Talk:1904: Research Risks - Revision history

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	I realize it's incredibly trite to point this out, but there are billions of very much alive dinosaurs. They're members of the clade ''Aves''. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)		I realize it's incredibly trite to point this out, but there are billions of very much alive dinosaurs. They're members of the clade ''Aves''. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

−	Oh come on, we canadians value our maple syrup far too much to be as careless to have an orbital maple syrup delivery result in a catastrophe. There would be at least six ~~failures~~ in place even if we were confident nothing would go wrong. --'''Tiny Desk Engineer''' ([[User talk:TinyDeskEngineer\|talk]]) "My user page can't be vandalized if it never existed" 22:28, 26 January 2023 (UTC)	+	Oh come on, we canadians value our maple syrup far too much to be as careless to have an orbital maple syrup delivery result in a catastrophe. There would be at least six failsafes in place even if we were confident nothing would go wrong. --'''Tiny Desk Engineer''' ([[User talk:TinyDeskEngineer\|talk]]) "My user page can't be vandalized if it never existed" 22:28, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

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	I realize it's incredibly trite to point this out, but there are billions of very much alive dinosaurs. They're members of the clade ''Aves''. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)		I realize it's incredibly trite to point this out, but there are billions of very much alive dinosaurs. They're members of the clade ''Aves''. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)
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		+	Oh come on, we canadians value our maple syrup far too much to be as careless to have an orbital maple syrup delivery result in a catastrophe. There would be at least six failures in place even if we were confident nothing would go wrong. --'''Tiny Desk Engineer''' ([[User talk:TinyDeskEngineer\|talk]]) "My user page can't be vandalized if it never existed" 22:28, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

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	[[Special:Contributions/172.68.238.35\|172.68.238.35]] 17:20, 3 May 2022 (UTC)Dentistry should be higher up on used by villain since some villains weaponize their teeth ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/6/69/Anjero_eat_dog.png/revision/latest?cb=20160402052326 Anjuro Katagiri] for example), especially if its sharp.		[[Special:Contributions/172.68.238.35\|172.68.238.35]] 17:20, 3 May 2022 (UTC)Dentistry should be higher up on used by villain since some villains weaponize their teeth ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/6/69/Anjero_eat_dog.png/revision/latest?cb=20160402052326 Anjuro Katagiri] for example), especially if its sharp.
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		+	I realize it's incredibly trite to point this out, but there are billions of very much alive dinosaurs. They're members of the clade ''Aves''. [[User:Nitpicking\|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking\|talk]]) 01:06, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

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	The comments for Botany should probably include reference to the supervillain Poison Ivy		The comments for Botany should probably include reference to the supervillain Poison Ivy
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		+	[[Special:Contributions/172.68.238.35\|172.68.238.35]] 17:20, 3 May 2022 (UTC)Dentistry should be higher up on used by villain since some villains weaponize their teeth ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/jjba/images/6/69/Anjero_eat_dog.png/revision/latest?cb=20160402052326 Anjuro Katagiri] for example), especially if its sharp.

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	Paleontology? Are velociraptors breaking free not a big deal?		Paleontology? Are velociraptors breaking free not a big deal?
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		+	The comments for Botany should probably include reference to the supervillain Poison Ivy

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	Geology rates low for risk of studied object to break free and threaten local population!? Did Randall miss the high tension around Norways [https://www.thelocal.no/20171018/norways-mannen-landslide-postponed-until-next-year 'the man']? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.182.154\|162.158.182.154]] 17:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)		Geology rates low for risk of studied object to break free and threaten local population!? Did Randall miss the high tension around Norways [https://www.thelocal.no/20171018/norways-mannen-landslide-postponed-until-next-year 'the man']? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.182.154\|162.158.182.154]] 17:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
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	I found my Ph.D. work about lanthanide organometallics to be rather unyieldy for supervillainry...and that's why I'm studying computer science now :-) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.178\|141.101.76.178]] 16:19, 21 October 2017 (UTC)		I found my Ph.D. work about lanthanide organometallics to be rather unyieldy for supervillainry...and that's why I'm studying computer science now :-) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.178\|141.101.76.178]] 16:19, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Geology rates low for risk of studied object to break free and threaten local population!? Did Randall miss the high tension around Norways [https://www.thelocal.no/20171018/norways-mannen-landslide-postponed-until-next-year 'the man']? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.182.154\|162.158.182.154]] 17:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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	[[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.87\|162.158.69.87]] 15:05, 19 October 2017 (UTC)		[[Special:Contributions/162.158.69.87\|162.158.69.87]] 15:05, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
	: What about prosthetic robotic dentistry on insects? That would be truly terrifying.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.32\|162.158.155.32]] 16:26, 19 October 2017 (UTC)		: What about prosthetic robotic dentistry on insects? That would be truly terrifying.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.155.32\|162.158.155.32]] 16:26, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
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		+	I found my Ph.D. work about lanthanide organometallics to be rather unyieldy for supervillainry...and that's why I'm studying computer science now :-) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.178\|141.101.76.178]] 16:19, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

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 ::When we get into the realm of supervillainy - especially given XKCD's history - we're almost certainly talking fiction. And if we're talking fiction, Randall's forgotten about ''Moonraker'', where astronomy and dentistry both play a significant role in the supervillain's plot, and should thus rate higher on the vertical scale. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.78.16|172.68.78.16]] 02:42, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 ::Comets? What about black holes at relativistic speeds? Although those tend to be hard to see ... -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:39, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 Looks like the "Research Risk" column is just a comment field open for speculation -- can we merge Comments and Research Risk into one column? [[User:Spongebog|Spongebob]] ([[User talk:Spongebog|talk]]) 03:34, 19 October 2017 (UTC)