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 ==Explanation==
-This comic is a reference to the press conference held by NASA on 28th September 2015, (the same day this comic was published), which confirmed the existence of liquid water at the surface of {{w|Mars}}. The comic was posted before the NASA press conference was held, although speculation about the announcement had already occurred.
+This comic is a reference to the press conference held by NASA on 28th September 2015 (the same day this comic was published), which confirmed the existence of liquid water at the surface of {{w|Mars}}. The comic was posted before the NASA press conference was held, although speculation about the announcement had already occurred.
 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 first comments he is holding a microphone so he is "real loud now." He then asks how the data about Mars relates to data in other fields like medicine and sports. This may seem like an intelligent question upon first glance, but it is in fact nonsensical.  Afterwards he asks if Mars has been "ruined" by getting wet, or if Mars will be okay when it dries out. Some things, e.g. indoor furniture, can be damaged by water, but Mars is not one of those things. When asked if he has any other questions he asks why {{w|Luke Skywalker}} was being hassled at the {{w|Mos Eisley Cantina}} in ''{{w|Star Wars}}''. ([https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Cornelius_Evazan Dr. Evazan] and [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ponda_Baba Ponda Baba] simply told Luke that "[they] don't like [him]", but Beret Guy is evidently not satisfied by that explanation.) Although this may be somewhat space-related, NASA is not an organization that explains films, whether or not they are space related. The other reporters forget their original questions and join in on the irrelevant discussion, much to the dismay of the NASA scientist.

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 This comic is a reference to the press conference held by NASA on 28th September 2015, (the same day this comic was published), which confirmed the existence of liquid water at the surface of {{w|Mars}}. The comic was posted before the NASA press conference was held, although speculation about the announcement had already occurred.
-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 first comments he is holding a microphone so he is "real loud now." He then asks how the data about Mars relates to data in other fields like medicine and sports. This may seem like an intelligent question upon first glance, but it is in fact nonsensical.  Afterwards he asks if Mars has been "ruined" by getting wet, or if Mars will be okay when it dries out. Some things, e.g. indoor furniture, can be damaged by water, but Mars is not one of those things.{{Citation needed}} When asked if he has any other questions he asks why {{w|Luke Skywalker}} was being hassled at the {{w|Mos Eisley Cantina}} in ''{{w|Star Wars}}''. ([https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Cornelius_Evazan Dr. Evazan] and [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ponda_Baba Ponda Baba] simply told Luke that "[they] don't like [him]", but Beret Guy is evidently not satisfied by that explanation.) Although this may be somewhat space-related, NASA is not an organization that explains films, whether or not they are space related. The other reporters forget their original questions and join in on the irrelevant discussion, much to the dismay of the NASA scientist.
+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 first comments he is holding a microphone so he is "real loud now." He then asks how the data about Mars relates to data in other fields like medicine and sports. This may seem like an intelligent question upon first glance, but it is in fact nonsensical.  Afterwards he asks if Mars has been "ruined" by getting wet, or if Mars will be okay when it dries out. Some things, e.g. indoor furniture, can be damaged by water, but Mars is not one of those things. When asked if he has any other questions he asks why {{w|Luke Skywalker}} was being hassled at the {{w|Mos Eisley Cantina}} in ''{{w|Star Wars}}''. ([https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Cornelius_Evazan Dr. Evazan] and [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Ponda_Baba Ponda Baba] simply told Luke that "[they] don't like [him]", but Beret Guy is evidently not satisfied by that explanation.) Although this may be somewhat space-related, NASA is not an organization that explains films, whether or not they are space related. The other reporters forget their original questions and join in on the irrelevant discussion, much to the dismay of the NASA scientist.
 This is probably meant to mock previous NASA press conferences, where reporters have asked inane questions that reveal their total ignorance of the field.
-The title text refers to [[Elon Musk]], who suggested [https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/us/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-feat/ nuking Mars] as a faster way of warming it up to make it habitable. This would certainly be a cheaper way of ruining Mars, as one nuclear warhead can do much more damage than many rovers {citation needed}}
+The title text refers to [[Elon Musk]], who suggested [https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/us/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-feat/ nuking Mars] as a faster way of warming it up to make it habitable. This would certainly be a cheaper way of ruining Mars, as one nuclear warhead can do much more damage than many rovers.
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 This is probably meant to mock previous NASA press conferences, where reporters have asked inane questions that reveal their total ignorance of the field.
-The title text refers to [[Elon Musk]], who suggested [https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/us/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-feat/ nuking Mars] as a faster way of warming it up to make it habitable.
+The title text refers to [[Elon Musk]], who suggested [https://edition.cnn.com/2015/09/11/us/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-feat/ nuking Mars] as a faster way of warming it up to make it habitable. This would certainly be a cheaper way of ruining Mars, as one nuclear warhead can do much more damage than many rovers {citation needed}}
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