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− | + | [[Cueball]] seems to be attending a meeting a physics facility that has a particle accelerator. The Physicist asks him his thoughts about the Tertiary F.E.L guidance system that is a component of the particle accelerator. This sounds like the normal kind of jargon that you would hear in such a meeting. | |
− | As the | + | As the text below the comic says, Cueball has spent the previous night reading {{w|simple:|the Simple English Wikipedia}}, a simplified version of Wikipedia intended to be easier to understand than the original, and now he finds himself talking in the same simple style. This makes him sound somewhat child-like and uneducated, but in fact he has clearly communicated the ramifications of relying on a sub-system that is known to be faulty. The accelerator would not perform its intended function, and may even be damaged. |
− | From the title text, Randall believes that if people teaching advanced mathematics followed this style, their subject would be more accessible. The implication is that more people would be drawn to studying mathematics and that (naturally) the world would be a better place because of this | + | From the title text, Randall believes that if people teaching advanced mathematics followed this style, their subject would be more accessible. The implication is that more people would be drawn to studying mathematics and that (naturally) the world would be a better place because of this! |
− | This concept was later revisited in [[ | + | This concept was later revisited in [[1133:_Up_Goer_Five| 1133 Up Goer Five]]. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | : | + | :Friend: Do you have any thoughts regarding the particle accelerator's tertiary F.E.L. Guidance System? |
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:Cueball: We can't put the broken part in the machine. It wouldn't smash the right tiny things together. Then the machine might break. | :Cueball: We can't put the broken part in the machine. It wouldn't smash the right tiny things together. Then the machine might break. | ||
:Cueball: That would be very bad. | :Cueball: That would be very bad. | ||
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:I spent all night reading simple.wikipedia.org, and now I can't stop talking like this. | :I spent all night reading simple.wikipedia.org, and now I can't stop talking like this. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
[[Category:Wikipedia]] | [[Category:Wikipedia]] | ||
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