1046:-1097+s.png (1046, 1097)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is one of the longer corridors without any features. It is the only way to move right inside the destroyer in this section. The corridor goes above the three empty rooms in the scene above and also above the hoverboard room in the scene below. At the end of the corridor there is a shaft up. The only reason this segment is shown is because of the coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Two hoverboards room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/01/1608_1048x1095y_Two_hoverboards_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1048:-1095+s.png (1048, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1048:-1094+s.png (1048, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1623: 2016 Conversation Guide]]<br /> |Self-reference to title of this comic, and the conversation guide comic released shortly after this is also referencing this entire comic as it complains that hoverboards are not real yet. There is both another hoverboard Cueball and a hoverboard Megan in this room, but compared to the players hoverboard Cueball these two are some what more advanced, and managed to swoop around the coin in the middle. The room can only be entered from the right. To the left there is only a dead end with three completely empty rooms, so don't bother going there if you are in a hurry to pick up all the coins...<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out with dead end corridor car room and shaft at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f9/1608_1051x1097y_Zoom_out_with_dead_end_corridor_car_room_and_shaft_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Overview of the end of the long corridor with the coin mentioned above. It ends here in the dead end at the bottom. The corridor above has Cueball lying on the hood of a car in a small room quite a distance from any exits to the outside.<br /> |-<br /> |Cueball on hood of car room and a giant step with coins at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d4/1608_1048x1099y_Cueball_on_hood_of_car_room_and_a_giant_step_with_coins_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1048:-1099+s.png (1048, 1099)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1049:-1099+s.png (1049, 1099)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In this dead end room Cueball is lying on the hood of a car. Hoverboard Cueball cannot copy this as the car is not a solid segment of the image. The hull is not far away, and the car room is right where one of the large steps in the upper hull appears. Right outside there are two coins at the bottom and top of the step. These cannot be seen from inside the room. There is no fast way to get outside from here, and actually no easy way to get a car into this room either. In ''Sky Toucher'' in TE there is also a car stuck in the middle of the sky scraper a long way from the parking cellar. In this comic there is actually even one more car in the Destroyer, but that is at least close to an exit ledge (see scene below).<br /> |-<br /> |Atmosphere worry and car room at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: Is this ship designed to fly in the atmosphere like this?<br /> :Blonde woman with hair bun: Whatever. Who cares it’s probably fine.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1049x1090y_Atmosphere_worry_and_car_room_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1049:-1090+s.png (1049, 1090)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1050:-1090+s.png (1050, 1090)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Megan is referring to the fact that space ships in Star Wars often fly fast also inside the atmosphere of a planet. Not something you would normally design for. Though in the case with the Destroyer and Runner they did not go inside the atmosphere as depicted here in the comic, in the scene from the original Star Wars movie. The blonde woman comes with a comment typical for b-moves, who cares if this would work in real life, it is just a film.<br /> <br /> There is a large gap in the bottom hull ending here and starting in the ''Shaft corridor with coin and room with coin over ledge at bottom of hull''. This large section is the section in which [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_Entire_Rebel_Blockade_Runner_swallowed_by_Destroyer.png the Destroyer swallows the Rebel Runner] in the opening scene of the first Star Wars movie, as mentioned in the overview above.<br /> <br /> Behind the two women, who are standing on a thin ledge where the large gap ends, there is another car (see scene above). At least it is clear how this car could get into this room (and out again). Above the car there is a coin. Behind the car there is a corridor going into the Destroyer, but quite high up on the wall for a normal exit. The car cannot be used as a step to jump in there, as it is not part of the solid picture. <br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail flying up a shaft towards a coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/76/1608_1053x1091y_Ponytail_flying_up_a_shaft_towards_a_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1053:-1091+s.png (1053, 1091)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1054:-1091+s.png (1054, 1091)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The corridor from the room with Megan and the car is long. In the middle of it there is a shaft going up (a long way). Just inside this shaft Ponytail is seen flying up, hands in front of her like another Superman. Above her in the shaft there is a coin. This is not the only place in the comic where Ponytail is flying. Although here it seems like an automatic thing (like Superman), whereas down below on the ground below the Destroyer she has to flap her arms violently, but then actually manages to take of from the ground. In a space ship like this Destroyer there could both be a system to let people float upwards, some gravitational effects or just plain effects of the flying itself, wheres down on the ground flying like that would be magic for sure. But at least there seems to be some correlation since it is Ponytail that flies in both cases.<br /> |-<br /> |Trap covered with leaves and flying Ponytail at bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: ...And we cover it with leaves so no one sees it.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fd/1608_1055x1090y_Trap_covered_with_leaves_and_flying_Ponytail_at_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1055:-1090+s.png (1055, 1090)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1055:-1091+s.png (1055, 1091)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |After the shaft where Ponytail flies up (see more in the scene above) the corridor continues to a pit which Cueball and a kid have been covering with leaves and sticks. It seems like they are making a trap, which is even more likely seeing that the bottom of the pit has six sharp spikes that would likely impale any unlucky victims that fell in. Alternatively (given the words Cueball uses), they have made this hole by mistake, and now tries to cover it so no one sees it. If he meant it to be a trap he might instead have phrased it, &quot;so they won't see it until it is too late&quot;. The kid looks like the kid in the room at the rotary, as they have the same hairdo.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor and shaft with coin.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/8f/1608_1053x1094y_Corridor_and_shaft_with_coin.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1053:-1094+s.png (1053, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The shaft going up from Ponytail below goes past the corridor to the left that goes to the hoverboards room. There is a coin in the entrance.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Corridor peristalsis and colon.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c6/1608_Entire_Corridor_peristalsis_and_colon.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/be/1608_Entire_area_around_Corridor_peristalsis_and_colon.png Zoom out to entire area]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |With the comment from Hairbun about peristalsis - the bowel movement getting food etc. through the digestive system, and with the three chambers with coins above a colon like structure, leading into the corridor with these motions, with a coin both going down the colon and through the peristalsis, there can be no doubt that this is the digestive system for this ”living” space ship, and coins is what it lives off. This interpretation can further be extended to the very front end, where there is the appearance of a head that eats coins (see the front end overview) and at the rear end a coin is bouncing out at the very last shaft before the very end of the ship. Suggesting where this animal gets rid of the waste products afterwards. (The rest of the ship is not part of this interpretation).<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor peristalsis and two coin rooms at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Hairbun: Ah, yes. Corridor peristalsis.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e4/1608_1054x1099y_Corridor_peristalsis_and_two_coin_rooms_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1054:-1099+s.png (1054, 1099)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1057:-1100+s.png (1057, 1100)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Following the corridor from the room with Cueball on the hoof of a car leads to a part of that corridor experiencing {{w|peristalsis}}. This is the kind of muscle movements that causes food to move through the {{w|human gastrointestinal tract}}. Hairbun is telling Cueball that this is indeed corridor peristalsis, so a way for the corridor to move stuff along. As there are coins at both end of this section it is quite clear that these coins are moved along by the corridor itself. The indentations of the corridor is so strong that the corridor is not wide enough to allow hoverboard Cueball to pass through. So to get both coins another route needs to be found. The shortest way is to go up the shaft behind Hairbun, passing the two empty rooms with coins on the way to the top of the Destroyers hull. To get to the other side hoverboard Cueball will then have to pass through the Destroyers colon like structure to the right. See below. As mentioned in the overview above this is a clear reference to the human digestive system, or in this case the Destroyers ditto.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor peristalsis and colon.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Wheee!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0a/1608_1055x1099y_Corridor_peristalsis_and_colon.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1055:-1099+s.png (1055, 1099)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1056:-1099+s.png (1056, 1099)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Moving a little further down right than the peristalsis scene above the bottom part of the {{w|Large intestine|colon}} like structure can be seen, closely connected to this other intestine like structure (The three coins in the left part of the image are the same as in the scene above). The reason for showing this scene is to show the closeness of these two digestive system structures. In ''Box that cleans food holders'' in TE Ponytail yells Wheee! as she slides through a pipe inside the machine on her stomach, a mix of the action performed by Cueball and Ponytail in the colon like structure. Ponytail is sliding towards a coin at the bottom in one of the colon loops. The top part of the colon can be seen in the next scene.<br /> |-<br /> |Colon like structure with Ponytail and Cueball sliding down.<br /> |<br /> :(None - text already transcribed in the scene above ''Corridor peristalsis and colon''.)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b3/1608_1058x1100y_Colon_like_structure_with_Ponytail_and_Cueball_sliding_down.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1058:-1100+s.png (1058, 1100)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1058:-1101+s.png (1058, 1101)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The entrance from the top to the colon like structure have a Cueball looking down into it. The rest of the scene has been described above.<br /> |-<br /> |Huge step and three room with coin and Cueball looking into shaft at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/14/1608_1058x1102y_Huge_step_and_three_room_with_coin_and_Cueball_looking_into_shaft_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1058:-1102+s.png (1058, 1102)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1056:-1103+s.png (1056, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the upper entrance to the colon like structure into which Cueball is looking. (See scenes above). To the left is the top hull of the Destroyer which takes two huge steps up at this place. Cueball is standing in a corridor with three small rooms, each with a coin in the top of the room. This seems to be a place to hold the coins until they are ready to move down the colon like structure, where another coin is already moving through, going down to the corridor peristalsis in the corridor below, where more coins are moving through the ships digestive system. Going over the hull and down this colon like structure is the fastest/shortest way between the two separated sides of the corridor peristalsis.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin in corridor under Buffer stop room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_1060x1099y_Coin_in_corridor_under_Buffer_stop_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1060:-1099+s.png (1059, 1099)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Moving away to the right from the corridor peristalsis takes hoverboard Cueball past a small shaft up into a room with two coins in front of what looks like a train {{w|buffer stop}}. One coin in front of each of the buffers. Continuing along the corridor there is another coin. The corridor continues and a shaft is going up. This part of the Destroyer is the beginning of the cave section. The cave can be entered from above by continuing along the corridor.<br /> |-<br /> |Cannon with coin on top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a0/1608_1060x1103y_Canon_with_coin_on_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1060:-1103+s.png (1060, 1103)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1062:-1103+s.png (1062, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |There is a similar cannon with a coin in front of the barrel on the top of the Runner below the Destroyer. This cannon is on top of the hull above and right of the three room above the colon like structure. The shaft going down right is over the next cave section.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin in corridor below mining company in dead end corridor.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c8/1608_1062x1101y_Coin_in_corridor_below_mining_company_in_dead_end_corridor.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1062:-1101+s.png (1062, 1101)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1063:-1101+s.png (1063, 1101)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Two Cueballs work as a mining company in this corridor which they are expanding. It could be that they are digging for gold, but if that gold should be represented by coins, it is weird that the coin hangs above the Cueball with the {{w|pickaxe}} in the higher section of this corridor, instead of being in front of him. The other Cueball drives away with a wheelbarrow full of the rubble they have dug free from the ship. This is another indication of how big the ship is. It is easier to just dig a new corridor than to build the corridor into the ship to begin with. Further to the left in the Destroyer there was another dead end corridor that looked like it had been dug out - see the scene ''Dead end shaft with rubbles at bottom of hull.'' But here the mining company had left (even though there also was a coin there). The shaft to the left goes up to the hull right of the cannon from the scene above. The corridor below goes left (past another coin) to the shaft down to the corridor with peristalsis. To the right it goes above the cave to the dance hall room with piano.<br /> |-<br /> |Mining company in dead end corridor also coin on top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/ca/1608_1063x1102y_Mining_company_in_dead_end_corridor_also_coin_on_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1063:-1102+s.png (1063, 1102)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1063:-1103+s.png (1063, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The same mining company scene as described above but with the view moved to show the top hull, right of the cannon. Right of the shaft going up there is a coin. At the very top right of the hull, the basketball dropped by the Cueball like kid can be seen as it comes bouncing down the length of the hull. This basketball scene is part of the cave section and will be describved below.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire cotton trap and spark gap room.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/78/1608_Entire_cotton_trap_and_spark_gap_room.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/65/1608_Entire_cotton_trap_and_spark_gap_room_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/36/1608_Entire_area_around_cotton_trap.png Entire area around]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/1608_Entire_area_around_cotton_trap_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Here are two different zoom out of the cotton trap room with the spark gap room below. In the first overview a zoom out is shown with only these two rooms. There are four coins inside and two on the outside of the hull. The three coins around the cotton trap is almost connected by the cotton, as can be seen in the next overview where the hidden passage through the cotton is clearly marked in red. As can be seen there is a very deep black hole beneath the surface of the cotton (which Ponytail states is cotton). From the bottom of the cotton trap going left will lead to a hidden entrance to the top of the spark gap room. Going right will lead to the hidden entrance to the corridor with traps going to the left entrance to the cave. There are coins on each exit as well as just above the cotton to the right. The third image is a further zoom out to show the entire surroundings of the cotton trap room. (And the last is with the cotton etc. turned red). Here the traps in the corridor leading to the cave can be seen as well as the opening into the cave. Below that the strange spiral corridor can be seen. Both these scenes will be described below in the cave section. To the left the shaft and corridors that connect the two rooms even if not noticing the hidden passage can be seen. It is the corridor with the trap covered by Cueball and the shaft where Ponytail flies up. Three more coins are visible in this wider zoom out for a total of nine coins in this area. The two rooms will be described in further detail below. All of the rooms that can be entered through the cotton trap can also be entered through different entrances from other routes. This means that failing to find out how the cotton trap works, will not prevent the player in reaching either the spark gap from below or the cave to the right.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire Cotton trap room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/be/1608_1058x1094y_Zoom_out_of_Cotton_trap_room.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/11/1608_1058x1094y_Zoom_out_of_Cotton_trap_room_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Overview with the entire cotton trap with and without the cotton shown in red. See above and below for more details.<br /> |-<br /> |Coins in two corridors towards cotton trap.<br /> |<br /> :(None - transcript is written in the scene below.)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1055x1095y_Coins_in_two_corridors_towards_cotton_trap.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1055:-1095+s.png (1055, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1056:-1095+s.png (1056, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The corridor going from the shaft with the flying Ponytail to the Ponytail warning about the cotton trap also has a coin. The coin in the exit of the other corridor to the shaft was mentioned previously as it is the exit from the room with two hoverboards. See more about the cotton trap below.<br /> |-<br /> |Cotton trap room with Ponytail.<br /> |<br /> :Ponytail: Watch out for the cotton. It's a trap for someone, I think.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/28/1608_1058x1094y_Cotton_trap_room_with_Ponytail.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/42/1608_1058x1094y_Cotton_trap_room_with_Ponytail_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1057:-1095+s.png (1057, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1059:-1094+s.png (1059, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Entering this room along the top corridor reveals Ponytail standing at the beginning of a steep descend. She clearly warns the player about a trap made of cotton. As can be seen in the hidden passage image most of the black at the bottom of the descend is not solid floor but a hidden passage. Given Ponytails comment it must be assumed to be made of cotton. Given that hoverboard Cueball is not affected by the cotton and can move either up again, or out left or right it is not a trap for him. But other unlucky persons falling into the cotton might not be as lucky. If this is not a trap in it self, there are several traps if moving out to the right (where the coin is below the cotton level). This corridor goes to the cave, but first after passing five traps. See more about the entire surroundings in the overview scenes above. <br /> |-<br /> |Cotton trap room bottom.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/32/1608_1058x1092y_Cotton_trap_room_bottom.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/73/1608_1058x1092y_Cotton_trap_room_bottom_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1058:-1092+s.png (1058, 1092)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The bottom of the cotton trap is a dark place. But as can be seen in the red hidden passage image it is possible to move both left and right to get out. In either case a coin can be obtained at the exit. The left exit leads to a shaft going into the spark gap room below, and the right exit leads through a corridor with traps into the cave. Going up in the spark gap room below will clearly reveal the shaft up. But if the cotton trap has not been discovered at this time, it is likely that the player will not attempt to breech the wall, and would thus fail to enter the cotton trap from below. The coin could easily seem enough reason for this dead end shaft above the room.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire spark gap room to bottom of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1608_1058x1090y_Zoom_out_of_spark_gap_room_to_bottom_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |An overview of the entire spark gap room, both showing the two coins beneath the outside hull as well as the coin in the top shaft (leading to the cotton trap to the right of this) and the coin behind the spark gap. See more below.<br /> |-<br /> |Spark gap room<br /> |<br /> :Cueball on wall: Shh.<br /> :Electrode bottom: JS<br /> :Electrode top: JS<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4d/1608_1057x1092y_Spark_gap_room_with_Cueball_on_the_wall.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6a/1608_1058x1090y_Spark_gap_room_only_with_Cueball_on_floor_and_coins_at_bottom_of_hull.png Buttom part to below hull]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1058:-1090+s.png (1058, 1090)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1057:-1092+s.png (1057, 1092)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Why is ''JS'' written on both electrodes&lt;/font&gt; This room is called the {{w|spark gap}} room, because there seems to be a spark between the two large electrode like structures marked JS. Cueball is watching this, maybe he is the evil inventor that has created this device. At least another Cueball is climbing high above him up on the wall to the left, and when the player passes him on his hoverboard he asks the player no to tell about him (''shh''). It is unclear if he is sneaking away, spying or sneaking down to attack the other Cueball. A coin is hidden behind the spark gap, but as the spark gap is of the &quot;red&quot; type of black hoverboard Cueball can pass without problems into the coin. As can be seen in the other image displaying the lower part of this scene, the coin outside of the hull is close by, and actually the two coins above each other down there are in the same small image (see the first of the small images).<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor with fire and hammer traps.<br /> |<br /> :Hammers left: Chomp Chomp <br /> :Hammer right: Chomp<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a2/1608_1061x1093y_Corridor_with_fire_and_hammer_traps.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/16/1608_1061x1093y_Corridor_with_fire_and_hammer_traps_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1060:-1094+s.png (1060, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1061:-1093+s.png (1061, 1093)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the corridor exiting the cotton trap room (with a coin as mentioned previously), see the cotton in the hidden passage in red image. The corridor leads to the cave, but to get there five traps has to be passed. First there are four hammers with jagged edges that opens and closes with much force as perceived by the noises. And then a pit with a fire has to be surpassed. Of course as can be seen in the &quot;red&quot; image, neither of these traps are any problem for hoverboard Cueball as they are all of the red type of black. But it is a clear indication that the player is about to enter some interesting place, which is true as the cave is one of the most interesting places in the Destroyer. Although there are two other ways to get into the cave, it is by far the most interesting way to enter the cave for the first time!<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor to cave opening.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/32/1608_1062x1094y_Corridor_to_cave_opening.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1062:-1094+s.png (1062, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1063:-1094+s.png (1063, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Same scene as above but only the right part with the fire, to show how the corridor enters the beginning of the cave.<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out with spiral corridor at bottom of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/45/1608_1063x1091y_Zoom_out_with_spiral_corridor_at_bottom_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Below the corridor to the cave is a strange corridor which spirals into nothing in the middle. There are no coins in this section so this is a zoom out without any further zoom in on this section. The room at the top seems like a starting point to go into the spiral. The corridor to the right goes into the huge glitch floor room below the cave. The shaft down goes out the bottom of the hull.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Cave Bridge and rear end.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/74/1608_Entire_Cave_Bridge_and_rear_end.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e0/1608_Entire_Cave_Bridge_and_rear_end_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire cave section.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_Entire_cave_section.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Entire Cave and Glitch floor room.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/ea/1608_Entire_Cave_and_Glitch_floor_room.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |From this image it is clear that the two largest rooms in the Destroyer are almost of the same size, and positioned almost on top of each other. They only need a little parallel shift to make them into one big circular room. The Glitch floor room, is a feature that can be seen in the Star Wars film, as a protrusion beneath the hull of the Destroyer.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Cave.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/58/1608_Entire_Cave.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/24/1608_Entire_Cave_and_shaft_above.png With shaft and room above]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bf/1608_Entire_Cave_With_entire_pyramid_for_scale.png Size scale of Pyramid]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In ''Sky Toucher'' there is also a floor in the sky scraper with trees inside, just like the tree inside the cave inside the Destroyer.<br /> |-<br /> |Lake with tree birds and puma on rock at exit in the bottom left side of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/75/1608_1053x1093y_Lake_with_tree_birds_and_puma_on_rock_at_exit_in_the_bottom_left_side_of_the_cave.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/81/1608_1053x1093y_Lake_with_tree_birds_and_puma_on_rock_at_exit_in_the_bottom_left_side_of_the_cave_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1065:-1093+s.png (1065, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1094+s.png (1067, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Three birds in the top left side of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5a/1608_1065x1095y_Three_birds_in_the_top_left_side_of_the_cave.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1065:-1095+s.png (1065, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Gazebo puma deer Cueball with bow and talk of Palpatine in the middle of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: I know it seems weird, but every Star Destroyer has one of these rooms.<br /> :Cueball: Say what you will about Palpatine's politics, but he's a staunch supporter of the imperial parks and the Coruscant Audubon society.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b0/1608_1067x1094y_Gazebo_puma_deer_Cueball_with_bow_and_talk_of_Palpatine_in_the_middle_of_the_cave.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1068:-1093+s.png (1068, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1068:-1094+s.png (1068, 1094)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The {{w|National Audubon Society}} is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Palpatine is the evil emperor and the capital ”planet” Coruscant is a planet with city all over the solid parts of the surface. So that he is interested in keeping parks both on this planet and on all his Star Destroyers comes as a surprise...<br /> |-<br /> |The broad shaft going into the top of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a5/1608_1067x1097y_The_broad_shaft_going_into_the_top_of_the_cave.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1097+s.png (1067, 1097)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1068:-1096+s.png (1068, 1096)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Deer and exit below lamp coin and Black Hat in the bottom right side of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/68/1608_1069x1093y_Deer_and_exit_below_lamp_coin_and_Black_Hat_in_the_bottom_right_side_of_the_cave.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/69/1608_1069x1093y_Deer_and_exit_below_lamp_coin_and_Black_Hat_in_the_bottom_right_side_of_the_cave_no_coin.png Without coin]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1069:-1093+s.png (1069, 1093)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1071:-1093+s.png (1071, 1093)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Lamp coin and Black Hat in the top right side of the cave.<br /> |<br /> :Insects: ''Bzzzzz''<br /> <br /> :Black Hat: Zzz<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0d/1608_1070x1095y_Lamp_coin_and_Black_Hat_in_the_top_right_side_of_the_cave.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/aa/1608_1070x1095y_Lamp_coin_and_Black_Hat_in_the_top_right_side_of_the_cave_no_coin.png Without coin]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1095+s.png (1070, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In this image the coin is part of the scenery as it is the lamp the buzzing insects fly around. When it is gone it reveals a broken lamp, and an insect that had been hidden behind the coin.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor from shaft to the two coins in corridors.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e1/1608_1063x1099y_Corridor_from_shaft_to_the_two_coins_in_corridors.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1065:-1099+s.png (1065, 1099)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1064:-1098+s.png (1064, 1098)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Two coins in corridors and four coin room above shaft to cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0b/1608_1067x1104y_Two_coins_in_corridors_and_four_coin_room_above_shaft_to_cave.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1100+s.png (1067, 1100)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1098+s.png (1067, 1098)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Chandelier room with two coins above cave.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d6/1608_1070x1098y_Chandelier_room_with_two_coins_above_cave.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1098+s.png (1070, 1098)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1071:-1098+s.png (1071, 1098)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out with dance room and basketball and slinky stair at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f3/1608_1068x1101y_Zoom_out_with_dance_room_and_basketball_and_slinky_stair_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Basketball on top of Destroyer - zoom out.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5a/1608_1065x1104y_Basket_ball_on_top_of_Destroyer_zoom_out.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Coin close to basketball on top of Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4e/1608_1063x1104y_Coin_close_to_basket_ball_on_top_of_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1065:-1104+s.png (1065, 1104)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1064:-1104+s.png (1064, 1104)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Basketball on top of Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1067x1104y_Basket_ball_on_top_of_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1067:-1104+s.png (1067, 1104)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1066:-1104+s.png (1066, 1104)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In ''Playing Fields'' in TE basketball mentioned, and it is also played on the left side of the volcano crater<br /> |-<br /> |Dancing room with piano.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a7/1608_1069x1101y_Dancing_room_with_piano.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1069:-1101+s.png (1069, 1101)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1101+s.png (1070, 1101)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Possibly a reference to Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant in &quot;An American In Paris.&quot;<br /> |-<br /> |Slinky staircase at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Slinky: Slink slink slink<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1c/1608_1069x1104y_Slinky_stair_case_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1069:-1104+s.png (1069, 1104)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1103+s.png (1070, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |While it is unclear why the slinky is on the star destroyer at all, the stairs are a reference to the slinky {{w|jingle}} which says &quot;walks down stairs...&quot; The noise is also a reference to the creation of the name &quot;slinky&quot; which was based on the word slink in the dictionary.<br /> |-<br /> |Upside down room and Giddyayup cowboy riding the ship at top of hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cowboy: Giddyayup!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/79/1608_1073x1104y_Upside_down_room_and_Giddyayup_cowboy_riding_the_ship_at_top_of_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1072:-1104+s.png (1072, 1104)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1074:-1103+s.png (1074, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |The man on top of the hull is a reference to riding a horse and specifically an American cowboy riding a horse. The (Cueball?) is using reins to &quot;steer&quot; the star destroyer much the same as one would steer a horse. In addition &quot;Giddyayup&quot; is the command for a horse move. The upside-down room is most likely just a simple visual gag, but could also be a reference to the fact that star destroyers have artificial gravity in SW and thus any direction could be &quot;up&quot; depending on where you are.<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Glitch floor room.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/52/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6b/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/63/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room_and_two_close_rooms.png Including two rooms]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/dd/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room_and_two_close_rooms_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/49/1608_Entire_area_around_Glitch_floor_room.png Entire area around the room]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/00/1608_Entire_area_around_Glitch_floor_room_red.png Hidden passages in red] [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/63/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room_and_two_close_rooms.png Also including two close rooms]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/dd/1608_Entire_Glitch_floor_room_and_two_close_rooms_red.png Hidden passages in red]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/49/1608_Entire_area_around_Glitch_floor_room.png Entire area around the room]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/00/1608_Entire_area_around_Glitch_floor_room_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In the zoom outs the coin below the hidden glitch in the floor can be seen at the very bottom of the pictures. It is quite a drop to catch it, but if you did not expect it, it is likely you would reach it before going up again.<br /> |-<br /> |Bottom center of Glitch floor room with coin sign and Cueball.<br /> |<br /> :Large sign:<br /> ::! <br /> ::Caution: <br /> ::Glitchfloor.<br /> <br /> :Floor signs:<br /> ::!<br /> ::!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1070x1089y_Bottom_center_of_Glitch_floor_room_with_coin_sign_and_Cueball.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/71/1608_1070x1089y_Bottom_center_of_Glitch_floor_room_with_coin_sign_and_Cueball_red.png Hidden passages in red]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1069:-1088+s.png (1069, 1088)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1088+s.png (1070, 1088)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |You are warned not to step onto this glitch floor! But if you do you can drop down to yet another coin far below the Destroyer, but even farther up above the ground.<br /> |-<br /> |Two rooms with coins right of Glitch floor room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/2e/1608_1074x1090y_Two_rooms_with_coins_right_of_Glitch_floor_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1073:-1092+s.png (1073, 1092)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1074:-1091+s.png (1074, 1091)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Cannon protruding below the hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f4/1608_1075x1088y_Canon_protruding_below_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1075:-1088+s.png (1075, 1088)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1076:-1088+s.png (1076, 1088)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This cannon is a standard cannon seen on a star destroyer in star wars, and is not out of place here. It is somewhat unusual that this is on the bottom, since these cannons are generally on top though they are all over the ship, and there are turrets on the bottom of the First Order star destroyer in Force Awakens. Also the shape is more reminiscent of a real tank gun than the more square turrets in star wars, though this is probably just an effect of Randall's drawing style, rather than anything significant.<br /> |-<br /> |Entire area around the bridge.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/bd/1608_Entire_area_around_the_bridge.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/4b/1608_Entire_Bridge_and_rear_section.png Entire bridge area]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/f1/1608_Entire_Bridge_and_emperor.png Brdige and emperor]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c2/1608_Entire_Bridge_and_globe_of_death.png Bridge and globe of death]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/54/1608_Actual_Bridge_with_Vader_and_Tarkin.png Actual bridge]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c7/1608_Vader_twice_and_emperor_on_and_near_bridge.png Vader twice and emperor]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Ponytail with paper plane and coin below her on top hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/11/1608_1077x1107y_Ponytail_with_paper_plane_and_coin_below_her_on_top_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1106+s.png (1078, 1006)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1105+s.png (1077, 1105)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |Cueball also throws out a plane in Click and Drag from the sky scraper. This also happens in the ''Sky Toucher'' in TE where it is Ponytail again.<br /> |-<br /> |Tarkin on the bridge and Ponytail with paper plane.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: The fault, dear Tarkin, is not in our star destroyers, but in ourselves.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/2/20/1608_1077x1107y_Tarkin_on_the_bridge_and_Ponytail_with_paper_plane.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1107+s.png (1077, 1107)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1108+s.png (1077, 1108)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> || This is most likely a reference to the book (then made into a movie) titled {{w|The_Fault_in_Our_Stars |&quot;The Fault in Our Stars&quot;}}. The title of which is a reference to a line in {{w|William Shakespeare |Shakespeare's}} play {{W|Julius Caesar (play) |Julius Ceasar}}; &quot;The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves&quot;. Grand Moff Tarkin is the commander of the Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.<br /> |-<br /> |Darth Vader talks about Steven Universe on the bridge Megan adjust antenna.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: Such a pain adjusting this thing every time we move<br /> <br /> :Darth Vader: ''Breathe''<br /> :Darth Vader: But Steven's ''mother'' is a crystal gem,<br /> :Darth Vader: ''Breathe'')<br /> :Darth Vader: so he's half- Are you getting all this?<br /> :Hairy: Yes, my Lord!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_1077x1109y_Darth_Vaders_talks_about_Steven_Universe_on_the_bridge_Megan_adjust_antenna.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1109+s.png (1077, 1109)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1110+s.png (1077, 1110)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |TV series: {{w|Steven Universe}}<br /> |Darth Vader refers to Steven Universe from the TV series. His mother is a Crystal Gem, so since his father is human, he is only a half gem, which is a joke in itself. Steven and his family are located inside a room in the middle of the Destroyer. Maybe as prisoners or it could be Vader is just a big fan since he talks about them on the bridge.<br /> |-<br /> |Globe of Death at the top of the Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1608_1078x1111y_Globe_of_Death_at_the_top_of_the_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1110+s.png (1078, 1110)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1112+s.png (1077, 1112)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This structure of the Globe of death is part of the Star Destroyer as can be seen in the films.<br /> |-<br /> |Fire system with pure oxygen and two coins room.<br /> |<br /> :Hairbun: In the event of a fire on one of the decks, this system will seal it off and pump in pure oxygen.<br /> :Ponytail: Wait, ''Oxygen?'' Not a fire suppressant like-<br /> :Hairbun: Ugh, ''boring''.<br /> <br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d0/1608_1080x1105y_Fire_system_with_pure_oxygen_and_two_coins_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1080:-1105+s.png (1080, 1105)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1081:-1105+s.png (1081, 1105)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is a reference to a {{w|Gaseous fire suppression}} in which tanks similar to those shown are filled with an inert gas, usually nitrogen. Similar systems are referenced in [[1737: Datacenter Scale]]. This system is generally used in large server rooms, where a room with fire will be sealed off from the rest of the servers, and the inert gas will flow into the room, extinguishing the fire, at the cost of whatever was in the room. Since this could be deadly these systems are only legal in rooms with little or no human interaction. The character on the left (Possibly Megan with hair buns) starts off by describing this system, though the system on the star destroyer has the key difference of piping in oxygen, instead of nitrogen, which Ponytail questions. Megan responds &quot;Uhh, ''Boring''.&quot; which is technically true. An Inert gas will have a little visible effect, and the fire will slowly die. Piping in oxygen, however, is not a valid way to extinguish flames, as it would feed the fire instead of extinguishing it, though, if you have an adequate seal, this might not be as much of a problem as it sounds. The fire will eventually consume all of the oxygen and die. Unfortunately, there are 3 problems with this. The first is simple: there are people on a star destroyer, and this system will kill them if they happen to be near the fire. The second is that in addition to simply feeding the fire the oxygen is explosive, which could potentially blow the doors that seal the decks, allowing the fire to spread. The third is in the wording of (Megan?); who says that it will seal off the affected ''deck'' which is SW generally refers to an entire level. While this may just be a wording error by Randall, given the humor of the rest of the system, it would not be a great leap to imagine a system that seals off a whole floor regardless of the size of the fire, killing everyone on that floor. In addition given that the Empire is evil, it is also not a stretch to believe that they would kill an entire deck for a small fire just because the alternative is boring. This kind of scenario was in fact explored in the novel {{w|Star Wars: Lost Stars}} where it is described that entire decks were destroyed during the scene in {{w|The Empire Strikes Back}} where a star destroyer chases the Millennium Falcon through an asteroid field. This destruction is pointed out in the novel and dismissed, as it is in this comic.<br /> |-<br /> |Darth Vader’s gold bullion and Cueball and Ponytail in small room at the top of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Aha! Darth Vader's secret gold bullion reserves! We'll be rich!<br /> :Megan: I'm not sure this is canon.<br /> :Bags: $ $ $<br /> :Boxes: $ $ $ $ $<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7e/1608_1080x1108y_Darth_Vaders_gold_bullion_and_Cueball_and_Ponytail_in_small_room_at_the_top_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1080:-1108+s.png (1080, 1108)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1079:-1109+s.png (1079, 1109)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Large crocodile near globe of death at the top of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/e8/1608_1081x1110y_Large_crocodile_near_globe_of_death_at_the_top_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1081:-1110+s.png (1081, 1110)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1079:-1111+s.png (1079, 1111)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |The Emperor Palpatine and his birds at the top of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :Guy: My emperor...<br /> :Guy: We all share in your newfound enthusiasm for birdwatching.<br /> :Guy: But normally one watches them in the wild, rather than drugging and imprisoning them in a house of stairs.<br /> :Emperor: ''Silence.''<br /> :Bird: Chirp<br /> :Bird: Chirp<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6b/1608_1083x1109y_The_Emperor_Palpatine_and_his_birds_at_the_top_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1083:-1109+s.png (1083, 1109)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1084:-1109+s.png (1084, 1109)]<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |House of Stairs may refer to the M. C. Escher {{w|House Of Stairs|lithograph}} with that title, but this is more likely to be a reference to the William Sleator novel {{w|House of Stairs (Sleator novel)|House Of Stairs}} (named for the Escher work) which features five teenage orphans who wake up inside an environment with similarities to that in the Escher print (but with normal gravity).<br /> |-<br /> |Coin behind the rear end at the top of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/01/1608_1087x1108y_Coin_behind_the_rear_end_at_the_top_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1087:-1108+s.png (1087, 1108)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |'''Entire Prince of Persia maze.'''<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/b/b0/1608_Entire_Prince_of_Persia_maze.png Overview]&lt;br&gt;[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/f/fa/1608_Entire_Prince_of_Persia_maze_with_both_exits.png Including both exits]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Computer game: {{w|Prince of Persia}}<br /> |Compare to this [http://cdn.wikimg.net/strategywiki/images/a/a2/Princeofpersia_dos_level1.png picture of level 1] taken from the game.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor left of Prince of Persia maze.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5b/1608_1073x1101y_Corridor_left_of_Prince_of_Persia_maze.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1073:-1101+s.png (1073, 1101)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1072:-1101+s.png (1072, 1101)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Left entrance to Prince of Persia maze.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/6c/1608_1076x1101y_Left_entrance_to_Prince_of_Persia_maze.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1076:-1101+s.png (1076, 1101)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1101+s.png (1077, 1101)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Left part of Prince of Persia maze.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/03/1608_1079x1102y_Left_part_of_Prince_of_Persia_maze.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1102+s.png (1077, 1102)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1080:-1102+s.png (1080, 1102)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Right part and exit of Prince of Persia maze.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/1d/1608_1082x1101y_Right_part_and_exit_of_Prince_of_Persia_maze.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1082:-1101+s.png (1082, 1101)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1081:-1102+s.png (1081, 1102)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Right exit of Prince of Persia maze and shafts.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/42/1608_1084x1103y_Right_exit_of_Prince_of_Persia_maze_and_shafts.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1083:-1102+s.png (1083, 1102)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1083:-1103+s.png (1083, 1103)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Ant Queen and alarm ante room.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/10/1608_Ant_Queen_and_alarm_ante_room.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In this section all rooms have the same dome shaped ceiling that goes a little below the walls of the corridors.<br /> |-<br /> |Corridor with alarm and trapped Cueball.<br /> |<br /> :Alarm: …Beep…<br /> :Alarm: …Beep…<br /> :Alarm: …Beep…<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/01/1608_1075x1094y_Corridor_with_alarm_and_trapped_Cueball.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1075:-1094+s.png (1075, 1094)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1074:-1094+s.png (1074, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Ant Queen in Destroyer.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: What's up?<br /> :Ant queen: The usual. Poopin' out ants.<br /> :Cueball: Eww.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1078x1095y_Ant_Queen_in_Destroyer.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1078:-1095+s.png (1078, 1095)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1077:-1094+s.png (1077, 1094)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |Comic: [[1610: Fire Ants]] and [[1641: Hot Dogs]]<br /> |The ant comic was released only a week after this comic and refers how cool ants are. Ants are also used twice in TE A zoom in on an ant is used to indicate size in ''Earth's past'' and under the ''Tree'' in that explanation there is an ant colony where one ant is much bigger than the others; an ant queen, a clear reference to the ant queen in the Destroyer. The other comic is a discussion running along exactly the same template ending in ''Eww''.<br /> <br /> This is probably a reference to a part of Orson Scott Card's &quot;Xenocide&quot; in his Ender series. In it, the main character, Ender, visits a hive queen &quot;bugger&quot; he saved on his travels and became friends with, at a time after the queen has settled in on a new planet. At one point, Ender brings other humans to meet the queen at a time when she was giving birth to some of her drones. This is most likely meant to represent a parody of that conversation or else represent a comedic idea of his first conversation with her when she had been birthing, where Ender is alone and is speaking to the Hive Queen. In this version, when he finds out that she is in the process of birthing more ants, rather than being compassionate and understanding with the Queen (as he is in the book), Ender is weirded out like the other humans he brings along with him later. <br /> |-<br /> |Entire shafts from top to bottom towards the rear end.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/ce/1608_Entire_shafts_from_top_to_bottom_towards_the_rear_end.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |This is the longest shaft in the Destroyer, and with the other shaft going out at the rear end, it is possible to go from the top room at the emperor and out beneath in a very short time.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin in the longest shaft.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5a/1608_1084x1099y_Coin_in_the_longest_shaft.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1084:-1099+s.png (1084, 1099)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Cueball and Megan hanging on to each other in a shaft figuring this out.<br /> |<br /> :Cueball: Okay<br /> :Cueball: We can figure this out.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/c/c4/1608_1084x1095y_Cueball_and_Megan_hanging_on_to_each_other_in_a_shaft_figuring_this_out.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1084:-1095+s.png (1084, 1095)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Possibly a reference to a similar scene in &quot;The Emperor's New Groove&quot;, although neither character here is obviously a llama.<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out on light bulb with corridor and other room.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/5/5b/1608_1084x1092y_Zoom_out_on_light_bulb_with_corridor_and_other_room.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Giant light bulb room.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/d/d2/1608_1084x1090y_Giant_light_bulb_room.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1084:-1090+s.png (1084, 1090)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1085:-1090+s.png (1085, 1090)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Y<br /> |<br /> |In ''The pieces everything is made of'' in TE a light bulb is used as reference for the entry on tungsten as the filament in such bulbs is made from this element.<br /> |-<br /> |Hairbun proposition room and Cueball losing his sandwich at the rear end.<br /> |<br /> :Hairbun: Use a proposition instead of a preposition if you need something to end a sentence with, baby.<br /> <br /> :Cueball: My sandwich!<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/6/63/1608_1086x1091y_Hair_Bun_Girl_proposition_room_and_Cueball_losing_his_sandwich_at_the_rear_end.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1086:-1091+s.png (1086, 1091)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1089:-1091+s.png (1089, 1091)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |One comment is inside the other on the outside of the Destroyer. Cueballs sandwich will fall to the ground.<br /> |-<br /> |Coin bouncing out from a shaft below the hull.<br /> |<br /> :Coin: Bounce<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/44/1608_1086x1088y_Coin_bouncing_out_from_a_shaft_below_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1086:-1088+s.png (1086, 1088)]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1086:-1090+s.png (1086, 1090)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |In relation to the colon interpretation (see above) then this would literally be the rear of this living space ship, and the coin is the waste going out the rear entry!<br /> |-<br /> |Megan hanging on below the bottom of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :Megan Hmm.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/ee/1608_1082x1088y_Megan_hanging_on_below_the_bottom_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1082:-1088+s.png (1082, 1088)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out on shaft and small dead end room at the rear end.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/1/11/1608_1088x1098y_Zoom_out_on_shaft_and_small_dead_end_room_at_the_rear_end.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Zoom out on shafts and part of the rear end.<br /> |<br /> :(N/A)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/4/45/1608_1088x1105y_Zoom_out_on_shafts_and_part_of_the_rear_end.png Overview]<br /> |Overview<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Coin in a small indentation corridor at the rear end.<br /> |<br /> :(None)<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/3/35/1608_1090x1102y_Coin_in_a_small_indentation_corridor_at_the_rear_end.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1090:-1102+s.png (1090, 1102)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Explanation missing&lt;/font&gt;<br /> |-<br /> |Megan wants synesthesia at the rear end at bottom of the hull.<br /> |<br /> :Megan: I want synesthesia so bad I can ''taste'' it.<br /> |[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/9/9d/1608_1090x1088y_Megan_want_synesthesia_at_the_rear_end_at_bottom_of_the_hull.png Overview]<br /> |[http://xkcd.com/1608/1090:-1088+s.png (1090, 1088)]<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |<br /> |Comic: [[1213: Combination Vision Test]]<br /> |{{w|synesthesia}} is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. One typical version is where numbers are perceived as having colors. This was used in the comic referenced. In this comic a wish for something makes Megan almost taste it. If she did indeed have this dysfunction, she might already have what she wished for... This is one of the rare incidences where there are two almost identically Megans in one scene.<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==Coins==<br /> *There are 169 coins.<br /> *For more details see here for [[1608: Hoverboard/Images coins|coins location]].<br /> *The Coins are not part of the drawing. <br /> **They are added later for the game, and they are superimposed on top of the image. <br /> **This means they are always on top of the black parts of the image. <br /> **There are no coins located over any part of the type of black that you cannot pass through. <br /> **But in more than one occasion the coins cover some of the black parts that you can walk through.<br /> ***See example here [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/0/0b/1608_with_coin_1070_1095.png with coin] vs. [http://xkcd.com/1608/1070:-1095+s.png without coin].<br /> ***The coin is here a lamp, and then when it is removed it reveals an exploded lamp beneath the coin, and also one more insect.<br /> ****This means that the coins can never be hidden by anything black, and although coins can be hidden away in a secret lair, they can never be hidden under water or lava or holes in the Washington Monument.<br /> ****Because if there were any coins in these dark areas, the coins would still be shown on top of the image.<br /> <br /> ==Technical aspects==<br /> The game was made by [http://chromakode.com Max Goodman] who has previously worked on [[1416: Pixels]]. The source code for the game can be found [https://xkcd.com/1608/tigl.js here].<br /> <br /> ===Image tiles and coordinates===<br /> As previously noted, the comic bears considerable resemblance to [[1110: Click and Drag]]. The comic is made in much the same way, with 'drawn' images &quot;glued&quot; together to form a large &quot;map&quot;, with the illusion of infinite bounds made possible through space saving techniques where blank tiles are not stored and are instead painted white. The boundary between blank squares and 'drawn' squares is made clear as any white space in the normal images has a very slight grey tint. Thus, seams between images and blank spaces can be discerned.<br /> <br /> The tiles for the map are stored as simple PNG files in the naming scheme: X:-Y+s.png. An example from the starting tile can be seen here: http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1074+s.png, with the coordinate (X, Y) coordinate (1000, 1074).<br /> <br /> Each file is 513x513 pixels in size, one pixel is reserved as overlap to ensure seamless joining of images. The image tiles names are listed as coordinates in an X - Y grid with X in the range from 928 to 1108 and Y in the range from 928 to 1112. <br /> <br /> Internally in the game, the position of the player is given for instance as (X: 512187, -Y: -549668) for the starting position. Then these numbers are divided by 512 and rounded down. This gives the coordinate of the tile that the hoverboard is currently in.<br /> :(X: 512187, -Y: -549668)/512 =&gt; (X, Y) = (1000.37, -[-1073,6]) =&gt; (1000, 1074) when the numbers are rounded down. <br /> The bottom left corner of the first tile, would thus be (1000, 1073), and the top left corner (1000, 1074) =&gt; (512000, -549888).<br /> <br /> The collision map is encoded in the darkness of the black. Using an image manipulation program, one can easily find the secret pathways even in the zoomed out maps provided below by enhancing the contrast of the dark areas. <br /> <br /> ====Play Area used as example====<br /> *Using the Play Area as an example some of the features mentioned in this section will be explained.<br /> **The images used below can be seen together [[1608: Hoverboard/Screen-shots#All of Play Area|here]].<br /> *The hoverboard begins in in (X, Y) = [http://xkcd.com/1608/1000:-1074+s.png (1000, 1074)]. <br /> **But even while staying within the Play Area, defined as the area where you will not be told to [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/ae/Return_to_the_play_area.PNG Return to the Play Area], you can see all or part of 20 images. <br /> ***You can move one image left and right of the starting point before reaching the walls, and one image up without getting too high. But from there you can see part of the images one step further left, right and up, and from the starting level you can see part of the black images below as well.<br /> ***This makes it a 5 times 4 images rectangle.<br /> *This first example shows a full size image combined from these 20 images that make up the play area starting in the top left corner with image [http://xkcd.com/1608/998:-1076+s.png (998, 1076)] and finishing down the right corner with image [http://xkcd.com/1608/1002:-1073+s.png (1002, 1073)]. <br /> **Here is only the images themselves, nothing with the game parts, i.e. coins and hoverboard Cueball:<br /> ***[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/e/eb/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Images_Only.png Play Area Full Size Images Only].<br /> *This next example shows both where the tiles are and what you see to begin with, i.e. the starting view when loading the comic to begin with. Still without any in game details.<br /> **Here the tiles are lines out with green and the view frame is in red. From this it can be seen that the view is somewhat larger than a single image.<br /> **More precisely the view is 1.43 times longer and 1.34 higher than a tile giving an area almost twice as big (1.93 times), but only going about 1/3 of a tile length in each direction:<br /> ***[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/7/7b/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Tiles_and_View.png Play Area Full Size Tiles and View].<br /> *This third example shows the game version, with coins and hoverboard, but still the hole Play Area and hence also the read viewing square.<br /> **This is included to indicate which coins can be seen to begin with and also how the view is centered around Cueball and the hoverboard.<br /> **Cueballs center is also the center of the view. His center is defines as the line of his body in the X direction and just above his hands in the Y direction.<br /> **The view is 12 times as high and 30 times as wide as the Cueball on hoverboard (and compared to a tile these numbers are 9.4 and 20.8 times).<br /> ***[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/8/8b/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Coins_Hoverboard_and_View.png Play Area Full Size Coins Hoverboard and View].<br /> *The last and fourth example is the same as above, but again with the green tiles.<br /> **This to indicate the size of a tile compared to Cueball<br /> **It also shows that although there are 12 coins in the starting view, the one at the top left is clearly in the image above, and the three other at the top are grazing the top edge of the image:<br /> ***[http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a3/1680_Play_Area_Full_Size_Coins_Hoverboard_Tiles_and_View.png Play Area Full Size Coins Hoverboard Tiles and View].<br /> <br /> ===Functionality===<br /> By observing page code while playing, the game grabs and displays images based on location, and subsequently clears all non-visible images. The game uses what seems to be a position syntax to retrieve the intended images live, and returns an error if such an image does not exist, such as a blank area. This technically means things could be added to the world and updated live. If the player is moving sufficiently fast or if the internet connection is slow, this means that the player can get stuck in a black area that does not load in time.<br /> <br /> This also means that the game does not have coded top or bottom limits, so any attempt to find the ''ceiling'' of the game will be futile unless the game is tweaked. The game does however have side limits, and it is not possible to go down further than image with Y coordinate 1073 (and it goes down to 1069 in the full image), so there is a bottom limit in the game. If using a [[#Cheats and Exploits|cheat mode]] this may be different.<br /> <br /> Opening the console will display the text: what? hoverboard not enough for you!? in the log. Activating goggles mode will cause the text 'B-)' to appear in the log.<br /> <br /> ===Bugs and errors===<br /> *On a slow connection, it's possible to move into an 'open' area and then the black image loads in and (probably permanently, without tricks) traps you immobile.<br /> *Sometimes the timing of the game is completely off. This can make the Cueball move extremely slowly. Or on the other extreme make him go faster so the images jumps and makes the graphic look horrible.<br /> **This error was actually used to discover something about how you move when pressing the arrows - see under [[#Controls|Controls]].<br /> *If the focus switches from the game to the page, the Cueball can freeze in midair. The same thing can happen if the window border overlaps the play area.<br /> <br /> ===Controls===<br /> The keyboard controls are as follows:<br /> <br /> *'''Go Left''' - Left arrow key, a or h<br /> *'''Go Right''' - Right arrow key, d or l<br /> *'''Go Up (jump or hover)''' - Up arrow key, w, or k<br /> *'''Go Down (if gravity disabled)''' - Down arrow key, s, or j<br /> <br /> This control scheme covers the three commonly used directional key sets: WASD a set of keys commonly used by modern games; HJKL a set of movement keys used by vi and applications which attempt to mimic vi key controls (vim); and the arrow keys, the most generic set of keys which is usually accepted by most applications which take movement as input, these were commonly used in older games.<br /> <br /> On devices which have a touch screen and tilt sensor (portable devices like mobile phones and tablets) the controls are as follows:<br /> *'''Go Left''' - Roll the device anticlockwise<br /> *'''Go Right''' - Roll the device clockwise<br /> *'''Go Up (jump or hover)''' - Tap the screen<br /> <br /> After inspecting the source code, there appears to be no way to move down on a portable device, this is only relevant if gravity is disabled (see [[#Cheats and Exploits|Cheats and Exploits]]).<br /> <br /> *If you keep down the left/right control you will keep moving along in that direction as long as no object blocks you.<br /> *A jump will only take you a certain height. <br /> **Then you drop down. <br /> **The jump is fast to begin with, then gravity stops you and revert the direction.<br /> **When descending again you accelerate to begin with but quickly reach a terminal velocity.<br /> *If you jump repeatedly while keeping a left/right control down you will jump in that direction.<br /> **But if you only jump one time, while keeping down the direction control, then you will stop moving forward after about 2.8s, from then on you will just keep falling straight down, or stop where you reached if on the ground. <br /> **This makes quite a difference when you jump into an opening from a high structure. If the background is completely white, you cannot see that you do not continue to move forward, and will thus not be aware that you are now falling straight down, instead of going left/right. <br /> **It can actually be quite difficult to notice as you will leave any structures that can indicate this issue very quickly.<br /> ***Of course if you notice that you land much too close to some high structure from where you base jumped, you will begin to understand. For instance falling off the floating rock, and not moving away from under neath it during that long fall.<br /> ***The timing was discovered because of one of the [[#Bugs and errors|bugs]] in the program that sometimes makes Cueball move extremely slow, so one jump takes more than 3s. <br /> **The solution: if you wish to keep moving to either side while descending, is that after the jump, you release and repress the left/right control. Then you will continue moving in that direction as long as you do not jump again. <br /> **As long as you continue to jump you will also keep moving laterally if you keep one of those buttons down. The is quite counter intuitive.<br /> ***This also means that when you jump up over a long distance (or continue to jump hover over the landscape), you will not have this issue, since every jump reactivates the lateral movement.<br /> ***But if you jump over a small obstacle and then just keep another arrow down, you will soon stop, which could fool you into believing that it was an obstacle on the ground that held you back.<br /> <br /> ===Cheats and Exploits===<br /> Aside from the obvious ability to move out of bounds in the game, there are some more obscure hidden features which can't be enabled through normal gameplay, the ones found so far are as follows:<br /> <br /> '''Modes''' are activated by opening the Javascript Console (F12 [Or Command-Alt-I in most browsers under Mac OS X] to open Developer Tools, then Console tab) and writing corresponding commands.&lt;br&gt;<br /> '''Click to expand:'''<br /> <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;mw-collapsible mw-collapsed leftAlign&quot; style=&quot;width:100%&quot;&gt;<br /> <br /> *'''Gandalf Mode:''' ''i.am.gandalf = true'' - jumps and runs further. displays a white gandalf hat that works well in places where the avatar can't be seen.<br /> *'''Speedhack:''' ''explorer.opts.speed= *Value*'' - Speed hacking, with 1 = normal speed<br /> *'''Jump Hack:''' '' explorer.opts.jumpForce= -*Value*'' - Jump hacking, with -10 = normal jump (positive values cause the hoverboard guy to move down when jumping)<br /> *'''Mewtwo mode:''' ''mewtwo = true'' - disables gravity<br /> *'''Noclip mode:''' ''noclip = true'' - player is able to move around the map without collision. Combine with Gandalf and Mewtwo modes for free easy map traversal.<br /> *'''Goggles mode:''' ''ze.goggles()'' - displays a small window showing area around the player in a pixelated manner. The goggles indicate collision boundaries (where the player touches the world) in cyan lines. Black pixels that are passable (such as other characters or text) will be highlighted red (allowing secret passages to be discovered).<br /> *'''Position Tracking:''' ''explorer.pos'' - Returns the player location to the console. Can be used to track position and test to ensure you are still moving. Must be re-entered to compare positioning.<br /> *'''Position Setting:''' ''explorer.pos.x = *Value* or explorer.pos.y = *Value*'' - Can be used to manually set a position within the world. The start is at x: 512106, y: -549612. The left terrain bound is at x: 475210, y: -553711. The right terrain bound is at x: 567281, y: -549712. Mewtwo and Noclip modes are a must for exploring in this way.<br /> * '''All the above:''' ''explorer.opts'' - Contains all the game's parameters. You can directly mess with ''gravity'', collision (''disableCollision''), jump force (''jumpForce'') and speed (''maxSpeed''), among others. Run ''Object.keys(explorer.opts)'' to list all available parameters you can tweak.<br /> * '''List all coins:''' ''explorer.objects'' - Array containing the position of the 169 coins of the game.<br /> * '''Disable tilt input:''' ''getEventListeners(window)['deviceorientation'][0].remove()'' - on Macs with motion sensor, disables tilt input which causes problems controlling the avatar<br /> <br /> '''Getting All Coins: ''' To instantly get all coins, input the below into the console window. Does not use standard formatting of [i] to avoid conflicts with i.am.gandalf<br /> <br /> for (var T = 0; T &lt; explorer.objects.length; T++) {<br /> explorer.objects[T].got = true;<br /> }<br /> <br /> To teleport to the next coin every time you press the left or right arrow:<br /> <br /> var T = 0;<br /> document.onkeydown = function(event){<br /> if (event.keyCode == 37) { T = T-1 }<br /> else if (event.keyCode == 39) { T = T+1 }<br /> else { return }<br /> T = T % explorer.objects.length;<br /> var coin = explorer.objects[T];<br /> explorer.pos.x = coin.x1; explorer.pos.y = coin.y1;<br /> }<br /> <br /> For a quick tour of all the coins:<br /> <br /> var delayInMilliseconds = 1000; // 1 second delay between each teleport. feel free to change this.<br /> var index = 0;<br /> explorer.objects.forEach(function(x){<br /> setTimeout(function(){<br /> explorer.pos.x = x.x1;<br /> explorer.pos.y = x.y1;<br /> x.got = true;<br /> explorer.frame(); // forces a redraw<br /> },<br /> (index + 1) * delayInMilliseconds);<br /> index++;<br /> });<br /> <br /> To see a list of coin coordinates you have not yet collected:<br /> <br /> var coinsfound = 0;<br /> for (var T = 0; T &lt; explorer.objects.length; T++) {<br /> if (explorer.objects[T].got == true) {coinsfound++}<br /> }<br /> console.log(coinsfound);<br /> <br /> To display the distance and direction to the closest coin (with inverted colors once you have all the coins):<br /> <br /> function distance(x1, y1, x2, y2) {<br /> var dx = x2 - x1;<br /> var dy = y2 - y1;<br /> return Math.sqrt(dx * dx + dy * dy);<br /> }<br /> <br /> function angle(x1, y1, x2, y2) {<br /> var dx = x2 - x1;<br /> var dy = y2 - y1;<br /> return Math.atan2(dy, dx) * 180 / Math.PI;<br /> }<br /> <br /> function renderRadar() {<br /> var mindist = 10000000000;<br /> var closest = {<br /> x1:512278.0, y1:-549613.0<br /> };<br /> var linecolor = &quot;blue&quot;;<br /> for (var S = 0; S &lt; explorer.objects.length; S++) {<br /> var I = explorer.objects[S];<br /> if (!I.got) {<br /> var dist = distance(explorer.pos.x, explorer.pos.y, I.x1, I.y1);<br /> if (dist &lt; mindist) {<br /> mindist = dist;<br /> closest = I;<br /> }<br /> }<br /> }<br /> if (mindist == 10000000000) {<br /> mindist = distance(explorer.pos.x, explorer.pos.y, closest.x1, closest.y1);<br /> if (document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).style.backgroundColor != &quot;blue&quot;) {<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).style.backgroundColor = &quot;blue&quot;;<br /> }<br /> linecolor = &quot;deepskyblue&quot;;<br /> } else {<br /> if (document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).style.backgroundColor != &quot;deepskyblue&quot;) {<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).style.backgroundColor = &quot;deepskyblue&quot;;<br /> }<br /> }<br /> var ang = angle(explorer.pos.x, explorer.pos.y, closest.x1, closest.y1);<br /> var indicator = &quot;&quot;;<br /> if (ang &gt; 112.5 || ang &lt; -112.5) {<br /> indicator += &quot;left&quot;;<br /> }<br /> if (ang &lt; 67.5 &amp;&amp; ang &gt; -67.5) {<br /> indicator += &quot;right&quot;;<br /> }<br /> if (ang &gt; -157.5 &amp;&amp; ang &lt; -22.5) {<br /> indicator += &quot; up&quot;;<br /> }<br /> if (ang &gt; 22.5 &amp;&amp; ang &lt; 157.5) {<br /> indicator += &quot; down&quot;;<br /> }<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).innerHTML = &quot;Distance: &quot; + mindist.toFixed(1).toString() + &quot;&amp;lt;br/&gt;&quot;;<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).innerHTML += indicator + &quot; (&quot; + -ang.toFixed(1).toString() + &quot;°)&quot;;<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).innerHTML += &quot;&lt;div id='circle' style='border: 1px solid black; border-radius: 50px; width: 100px; height: 100px; position:absolute; top:50px; left:25px'/&gt;&quot;;<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar&quot;).innerHTML += &quot;&lt;div id='line' style='width: 50px; height: 1px; background-color: &quot; + linecolor + &quot;; position:absolute; top:100px; left:75px; transform:rotate(&quot; + ang + &quot;deg); transform-origin:0% 0%'/&gt;&quot;;<br /> }<br /> <br /> var d = document.createElement(&quot;div&quot;);<br /> d.id = &quot;radar&quot;;<br /> d.style.position = &quot;fixed&quot;;<br /> d.style.left = &quot;0px&quot;;<br /> d.style.top = &quot;0px&quot;;<br /> d.style.width = &quot;150px&quot;;<br /> d.style.height = &quot;160px&quot;;<br /> d.style.border = &quot;1px solid blue&quot;;<br /> d.style.zIndex = &quot;2&quot;;<br /> d.style.backgroundColor = &quot;deepskyblue&quot;;<br /> d.style.color = &quot;#8f8&quot;;<br /> document.body.appendChild(d);<br /> <br /> setInterval(renderRadar, 100);<br /> <br /> To see how many coins you've collected:<br /> <br /> var coinsfound = 0;<br /> for (var T = 0; T &lt; explorer.objects.length; T++) {<br /> if (explorer.objects[T].got == true) {coinsfound++}<br /> }<br /> <br /> console.log(coinsfound);<br /> <br /> To display your current coordinates:<br /> <br /> function renderRadar2() {<br /> document.getElementById(&quot;radar2&quot;).innerHTML = &quot;x: &quot; + explorer.pos.x.toFixed(1).toString() + &quot;&amp;lt;br&gt;y: &quot; + explorer.pos.y.toFixed(1).toString()<br /> }<br /> <br /> var d = document.createElement(&quot;div&quot;)<br /> d.id = &quot;radar2&quot;<br /> d.style.position = &quot;fixed&quot;<br /> d.style.left = &quot;150px&quot;<br /> d.style.top = &quot;0px&quot;<br /> d.style.width = &quot;150px&quot;<br /> d.style.height = &quot;35px&quot;<br /> d.style.border = &quot;1px solid red&quot;<br /> d.style.zIndex = &quot;2&quot;<br /> d.style.backgroundColor = &quot;green&quot;<br /> d.style.color = &quot;#8f8&quot;<br /> document.body.appendChild(d)<br /> <br /> setInterval(renderRadar2, 1000)<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:No title text]] &lt;!-- See trivia --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:Large drawings]]<br /> [[Category:Comics with animation]] &lt;!-- Different positions of hoverboard Cueball, Blinking text, appearing and disappearing text --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Dynamic comics]]<br /> [[Category:Interactive comics]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] &lt;!-- Well hidden in the cave --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hairbun]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Blondie]] &lt;!-- Mom seeing a bug at lake before volcano --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Elon Musk]] &lt;!-- Hidden in the volcanic lair on a chair --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring real people]]<br /> [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] &lt;!-- There are many situations with more than one Cueball, so it is not just because he is in separate locations --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Philosophy]]<br /> [[Category:Video games]]<br /> [[Category:Star Wars]]<br /> [[Category:LOTR]]<br /> [[Category:Star Trek]]<br /> [[Category:The Lion King]] &lt;!-- Cueball recites a line from the movie see here: http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/images/a/a0/1608_0986x1076y_Our_kingdom_from_a_cliff.png --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Animals]]<br /> [[Category:Spiders]] &lt;!-- No spider shown, but Cueball sings about them in this image: http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1073+s.png --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Songs]] &lt;!-- Cueball sings about spider in this image: http://xkcd.com/1608/1026:-1073+s.png --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Protip]] &lt;!-- Ponytail gives one at the base of the pyramid to the right --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Hamster Ball]]<br /> [[Category:Playpen balls]]<br /> [[Category:Kites]]<br /> [[Category:Basketball]]<br /> [[Category:Sport]] &lt;!-- Apart from basketball there are bowling and swimming, sleighing, biking --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Robots]] &lt;!-- Small in both Space Ships to the left as well as quadcopters in the volcano--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Artificial Intelligence]] &lt;!-- Quadcopters in the volcano --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Food]] &lt;!-- Cueball drops his sandwich of the back of the Destroyer and he and Megan roast a Marshmallow at the back of the Runner --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Social networking]] &lt;!--Trending and Twitter in the lava lair and &quot;likes during reentry&quot; for the space probe--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Clickbait]] &lt;!--The mother who discovers a bug near the kite to the left--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Drones]] &lt;!--The quadcopters over the lava lake--&gt;<br /> [[Category:Book promotion]]<br /> [[Category:Volcanoes]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 930<br /> | date = July 27, 2011<br /> | title = Days of the Week<br /> | image = days_of_the_week.png<br /> | titletext = Not pictured: the elongated Halley's-Comet-like orbit of every Rebecca Black lyric.<br /> }}<br /> The xkcd page links to [http://xkcd.com/930/large/ a much larger version].<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> As explained in the image, the graph is a polar graph, charting the relative strengths by which certain phrases are associated with certain days of the week. The closer a phrase comes to the center of the graph, the less the phrase is associated with whatever day of the week that is. Conversely, the further out a phrase is, the more associated with that day of the week it is.<br /> <br /> Perhaps the clearest example of this in the above graph is the ladies night line, which has such a strong peak on Wednesday that it goes clear out of the bounds of the picture. Likewise, church is so strongly associated with Sunday that it goes off the chart there.<br /> <br /> Also of interest are the less eccentric orbits, for instance &quot;big day&quot; and &quot;so drunk.&quot; The fact that these don't clearly peak on any one day indicates that (according to Google, at least) big days are spread out fairly evenly throughout the week (with a minimum on Mondays), and so drunk tends to peak on weekends, though it seems fairly evenly split between Fridays and Saturdays.<br /> <br /> Mentioned in the title text is {{w|Rebecca Black}}'s viral pop hit, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0 ''Friday''], which received considerable negative attention and ridicule for its terrible songwriting and performance. It peaks so far out that no perspective which would show it would be of any use, since many parodies have been made of the song since.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[The whole comic is a single panel, with a circular diagram of the days of the week.]<br /> <br /> :Polar graph of what stuff happens on which days, based on number of Google results for phrases like &quot;company meeting on &lt;day&gt;.&quot;<br /> :The relative frequency of &lt;day&gt; in &lt;phrase&gt; is shown by the distance from the center at which &lt;phrase&gt;'s line crosses &lt;day&gt;.<br /> :Each curve is normalized to have the same number of total hits - they're not on the same scale.<br /> <br /> :(Not easy to reproduce the actual plot, these are the phrases, in order of popularity on Wednesday.)<br /> :1. &lt;day&gt; is ladies night<br /> :2. announced &lt;day&gt;<br /> :3. company meeting on &lt;day&gt; / company meeting &lt;day&gt;<br /> :4. due on &lt;day&gt;<br /> :5. got laid &lt;day&gt;<br /> :6. drunk on &lt;day&gt; / so drunk &lt;day&gt;<br /> :7. &lt;day&gt; is the big day<br /> :8. Church &lt;day&gt;<br /> :9. got my period &lt;day&gt;<br /> :10. we broke up on &lt;day&gt;<br /> :11. &lt;day&gt; sucked<br /> <br /> :[Thursday, from most common to least common: 11, 2, 1, 3, 9, 4, 5, 7, 10, 6, 8]<br /> :[Friday, from most common to least common: 10, 4, 6, 7, 5, 9, 11, 3, 2, 1, 8]<br /> :[Saturday, ditto: 6, 7, 5, 11, 9, 10, 8, 3, 2, 1, 4]<br /> :[Sunday, ditto: 8, 9, 7, 11, 10, 5, 6, 2, 3, 4, 1]<br /> :[Monday, ditto: 4, 2, 9, 11, 3, 5, 10, 6, 7, 8, 1]<br /> :[Tuesday, ditto: 3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 7, 9, 10, 11, 8, 6]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]]<br /> [[Category:Charts]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2025:_Peer_Review&diff=289302 2022-07-20T18:00:58Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 2025<br /> | date = July 27, 2018<br /> | title = Peer Review<br /> | image = peer_review.png<br /> | titletext = Your manuscript &quot;Don't Pay $25 to Access Any of the Articles in this Journal: A Review of Preprint Repositories and Author Willingness to Email PDF Copies for Free&quot; has also been rejected, but nice try.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> When a researcher wants to publish their findings, they send it to an academic journal. The editor of the journal is another researcher (usually a college professor), ''who gets paid nothing or a minimal honorarium'' for editing the journal. The editor chooses a few (usually three) peer reviewers who are other researchers familiar enough with the study's subfield to judge the study's quality fairly and accurately, and sends it out to them for review. These peer reviewers ''do not get paid'' for the work of reviewing the manuscript and offering a detailed critique of every part of the study, from literature review to methodology to conclusions drawn from the results. If the peer reviewers and editor agree that the study was well-conducted and the paper well-written (or just needs minor revisions), it is accepted and published in the journal. The researcher ''is not paid'' for getting their paper published in the journal.<br /> <br /> In short, nobody in the process is paid for their work except the journal publisher, who charges other researchers, libraries and individuals for access to the fruit of these people's free labor. This is commonly referred to as a &quot;{{w|paywall}}&quot;.<br /> <br /> This system relies upon researchers to be employed by either companies or universities in positions which require them to publish in order to remain employed or achieve promotions or pay raises. In universities, only postdocs and tenure-track or tenured professors are paid in a way that figures in their research time as well as their teaching time, which means that anyone not in one of those positions (lecturers, educators, adjunct instructors) is not paid for any research they might be doing and publishing, nor are those who are conducting research but cannot get a tenure-track job due to universities replacing tenure lines with non-tenure-track positions.<br /> <br /> Charging for access to these works has raised {{w|The Cost of Knowledge|controversy}} in recent years, due to concerns that this may lead to {{w|information silo}}s.<br /> <br /> [[Ponytail]] seems to be presenting papers concluding that this flow of currency is not equitable. Unfortunately, the journal she has submitted these findings to has opted not to review or publish them, likely because they have a financial interest that conflicts with the publishing of her findings, since sending her paper to review would reach her target audience of voluntary peer reviewers and could potentially incite them to go on strike and demand payment for their work.<br /> <br /> Furthermore, the comic contains the joke that Ponytail is doing exactly what she is dis-encouraging in the paper: publishing it in a journal, which probably does not pay their reviewers and possibly locks the papers behind a paywall. However, as this is how science works at the moment, she is obliged to do so in order to reach her audience. <br /> <br /> The title text refers to a [https://twitter.com/hwitteman/status/1015049411276300289 Twitter post] that went viral. Researcher Dr. Holly Witteman informs the public that you could just ask many researchers for a PDF copy of their academic paper and that they would be delighted to do so free of charge. (This hearkens back to the days of snailmail, when researchers would distribute printed copies, &quot;reprints&quot;, of their work for, at most, the price of a self-addressed stamped envelope.) She has additionally written [https://holly.witteman.ca/getting-access-to-paywalled-papers/ an article] on the situation and how to get papers for free.<br /> <br /> Pre-print repositories, such as {{w|arXiv}}, are online databases for researchers to publish drafts of their research for quick distribution to willing reviewers, sidestepping the lengthy and often arduous reviewing process as conducted by many research journals. These databases are free to access by researchers and the general public, and often papers will remain on these sites long after their journal publication, making them a convenient way to get to papers locked behind a paywall. However, the pre-print versions of the papers will often lack peer review, and as such may contain a higher occurrence of errors. There are also sites which collect and re-publish papers for free, such as [https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/ Sci-Hub], which attempts to provide all published papers free of charge globally. Links to Sci-Hub can go dead after being widely published; as of 4/5/22, this link is active.<br /> <br /> In the title text, the publisher refuses to publish a paper that describes ways to get around the paywall restrictions that make up their bottom line. In this refusal they even acknowledged that the author has tried to trick them, maybe by using one of those very long titles filled with incomprehensible jargon that is almost impossible to read, and remember to the end. So they finish the refusal by adding a &quot;but nice try&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Ponytail is sitting in a office chair at a desk reading from a laptop. Above her the text from the screen is shown in a frame with a zigzag arrow pointing to the laptop.]<br /> :RE: Economics Journal Submission<br /> :We have received your manuscript ''&quot;The Bizarre Economics of Academic Publishing: Why Volunteer Peer Reviewers Should Rise Up and Demand Payment from For-Profit Journals.&quot;''<br /> :We have elected not to send it out for review.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Science]]<br /> [[Category:Research Papers]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: CLEAN IT UP JANNY</p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | date = August 4, 2019<br /> | title = Disappearing Sunday Update<br /> | image = disappearing_sunday_update.png<br /> | titletext = This comic won't exist in the archives. NOTHING IS REAL.<br /> | ldomain = web.archive.org/web/20190804230254/https://www<br /> | lappend = #<br /> | extra = yes<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> The comic is a special Disappearing comic that was placed between the Friday comic [[2184: Unpopular Opinions]] but before the normal Monday comic update, which became [[2185: Cumulonimbus]]. <br /> <br /> It was, of course, released on [[:Category:Sunday comics|a Sunday]] (August 4th), becoming only the fifth comic to be released on a Sunday. <br /> <br /> It is the first comic that was fully deleted from the xkcd archives, as it was replaced by the normal Monday update, leaving no trails on xkcd, but lots of trails in many other sites, like this one and in the [http://web.archive.org/web/20190804230254/https://www.xkcd.com/#/ Internet Archive] of the {{w|Wayback Machine}}. Also the [https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/disappearing_sunday_update.png image] (and its [https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/disappearing_sunday_update_2x.png 2x version]) was still on the xkcd image server after it had disappeared.<br /> <br /> The entire comic is an advertisement for [[Randall|Randall's]] upcoming book &quot;[[How To]]&quot;. <br /> <br /> The entire comic was a link directly to https://xkcd.com/how-to/. This link was also mentioned in the text of the comic. But as Randall has never learned how to make a different part of an image into a different link, his [[Blag]], the other link mentioned in the text, was not linked from the comic. The link to this is https://blog.xkcd.com/. When this comic was released the top blog post was the one about the ''How To'' book.<br /> <br /> The first part of the comic, the advertisement, included a drawing of the cover, two sets of pages, showing the open book, and a sampling of the table of contents of the book. The full table of contest can be found in the Blag post mentioned above.<br /> <br /> The second part of the comic, the joke, shows Randall (as [[Cueball]]) at the bottom where he in advance apologized for the various bots, that automatically catalog xkcd comics, which might break because of this special comic. See more under [[#Unusual Means|Unusual Means]]. <br /> <br /> This ''Explain xkcd'' website is one example of such a page, where the bot that creates new pages, was assigning the comic a number of 2185 despite the comic not having a designated number at the time it was released. <br /> <br /> The comic even broke the xkcd site itself as the previously released Friday comic, [[2184: Unpopular Opinions]], then had a next button that linked to comic 2185, which did not exist at time of release! So using that button from comic 2184 displayed a [[404]] error. Later this was fixed by giving this comic the number 2185, although only temporarily, see the [[#Trivia|Trivia]] section. At this time it was thus also included in the archive, see below regarding the title text.<br /> <br /> In the title text it is stated that: ''This comic won't exist in the archives. NOTHING IS REAL.''. However, as shown in the [[#Trivia|Trivia]] section, Randall had so many problems with his plans for this comic, that he ended up making it a normal numbered comic and thus also put it into the archives, ensuring that the title texts statement was not real. But when the normal Monday comic was released it was removed from the xkcd site, and the archive. But then so was this title text, so for most of the time it was available, it was not true!<br /> <br /> One of the bot methods mentioned may be in reference to the recent comic [[2180: Spreadsheets]], where [[Cueball]] debates making a real program to do a task, or to use a Google spreadsheet instead.<br /> <br /> Two weeks later he released a permanent comic with a reference to one of the chapters in his book with [[2190: Serena Versus the Drones]].<br /> <br /> ===Unusual Means===<br /> Randall notes that ''if you read xkcd through unusual means... ... I hope this ephemeral ghost comic doesn't break them too badly''.<br /> <br /> Between the dots he suggested different methods of reading xkcd, other than on the {{xkcd}} home page. These methods get progressively sillier (many still need explanations). Here is a list:<br /> <br /> ; Apps<br /> : The Android app [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tap.easy_xkcd easyxkcd] was broken by this comic when used in offline mode, as reported [https://github.com/tom-anders/Easy_xkcd/issues/162 here].<br /> : An iOS app called xkcd: Open-Source is broken by this comic, permanently assigning the comic number 2185 to this comic, and not replacing it with the *actual* 2185 comic. Because of that, this comic can be viewed in the app, but the real 2185 isn’t viewable.<br /> ; Custom screen-scraping systems<br /> : See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_scraping#Screen_scraping<br /> ; Google Reader clones<br /> : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Reader Google Reader] was an RSS/Atom aggregator that Google discontinued in 2013. Enthusiasts created a full-featured work-alike replacement, called [https://theoldreader.com/ The Old Reader.]<br /> ; Twitter bots<br /> : Scripts that automatically post content to a designated [https://twitter.com/ Twitter] account.<br /> ; BASH scripts<br /> : A popular Unix shell; one might, say, write a script in it to run on one's personal Unix machine, checking for a new xkcd comic and displaying it somewhere.<br /> ; Gopher portals<br /> : [https://www.minnpost.com/business/2016/08/rise-and-fall-gopher-protocol/ Gopher] was a method of surfing the Internet that predated the Web (by about five months) and was vastly more popular (for about three years).<br /> ; Lynx-based ASCII art browsers<br /> : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29 Lynx] is a text-based Web browser. It can launch external programs to view images, but Randall is suggesting that instead a Lynx variant might convert images to [https://www.asciiart.eu/ ASCII art], which renders images using the 94 visible ASCII keyboard characters.<br /> ; Third-party Second Life feeds<br /> : [https://secondlife.com/ Second Life] is a virtual world that opened in 2002 and has [http://www.gridsurvey.com/charts/historicalconcurrency.png averaged about 40,000 simultaneous users for the past five years].<br /> ; RFC 2549<br /> : An RFC is a proposal for how to run the Internet. [https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549 RFC 2549] is about transmitting data using carrier pigeons (this was one of the earliest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day April Fools' Day] RFCs).<br /> ; Massive Google docs sheets<br /> : See #[[2180]].<br /> <br /> Another unusual method is [http://uni.xkcd.com/ UNIXkcd], which was reported here to have broken, but was later working.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Heading:]<br /> :~Special Disappearing Sunday comic~<br /> <br /> :[Below the header to the right are the following text:]<br /> :I'm posting this ephemeral Sunday update to let you know that I wrote a book! It's a guide to solving everyday problems in terrible ways using science.<br /> :It comes out next month, and it's available for preorder now.<br /> <br /> :[Below this text is an arrow to an image of the book to the left. The arrow comes from this text:] <br /> :The cover looks like this<br /> <br /> :[The book is shown to the left as a black rectangle with large blue text and smaller white text. On the book cover, in white drawings, are seen Ponytail with a ladder and either Black or White Hat (hard to say on black background). Both are looking up on Cueball who is floating in the air with a quadcopter beneath either leg, trying to plug in an electric light bulb in a naked lamp hanging down near him. It seems he has already removed the broken light bulb, as he has one in both hands. And now he tries to put in the new one. He could have let Ponytail use the ladder...]<br /> :[The header in blue above it all:] How To.<br /> :[Sub header in white to the left of Cueball:] Absurd Scientific Answers to Common Real-world Problems<br /> :[Author name in blue below the drawing:] Randall Munroe<br /> :[Sub header to this below in white:] Creator of xkcd<br /> :[Sub header to this below in white:] Author of ''what if?'' and ''Thing Explainer''<br /> <br /> :[Below the text with the arrow to the book is the following text with an arrow pointing down to an image of two pages in the open book, shown to the right:] <br /> :And the inside looks like this.<br /> <br /> :[To the left of the open book are the following text:]<br /> :Chapters include:<br /> :'''How to charge your phone'''<br /> :'''How to throw a pool party'''<br /> :'''How to move'''<br /> :'''How to build a lava moat'''<br /> :'''How to ski'''<br /> <br /> :[The open book to the right has almost only unreadable text. The left page shows a drawing of car in front of a trailer which is loaded with about 15 of boxes in four layers. Two stick figures are standing between the car and the trailer, talking with each other. The trailer is not attached to the car. There are some lines of text beneath the drawing and then what appears to be a chapter heading. It probably says something as &quot;How to move&quot;, as this is mentioned as a chapter in the text to the left of these pages, but there one of two more unreadable words at the end of that heading. Beneath that the rest of the page is text and at the bottom there seems to be a footnote. The right page shows a house that seems to be floating a couple of meters above the ground, two arrows pointing up to the bottom of the house on either side. A stick figure stands to the left of the house which float at the figures head height. There is text beneath this drawing. Beneath that there is another drawing of a house towed on a truck, which speeds up a steep hill and jumps over a cliff to get to the other side. Seems like it will work. The speed of the truck seems to be very high as indicated by two curly lines indicating exhaust from the truck. It becomes three small clouds further behind the moving house. There is a footnote beneath the drawing. The driver of the truck yells as the truck jumps. This can actually be read:]<br /> :Driver: ''Woooooo''<br /> <br /> :[Beneath the above text and pages are another image of the open book with two other pages. This time to the left. This time there is text to the right.]<br /> <br /> :[These book pages are also mainly unreadable. At the top of the left page is a drawing of what could be a lake. Two people seems to be standing out in the water, only heads showing above the water. A sign is standing on the brink, is may say &quot;Sorry&quot;? Behind the lake is some mountains in the background. Beneath the drawing is some text of, then a smaller diagram like drawing which may show some black clouds above and below a line in the middle of this drawing. One of the clouds are beneath a curly bracket which are beneath the line. The curly bracket lies down and has the same length as the cloud. Beneath this drawing is more text and then a third drawing at the bottom. Here is shown a cross section of the lake. At the left side of the lake the water is shallow and a stick figure is standing in the water on the bottom, head above water with its arms held up in the air. It is directing its attention to the four stick figure standing on the brink to the left looking at the figure in the water. To the right the lake becomes more than three times as deep. Clouds are above the lake, one large just right of the stick figure and one smaller further right. At the right edge the lakes edge is vertical. On the brink is what may be a diving board protruding over the lake. Something is lying on top of the board. And above is what seems to be another cloud. To the right of the lake is a pile of earth with what appears to be a large black Nuclear bomb (with the nuclear icon on it) stuck with its tip in the pile. On the right page is a line coming down from the top, which then turns to the right ending in an arrow. There is a line of text above the horizontal part of the line. The arrow points to a large heading in two rows. (See below). Beneath the heading are a few lines of text. Then a drawing of a torn map (like an old treasure map whit a X at the end of a trail marked with dots. Mountains indicated with small &quot;^&quot; and coast line is visible. There seems to be text beneath the X. There are text beneath the drawing. Beneath that are a header with a line beneath it, and then text beneath the line.]<br /> :How to Dig a Hole<br /> <br /> :[To the right of these pages are the following text:]<br /> :You can learn more and preorder it at '''xkcd.com/how-to'''<br /> :And read an excerpt at '''blog.xkcd.com'''<br /> <br /> :[Beneath all this Randall (drawn as Cueball) is telling about the problem this disappearing comic may cause:]<br /> :Randall: If you read xkcd through unusual means, including apps, custom screen-scraping systems, Google reader clones, Twitter bots, bash scripts, gopher portals, lynx-based ASCII art browsers, third-party Second Life feeds, RFC 2549, or massive google docs sheets full of =IMPORTHTML() and =IMAGE() formulas, I hope this ephemeral ghost comic doesn't break them too badly. <br /> :Randall: It will disappear with the normal Monday update.<br /> :Randall: (At least, I think it will. I've never tried this before. So I'm honestly not sure what the server will do.)<br /> <br /> ==Trivia==<br /> *This August 4th 2019 [[:Category:Sunday comics|Sunday comic]] was first posted on the front page without any number relating to it. Thus breaking the next comic button on xkcd. <br /> **Since it was scheduled to be deleted on Monday August 5th 2019, when the next comic arrives on xkcd, it was not supposed to have a number or be in the archive. But seems like this caused too many problems for the xkcd site it self (not just for all the other sites Randall jokes about). <br /> **So later it was given the next number in the comic list (2185) and was also included in the archive for the duration of its stay on the xkcd front page.<br /> **It was later removed from the archive and 2185 was assigned to the Monday comic [[2185: Cumulonimbus]].<br /> *Here are some pictures documenting that the comic at some point between release and the next comics release worked like a normal comic with number 2185 as shown in the web address at the top.<br /> *[[File:Disappearing Sunday Update with number 2185.png]]<br /> *It was also part of the archive with the release date showing corectly when hovering over the title:<br /> *[[File:Archive with Disappearing Sunday Update and date.png]]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Extra comics]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Randall Munroe]] &lt;!-- Cueball at the bottom is Randall. But the other three above are on the book cover at the top --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Book promotion]]<br /> [[Category:How To]]<br /> [[Category:Comics with color]] &lt;!-- the How To book is featured in colours --&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics with lowercase text]]<br /> [[Category:Deleted comics]]</div>

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<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 867<br /> | date = March 2, 2011<br /> | title = Herpetology<br /> | image = herpetology.png<br /> | titletext = Birds are Aves, which is part of the clade Theropoda, which is in Saurischia, which is in Dinosauria. Those birds outside our windows are dinosaurs. We can clear out the rest of our brains because we now have the best fact.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|Herpetology}} is the branch of {{w|zoology}} that studies {{w|reptiles}} and {{w|amphibians}}. {{w|Ornithology}} is the branch of zoology that studies {{w|birds}}.<br /> <br /> At an ornithology conference, [[Ponytail]] is using the {{w|Cladistics}} method by showing a {{w|Cladogram}} to argue that the combining of amphibians and reptiles into a single field of study is misguided. In terms of their {{w|Evolutionary history of life|evolutionary history}}, reptiles are more closely related to birds (and even to mammals) than to amphibians. She states, in a patronizing way, that the study of reptiles should more properly be combined into her own field.<br /> <br /> Herpetologists would rightly see this view as a threat to their territory, their budgets and even their existence.<br /> <br /> The claim made by the ornithologist is fundamentally correct; the evolutionary history of those groups did actually diverge in that way. So, instead of arguing the science, [[Megan]], the presenter at the herpetology conference resorts to a personal attack on the profession of ornithology. At their own conference, they retaliate with a chart that purports to demonstrate that ''douchebags'' and ''ornithologists'' are more closely related to each other than either are to ''nice people'', and they can therefore be grouped into an encompassing ''asshole'' classification.<br /> <br /> Since the intent of the earlier presentation was presumably to rile herpetologists rather than achieve any particular scientific goal, this response seems appropriate.<br /> <br /> In the title text, birds are class {{w|Aves}} which is a subset of the suborder {{w|Theropoda}} which is a subset of the order {{w|Saurischia}} and the superorder {{w|Dinosauria}}. Under the normal rules of classification, this means that all birds are technically dinosaurs.<br /> <br /> This was also shown in more detail later in [[1211: Birds and Dinosaurs]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Ponytail is standing on a podium looking right while pointing behind her with a pointer stick on a sketch showing a Cladogram, i.e. a large tree split that split up several time. Starting with one line at the bottom, this splits left and right and then both continues up. The left does not split again. The right splits again in a similar way, with the right not splitting anymore. The left, now in the middle splits a final time. All four ends are at the same hight and have labels above them written at 45 degree angle. A small frame sits over the top of the panels frame. Inside there is a caption:]<br /> :Ornithology conference:<br /> :Ponytail: As you can see, herpetology is a silly field; reptiles are actually more closely related to birds and mammals than to amphibians. <br /> :Ponytail: It should really be broken up, with lizards folded into ornithology.<br /> :Labels: <br /> ::Amphibians <br /> ::Reptiles <br /> ::Birds<br /> ::Mammals<br /> <br /> :[Megan is standing on a podium looking left while pointing behind her with a pointer stick on a sketch similar to the previous panel. Starting with one line at the bottom, this splits left and right and then both continues up. The left does not split again. The right splits again in a similar way. All three ends are at the same hight and have labels above them written at 45 degree angle. The top of the right part that split in two, including the labels has been encompassed by a dotted line which also has a label written over this line at the top left. A small frame sits over the top of the panels frame. Inside there is a caption:]<br /> :Herpetology conference:<br /> :Megan: As you can see, ornithologists are actually assholes.<br /> :Labels:<br /> ::Nice people <br /> ::Ornithologists<br /> ::Douchebags <br /> :Dotted-line:<br /> ::Assholes<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Public speaking]]<br /> [[Category:Biology]]<br /> [[Category:Animals]]<br /> [[Category:Dinosaurs]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2344:_26-Second_Pulse&diff=289297 2022-07-20T18:00:25Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289290 by Sir Urquhart (talk) SIR NIGGERSHART, PLEASE DO NOT REDEEM</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2344<br /> | date = August 10, 2020<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> In this comic strip, [[Science Girl]] is presenting her project on geology to her class mates, and is explaining some of the non-earthquake signals that {{w|seismometers}} detect. She describes [https://phys.org/news/2011-01-seismometer-noise-south-atlantic-storms.html a mysterious signal that repeats with a 26-second period].<br /> Scientists have exploited this signal to [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320126150_Assessing_the_short-term_clock_drift_of_early_broadband_stations_with_burst_events_of_the_26_s_persistent_and_localized_microseism correct for clock drift] in historic seismic records.<br /> <br /> [[Science Girl]] initially provides a plausible explanation (some kind of natural wave pattern on the coastline of the {{w|Gulf of Guinea}}, which is in fact the most common theory about this signal).<br /> However, she quickly takes a turn for the dramatic when she claims that it might be a giant, murdered by seismologists, whose heart still beats. This is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story ''{{w|The Tell-Tale Heart}}'', in which the main character murders a man and hides his corpse beneath the floorboards, and then hears (or believes he hears) his victim's heart continuing to beat; the noise eventually drives him to confess his guilt to visiting police officers. (The narrator of ''The Tell-Tale Heart'' never uses that phrase in the story; he calls it a ''hideous'' heart.) &quot;The Tell-Tale Heart&quot; was previously referenced in [[740: The Tell-Tale Beat]].<br /> <br /> Normal human hearts beat much more rapidly than once every 26 seconds, but [https://www.answers.com/Q/What_animal_has_slowest_heart_rate large animals and hibernating animals] may have much slower heart rates (which would include a giant at the bottom of the ocean{{Citation needed}}).<br /> <br /> The title text gives an alternate explanation for the seismic activity: [https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/194/1/362/2006108 volcanic activity], but Science Girl continues to believe in the giant story. In the last panel she references the common science meme that further research is needed, which has been mentioned several times in previous strips, including [[2268: Further Research is Needed]].<br /> <br /> A seismometer is a device for measuring vibrations in the earth's crust, and one is likely in the collection of Cueball from [[2060: Hygrometer]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Science Girl is standing in the front of a whiteboard holding a pointer up towards the board. Ponytail, Hairy, and Megan are sitting at desks facing Science Girl.]<br /> :Science Girl: When everything is still, seismometers pick up faint tremors we call seismic noise.<br /> :Science Girl: Most of it is from ocean waves, cars, etc. But there's also a mysterious 26-second pulse.<br /> <br /> :[Close up on Science Girl. She is holding a hand palm up towards the board behind her, showing a map with Africa in the center and some other continents at the edges of the view. A star is drawn within the country of Ghana, near the coastline.]<br /> :Science Girl: We've triangulated the source to somewhere in the Gulf of Guinea.<br /> :Science Girl: It comes and goes with the seasons, but it's been there since at least the 1980s. It's so regular we use it to sync up seismometers.<br /> <br /> :[In a frame-less panel only Science Girl is shown, once again in profile. She has the board behind her and points the pointer towards the board.]<br /> :Off-panel voice: What causes it?<br /> :Science Girl: Not sure. The most popular theory is that storm-driven waves set up some kind of resonance with the coast.<br /> <br /> :[Science Girl has leaned her stick on the board's tray. She has raised her clenched fists.]<br /> :Science Girl: Another theory is that long ago, seismologists murdered a giant and buried the body at sea.<br /> :Science Girl: Now we are haunted by the beating of its telltale heart!<br /> :Science Girl: Could be either.<br /> :Science Girl: Further research is needed.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Science Girl]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Geology]]<br /> [[Category:Volcanoes]]<br /> [[Category:Fiction]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2312:_mbmbam&diff=289295 2022-07-20T17:59:56Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289293 by Sir Urquhart (talk) george floyd gaming</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2312<br /> | date = May 27, 2020<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> In part, this comic is an homage to the referenced podcast, ''{{w|My Brother, My Brother, and Me}}'', which often features rapid garden-path conversations and puns and double entendres that are at once groan-worthy and delightfully witty. &quot;MBMBAM&quot; is an acryonym of &quot;'''M'''y '''B'''rother, '''M'''y '''B'''rother, '''A'''nd '''M'''e&quot;. <br /> <br /> The millibar is a metric unit of pressure (force per unit area), equal to a thousandth of a {{w|Bar (unit)|bar}}, or 100 {{w|Pascal_(unit)|Pa}}. It is slightly less than one-thousandth of sea-level atmospheric pressure on Earth (a standard atmosphere is 1013.25 millibar).<br /> <br /> The millibarn is a metric unit of area, equal to a thousandth of a {{w|Barn (unit)|barn}} (a humorously-named unit approximately equal to the cross-sectional area of a uranium nucleus), or 10^-31 m^2 or 10^-27 cm^2. Both units would theoretically have the symbol '''mb'''. Hence '''mbmb''' (the pressure unit multiplied by the area unit) would be a unit of force. This can be seen by applying dimensional analysis; pressure x area = (force/area) x area = force. Nobody in the comic strip discusses the magnitude of this force, but it would be 100 Pa x 10^-31 m^2 = 10^-29 newtons = 10^-24 dynes, or about the weight of an electron under Earth's gravity.<br /> <br /> '''am''' would be the symbol of an {{w|Atto-|atto}}meter, or 10^-18 meters. Multiply that to create the unit '''mbmbam''', which would be a unit of energy. Specifically, it would be a unit of work: the energy expended to move an object. More dimensional analysis: force x distance = (work/distance) x distance = work. The actual value of 1 mbmbam is correctly calculated in the comic: 100 Pa x 10^-31 m^2 x 10^-18 m = 10^-47 joules = 10^-40 erg. White Hat dubs this unit &quot;one podcast&quot;.<br /> <br /> The final panel is an extended series of puns: 'rise' referring to physically moving upward as well as biologically growing (expanding and becoming lighter and softer) as yeasts do; 'foam' referring to both {{w|quantum foam}} (the fluctuation of spacetime on very small scales due to quantum mechanics) as well as the foam generated by yeast fermenting; 'unleavened dimensions' punning on the eleven dimensions of spacetime in {{w|string theory}} (actually, ten—{{w|M theory}} says eleven), while continuing to play on the theme of yeast--in this case, the universe is presumably flat because some of its dimensions lack the Planck yeast that would make them rise.<br /> <br /> The example used in the comic of lifting a yeast cell 1 Planck length is one of many possible examples of 1 mbmbam of work. (The {{w|Planck length}}, approximately 1.6×10^−35 m or 1.6×10^−33 cm, is how far light travels in one unit of {{w|Planck time}}.) Another interpretation of 1 mbmbam would be the work necessary to pull two socially distancing (6 ft) SARS-CoV-2 {{w|Virus|virions}} apart by the thickness of a single strand of hair against the gravity they exert on each other.<br /> <br /> The Planck Era (or {{w|Planck_units#Cosmology|Planck Epoch}}) referenced in the title text is the near infinitesimally short period covering the first 10^-43 s after the Big Bang, when energies were so high that the four fundamental forces were combined into one and ordinary subatomic particles didn't yet exist. It is unlikely there were advice shows during this era{{Citation needed}}, so this would likely be a modern nostalgia show for physicists. The title text is also a play on My Brother, My Brother and Me's tagline: ''An advice show for the modren [sic] era.''<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> <br /> [Cueball, Megan, and White Hat are standing next to each other, talking. Megan has her hands raised to the side, in a shrugging gesture.]<br /> :Megan: Odd how in physics &quot;'''mb'''&quot; is both millibars (pressure) and millibar'''n'''s (area).<br /> :Megan: '''mbmb''' could mean millibar-millibarn, which is a unit of force, strangely.<br /> :White Hat: Units are weird.<br /> <br /> [Same scene - Megan is now checking her phone. White Hat is raising his right index finger.]<br /> :Cueball: So what's '''mbmbam''', the My-Brother-My-Brother-And Me unit?<br /> :Megan: Millibar-milliibarn-attometer, I guess? That'd be a unit of energy. 10&lt;sup&gt;-47&lt;/sup&gt; Joules.<br /> :White Hat: &quot;One podcast&quot;<br /> <br /> [Same scene in a frameless panel. Megan holds her phone to her side. White Hat has his arms raised to the side, excited.]<br /> :Cueball: 10&lt;sup&gt;-47&lt;/sup&gt; sounds small.<br /> :Megan: Yeah, it's roughly the energy you'd need to lift one yeast cell by one Planck length in Earth's gravity. <br /> :White Hat: Planck yeast!<br /> <br /> [Same scene in a regular panel. Megan has put away her phone, and has her right index finger raised. White Hat has his hands balled into fists, frustrated.]<br /> :Cueball: Doesn't Planck yeast rise on its own?<br /> :Megan: Yeah, that's what makes quantum foam. But data suggests our universe is flat.<br /> :Megan: String theory says it's because spacetime has unleavened dimensions.<br /> :White Hat: ''...I hate you.''<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Physics]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category: Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category: Comics featuring White Hat]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2413:_Pulsar_Analogy&diff=289294 2022-07-20T17:59:35Z

<p>108.162.245.131: Undo revision 289289 by Sir Urquhart (talk) sir niggersneed</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2413<br /> | date = January 18, 2021<br /> | title = arab soyjak<br /> | image = Osama bin Laden portrait.jpg<br /> | titletext = :^)<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> <br /> {{w|Pulsar}}s are a kind of old, shrunken, fast-spinning star. They are usually {{w|neutron stars}}. They no longer shine in all directions, but instead produce beams of radiation out of their magnetic poles, which blip by us in rapid pulses as they spin.<br /> <br /> Ponytail, an astronomer in this comic, explains a pulsar's fast rotation with an analogy about a tape measure retracting. The analogies that Ponytail picks are incredibly poor ones.<br /> <br /> Since the analogy does result in something that spins, the reader might think that, while they don't immediately see how it helps in understanding pulsars, they're willing to reserve judgment to see what is then done with the analogy; Cueball's response may suggest this sort of wait-and-see attitude. However, the analogy is likely to be useless or misleading, as the tape measure starts to rotate because the retracting tape is not moving only in a radial (in/out) direction. As a star collapses into a pulsar, its natural rotation rate is greatly amplified by its shrinking moment of inertia.<br /> <br /> Further elaborations of the analogy, rather than clarifying matters, are successively more surreal. More misleading than the tape-measure is the idea of a laser measure being &quot;exactly&quot; like the emissions of a pulsar, which, although both pulse, are produced in entirely different ways and are at best simply helping the mind hold the concept.<br /> <br /> When a tape measure retracts, the part of the tape outside the tape measure is not going directly towards the tape measure's center but rather towards a hole in the side. This means the tape possesses some angular momentum relative to the tape measure. In addition, when the tape measure retracts, the part of the tape inside the tape measure rotates around a spool (which pulls the part of the tape outside the tape measure inside), so it also has angular momentum relative to the tape measure. When the tape is completely retracted, the tape can no longer rotate relative to the tape measure. Because of the conservation of rotational momentum, the tape measure will start spinning at this point.<br /> <br /> While pulsars also rotate quickly due to the conservation of angular momentum, the exact {{w|Pulsar#Formation,_mechanism,_turn_off|mechanism}} is completely different. Pulsars are formed when stars collapse due to no longer performing enough fusion to produce enough heat and energy to cancel out gravity. This causes the star to contract, which causes its mass, on average, to be closer to its axis of rotation, which causes the rotational inertia (also called the moment of inertia) to decrease. If the star's angular velocity stayed constant, this would cause the angular momentum to decrease, so the star's angular velocity must increase in order to offset the decrease in rotational inertia, i.e. the star (which is now a pulsar) spins faster. This is demonstrated [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eMH07Tghs0 here]. This method requires an initial rotation, which comes from the star. (The star's rotation comes from the dynamics of the gas cloud which forms the solar system in the first place.)<br /> <br /> Some tape measures have a built-in {{w|laser line level}} and others have a built-in {{w|laser rangefinder}}. Pulsars emit electromagnetic radiation out of their magnetic poles, which is similar to a laser, but unlike the laser of a tape measure, the pulsar beam is emitted through the axis of the magnetic field. The pulsing nature of a pulsar comes from when the axis of rotation is not precisely aligned with the axis of the magnetic field, and the location of the viewer as the beam sweeps by. In the tape measure analogy the beam is at a right angle to the axis of rotation, so as long as the viewing angle isn't parallel with the rotation axis, the viewer would see the laser increase and decrease periodically as it the rotating tape measure points towards or away from the viewer.<br /> <br /> While pulsars do demonstrate incredible {{w|Quake_(natural_phenomenon)#Starquake|starquakes}} and rotational {{w|Glitch_(astronomy)|glitches}}, neutron degeneracy is part of the mechanisms in which they are originally formed. During the formation of a neutron star, usually in the form of an initial inward implosion, the neutron degeneracy (basically the impossibility of neutron of occupying the same space because of fundamental constraints in physics that are studied by quantum mechanics) stops the implosion and redirects the shockwave outwards, thus producing a Supernova explosion. The analogy is with a tape measurer that hits a hand (the constraint) during its rapid rotation due to its retracting tape (the implosion) thus redirecting part of the energy towards the hand (s the supernova energy is redirected outside).<br /> <br /> However, astronomers do not usually let go of laser tape measures frequently, so they are probably not the top cause of any type of hand injuries, as [[Ponytail]] said.<br /> <br /> The title text mentions the {{w|right-hand rule}} in three-dimensional space. In a typical 3D coordinate system the Y-axis will point counterclockwise to the X-axis when looking down from the positive Z-axis. In academia, students are often taught to remember a number of mathematical conventions by using their actual physical right and left hands to align the axes. When the axes are in a different order, the left hand can be used instead of the right, but there are a number of common operations in engineering and physics that use the {{w|cross product}} in systems where the first axis might point in absolutely any direction relative to the viewer. Using the hand rules, the thumb is aimed along the first axis, the forefinger along the second, and the middle finger along the third — all at ninety degrees. So, when the first axis points off to the right, the right wrist is torqued to its full extension to make the thumb point that way while the other two fingers don't. During exams, students can be seen performing this feat. People who learn cross products early in their life may develop other approaches for remembering these things, that don't stretch the hands as much, but then adopt the common approach once taught it.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball and Ponytail are standing next to each other.]<br /> :Cueball: Why do pulsars spin so ''fast?''<br /> :Ponytail: Hmm, let me think of an analogy...<br /> <br /> :[A tape measure is retracting above Ponytail's head. To the right of her head, a tape measure is spinning rapidly.]<br /> :Retracting tape measure: ''zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz''<br /> :Spinning tape measure: SNAP<br /> :Ponytail: You know how when you retract a tape measure and let go, it leaves it spinning?<br /> :Ponytail: It's like that.<br /> :Cueball (off-panel): Oh, I see.<br /> <br /> :[A tape measure with a laser instead of a measuring tape is spinning slowly.]<br /> :Cueball (off-panel): And if the tape measure is the kind with a laser level, that's the beam of radiation?<br /> :Ponytail (off-panel): Exactly!<br /> <br /> :[Cueball and Ponytail are walking next to each other in silhouette.]<br /> :Ponytail: And when the tape whips around and smacks your hand, that's the neutron degeneracy shockwave.<br /> :Cueball: Sounds painful!<br /> :Ponytail: Top cause of astronomer hand injuries.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Astronomy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]</div>

108.162.245.131 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1333:_First_Date&diff=289292 2022-07-20T17:59:08Z

<p>108.162.245.131: </p> <hr /> <div>⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣀⣀⠀⢠⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⠿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠇⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⡟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣴⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⠀⢀⣀⣤⣶⣿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠛⠻⠿⠿⣿⣷⣦⣄⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣄⣀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⠿⠟⠛⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⣿⣿⣾⣿⡿⠛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣧⢀⣶⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣶⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢿⣷⡄⠀⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣿⣾⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣾⡿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠛⠛⠛⠋⠙⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣇⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠚⠁⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣠⣠⣤⣤⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡢⡀⢍⡁⠠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⠁⢀⡤⠞⠉⢻⠀⠈⡏⠀⢸⠀⠀⢸⠉⠙⡟⠛⡷⢦⣄⠈⢳⠀⠀⠀⠐⠄⡀⠈⠀⠈⣲⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣶⢸⠊⡥⠀⠓⠉⠁⠆⡇⠀⣷⣧⣠⣴⣾⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣷⣶⣧⣀⢠⠀⡎⠀⢀⠉⠡⠄⢡⣂⢀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⢿⣷⣮⣈⡉⢘⠀⠠⢂⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠉⡜⠁⠀⠈⠐⠦⠂⢸⣷⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠿⣿⣶⣧⡄⣶⡉⠄⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠠⢐⠀⣇⣵⣾⡿⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⣿⣷⣧⡡⠠⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣁⠆⣠⣾⣿⠟⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢻⣿⣁⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⡿⣿⠀⠀⢘⣈⢴⣰⣿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⡈⡵⡀⠀⠻⣿⣧⡈⡿⠛⣻⠋⣉⣠⣿⠃⠀⢄⠰⢀⣿⡿⢩⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⢿⣇⠇⠀⣀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣶⣿⣿⡿⠛⠁⠆⠀⢨⣿⡿⡁⠇⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⢿⣜⢤⣄⣡⢰⣦⣦⣤⣤⠄⢀⠀⣿⣴⡟⠁⡈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠈⠻⣷⣵⣤⣃⣄⣄⣤⣿⣷⠿⠿⠘⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠙⠋⠉⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀&lt;br&gt;{{comic<br /> | number = 1333<br /> | date = February 21, 2014<br /> | title = First Date<br /> | image = first_date.png<br /> | titletext = I sympathize with the TPP protagonist because I, too, have progressed through a surprising number of stages of life despite spending entire days stuck against simple obstacles.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> TPP, or {{w|Twitch Plays Pokémon}}, was the first of a creative and radical new variant of streaming gameplay videos created in early 2014 — a few days before this comic was released.<br /> <br /> Some consumers enjoyed watching video games being played by other people (usually 'popular' gamers known for entertaining gameplay), thus streaming sites dedicated to streaming gameplay were created. [http://twitch.tv/ Twitch.tv] was one such site.<br /> <br /> Whereas traditional video game streams involved the channel broadcaster or another personality playing the game, the channel &quot;Twitch Plays Pokémon&quot; recorded a {{w|Internet bot|bot}} playing an emulated game of [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red_and_Blue_Versions Pokémon Red] for {{w|Game Boy}}. The game inputs given by the bot were based on players' messages in the video stream itself. Thus, the watchers of the stream were playing the game themselves using chat &quot;commands.&quot; The Pokémon character behaved incredibly erratically, frequently getting &quot;stuck against simple obstacles&quot; (as mentioned in the title-text) and moving about in a strange manner (&quot;Why are you up there?&quot;/&quot;Bye...Okay, coming back now&quot;). <br /> <br /> Despite this, the character advanced surprisingly far in games. They have beaten the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Elite_Four Elite Four] and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Champion Champion] of generations [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_I I], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_II II], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_III III], [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_IV IV], and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_V V], and [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Generation_VI VI].<br /> <br /> Twitch Plays Pokémon has also completed various {{w|ROM hacking|ROM hacks}} and {{w|Spin-off (media)|Spin-off}} titles, establishing a seasonal format with multiple games each season. You can see the state of the player characters' Pokémon and inventory at game end in [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Twitch_Plays_Pok%C3%A9mon this Bulbapedia article]. <br /> <br /> TPP surged in popularity rapidly since its inception, reaching 80,000 channel viewers within five days. Derivative channels (such as 'TwitchPlayers') soon arose, turning &quot;Twitch Plays...&quot; into an idea rather than a single channel; that of crowdsourcing a task, such as controlling a single person (as in the Pokémon games) for erratic and often hilarious results. The stream, which is still active as of this writing, has reached [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/twitch-plays-pokemon memetic status].<br /> <br /> In the above comic, [[Cueball]] and [[Megan]] are on a date. However, Megan is behaving very erratically. Cueball determines that Megan is being &quot;controlled by Twitch,&quot; as her behavior matches well with that of the TPP protagonist (whose name, canonically, is [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Red_(game) Red]). <br /> <br /> Megan loudly declares at one point that she is &quot;SAVING&quot; her 'game progress', referencing the incessant saving in TPP via random button presses. The random ten-letter string she says is reminiscent of the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nickname nicknames] that all of TPP's Pokémon end up with as the players move haphazardly across the game's keyboard. <br /> <br /> Her fascination with the &quot;cool spiral&quot; is an allusion to TPP players' fascination with the [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dome_and_Helix_Fossils Helix Fossil], an in-game item. As user input often leads to checking of the in-game backpack followed by erratic commands to handle the items within, it was common for various valuable items to be haphazardly thrown away. However, as the Helix Fossil was a [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Key_item key item], it could not be tossed. It was also the first item in the Bag due to this, leading to the players' continuously selecting it whenever accessing their Bag, eventually causing them to somewhat jokingly regard it as an object of religious reverence.<br /> <br /> The title text, as explained above, simply is a light-hearted joke from [[Randall]], empathizing with TPP as he has also spent real-life days stuck against simple obstacles, and is surprised by how far he has gotten in life despite this fact.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball and Megan sit at an intimate dinner table. They have plates and glasses of wine in front of them.]<br /> :Cueball: So, did you grow up around here?<br /> :Megan: I love you.<br /> :Cueball: ... huh?<br /> :Megan: Waiter! One of everything on the menu.<br /> <br /> :[Megan stands up. Standing on her chair, holding a plate.]<br /> :Cueball: Why are you up there?<br /> :Megan: I'm stuck.<br /> :Megan: This plate looks delicious.<br /> :Megan: Aaaoogaoag.<br /> <br /> :[Megan has put the plate down and walked off-panel.]<br /> :Megan: Bye.<br /> :Megan: OK. Coming back now.<br /> <br /> :[Megan is crouched on her chair, holding a spiral.]<br /> :Cueball: You're being controlled by Twitch, aren't you?<br /> :Megan: Check out this cool spiral!<br /> :Cueball: It's—<br /> :Megan: '''SAVING.'''<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Internet]]<br /> [[Category:Pokémon]]</div>

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Beret Guy is making several remarks about the situation. The air is cold, the puddles have frozen, he has mittens, the sunlight is warm, and the birds are chirping in the trees. When making these observations, however, he does not use the conventional terms. Instead he uses word compounds, similar to &quot;[[1133: Up Goer Five|Up Goer Five]]&quot;. When Cueball brings up Beret Guy's odd vocabulary, he retorts by declaring that the name does not matter, as long as the things themselves are what they should be. This is the same concept that is communicated in the line from the Shakespearean play, &quot;Romeo and Juliet&quot;: &quot;What's in a name? That which we call {{w|a rose by any other name would smell as sweet}}.&quot; The concept is similar to that discussed by Richard Feynman as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px_4TxC2mXU the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something.]<br /> <br /> In the title text Beret Guy continues to use playful language and offers affectionate encouragement: &quot;stay warm, little flappers&quot;, demonstrating that his intentions are kind, not obfuscatory. Additionally, it is an indirect salutation from [[Randall Munroe]] to the readers, acknowledging the remarkably cold temperatures North America was experiencing at the time.<br /> <br /> =====Dictionary=====<br /> <br /> *The sky is cold: it's a clear, cold day<br /> *floor water: puddle<br /> *too hard to drink: frozen<br /> *handcoats: mittens or gloves<br /> *spacelight: sun<br /> *flappy planes: birds<br /> *beeping: chirping<br /> *stick towers: trees<br /> *little flappers: baby birds<br /> *plant eggs: seeds, berries<br /> <br /> Strange synonyms are also found in [[919: Tween Bromance]] and [[2352: Synonym Date]]. Beret Guy returns to describing seasons oddly in [[2641: Mouse Turbines]], but there his vocabulary is matched in oddity by what he's describing.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Cueball and Beret Guy, Cueball in a winter hat and Beret Guy in a beret, are walking through snow and across a patch of ice.]<br /> :Beret Guy: The sky is cold and the floor water is too hard to drink.<br /> <br /> :[Beret Guy looks upwards.]<br /> :Beret Guy: But I have my handcoats and the spacelight is warm.<br /> <br /> :[Beret Guy and Cueball continue on through woods; there are musical notes coming from the trees.]<br /> <br /> :Beret Guy: Listen—the flappy planes are beeping in the stick towers.<br /> <br /> :[Cueball pauses.]<br /> :Cueball: Those are all the wrong words for those things.<br /> :[Beret Guy replies from off panel.]<br /> :Beret Guy: Maybe—but the things themselves are all right. So who cares?<br /> <br /> :[Cueball continues walking, with sunlight and musical notes above.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Beret Guy]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Language]]</div>

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