992: Mnemonics - Revision history

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PRR: /* Explanation */ typo: "mentionned" can be spelt as "mentioned"

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‎Explanation: typo: "mentionned" can be spelt as "mentioned"

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172.70.162.99: /* Transcript */ Another tweak (not my error, just my oversight... :)

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‎Transcript: Another tweak (not my error, just my oversight... :)

172.70.162.99: /* Transcript */ ...well, that's one error immediately spotted and sorted, straight after posting. ;)

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‎Transcript: ...well, that's one error immediately spotted and sorted, straight after posting. ;)

172.70.162.100: /* Transcript */ Made the grey(/gray) clear. Made the 'intro clue' not "literal". 'Solved' the issue of a literal looking like transcript-markup. Marked-up the non-literal "who says this" element. Probably added an error or two, in doing all these things!

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‎Transcript: Made the grey(/gray) clear. Made the 'intro clue' not "literal". 'Solved' the issue of a literal looking like transcript-markup. Marked-up the non-literal "who says this" element. Probably added an error or two, in doing all these things!

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 ==Transcript==
-:xkcd Presents:
+:XKCD Presents:
 :'''Some New Science Mnemonics'''

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 ==Transcript==
-:XKCD Presents:
+:xkcd Presents:
 :'''Some New Science Mnemonics'''

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 **Earlier traditional Planets mnemonics included Pluto, which was "officially" considered a planet before 2006. The traditional mnemonic at that time was '''M'''y '''V'''ery '''E'''xcellent '''M'''other '''J'''ust '''S'''erved '''U'''s '''N'''ine '''P'''izzas, instead of just nachos.
-*The {{w|Great Lakes}} mentioned by the title text are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario
+*The {{w|Great Lakes}} mentioned by the title text are Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario.
 **''{{w|Sailor Moon}}'' is an anime and manga series. The eponymous {{w|Sailor Moon (character)|Sailor Moon}} (Usagi Tsukino), has never had her head exploded, however.
 **''{{w|Paddle-to-the-Sea}}'' is an illustrated children's book by {{w|Holling C. Holling}} about a toy boat's journey through the Great Lakes.

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 *In the geologic periods frame, the illustration is of a month's worth of "the pill", a common contraceptive. The affliction Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, causes women to have an irregular menstrual period. This can be treated with a low powered version of the contraceptive pill. Here, [[Randall]] has misspelt the word "contraceptive".
-*{{w|Electronic_color_code#Resistors|Resistor Color Codes}} represent the values 0 through 9 and are used to indicate the resistance value of discrete cylindrical resistors, with 2 or 3 color bands around the resistor body for the significant digits of the value and another color band for a power of ten multiplier.  A resistor with Yellow-Violet-Red bands would be 47 x 10^2 or 4700 ohms. {{w|Glenn Beck}} is shown in this panel, a far-right conservative commentator in the US who used to have a show on the {{w|Fox News}} Network. His yelling about "Big Brother reptilian overlords" is a reference to his [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-top-9-glenn-beck-cons_b_3361097 real-life promotion of conspiracy theories]. Resistor color codes were previously mentionned in [[227: Color Codes]].
+*{{w|Electronic_color_code#Resistors|Resistor Color Codes}} represent the values 0 through 9 and are used to indicate the resistance value of discrete cylindrical resistors, with 2 or 3 color bands around the resistor body for the significant digits of the value and another color band for a power of ten multiplier.  A resistor with Yellow-Violet-Red bands would be 47 x 10^2 or 4700 ohms. {{w|Glenn Beck}} is shown in this panel, a far-right conservative commentator in the US who used to have a show on the {{w|Fox News}} Network. His yelling about "Big Brother reptilian overlords" is a reference to his [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-top-9-glenn-beck-cons_b_3361097 real-life promotion of conspiracy theories]. Resistor color codes were previously mentioned in [[227: Color Codes]].
 **The prevailing mnemonic for resistor color codes is rather vulgar (and memorable), hence Randall's comment "none I care for". It involved Bad Boys (or sometimes Black Boys, helping to distinguish black from brown) and Young Girls, as well as a specific girl named Violet. However, there are many other mnemonics, to the point that Wikipedia has a {{w|List of electronic color code mnemonics|whole page dedicated to them}}.
 **{{w|WP:BOLD|Be Bold}} is a {{w|Wikipedia}} credo. Respect Others may be a reference to {{w|WP:AGF|Assume Good Faith}}, another Wikipedia philosophy.

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 *{{w|Electronic_color_code#Resistors|Resistor Color Codes}} represent the values 0 through 9 and are used to indicate the resistance value of discrete cylindrical resistors, with 2 or 3 color bands around the resistor body for the significant digits of the value and another color band for a power of ten multiplier.  A resistor with Yellow-Violet-Red bands would be 47 x 10^2 or 4700 ohms. {{w|Glenn Beck}} is shown in this panel, a far-right conservative commentator in the US who used to have a show on the {{w|Fox News}} Network. His yelling about "Big Brother reptilian overlords" is a reference to his [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-top-9-glenn-beck-cons_b_3361097 real-life promotion of conspiracy theories]. Resistor color codes were previously mentionned in [[227: Color Codes]].
-**The prevailing mnemonic for resistor color codes is rather vulgar (and memorable), hence Randall's comment "none I care for". It involved Bad Boys and Young Girls, as well as a specific girl named Violet. However, there are many other mnemonics, to the point that Wikipedia has a {{w|List of electronic color code mnemonics|whole page dedicated to them}}.
+**The prevailing mnemonic for resistor color codes is rather vulgar (and memorable), hence Randall's comment "none I care for". It involved Bad Boys (or sometimes Black Boys, helping to distinguish black from brown) and Young Girls, as well as a specific girl named Violet. However, there are many other mnemonics, to the point that Wikipedia has a {{w|List of electronic color code mnemonics|whole page dedicated to them}}.
 **{{w|WP:BOLD|Be Bold}} is a {{w|Wikipedia}} credo. Respect Others may be a reference to {{w|WP:AGF|Assume Good Faith}}, another Wikipedia philosophy.

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 :**''Subject''
 :**''Elements''
-:**''Traditional mnemonic''
+:**''Traditional mnemonic(s)''
 :**''Illustrated contents of frame''
 :*[Below panel frame]
-:**''New mnemonics)''
+:**''New mnemonic(s)''
 :...there are three rows with two situations in each, unequally sized as required for respective widths of contents.]

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 :'''Some New Science Mnemonics'''
-:''(Pattern goes:''
+:[Pattern of each given situation goes:
-:''Subject''
+:*[Within panel frame]
-:''Elements''
+:**''Subject''
-:''Traditional mnemonic''
+:**''Elements''
-:''Contents of frame''
+:**''Traditional mnemonic''
-:''New mnemonics)''
+:**''Illustrated contents of frame''
 :'''Order of Operations'''
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 :'''SI Prefixes'''
-:Big: Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta, Exa, Zetta, (Yotta)
+:[In this section, the final words (and preceding comma) are given in a roughly halftone gray for the two given lists of terms and each respective mnemonic.]
-:Milli, Micro, Nano, Pico, Femto, Atto, Zepto, (Yocto)
+:Big: Kilo, Mega, Giga, Tera, Peta, Exa, Zetta[Halftone:], Yotta
-:Traditional: [I never learned one.]
+:Milli, Micro, Nano, Pico, Femto, Atto, Zepto[Halftone:], Yocto
 :[Graph of the declining profits of the Zune.]
 :[Karl Marx delivering a number of zeppelins to a bunch of confused proletarians.]
-:Proletarians (off-screen): Er. What do we do with them?
+:[Proletarians (off-screen):] Er. What do we do with them?
-:Karl Marx: Rise!
+:[Karl Marx:] Rise!
-:Big: Karl Marx Gave The Proletariat Eleven Zeppelins, Yo.
+:Big: Karl Marx Gave The Proletariat Eleven Zeppelins[Halftone:], Yo.
-:Small: Microsoft Made No Profit From Anyone's Zunes, Yo.
+:Small: Microsoft Made No Profit From Anyone's Zunes[Halftone:], Yo.
 :'''Taxonomy'''
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 :Traditional: King Philip Came Over For Good Sex
 :[Katy Perry standing.]
-:Katy Perry: I'm not sure who doubts this, really.
+:[Katy Perry:] I'm not sure who doubts this, really.
 :Katy Perry Claims Orgasms Feel Good Sometimes
 :or
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 :'''Geologic Periods'''
 :(Precambrian), Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene
-:Traditional: [I never learned one.]
+:Traditional: [Text in square-brackets:] I never learned one.
 :[A month's set of birth control pills.]
 :PolyCystic Ovarian Syndrome Does Cause Problems That Judicious Contraceptves [sic] Partially Negate
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 :'''Resistor Color Codes'''
 :Black Brown, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet, Gray, White
-:Traditional: [none I care for]
+:Traditional: [Text in square-brackets:] none I care for
 :[Glenn Beck holding the traditional "Nanobot Vaccine Chemtrail 9/11" sign.]
 :"Big Brother Reptilian Overlords", yelled Glenn, "Brainwashing Via Ground water!!";
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 :Traditional: My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos
 :[A pregnant Mary attempting to explain things to an incredulous Joseph with black hair and full beard]
-:Joseph: Uh huh.
+:[Joseph:] Uh huh.
 :Mary's "Virgin" Explanation Made Joseph Suspect Upstairs Neighbor.