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<p>173.245.53.183: </p> <hr /> <div>In this comic, the Black Hat guy retrieves his hat from the girl he tried (unsuccessfully) to seduce in Journal 2. He does this by stealing a Russian submarine (according to the alt-text) and breaking through the ice the girl and her friend are skating on. This is the third and middle part of the Journal story arc. {{unsigned ip|‎108.162.219.209}}<br /> <br /> I might be mistaken, but I believe that the last title text is a reference to ''The Hunt of Red October'', and specifically the line &quot;And I - was never here&quot; (which is famous enough to have [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IWasNeverHere have named a trope]). [[Special:Contributions/173.245.53.183|173.245.53.183]] 22:30, 18 February 2014 (UTC)</div>

173.245.53.183 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=829:_Arsenic-Based_Life&diff=52312 2013-11-08T12:48:16Z

<p>173.245.53.183: /* Fixed a typo disapproved -&gt; disproved */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 829<br /> | date = December 3, 2010<br /> | title = Arsenic-Based Life<br /> | image = arsenic_based_life.png<br /> | titletext = According to a new paper published in the journal Science, reporters are unable to thrive in an arsenic-rich environment.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{w|Arsenic}} is a chemical element which is known to be poisonous to humans and other life forms. But {{w|NASA}} announced the discovery of bacteria {{w|GFAJ-1|substituting arsenic}}. Like most other scientists [[Randall]] did not believe in this (it was disproved in 2012) he presents us a poison party, showing the reporters their fail on the hype.<br /> <br /> In order to fit the theme of the event, the researchers make cocktails and hors d'œuvre, with arsenic. This poisons all of the reporters at the press conference. The words &quot;d'oerves&quot; at the comic are just a typo by Randall for &quot;d'oeuvre&quot; or &quot;d'œuvre&quot;.<br /> <br /> The girl with the ponytail in this comic is different from the character commonly referred to as [[Ponytail]].<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Three people, two women and a man, stand looking at a laptop screen, which is sitting on a desk. The woman with a ponytail is pointing at the screen.]<br /> :Ponytail: Our arsenic-based DNA discovery is cool, but these reporters are expecting life on Titan! Our press conference will be such a letdown!<br /> <br /> :[Ponytail turns around to face Megan.]<br /> :Ponytail: Okay, we need to make it more exciting for them. How do you make an event entertaining?<br /> :Megan: Dunno, I suck at parties. Music, I guess?<br /> <br /> :[Ponytail girl turns back around and leans over to start typing on the computer, while the other two look on. Megan puts her hand to her chin.]<br /> :Ponytail: WikiHow says you can &quot;serve cocktails and hors d'oerves that fit the theme of your event.&quot;<br /> :Megan: Easy enough!<br /> <br /> :[Ponytail girl stands at a podium on a stage, the man stands amongst the audience with a tray. All the audience members are either dead or dying, having fallen onto the floor or slumped over in their seats.]<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br /> [[Category:Physics]]<br /> [[Category:Biology]]</div>

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