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<p>Solysis: added quick description, my first edit</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 2898<br /> | date = February 23, 2024<br /> | title = Orbital Argument<br /> | image = orbital_argument_2x.png<br /> | imagesize = 448x323px<br /> | noexpand = true<br /> | titletext = &quot;Some people say light is waves, and some say it's particles, so I bet light is some in-between thing that's both wave and particle depending on how you look at it. Am I right?&quot; &quot;YES, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T BE!&quot;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic, the person in the middle is using the Middle Ground fallacy to try to make a compromise between the two stickman. By sheer coincidence, it happens that he is also correct. Due to the fact that the Earth also exerts a gravitational force (albeit extremely small), the center of rotation is technically not at the center of the sun.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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