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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a 1/10,000TH SCALE WEATHER BALLOON. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | Models of large-scale objects (cars, airplanes, etc.) are typically produced at a given scale, given as a ratio between the original object (the first number) and the model (the second number). The same applies to maps and globes. What Randall has here, though, is neither a map nor a model but a seemingly complete copy of Earth, at a 1:10,000 scale. Various features and warnings are labeled. | |
− | + | Real-world phenomena are reproduced at scale, for humorous effect. A real 1/10,000th scale "Earth" would have a diameter of less than a mile, and a surface area of around 10 miles, the approximate dimensions of a medium-sized asteroid. On such an object, constrained by known physics, there would be no air, standing water, weather, or large magma bodies, and any sort of rough-housing would irrecoverably catapult the visitor into space. The scenario depicted better fits the case of Earth at 1x and the visitors at 10,000x. The biological consequences of such a scenario would be . . . unfortunate, to say the least - as if humans weren't already doing enough environmental damage. Assuming that a human on a 1x Earth weighing 750 tons would be able to do anything other than instantly collapse and suffocate. | |
− | + | Normally in a miniature model most warnings try to prevent the visitors from accidentally doing something cataclysmic to the model. Likewise, the "ocean play area rules" in the title text tell visitors not to create any {{w|megatsunami}}s, which could conceivably be induced by a cannonball dive. But as digging seems to be discouraged mainly where it causes Vulcans to break out the visitors seem to be given a far greater freedom than usual. | |
− | + | Earlier comics illustrating relative scale include [[482: Height]], [[681: Gravity Wells]], [[1276: Angular Size]], and [[1389: Surface Area]]. | |
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!Notes | !Notes | ||
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| Watch out for airliners cruising near shoulder level | | Watch out for airliners cruising near shoulder level | ||
− | | Unintentional catastrophic damage to air traffic. | + | | Unintentional catastrophic damage to air traffic. Also, airplane speed very similar to the speed at which a bullet is fired [https://pinchito.es/2019/high-speeds] |
| At this scale, the lowest airliner cruising altitude would be 3 ft or 0.9 m [https://time.com/5309905/how-high-do-planes-fly/#:~:text=Commercial%20aircraft%20typically%20fly%20between,that%20can%20present%20safety%20issues.], shoulder height for a 5-year-old [https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/height-weight-teens.php]. Scaling the height of the highest plane to ever fly [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/cox/2017/05/28/altitude/102185856/] puts it at 9 ft, which would put it just over the head of the tallest person who ever lived [https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever] | | At this scale, the lowest airliner cruising altitude would be 3 ft or 0.9 m [https://time.com/5309905/how-high-do-planes-fly/#:~:text=Commercial%20aircraft%20typically%20fly%20between,that%20can%20present%20safety%20issues.], shoulder height for a 5-year-old [https://www.disabled-world.com/calculators-charts/height-weight-teens.php]. Scaling the height of the highest plane to ever fly [https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/columnist/cox/2017/05/28/altitude/102185856/] puts it at 9 ft, which would put it just over the head of the tallest person who ever lived [https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/robert-wadlow-tallest-man-ever] | ||
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| Trip hazard: Appalachian Mountains | | Trip hazard: Appalachian Mountains | ||
| At half a foot tall, the Appalachians could trip visitors who are not being careful. | | At half a foot tall, the Appalachians could trip visitors who are not being careful. | ||
− | | 6684 ft | + | | 6684 ft = 0.67 ft in model world |
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| Do not stand or climb on Mt. Everest | | Do not stand or climb on Mt. Everest | ||
| One may destroy the model. | | One may destroy the model. | ||
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| Caution: Hydro-thermal vents underfoot | | Caution: Hydro-thermal vents underfoot | ||
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| Danger: positive lightning! Do not touch cloud tops | | Danger: positive lightning! Do not touch cloud tops | ||
− | | The cumulonimbus cloud is an electrocution hazard, as Megan is learning the hard way | + | | The cumulonimbus cloud is an electrocution hazard, as Megan is learning the hard way: Getting too close to the positive cloud tops risks causing lightning to arc into you down to the negative ground. |
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| Avoid hypoxia by regularly sitting to bring your lungs below the death zone | | Avoid hypoxia by regularly sitting to bring your lungs below the death zone | ||
| The scale world even has a scale atmosphere, and visitors are cautioned to regularly sit down so they can breathe below the {{w|death zone}}, which is approximately two and a half feet above the surface. | | The scale world even has a scale atmosphere, and visitors are cautioned to regularly sit down so they can breathe below the {{w|death zone}}, which is approximately two and a half feet above the surface. | ||
− | | The death zone is approximately 8,000 meters above the ground, equating to 0.8 meters or 2.62 feet in the model world | + | | The death zone is approximately 8,000 meters above the ground, equating to 0.8 meters or 2.62 feet in the model world. |
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| Do <i>not</i> dig near Yellowstone | | Do <i>not</i> dig near Yellowstone | ||
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| Please do not smack weather balloons | | Please do not smack weather balloons | ||
− | | | + | | It's not very nice |
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| Be careful not to step on cities with especially pointy towers, like Toronto, Seattle, and Dubai | | Be careful not to step on cities with especially pointy towers, like Toronto, Seattle, and Dubai | ||
− | | The {{w|CN Tower}}, the {{w|Space Needle}} and the {{w|Burj Khalifa}} are much taller than they are wide, thus, "pointy. | + | | The {{w|CN Tower}}, the {{w|Space Needle}} and the {{w|Burj Khalifa}} are much taller than they are wide, thus, "pointy". The Burj Khalifa, the tallest of the three, would stand at 3.2 inches (8.3 cm) at this scale, making it possible to impale it on one's foot when walking |
− | | | + | | This seems to be exclusively for the visitors' benefit, rather than that of the cities. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | RULES | |
− | + | For visitors to my 1/10,000th scale world | |
− | + | 1 meter = 10 km 1 ft = 10,000 ft ~ 2 miles | |
− | + | Watch out for airliners cruising near shoulder level | |
− | : | + | Trip hazard: Appalachian Mountains |
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− | + | Do not stand or climb on Mt. Everest | |
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− | : | + | Caution: Hydro-thermal vents underfoot |
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− | + | Children must be supervised while in the ocean, especially near trenches | |
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− | : | + | Danger: positive lightning! Do not touch cloud tops |
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− | + | Avoid hypoxia by regularly sitting to bring your lungs below the death zone | |
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− | + | Do <i>not</i> dig near Yellowstone | |
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− | + | Please do not smack weather balloons | |
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− | + | Be careful not to step on cities with especially pointy towers, like Toronto, Seattle, and Dubai | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Geography]] | [[Category:Geography]] | ||
[[Category:Geology]] | [[Category:Geology]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Hairy]] | ||
[[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] | [[Category:Multiple Cueballs]] |