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<p>Archiesholland: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!--Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom.--&gt;<br /> Let's see:<br /> <br /> * Long and thin.<br /> * From another solar system.<br /> * Made mostly of metal.<br /> * Spinning to create artificial gravity.<br /> <br /> ...yeah - could be anything really! [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.102|173.245.50.102]] 05:16, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Has he ever referenced Weird al before? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.94|172.68.174.94]] 05:35, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> :There's one potential reference in 488 and an example of something he talks about in 1576, but nothing directly. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:34, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Obviously in the alt-text he is referencing Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.142|172.68.50.142]] 08:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> <br /> Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat?<br /> <br /> [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> So, it's an interstellar object that just happens to have come close enough to Earth to be spotted? What are the odds of that being purely random, just an asteroid passing by, rather than a swing and a miss or a little recon mission? --[[User:AnnatarsGift|AnnatarsGift]] ([[User talk:AnnatarsGift|talk]]) 12:21, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> I believe we have decided the Eggplant emoji is an euphemism.<br /> <br /> Here's a picture of the monolith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_(Space_Odyssey)] [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 13:37, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Anybody else read &quot;Rendezvous with Rama&quot; by Arthur C. Clarke? The behavior of this object is disturbingly similar to the ship described there. [[User:Archiesholland|Archiesholland]] ([[User talk:Archiesholland|talk]]) 16:13, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> :I think that's what the first comment is referring to.<br /> :On re-reading, I think you're right. Probably also applies to AnnatarsGift's comment. [[User:Archiesholland|Archiesholland]] ([[User talk:Archiesholland|talk]]) 21:16, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> Note that Weird Al recently tweeted about the trademark on his name.<br /> <br /> (previous commenter forgot to sign)<br /> The style of this and the last explaination is very different than of most other recent ones. usually it is quite long, describing the comic and everything, even the most obvious thing in there in biggest detail. These 2 just give references to some points - is there any reason to that? [[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]])<br /> :Yes: The comics are relatively straightforward, so little explanation is needed. It happens; enjoy it. '''--BigMal''' // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.184|108.162.216.184]] 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)</div>

Archiesholland https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1919:_Interstellar_Asteroid&diff=148223 2017-11-22T16:13:38Z

<p>Archiesholland: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;!--Please sign your posts with ~~~~ and don't delete this text. New comments should be added at the bottom.--&gt;<br /> Let's see:<br /> <br /> * Long and thin.<br /> * From another solar system.<br /> * Made mostly of metal.<br /> * Spinning to create artificial gravity.<br /> <br /> ...yeah - could be anything really! [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.102|173.245.50.102]] 05:16, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Has he ever referenced Weird al before? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.94|172.68.174.94]] 05:35, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> :There's one potential reference in 488 and an example of something he talks about in 1576, but nothing directly. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:34, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Obviously in the alt-text he is referencing Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.142|172.68.50.142]] 08:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> <br /> Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat?<br /> <br /> [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> So, it's an interstellar object that just happens to have come close enough to Earth to be spotted? What are the odds of that being purely random, just an asteroid passing by, rather than a swing and a miss or a little recon mission? --[[User:AnnatarsGift|AnnatarsGift]] ([[User talk:AnnatarsGift|talk]]) 12:21, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> I believe we have decided the Eggplant emoji is an euphemism.<br /> <br /> Here's a picture of the monolith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_(Space_Odyssey)] [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 13:37, 22 November 2017 (UTC)<br /> <br /> Anybody else read &quot;Rendezvous with Rama&quot; by Arthur C. Clarke? The behavior of this object is disturbingly similar to the ship described there. [[User:Archiesholland|Archiesholland]] ([[User talk:Archiesholland|talk]]) 16:13, 22 November 2017 (UTC)</div>

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