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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic is a reference to the press conference held by NASA on 28th September 2015, (the same day this comic | + | This comic is a reference to the press conference to be held by NASA on 28th September 2015, (the same day this comic is published), which promises to solve "The Mars Mystery", and possibly announce the discovery of water or life on Mars. |
− | The "questions" portion of the press conference is derailed by [[Beret Guy]], acting as a reporter for a network known only as "The News". He | + | The "questions" portion of the press conference is derailed by [[Beret Guy]], acting as a reporter for a network known only as "The News". He asks irrelevant questions about how the data relates to other (entirely unrelated) fields and also asks questions related to the Star Wars movie franchise. This causes the other reporters to forget their original questions and to join in on the irrelevant discussion, much to the dismay of the NASA scientist. |
− | + | The subtext refers to Elon Musk, who suggested [http://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/us/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-feat/ nuking Mars] as a means of making it habitable. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | :[Cueball is standing | + | {{incomplete transcript}} |
+ | :[Cueball is standing at a podium with the NASA logo on it] | ||
:Cueball: That concludes the press conference. Any questions? | :Cueball: That concludes the press conference. Any questions? | ||
:Cueball: Yes, you, from... it just says "The News"? | :Cueball: Yes, you, from... it just says "The News"? | ||
− | + | :[Beret Guy is standing in a crowd holding a microphone] | |
− | :[Beret Guy is standing in a crowd holding a microphone | ||
:Beret Guy: Hi! I have a microphone so I'm real loud now. | :Beret Guy: Hi! I have a microphone so I'm real loud now. | ||
:Beret Guy: How does this Mars data compare to data from other fields? Like medicine? Or sports? | :Beret Guy: How does this Mars data compare to data from other fields? Like medicine? Or sports? | ||
− | + | :Cueball (offscreen): That question makes no sense. | |
− | :Cueball (offscreen): That question makes no sense. | ||
:Beret Guy: If there's water on Mars, is it ruined? | :Beret Guy: If there's water on Mars, is it ruined? | ||
:Beret Guy: Or will it be okay when it dries out? | :Beret Guy: Or will it be okay when it dries out? | ||
:Cueball (offscreen): Any ''other'' questions? | :Cueball (offscreen): Any ''other'' questions? | ||
− | + | :[The shot zooms out, now showing both Cueball at the podium and the crowd] | |
− | :[The shot zooms out, showing | + | :Beret Guy: What were those guys hassling Luke in the Mos Eisley Cantina trying to accomplish? I felt like I was supposed to understand that. |
− | :Beret Guy: What were those guys hassling Luke in the Mos Eisley Cantina trying to accomplish? I felt like I was supposed to understand that. | ||
:Cueball: Anyone ''else?'' | :Cueball: Anyone ''else?'' | ||
:Ponytail: That's now my question, too. | :Ponytail: That's now my question, too. | ||
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