Talk:1919: Interstellar Asteroid - Revision history

172.68.34.46 at 18:27, 27 November 2017

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172.68.50.142 at 08:29, 24 November 2017

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NiceGuy1 at 05:38, 24 November 2017

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NiceGuy1 at 05:34, 24 November 2017

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162.158.75.130: Object is small & tumbling end over end, not rolling in a fashion conducive to providing a large area of "spin-gravity".

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Object is small & tumbling end over end, not rolling in a fashion conducive to providing a large area of "spin-gravity".

141.101.104.11 at 10:07, 23 November 2017

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141.101.104.11 at 10:06, 23 November 2017

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Archiesholland at 21:16, 22 November 2017

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108.162.216.184 at 20:53, 22 November 2017

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Lupo at 18:53, 22 November 2017

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	NO mention of how "iPhone XXXXX" should most likely be "iPhone L"? Or that it's not means it's most likely referencing clothes sizes, how they add X's to indicate bigger sizes? (L, XL, XXL, XXXL, XXXXL, etc)? Okay... [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:38, 24 November 2017 (UTC)		NO mention of how "iPhone XXXXX" should most likely be "iPhone L"? Or that it's not means it's most likely referencing clothes sizes, how they add X's to indicate bigger sizes? (L, XL, XXL, XXXL, XXXXL, etc)? Okay... [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:38, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
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		+	In terms of another object it could be, the NASA APOD page for NOV. 22 2017 mentions the similarities to Arthur C. Clark's Rama ship.Just a thought. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.46\|172.68.34.46]] 18:27, 27 November 2017 (UTC)

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 :: Not the "return fire" part, that's Randall's contribution. The concept of sending an asteroid as an intentional attack. [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 05:34, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
 Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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	:Yes: The comics are relatively straightforward, so little explanation is needed. It happens; enjoy it. '''--BigMal''' // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.184\|108.162.216.184]] 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)		:Yes: The comics are relatively straightforward, so little explanation is needed. It happens; enjoy it. '''--BigMal''' // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.184\|108.162.216.184]] 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
	:: I've seen simple, even 1 panel, comics get such an explanation as could be published as a book... Introducing confusion where there was none. I'd say the brevity on this one is just a sign of it still being early, just wait for it. LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:34, 24 November 2017 (UTC)		:: I've seen simple, even 1 panel, comics get such an explanation as could be published as a book... Introducing confusion where there was none. I'd say the brevity on this one is just a sign of it still being early, just wait for it. LOL! [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:34, 24 November 2017 (UTC)
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		+	NO mention of how "iPhone XXXXX" should most likely be "iPhone L"? Or that it's not means it's most likely referencing clothes sizes, how they add X's to indicate bigger sizes? (L, XL, XXL, XXXL, XXXXL, etc)? Okay... [[User:NiceGuy1\|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1\|talk]]) 05:38, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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 :I've read Heinlein's story, & seen the movies, but I can't think of a specific element of those which corresponds to the "return fire" mentality implied in the Alt-Text; almost every SciFi dealing with aliens has humans urging a counter-attack. In fact, I think an old Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episode might be a better example than Starship Troopers, in which we at least had solid evidence of another species. In many SciFi plots we just assume anything unusual is hostile, whether it's actually alive or not.
 :[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.130|162.158.75.130]] 21:41, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
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 :That said, its course is less than ideal for speedy fly-bys:  Even if someone decided to send out a long-term recon mission (measured in tens of millions of years since launch), ʻOumuamua's orbit is extremely unstable with a high likelihood of low-mass collisions or capture by a planetary body.  "Sub-optimal" might be putting it too kindly, as mission plans go.
 :[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.130|162.158.75.130]] 21:41, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 I believe we have decided the Eggplant emoji is an euphemism.
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 ;D
 :[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.130|162.158.75.130]] 21:41, 23 November 2017 (UTC)
 Note that Weird Al recently tweeted about the trademark on his name.
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 The style of this and the last explaination is very different than of most other recent ones. usually it is quite long, describing the comic and everything, even the most obvious thing in there in biggest detail. These 2 just give references to some points - is there any reason to that? [[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]])
 :Yes: The comics are relatively straightforward, so little explanation is needed.  It happens; enjoy it. '''--BigMal''' // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.184|108.162.216.184]] 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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 ...yeah - could be anything really! [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.102|173.245.50.102]] 05:16, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 Has he ever referenced Weird al before? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.174.94|172.68.174.94]] 05:35, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
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 Obviously in the alt-text he is referencing Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.142|172.68.50.142]] 08:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 So, it's an interstellar object that just happens to have come close enough to Earth to be spotted? What are the odds of that being purely random, just an asteroid passing by, rather than a swing and a miss or a little recon mission?  --[[User:AnnatarsGift|AnnatarsGift]] ([[User talk:AnnatarsGift|talk]]) 12:21, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 I believe we have decided the Eggplant emoji is an euphemism.
 Here's a picture of the monolith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monolith_(Space_Odyssey)] [[User:Rtanenbaum|Rtanenbaum]] ([[User talk:Rtanenbaum|talk]]) 13:37, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 Anybody else read "Rendezvous with Rama" by Arthur C. Clarke? The behavior of this object is disturbingly similar to the ship described there. [[User:Archiesholland|Archiesholland]] ([[User talk:Archiesholland|talk]]) 16:13, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 :I think that's what the first comment is referring to.
 ::On re-reading, I think you're right. Probably also applies to AnnatarsGift's comment. [[User:Archiesholland|Archiesholland]] ([[User talk:Archiesholland|talk]]) 21:16, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 Note that Weird Al recently tweeted about the trademark on his name.

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 :There's one potential reference in 488 and an example of something he talks about in 1576, but nothing directly. [[User:Fabian42|Fabian42]] ([[User talk:Fabian42|talk]]) 08:34, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
-Obviously in the alt-text he is referencing Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/] [Special:Contributions/172.68.50.142|172.68.50.142]] 08:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
+Obviously in the alt-text he is referencing Starship Troopers [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120201/] [[Special:Contributions/172.68.50.142|172.68.50.142]] 08:55, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 Why is Megan coming up with these ideas, instead of say Whitehat? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.40|108.162.249.40]] 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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	The style of this and the last explaination is very different than of most other recent ones. usually it is quite long, describing the comic and everything, even the most obvious thing in there in biggest detail. These 2 just give references to some points - is there any reason to that? [[User:Lupo\|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo\|talk]])		The style of this and the last explaination is very different than of most other recent ones. usually it is quite long, describing the comic and everything, even the most obvious thing in there in biggest detail. These 2 just give references to some points - is there any reason to that? [[User:Lupo\|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo\|talk]])
		+	:Yes: The comics are relatively straightforward, so little explanation is needed. It happens; enjoy it. '''--BigMal''' // [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.184\|108.162.216.184]] 20:53, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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	Note that Weird Al recently tweeted about the trademark on his name.		Note that Weird Al recently tweeted about the trademark on his name.
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		+	The style of this and the last explaination is very different than of most other recent ones. usually it is quite long, describing the comic and everything, even the most obvious thing in there in biggest detail. These 2 just give references to some points - is there any reason to that? [[User:Lupo\|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo\|talk]])