Talk:1256: Questions - Revision history

Elizium23: unclear about "T minus" interpretations

2026-02-10T09:53:29Z

unclear about "T minus" interpretations

2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9: i messed up the formatting

2026-02-10T09:36:05Z

i messed up the formatting

2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9 at 09:35, 10 February 2026

2026-02-10T09:35:33Z

FaviFake at 22:12, 9 May 2025

2025-05-09T22:12:06Z

FaviFake at 22:11, 9 May 2025

2025-05-09T22:11:24Z

172.68.174.205: /* Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes */ new section

2023-10-02T21:11:19Z

‎Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes: new section

An user who has no account yet at 15:42, 5 September 2023

2023-09-05T15:42:47Z

An user who has no account yet at 15:42, 5 September 2023

2023-09-05T15:42:22Z

172.70.90.110: Unsigned. Giving correct credit/timestamp

2023-07-23T14:47:10Z

Unsigned. Giving correct credit/timestamp

JakubNarebski: Why are there two slashes after http?

2023-07-23T10:31:32Z

Why are there two slashes after http?

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	"Why is there a red line through HTTPS on Facebook?" is probably because they've visited a scam site ''claiming'' to be facebook, and that scam site has an invalid ssl certificate -[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9\|2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9]] 09:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)		"Why is there a red line through HTTPS on Facebook?" is probably because they've visited a scam site ''claiming'' to be facebook, and that scam site has an invalid ssl certificate -[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9\|2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9]] 09:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)
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		+	While the {{w\|Countdown}} article on Wikipedia says that "T minus" may stand for "test" or "time", it is unclear whether there is consensus around this "test" nomenclature. There is [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127193735/https://www1.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/sts-121/qa-leinbach.html definitely a NASA Launch Director] who says it really did stand for "test" and not "time" back in the day! But it seems that common parlance has really taken over the meaning as "time" anyway. [[User:Elizium23\|Elizium23]] ([[User talk:Elizium23\|talk]]) 09:53, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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	:I agree! --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)		:I agree! --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

−	: "Why is there a red line through HTTPS on Facebook?" is probably because they've visited a scam site ''claiming'' to be facebook, and that scam site has an invalid ssl certificate -[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9\|2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9]] 09:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)	+	"Why is there a red line through HTTPS on Facebook?" is probably because they've visited a scam site ''claiming'' to be facebook, and that scam site has an invalid ssl certificate -[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9\|2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9]] 09:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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	I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained. -- 172.68.174.205 at 23:11, 2 October 2023‎		I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained. -- 172.68.174.205 at 23:11, 2 October 2023‎
	:I agree! --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)		:I agree! --[[User:FaviFake\|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake\|talk]]) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)
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		+	: "Why is there a red line through HTTPS on Facebook?" is probably because they've visited a scam site ''claiming'' to be facebook, and that scam site has an invalid ssl certificate -[[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9\|2A00:23C5:4080:7C01:7D:A97D:DD34:D9D9]] 09:35, 10 February 2026 (UTC)

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 ;Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes
-I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained.
+I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained. -- 172.68.174.205 at 23:11, 2 October 2023‎
 :I agree! --[[User:FaviFake|FaviFake]] ([[User talk:FaviFake|talk]]) 22:11, 9 May 2025 (UTC)

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 why do trees die [[User:An user who has no account yet|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet|talk]]) 15:42, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
-== Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes ==
+;Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes
 I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained.

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	why aren't there guns in harry potter and		why aren't there guns in harry potter and
	why do trees die [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 15:42, 5 September 2023 (UTC)		why do trees die [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 15:42, 5 September 2023 (UTC)
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		+	== Does not explain the juxtaposition jokes ==
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		+	I feel like this article is a little overly literal and fails to explain the actual recurring joke of the comic, which is the juxtaposition of related searches in specific orders for a humorous implication. The best example may be the series of spider-related searches capped with, "Why are spiderbites itchy?", implying that the person who was distressed about all the spiders has been bitten. Simply including the answers to the questions doesn't actually explain the source of humor. I'm pretty new here, so maybe I'm missing the point, but I don't think this article can be considered complete if the main joke isn't explained.

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 why are there physics,
 why is there a red line through https,
-why is there so many svchost.exe running
+why is there so many svchost.exe running,
 why aren't there guns in harry potter and
 why do trees die [[User:An user who has no account yet|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet|talk]]) 15:42, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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	About ''"Why are there two slashes after http?"'', and ''Sir Tim Berners-Lee admits the forward slashes in every web address 'were a mistake''' - it turns out that those two slashes are quite useful to create so called "scheme relative" or "protocol relative" URI by having an URI that starts with two slashes. {{unsigned\|JakubNarebski\|10:31, 23 July 2023}}		About ''"Why are there two slashes after http?"'', and ''Sir Tim Berners-Lee admits the forward slashes in every web address 'were a mistake''' - it turns out that those two slashes are quite useful to create so called "scheme relative" or "protocol relative" URI by having an URI that starts with two slashes. {{unsigned\|JakubNarebski\|10:31, 23 July 2023}}
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		+	best parts:
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		+	why are there physics,
		+	why is there a red line through https,
		+	why is there so many svchost.exe running
		+	why aren't there guns in harry potter and
		+	why do trees die [[User:An user who has no account yet\|An user who has no account yet]] ([[User talk:An user who has no account yet\|talk]]) 15:42, 5 September 2023 (UTC)

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	:Ok, done and dusted. Anything still 'unimproved' is something I didn't think I could do anything about (or consider). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.221\|162.158.34.221]] 21:20, 9 September 2022 (UTC)		:Ok, done and dusted. Anything still 'unimproved' is something I didn't think I could do anything about (or consider). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.221\|162.158.34.221]] 21:20, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

−	About ''"Why are there two slashes after http?"'', and ''Sir Tim Berners-Lee admits the forward slashes in every web address 'were a mistake''' - it turns out that those two slashes are quite useful to create so called "scheme relative" or "protocol relative" URI by having an URI that starts with two slashes.	+	About ''"Why are there two slashes after http?"'', and ''Sir Tim Berners-Lee admits the forward slashes in every web address 'were a mistake''' - it turns out that those two slashes are quite useful to create so called "scheme relative" or "protocol relative" URI by having an URI that starts with two slashes. {{unsigned\|JakubNarebski\|10:31, 23 July 2023}}

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	<s>I fully intended to reintegrate any useful changes from [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1256:_Questions&diff=294535&oldid=294532 this edit] into my own, independent and edit-conflicted, edit (that obviously took longer to go through) that I pushed in over the top so that I at least could then look at what I may also then re-alter. Once I had worked out the differences. But I cannot do it immediately, and I notice it took a different slant to my own attempt to further update so I beg your indulgance while I juggle the diffs, in a local copy, for maybe an hour or two. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.26\|172.70.86.26]] 15:33, 9 September 2022 (UTC)</s>		<s>I fully intended to reintegrate any useful changes from [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1256:_Questions&diff=294535&oldid=294532 this edit] into my own, independent and edit-conflicted, edit (that obviously took longer to go through) that I pushed in over the top so that I at least could then look at what I may also then re-alter. Once I had worked out the differences. But I cannot do it immediately, and I notice it took a different slant to my own attempt to further update so I beg your indulgance while I juggle the diffs, in a local copy, for maybe an hour or two. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.26\|172.70.86.26]] 15:33, 9 September 2022 (UTC)</s>
	:Ok, done and dusted. Anything still 'unimproved' is something I didn't think I could do anything about (or consider). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.221\|162.158.34.221]] 21:20, 9 September 2022 (UTC)		:Ok, done and dusted. Anything still 'unimproved' is something I didn't think I could do anything about (or consider). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.34.221\|162.158.34.221]] 21:20, 9 September 2022 (UTC)
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		+	About ''"Why are there two slashes after http?"'', and ''Sir Tim Berners-Lee admits the forward slashes in every web address 'were a mistake''' - it turns out that those two slashes are quite useful to create so called "scheme relative" or "protocol relative" URI by having an URI that starts with two slashes.