Talk:3249: Neutrino Project

2026-05-27T11:19:51Z

2600:8806:2A12:9A00:5DFA:61B8:D026:F59B: Add note about ultrapure water

Never been this early to a new comic before. Good way to get some editing practice [[User:Black Hat's Hat|Black Hat's Hat]] ([[User talk:Black Hat's Hat|talk]]) 19:14, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
:You just beat me, I was writing a transcript at the same time. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:25, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
::Booyah. I was editing transcripts already when it popped it, so I was already primed at the gunshot [[User:Black Hat's Hat|Black Hat's Hat]] ([[User talk:Black Hat's Hat|talk]]) 19:30, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Is that really Ponytail and Danish at the top? They're hard to distinguish because they're so tiny, but I thought they might be Blondie and Megan. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 19:16, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
:I'm pretty sure its Ponytail, but it could either be Danish or a wet-haired Megan. Feel free to change it, it's not like the fate of the world hangs on this transcript. [[User:Black Hat's Hat|Black Hat's Hat]] ([[User talk:Black Hat's Hat|talk]]) 19:24, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
:A note about Blondie: Some people have considered it best to recently deprecate all such [[Blondie]] characters in favour of them now officially being folded into the [[Miss Lenhart]] category.
:I personally suspect that these examples are intended to be mere generic characters (even if using some of the small pool of recurringly 'recognisable' features). Or at least that it doesn't narratively matter, in this case, except to those who ''really'' want to categorise every single stick figure to their own personal satisfaction.
:I don't think there's even one 'ideal' level of segregation of characters, never mind one that everyone can agree upon, but just conveying what I know/have observed about this. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253|81.179.199.253]] 21:52, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Particle physics-compatable swimwear needs to be thoroughly rinsed and air-dried after swimming to protect the sensitive elastane fibers from developing gaps.[[User:BorQhue del Sol|BorQhue del Sol]] ([[User talk:BorQhue del Sol|talk]]) 19:21, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Added some size estimations for the pool. My math says it should be about 1.5km deep to match S-K’s volume; please re-check that. Not very certain on the diameter estimation, maybe someone wants to pixel-count the stick figures in the background against the visible arc of the pool and correct for perspective? — [[Special:Contributions/2A04:6EC0:271:E850:F420:9A86:97FE:2FB7|2A04:6EC0:271:E850:F420:9A86:97FE:2FB7]] 20:31, 22 May 2026 (UTC) (kleines Filmröllchen)
:I don't think it's very deep. The characters are standing, not treading water, and their heads are above the surface. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 04:29, 23 May 2026 (UTC)
:Math correction : 50000 metric tons of water = 50000 cubic meters; divide by 314 m^2 gets you a depth of 159. Looks as if the decimal point was off by one.
:Pools come in many shapes; this one is not necessarily circular. [[User:Martin|Martin]] ([[User talk:Martin|talk]]) 04:53, 25 May 2026 (UTC)

Do we use "kidball" to mean a small stick figure with hair? "Cueball" is a joke about the figures being bald. At least one, possibly two of the small stick people have hair. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 02:38, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
:I think it must only mean any no-hair child, like Cueball means any no(-obvious)-hair adult.
:Though I'm awfully conscious that it'll be a divisive subject ''which'' children are kidballs, like there's also a few "Cueball"s that arguably have subtle signs of hair. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253|81.179.199.253]] 17:36, 24 May 2026 (UTC)
:Actually, just realised why I was confused about the question. None of the characters in this comic ever looked lie children to me. Ajusted the Transcript and Categories accoringly. (No children, no Kidballs, the one doing the arms-out cannonball-somoersault-thing from the board is another Cueballm making it a Multiple case, etc.) YMMV, but I'd personally default to what takes the least assumption for the scenario, and it doesn't look like a family-orientated pool party. [[Special:Contributions/81.179.199.253|81.179.199.253]] 17:53, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

There's an anecdote floating around implying that the ultrapure water these detectors use would really effective leech nutrients from your skin and probably wouldn't be very fun to swim in? Better citation needed on that but:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/insane-golden-chamber-contains-water-080000465.html, might be a fun fact to include if stronger evidence for the claim can be found.[[Special:Contributions/2600:8806:2A12:9A00:5DFA:61B8:D026:F59B|2600:8806:2A12:9A00:5DFA:61B8:D026:F59B]] 11:19, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

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