https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=162.158.111.103&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T10:48:56ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=851:_Na&diff=148742851: Na2017-12-05T08:51:21Z<p>162.158.111.103: /* Transcript */ Added transcription of the fix</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 851<br />
| date = January 24, 2011<br />
| title = Na<br />
| image = na.png<br />
| titletext = I hear that there are actual lyrics later on in Land of 1,000 Dances, but other than the occasional 'I said,' I've never listened long enough to hear any of them.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
The repetition of the syllable "na" is often used to sing a tune without using any of the actual words. While this is normally done to practice or demonstrate a tune, repeated "na"s are also a part of some songs' lyrics, as shown in this comic. Following the various paths of the diagram forms the words of several well-known tunes, with each song branching off after the appropriate number of "na"s.<br />
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The top entry refers to the song "{{w|Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye}}," originally recorded by {{w|Steam}}. The tune is often sung by the home fans of American sporting events at the end of a victory as a means of taunting the away team.<br />
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The left bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k theme song] of the '60s TV show ''{{w|Batman (TV series)|Batman}}''.<br />
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The middle bottom entry refers to the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpFFzWPzA2c theme song] of the video game ''{{w|Katamari Damacy}}, '' which was also the cause of the [[161: Accident|Accident]] in comic 161.<br />
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The right bottom entry refers to the song "{{w|Land of a Thousand Dances}}," originally recorded by {{w|Chris Kenner}}. The title text jokes that the tune's incessant repetition of "na" has annoyed [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] to the point that he does not have the patience to listen to the whole song.<br />
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Not long after this comic was published, the following message was posted by [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] at the header on the comic page:<br />
:I can't ''believe'' I forgot Hey Jude.<br />
:I don't get do-overs, but I couldn't resist making [https://xkcd.com/851_make_it_better/ a fixed version].<br />
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The addition to the diagram refers to the song "{{w|Hey Jude}}," originally recorded by {{w|the Beatles}}. The updated comic's URL, "851_make_it_better," is a reference to some of the tune's other lyrics: "Take a sad song / And '''make it better'''." In the original comic picture "Hey Jude" is still missing. The original comic is also a link to the "make it better" version.<br />
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This is one of many {{w|Flowchart|flowchart}} comics. A full list can be found [[:Category:Flowcharts|here]].<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[A flowchart.]<br />
:Na → Na → Na → Na → Na → Na → Na → Na (branches to "→ Hey → Hey → Goodbye" and "→ Batman!") → Na → Na (branches to "Katamari Damacy!") ['''In fixed version:''' → Na (branches to "→ Hey → Jude") ] → Na (arrow labeled "Land of 1,000 Dances" that loops around to the last "Na" again)<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Video games]]</div>162.158.111.103https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1910:_Sky_Spotters&diff=147357Talk:1910: Sky Spotters2017-11-03T14:28:01Z<p>162.158.111.103: </p>
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Stargazers are not dangerous - they ignore anything closer than moon. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 00:54, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
:To many current administrations, pointing out provable facts can be *very* dangerous.<br />
:[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.190|162.158.75.190]] 04:16, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I just read the same sentence about Centaurs in the first Harry Potter book (reading for my daughter). But they would spot moving objects at night, and notice it were not stars, mentioning on their forums how annoying those light sources are ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:30, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
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The solution for the committee in the third panel might be to disguise their drones as birds which are very common for the time and place in which the drones are operating. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.112|162.158.75.112]] 15:14, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
:The real solution is to attach surveillance cameras to birds. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.40|108.162.216.40]] 15:29, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
:: The real solution is cyborg birds with embedded surveillance cameras.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.32|162.158.155.32]] 09:57, 3 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
::: The real solution is Google Balloon Internet, Google Glass, Google Home, Google Phone, Google Watch, Google TV, Google Mail, Google Calendar, Google Keep, Google Search, Google Photos, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Street View, Google YouTube, Google Car, Google Window, Google Door, Google Bed, Google Bike, Google Shoes, Google Arm, Google Pet, Google Lifemate, Google Mind, Google Overlord.--[[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.103|162.158.111.103]] 14:28, 3 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Just paint it the color of the sk-oh wait. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.114|172.68.47.114]] 18:15, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Like this color: [[1556: The Sky]], and also check this [[1145: Sky Color]] ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:30, 2 November 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I see the military-industrial complex has been on and redacted the <span style="background:black">truth about UFOs</span>.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.32|162.158.155.32]] 09:59, 3 November 2017 (UTC)</div>162.158.111.103https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1856:_Existence_Proof&diff=1421291856: Existence Proof2017-06-29T08:10:18Z<p>162.158.111.103: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1856<br />
| date = June 28, 2017<br />
| title = Existence Proof<br />
| image = existence_proof.png<br />
| titletext = Real analysis is way realer than I expected.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs more work.}}<br />
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This seems to be a continuation of [[982: Set Theory]], where numbers were "executed" to prove a point. This time it goes even further, with [[Miss Lenhart]] (and students) taking up arms to destroy the function value, which they have proven to exist. In the last panel, some students off screen begin to wonder if they are in the right class, as normal math classes do not take up swords to fight abstract concepts.{{Citation needed}} Another student remarks that they are finally in the right math class, implying that this is the kind of thing they wanted from their math curriculum all along.<br />
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The phrase "''We ride''" is commonly used in rallying battle cries, particularly in fantasy or medieval dramas where characters are preparing to enter combat on horseback. Variations of the phrase are used several times in ''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}'', for example. In addition, the number which must be destroyed could be a reference to the One Ring.<br />
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The title text refers to {{w|Real Analysis}}, a branch of mathematics dealing with {{w|real number}}s and real-valued functions (as opposed to studies dealing with {{w|imaginary number}}s in the complex plane). As the speaker implies, Real Analysis is supposed to remain confined to the theoretical realm of mathematics; certainly nobody signing up for such a class would ever expect to be embroiled in a crusade against intangible constructs! The use of the neologism "realer" conveys that the situation has suddenly developed unusually high stakes, in a manner similar to the phrase "shit just got real". This nuance would be lost if the word "realer" were replaced with the technically correct phrasing of "more real".<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[Miss Lenhart stands in front of a whiteboard and points at calculations written on it.]<br />
:Miss Lenhart: There exists some number x such that f(x)=G(f(0))=1.<br />
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:[Miss Lenhart moves her arm in a frameless panel.]<br />
:Miss Lenhart: Oh yes.<br />
:Miss Lenhart: Somewhere out there, it exists.<br />
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:[Zoom-in on Miss Lenhart raising a fist.]<br />
:Miss Lenhart: And we must find it... and ''destroy'' it.<br />
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:[Miss Lenhart raises a sword.]<br />
:Miss Lenhart: Grab your swords, students! We ride!<br />
:Student #1 (off-screen): I think I'm in the wrong math class?<br />
:Student #2 (off-screen): I'm finally in the right one.<br />
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