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This one is related to the [https://xkcd.com/2809/ Moon] comic. [[User:Pgn674|Pgn674]] ([[User talk:Pgn674|talk]]) 01:39, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | This one is related to the [https://xkcd.com/2809/ Moon] comic. [[User:Pgn674|Pgn674]] ([[User talk:Pgn674|talk]]) 01:39, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
:Clearly. [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 01:49, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | :Clearly. [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 01:49, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
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::it's almost a repeat. is he running out of ideas? [[user:lettherebedarklight|raeb]] 09:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ::it's almost a repeat. is he running out of ideas? [[user:lettherebedarklight|raeb]] 09:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
:::Hope not. [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 16:56, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | :::Hope not. [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 16:56, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
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Overall, if you just look at them as unrelated phenomena, then Lightning seems quite common. Islands made by microskeletons, and life-forms which change their form during development seem like they would be pretty common where there is life. Large tides - thought to be uncommon, but don't have much data, and models are hard. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:A0|2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:A0]] 18:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | Overall, if you just look at them as unrelated phenomena, then Lightning seems quite common. Islands made by microskeletons, and life-forms which change their form during development seem like they would be pretty common where there is life. Large tides - thought to be uncommon, but don't have much data, and models are hard. [[Special:Contributions/2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:A0|2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:A0]] 18:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
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| + | All planets with intelligent life we know have tides. In fact one could argue that tides play an important role in the development in life. Thus any intelligent observe is arguably familiar with tides. Thus the text is wrong in arguing that tides are surprising based on the observation that most known planets likely do not have large tides. --[[Special:Contributions/2A01:599:114:9E35:D827:C56:FF88:1858|2A01:599:114:9E35:D827:C56:FF88:1858]] 19:09, 30 August 2025 (UTC) | ||
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Holy crud empty page! F1RST P0ST! RadiantRainwing (talk) 01:38, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- 2038: Last of the original Star Wars cast dies. —megan talk contribs 02:18, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- What? If you're trying to get back at me because I was being useless and just "first posting", it's a reference to 269: TCMP, and I also, by the way, wrote the whole first paragraph of this explanation. RadiantRainwing (talk) 02:50, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- Alright, sorry, just realized what you did is a reference to 493: Actuarial. Sorry about that! RadiantRainwing (talk) 02:53, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- What? If you're trying to get back at me because I was being useless and just "first posting", it's a reference to 269: TCMP, and I also, by the way, wrote the whole first paragraph of this explanation. RadiantRainwing (talk) 02:50, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
This one is related to the Moon comic. Pgn674 (talk) 01:39, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- Clearly. RadiantRainwing (talk) 01:49, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- it's almost a repeat. is he running out of ideas? raeb 09:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- Hope not. RadiantRainwing (talk) 16:56, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
- it's almost a repeat. is he running out of ideas? raeb 09:54, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
Larry Niven had a story about alien-made indestructible spaceship hulls, except the makers didn't account for tidal effects when grazing a star. The test pilot was nearly ripped apart, but figured a way to survive. He sued their butts off against the guarantee. He concluded that their home planet did not have a large moon, a Clue. --PRR (talk) 02:41, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
I think I finally figured out the common thread. All the items here are here because they are elements of Life on Earth. The way the explanation was written kind of buried that important part of the comic.
Overall, if you just look at them as unrelated phenomena, then Lightning seems quite common. Islands made by microskeletons, and life-forms which change their form during development seem like they would be pretty common where there is life. Large tides - thought to be uncommon, but don't have much data, and models are hard. 2600:387:4:803:0:0:0:A0 18:04, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
All planets with intelligent life we know have tides. In fact one could argue that tides play an important role in the development in life. Thus any intelligent observe is arguably familiar with tides. Thus the text is wrong in arguing that tides are surprising based on the observation that most known planets likely do not have large tides. --2A01:599:114:9E35:D827:C56:FF88:1858 19:09, 30 August 2025 (UTC)
