https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Johnm4explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-06-13T16:13:59ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1736:_Manhattan_Project&diff=127545Talk:1736: Manhattan Project2016-09-21T23:47:11Z<p>Johnm4: Inspiration?</p>
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The Manhattan Project employed up to 139,000 people, so it were not only the top minds, but a huge logistical effort. Sebastian --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.183|162.158.85.183]] 16:58, 21 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
:But without the great minds, which also encompasses those who managed to get so many people working together on one project, but mainly the scientist, it would not have succeeded! --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:18, 21 September 2016 (UTC) <br />
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Maybe reference to "1217 - Cells" could be added. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.93.159|162.158.93.159]] 19:09, 21 September 2016 (UTC)--Dancsa<br />
:Yes for sure, have added it - it is related to the title text --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:18, 21 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Seems like Randall has been looking at [[1355: Airplane Message]]. The title text was also a fact in [[1732]] and this is the first cancer comic since that comic and also included text on a banner... ;-) Have added this on all three comics explanations --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:38, 21 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Is there a need for a new category for Nuclear weapons? And should it then just be called that? --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 20:16, 21 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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This comic today could have been inspired by an announcement by Microsoft on 20 September 2016 that it will "Cure Cancer by treating it like a computer virus" Stories: [http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/microsoft-cancer-cure-research-solved-machine-learning-cells-programming-diseases-a7317616.html independent.co.uk], [https://news.slashdot.org/story/16/09/20/2111240/microsoft-will-solve-cancer-within-the-next-10-years-by-treating-it-like-a-computer-virus-says-company?utm_source=rss0.9mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed slashdot]. Also, on 21 September (the same day the comic was released), the Chan Zuckerberg foundation announced a $3 billion initiative to "cure all diseases" Story: [https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/09/21/1958249/mark-zuckerberg-and-priscilla-chan-announce-3-billion-initiative-to-cure-all-diseases Slashdot]. Either or both of these could be considered Manhattan-like projects. --[[User:Johnm4|Johnm4]] ([[User talk:Johnm4|talk]]) 23:47, 21 September 2016 (UTC)</div>Johnm4