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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by a PALEOCLIMATOLOGIST CELEBRATING THEIR 21st BIRTHDAY - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
+ | On one's 21st birthday (in the United States), it is traditional to taste a wine dated to the year they were born. This comic jokes that paleoclimatologists, who study the climate, use ice instead of wine, drilling into the ground to find the layer matching the birth year of the recipient. | ||
− | [[Megan]], a paleoclimatologist, decides to make a cocktail with the ice from the | + | [[Megan]], a {{w|paleoclimatologist}}, decides to make a cocktail with the ice from the icesheets (present in the Arctic and Antarctic, for example). Normally, scientists would try to date the ice and then try to find the state of the climate when these icesheets formed. Here, Megan tries to find the ice layer corresponding to [[Knit Cap]]'s birth year and asks if Knit Cap has the shaker ready. |
− | The title text says that if they manage to find some | + | The title text says that if they manage to find some ash coming from an eruption with {{w|Camellia sinensis}} growing on it, they'll be able to get a cocktail with tea infused in it, as camellia sinensis is generally used for making tea. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | :[Knit Cap and Megan | + | :[Knit Cap and Megan both wearing knit caps and scarves in a snowy environment taking a look at an ice drill. There is a helicopter on the ground in the background, with their footprints between them and the helicopter. Knit Hat is holding a small container between her hands.] |
:Megan: Next, we'll identify the ice core layer matching your birth year. Do you have the shaker ready? | :Megan: Next, we'll identify the ice core layer matching your birth year. Do you have the shaker ready? | ||