https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=172.68.55.80&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T07:58:01ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1762:_Moving_Boxes&diff=1313441762: Moving Boxes2016-11-21T22:08:22Z<p>172.68.55.80: Alternative explanation for why labeling every box with the same phrase is problematic.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1762<br />
| date = November 21, 2016<br />
| title = Moving Boxes<br />
| image = moving_boxes.png<br />
| titletext = Later, when I remember that I'm calling movers, I frantically scribble over the labels and write 'NORMAL HOUSE STUFF' on all of them, which actually makes things worse.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Fill table}}<br />
[[Randall]] talks about moving boxes and not labeling them until he forgets what's in them. Since he doesn't know what's in them, he writes silly things on the boxes as a joke. Some things are unusual/unlikely (e.g. sand, hydrants, peat) and some are abstract/impossible (e.g. elves, taupe, dark matter). Several of the categories overlap confusingly; for instance, "sand" and "silt" and "dark matter" are all generally considered as "particles"; "membranes", "edges", and "shawls" are all kinds of "manifolds"; "hooves" are part of "bison"; "fog" contains "water"; and "triangles" consist of three "edges". Another way to interpret this comic is that Randall actually has these items (or at least some of them) in the boxes and has simply forgotten which boxes contain what.<br />
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===Explanation of boxes===<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"<br />
!Label<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
!Box 1<br />
|-<br />
|Grids|| [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grid Grids] are mathematical drawings; they would be constructed by drawing them, not stored in a box (though {{w|graph paper}} might be). May refer to a classic {{w|snipe hunt}} where a hazing victim is tasked with finding "a box of grid squares".<br />
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|Bison||{{w|Bison}}, sometimes mistakenly called buffalo, are large animals{{Citation needed}} that would probably not fit in the box{{Citation needed}}.<br />
|-<br />
|Checkerboards||A tabletop gaming board on which one plays {{w|English draughts|Checkers}}.<br />
|-<br />
|Fog||{{w|Fog}} is essentially low-lying clouds which, being gaseous, are hard to box using only cardboard.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 2<br />
|-<br />
|Beacons||A device designed to draw attention to itself, for various reasons. From the generic term "beacon" this could mean anything from electronic GPS locator beacons to miniature replicas of naval lighthouses.<br />
|-<br />
|Elves||A fictional race (or rather, [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OurElvesAreBetter many, many fictional races]) of human-like magical creatures.<br />
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|Sand||Fine particles of rock. While it's not unheard of for people to need to store sand, it's usually not stored along with your personal belongings on moving day.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 3<br />
|-<br />
|Hemoglobin||{w|Hemoglobin} is the protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body. This may be a solution of hemoglobin protein, but one human generally would not need a full box of it{{Citation needed}}.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 4<br />
|-<br />
|Water||As with sand, it's not unheard of for, say, a laboratory to store water samples for testing. But again, these wouldn't be stored along with your personal belongings on moving day. And if this is meant to be drinking water, it would be a waste of effort; it's taken as red that any house you're moving into has its own plumbing.<br />
|-<br />
|Hooves|| This could also be read as a compound word, Water-Hooves akin to water-wings. <br />
|-<br />
!Box 5<br />
|-<br />
|Shorebirds|| Birds which live by the seashore.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 6<br />
|-<br />
|Oil|| Again, hard to store in boxes.<br />
|-<br />
|Vectors||{{w|Vector}}s are not physical objects, so they cannot be put in boxes.<br />
|-<br />
|Silt|| Material between sand and clay, sediment.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 7<br />
|-<br />
|Membranes||Delicate thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds. Usually fragile or cut easily. Not something you would expect to be packed with something sharp, which shards are likely to be. <br />
|-<br />
|Shards||Broken pieces of smooth and hard objects, e.g. ceramic, glass, crystal. Something you would normally expect to be thrown out, rather than packed up for moving house.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 8<br />
|-<br />
|Shawls||Simple item of clothing, worn loosely over shoulders. Of rectangular shape, and is supposed to be worn in colder weather, winter.<br />
|-<br />
|Glucose||{{w|Glucose}} is possibly best-known as the sugar plants produce for energy, but can be manufactured.<br />
|-<br />
|Kits||A kit is any set of tools, supplies, and/or instructions for a specific purpose. These could be first aid kits, software development kits, bomb-making kits, sewing kits... Alternatively, this may be a compound word "Glucose Kits", diabetic assay tools to help the patient regulate their blood sugar.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 9<br />
|-<br />
|Hydrants||{{w|Fire hydrant}}s, which are likely too big to fit in boxes, and are also simply odd objects to be packing into a box.<br />
|-<br />
|Particles||As almost all matter is composed of {{w|particles}}, it is hard to find exceptions. Thus, this is very vague.<br />
|-<br />
|Knots||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 10<br />
|-<br />
|Graphite||<br />
|-<br />
|Taupe|| {{w|Taupe}}, a dark tan color in between brown and gray.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 11<br />
|-<br />
|Field Lines||This could refer to {{w|field line}}s as used to depict electromagnetic force fields, or possibly to the lines painted on an athletic field to mark the boundaries of play. The former are a visualization tool rather than physical objects; the latter consist of streaks of paint on grass or artificial turf, and thus neither kind of field line is the kind of physical object that could be packed into a box. <br />
|-<br />
!Box 12<br />
|-<br />
|Traps||May be a reference to 'My house is full of traps from [https://what-if.xkcd.com/34// What-If #34]<br />
|-<br />
!Box 13<br />
|-<br />
|Edges||<br />
|-<br />
|Tribes||<br />
|-<br />
|Dough||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 14<br />
|-<br />
|Dark Matter||{{w|Dark matter}}<br />
|-<br />
!Box 15<br />
|-<br />
|Manifolds||Akin to topological universes.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 16<br />
|-<br />
|Triangles||Within the context of this comic, the reference is likely to the shape. On the other hand, it would not be unusual to pack one or more {{w|Triangle (musical instrument)}}s into a box.<br />
|-<br />
|Peat|| {{w|Peat}}, an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation that forms in wetland bogs, moors, mires, and swamps.<br />
|-<br />
|Crowns|| May be royal crowns, or may be coins worth five shillings in UK pre-decimal currency.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 17<br />
|-<br />
|Scrolls|| {{w|Scroll}}, a roll of papyrus, paper, or parchment that contains writing<br />
|}<br />
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According to the title text, when Randall remembers that he is calling movers, he frantically scribbles "Normal House Stuff" on all the boxes. He says this makes the situation worse, possibly because the movers see the scribble and become suspicious. Alternatively, labeling every box with the exact same phrase will make it even harder to figure out what they contain and where they should go in the new dwelling. <br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A bunch of cardboard boxes stacked up, each labeled]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" height="80px" width="80px" |<br />
Grids<br><br />
Bison<br><br />
Checkerboards<br><br />
Fog<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px"|<br />
Beacons<br><br />
Elves<br><br />
Sand<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Hemoglobin<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Water<br><br />
Hooves<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Shorebirds<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Oil<br><br />
Vectors<br><br />
Silt <br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Membranes<br><br />
Shards<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Shawls<br><br />
Glucose<br><br />
Kits<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Hydrants<br><br />
Particles<br><br />
Knots<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Graphite<br><br />
Taupe<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Field Lines<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Traps<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Edges<br><br />
Tribes<br><br />
Dough<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Dark Matter<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Manifolds<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Triangles<br><br />
Peat<br><br />
Crowns<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Scrolls<br />
|}<br />
[A caption:]<br />
I always forget to label my moving boxes until they're sealed up and I've forgotten what's in them.<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>172.68.55.80https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1762:_Moving_Boxes&diff=1313211762: Moving Boxes2016-11-21T17:50:54Z<p>172.68.55.80: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1762<br />
| date = November 21, 2016<br />
| title = Moving Boxes<br />
| image = moving_boxes.png<br />
| titletext = Later, when I remember that I'm calling movers, I frantically scribble over the labels and write 'NORMAL HOUSE STUFF' on all of them, which actually makes things worse.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Fill table}}<br />
[[Randall]] talks about moving boxes and not labeling them until he forgets what's in them. Since he doesn't know what's in them, he writes silly things on the boxes as a joke. Some things are unusual/unlikely (e.g. sand, hydrants, peat) and some are abstract/impossible (e.g. elves, taupe, dark matter). Several of the categories overlap confusingly; for instance, "sand" and "silt" and "dark matter" are all generally considered as "particles"; "membranes", "edges", and "shawls" are all kinds of "manifolds"; "hooves" are part of "bison"; "fog" contains "water"; and "triangles" consist of three "edges".<br />
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===Explanation of boxes===<br />
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"<br />
!Label<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
!Box 1<br />
|-<br />
|Grids||<br />
|-<br />
|Bison||{{w|Bison}}, also known as buffalo, are large animals{{Citation needed}} that would probably not fit in the box{{Citation needed}}.<br />
|-<br />
|Checkerboards||<br />
|-<br />
|Fog||{{w|Fog}} is essentially low-lying clouds which, being gaseous, are hard to box using only cardboard.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 2<br />
|-<br />
|Beacons||<br />
|-<br />
|Elves||<br />
|-<br />
|Sand||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 3<br />
|-<br />
|Hemoglobin||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 4<br />
|-<br />
|Water||<br />
|-<br />
|Hooves||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 5<br />
|-<br />
|Shorebirds||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 6<br />
|-<br />
|Oil||<br />
|-<br />
|Vectors||{{w|Vector}}s are not physical objects, so they cannot be put in boxes.<br />
|-<br />
|Silt||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 7<br />
|-<br />
|Membranes||Delicate thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds. Usually fragile or cut easily. Not something you would expect to be packed with something sharp, which shards are likely to be. <br />
|-<br />
|Shards||Broken pieces of smooth and hard objects, e.g. ceramic, glass, crystal. Something you would normally expect to be thrown out, rather than packed up for moving house.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 8<br />
|-<br />
|Shawls||Simple item of clothing, worn loosly over shoulders. Of rectangular shape, and is supposed to be worn in colder weather, winter.<br />
|-<br />
|Glucose||{{w|Glucose}} is possibly best-known as the sugar plants produce for energy, but can be manufactured.<br />
|-<br />
|Kits||A kit is any set of tools, supplies, and/or instructions for a specific purpose. These could be first aid kits, software development kits, bomb-making kits, sewing kits...<br />
|-<br />
!Box 9<br />
|-<br />
|Hydrants||{{w|Fire Hydrant}}s, which are likely too big to fit n boxes, and is also simply an odd object to be packing into a box.<br />
|-<br />
|Particles||As almost all matter is composed of {{w|particles}}, it is hard to find exceptions. Thus, this is very vague.<br />
|-<br />
|Knots||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 10<br />
|-<br />
|Graphite||<br />
|-<br />
|Taupe|| {{w|Taupe}}, a dark tan color in between brown and gray.<br />
|-<br />
!Box 11<br />
|-<br />
|Field Lines||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 12<br />
|-<br />
|Traps||May be a reference to 'My house is full of traps from [https://what-if.xkcd.com/34// What-If #34]<br />
|-<br />
!Box 13<br />
|-<br />
|Edges||<br />
|-<br />
|Tribes||<br />
|-<br />
|Dough||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 14<br />
|-<br />
|Dark Matter||{{w|Dark Matter}}<br />
|-<br />
!Box 15<br />
|-<br />
|Manifolds||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 16<br />
|-<br />
|Triangles||<br />
|-<br />
|Peat|| {{w|Peat}}, an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation that forms in wetland bogs, moors, mires, and swamps.<br />
|-<br />
|Crowns||<br />
|-<br />
!Box 17<br />
|-<br />
|Scrolls|| {{w|Scroll}}, a roll of papyrus, paper, or parchment that contains writing<br />
|}<br />
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According to the title text, when Randall remembers that he is calling movers, he frantically scribbles "Normal House Stuff" on all the boxes. He says this makes the situation worse because the movers see the scribble and become suspicious.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[A bunch of cardboard boxes stacked up, each labeled]<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" height="80px" width="80px" |<br />
Grids<br><br />
Bison<br><br />
Checkerboards<br><br />
Fog<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px"|<br />
Beacons<br><br />
Elves<br><br />
Sand<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Hemoglobin<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Water<br><br />
Hooves<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Shorebirds<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Oil<br><br />
Vectors<br><br />
Silt <br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Membranes<br><br />
Shards<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Shawls<br><br />
Glucose<br><br />
Kits<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Hydrants<br><br />
Particles<br><br />
Knots<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Graphite<br><br />
Taupe<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Field Lines<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Traps<br />
| style="visibility:hidden" |<br />
|-|<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Edges<br><br />
Tribes<br><br />
Dough<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Dark Matter<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Manifolds<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Triangles<br><br />
Peat<br><br />
Crowns<br />
| colspan="2" width="80px" height="80px" |<br />
Scrolls<br />
|}<br />
[A caption:]<br />
I always forget to label my moving boxes until they're sealed up and I've forgotten what's in them.<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>172.68.55.80https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1756:_I%27m_With_Her&diff=130112Talk:1756: I'm With Her2016-11-07T18:00:17Z<p>172.68.55.80: /* Bit disappointing... */ new section</p>
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The "I'm with her" and H with an arrow are CLEARLY the respective campaign slogan and campaign logo for Hillary Clinton, not some vagueness having to do with bringing a significant other. --[unsigned]<br />
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Has Randall endorsed a presidential candidate before? --[[User:Dfeuer|Dfeuer]] ([[User talk:Dfeuer|talk]]) 17:14, 7 November 2016 (UTC)<br />
He supported Obama on his blog in '08, not in the comic though.<br />
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He could have said any number of clever things about the election, and all he did was put up a campaign sign. Disappointing. [[User:Gmcgath|Gmcgath]] ([[User talk:Gmcgath|talk]]) 17:37, 7 November 2016 (UTC)<br />
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what a cuck --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.51.63|172.68.51.63]] 17:45, 7 November 2016 (UTC)<br />
:: leaving aside the most ridiculous slur of the past few years, I don't know what else did you expect from Randall. I guess you must have stumbled upon this wiki by chance and have never heard of xkcd before.--[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.130|141.101.98.130]] 17:59, 7 November 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I was hoping for a comic today. oh well. Interesting to see how he's planning to vote, though - it's a shame that there are no candidates this year in favor of strong encryption.</div>172.68.55.80https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1738:_Moon_Shapes&diff=128130Talk:1738: Moon Shapes2016-10-03T15:55:02Z<p>172.68.55.80: </p>
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<div>It's a reflection of the nuclear war on [[1626|the sun's surface]]. [[User:Mikemk|Mikemk]] ([[User talk:Mikemk|talk]]) 08:08, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I can't find any photoshopped Moon that looks like the last image. Somebody has to make one. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.207|162.158.92.207]] 13:22, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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: Randall uncharacteristically missed an opportunity for pointing out additional errors that people make: It's interesting to note that you can get a decent estimate of the artist's latitude by looking at how they draw a crescent moon. In equatorial cultures, the crescent looks like a cup or a boat - and they interpret it like that. But if you look at most english language children's books, the crescent looks like a letter 'C' or a 'D' with a human face - suggesting that they were probably made in the tradition of northern Europe. When I first moved from the UK (more or less a 'C'-shaped crescent moon) to the southern USA (more like Randall's depiction of the correctly-drawn crescent with the points at a roughly 45 degree angle to the horizon) - I subconsciously felt that the moon "looked wrong" - it was only much later that I understood the reason.<br />
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: Furthermore, this rotation of the moon relative to the observer also explains why "The man in the moon" is a common trope caused by the pareidolia interpretation of the cratering patterns of the moon in northern cultures. But in southern cultures, people tend to see a rabbit in those full-moon patterns - and that has become the source of many of their stories.<br />
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: Now that I'm more acutely aware of this - it's interesting to note how many movies get the orientation of the moon wrong for the location that their story is supposedly set in! [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 13:41, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::In Japan, for example, the patterns are interpreted as a rabbit making mochi (a sort of dense dumpling made from rice pounded into a powder) on the moon - the Sea of Tranquillity forming the head, and the Sea of Clouds forming part of the pestle in which the rabbit is pounding the rice. {{unsigned ip|188.114.102.167}}<br />
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::Considering how many movies features the famous [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheMountainsOfIllinois Mountains of Illinois], I would be more surprised when they get it right. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 13:38, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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: Not quite sure how to add this but Gibbon is the author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - or a type of Ape. It is not a phase of the moon. Also I think the moon depicted is Waning. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.113|141.101.98.113]] 14:02, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::I think the correct expression is gibbous - "having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle" {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.68}}<br />
:: Yes, the one he says is correct has me thinking: "OMG, the moon is drunk and has fallen over on its ass." No self-respecting moon lies on its back like that.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.114.222|162.158.114.222]] 14:17, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::: Indeed - but that's pretty much how it looks down here in sunny Texas. It's one of those things you never think about - but once the fact of it clicks in your head, you get this visceral feeling of how you're standing on a large ball rather than a flat plane! Ha! Take that flat-earthers! :-) [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:46, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::: Living in Florida, our crescent moons are almost horizontal. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.212.60|108.162.212.60]]<br />
: "Wax gibbon" is probably nothing more than a joke on mispronouncing "waxing gibbous". As drawn, it is the way a waning gibbous would appear in the northern hemisphere, but a waxing gibbous in the southern hemisphere. [[User:Harperska|Harperska]] ([[User talk:Harperska|talk]]) 16:18, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Link to the DreamWorks logo image please? There seem to be multiple versions. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.216|108.162.237.216]] 15:16, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
:I'm surprised Randall missed the chance to include a joke about guys with fishing rods. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.141|162.158.85.141]] 15:41, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::http://www.roadtovr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dreamworks-logo.jpg... Here's the link to the Dreamworks logo. You're welcome. --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|JayRulesXKCD]] ([[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|talk]]) 16:17, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::neither of the examples for the "stars in the moon" apply here. both randall's examples imply a spherical moon. spring and the dreamworks child are supported on a crescent moon for which only the light section actually exists. better examples, please. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.84|141.101.98.84]] 12:26, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
::While the dreamworks logo features a child sitting on the crescent moon as though the dark portion wasn't there, none of the versions of the logo which contain stars in the sky actually show stars 'inside' the moon's disk, so the logo probably isn't a good example of what Randall is complaining about. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpy8mYHQps. [[User:Harperska|Harperska]] ([[User talk:Harperska|talk]]) 17:16, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The first "wrong" image is also only possible if the bright portion is presumed to be the sun during a solar eclipse, assuming the sky is actually depicted as black. You can only have a crescent moon during a solar eclipse if the solar system suddenly acquired a second sun. [[User:Harperska|Harperska]] ([[User talk:Harperska|talk]]) 16:28, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Here's a good counter-example: [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V-N1Fj2RU7Y/Vnvbs3e6JxI/AAAAAAAAouE/X37EuZ2dXmI/s1600/236D5361-D23A-45AD-8D3B-451926D0CA82.jpg EXAMPLE]. The bright dot is actually the ISS transiting the moon - but it certainly looks like an impossibility! [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:50, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The article doesn't mention the "nuclear war" joke. Does it need explaining? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.49|141.101.98.49]] 19:29, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
:It does now. [[User:WingedCat|WingedCat]] ([[User talk:WingedCat|talk]]) 22:24, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
:: your welcome ;-) [[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 22:30, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I've always wanted to create a story, and have the horns of the moon connect on the other side, so you have a blackbody in front of the moon, in parody of this tendency.<br />
Also, interesting how the moon is at different rotations in different locations. I never did see the rabbit in the moon. Now I know why. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.74|108.162.245.74]] 04:34, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Some of the examples of "incorrect" moons are kinda questionable - like, how relevant is the position of the moon when there's literally a giant divine skyperson standing on it, grabbing stars and scattering of them? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.35.80|172.68.35.80]] 23:09, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I fixed part of the explanation by mentioning the title text. --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|JayRulesXKCD]] ([[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|talk]]) 14:41, 26 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
:I think that's enough detail for an explanation, so I removed the "incomplete" bar. --[[User:JayRulesXKCD|JayRulesXKCD]] ([[User talk:JayRulesXKCD|talk]]) 14:52, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Should the table of explanations include the text in the comic? [[User:NotLock|NotLock]] ([[User talk:NotLock|talk]]) 22:30, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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The comic has been updated on xkcd. Randall revised the description of #4. Maybe this should be updated? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.135|108.162.242.135]] 21:55, 27 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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for trivia doesn't mass bend light so IMHO probably still possible for star light on that position [[Special:Contributions/162.158.163.61|162.158.163.61]] 05:07, 28 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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For the Dreamworks logo, it seems that the static versions don't sport the stars-through-the-moon problem, but I suspect the animated versions (the ones showing at the beginning of their movies) might and probably do. As it so happens, I'm watching Kung Fu Panda 2 for the first time right now, - the fishing kid is a turtle in this case, LOL! - and I note that this problem isn't present here, though there are no stars at all during the logo, so that might be the only reason why. (Of course, if a kid can sit there fishing, the rest of the moon is clearly absent, why wouldn't we see stars there, LOL!) - Niceguy1 [[Special:Contributions/108.162.218.239|108.162.218.239]] 18:40, 28 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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I swear to god I've seen an Upside down moon before.... both in the day and at night the cusps were pointed down or towards the horizon heres an example of one https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcysurfer/14631243979 i'm 100% sure this is not fake and that there is no reason why one would use a dslr upsidedown or rotate it in post (this is in the southern hemisphere so that may be why... i also swear that many times i've seen the cusps pointed directly to the side (northern hemisphere)<br />
heres a nasa photo http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/news/InOMN.html<br />
[[User:Needforsuv|Needforsuv]] ([[User talk:Needforsuv|talk]]) 06:57, 3 October 2016 (UTC)<br />
:You haven't, at least not at night. The Flickr photo isn't evidence at all -- people often rotate pictures for best effect. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.55.80|172.68.55.80]] 15:55, 3 October 2016 (UTC)</div>172.68.55.80https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1735:_Fashion_Police_and_Grammar_Police&diff=1273981735: Fashion Police and Grammar Police2016-09-19T21:13:58Z<p>172.68.55.80: /* Table of individual items */ grammatical error</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1735<br />
| date = September 19, 2016<br />
| title = Fashion Police and Grammar Police<br />
| image = fashion_police_and_grammar_police.png<br />
| titletext = * Mad about jorts<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Explain the meaning of the Grammar Police sign and the three words on it. Fill out the table explaining how each point in the list can be said to represent both types of plice.}}<br />
In this comic, two groups of angry protesters are presented and labeled. They should bot be seen as protesting side by side, but rather like two similar groups protesting about different things even though they are in many ways similar.<br />
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The left group represents the '''Fashion Police''' with [[Cueball]] holding a sign saying {{w|Crocs}} not allowed (by showing a pair of Crocs shoes in a circle with a strike through it). The right group represents the '''{{w|Grammar police}}''' with another Cueball holding a sign with three words beneath each other; Their, They're, There. The two groups looks similar, standing in similar poses and apart from Cueball holding signs in each group [[Megan]] is also in the front line of both groups. [[Hairy]] is only shown with the fashion police, together with yet a [[:Category:Multiple Cueballs|Cueball-like guy]], while [[Ponytail]] is only shown with the grammar police together with a bald man with glasses. <br />
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Both types of police are groups of people who make fun of others who wears or says something that doesn't meet their criteria of "good". Fashion police are people who make fun of others who wear clothing that is mismatched, out of style/{{w|fashion}} or straight-up "ugly" to them. Grammar police are people who are "sticklers" to {{w|grammar}} rules and get mad or contradictory if someone uses grammar incorrectly in a sentence. The comic explains how the two groups are similar to each other by listing eight points (plus a ninth in the title text) that can be used on both groups. See explanation in the [[#Table of individual items|table below]].<br />
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The {{w|Fashion Police}} could refer to the American television series of the same name.<br />
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In the caption below the comic [[Randall]] notes that he just realized that these are literally the same people because they exhibit the listed same traits. The use of "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/literally literally]" to emphasize a statement is considered by the grammar police as a dread crime that should be pointed out as such, although the dictionaries already include this definition as acceptable. However it would likely be more appropriate to say figuratively the same people, see [[725: Literally]]. On the other hand, fashion police is known for overusing "literally" in the way the grammar police finds disgusting.<br />
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Ponytail also represented the grammar police in [[1576: I Could Care Less]], where Megan puts her in place after she polices her sentence. Literally was also used here in the title text.<br />
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The title is a ninth point on the list with the star in front representing one more bullet (see the last entry in the [[#Table of individual items|table below]]): <br />
*Mad about jorts.<br />
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==Table of individual items==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Explanation of individual items in the list<br />
!list item<br />
!Explanation<br />
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|Judgmental and Smug || A spelling of the word 'judgmental,' infrequently used in the UK (which is widely regarded to be more fashionable than the US)<br />
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|Angry about something deeply arbitrary || Deeply Arbitrary Internally inconsistent. Arbitrary means based on random chance or whim and as such cannot be strong or deep.<br />
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| Strong opinions backed by style guides ||<br />
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| Appreciate that the way that you are interpreted <i>is</i> your responsibility ||<br />
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| Understand that there's no way to "opt out" of sending messages by how you present yourself, and attempts to do so send strong messages of their own || This means that even if you deliberately choose to not listen to the fashion gurus, then you are actually making a fashion statement anyway, as opposed to those that just don't realize they have a horrible style (and are not dressing wrongly on purpose). Both types can thus be harassed by the Fashion Police. Same goes for those who deliberately do not try to follow the grammar rules. They have thus taken a stance anyway as opposed to those who just do not know how to use grammar correctly. And both types can be harassed for it by the Grammar Police.<br />
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"Attempts" is conjugated in the singular, disagreeing with the plural subject (that is, both groups) implied by "understand"<br />
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|To seem cool and casual, pretend to ignore them while understanding them very well || Cool and casual vague use of an indefinite pronoun & a 'cool and casual' fashion choice is likely entails a significant amount of work, meaning it is not casual at all.<br />
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|Vindictive about things that are often uncomfortably transparent proxies for race or social class||<br />
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| Fun to cheer on until one of them disagrees with you||<br />
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| Mad about jorts (Title text) || "{{w|Shorts#Jorts|Jorts}}" is a {{w|portmanteau}} for a pair of jeans that are made into shorts. The fashion police would be mad about jorts for being unfashionable, while the grammar police would be mad about the word 'jorts' being an inappropriate portmanteau of jeans and shorts, and also for the fact that the sentence could be misinterpreted as if someone like jorts, as in being mad about something in a positive way. Randall has [[:Category:Portmanteau|often used]] portmanteaus as part of his jokes.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Beneath two headings to the left and right are shown two aggressive-looking groups of people with only the four people in the front clearly shown for each group. Behind them five other people can be seen, but they are not drawn with the same solid line and are only partly shown behind the first four, but legs from all five in each group can be seen along with some heads (all Cueball like) and arms etc. The front of the left group consist of Hairy holding a fist up towards left, Megan with her arms crossed in front of her chest, Cueball holding a sign, using both hands, straight up above his head and another Cueball-like guy to the right is holding up a broken branch in one hand toward right. The person behind this last person is shown to hold up his fist towards right like Hairy does to the left. The sign shows a Crocs shoe in a circle with a strike through it going above the Crocs from top left to bottom right. The front of the right group consist of Megan holding both her arms over her head hands folded into fist while looking towards left, Cueball holding a sign, using both hands, towards the right and up above Ponytails head, she is raising one hand in a fist to the left and finally a bald guy with glasses is brandishing a short sword in one hand toward right while holding his other hand palm up. The sign has three similar words written beneath each other.]<br />
:Left: Fashion Police<br />
:Right: Grammar Police<br />
:Sign:<br />
::Their<br />
::They're<br />
::There<br />
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:[Below the two groups are eight points with bullets:]<br />
:*Judgmental and smug<br />
:*Angry about something deeply arbitrary<br />
:*Strong opinions backed by style guides<br />
:*Appreciate that the way that you are interpreted ''is'' your responsibility<br />
:*Understand that there's no way to "opt out" of sending messages by how you present yourself, and attempts to do so send strong messages of their own<br />
:*To seem cool and casual, pretend to ignore them while understanding them very well<br />
:*Vindictive about things that are often uncomfortably transparent proxies for race or social class<br />
:*Fun to cheer on until one of them disagrees with you<br />
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:[Caption below the panel:]<br />
:I just realized these are literally the same people<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]<br />
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]]<br />
[[Category:Language]]<br />
[[Category:Portmanteau]]</div>172.68.55.80