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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | The | + | The [[wikipedia:Very Large Telescope|Very Large Telescope]] and the [[wikipedia:Extremely large telescope|Extremely Large Telescope]] are two existing telescopes in observatories. The comic pokes fun at the generic nature of the names of the telescopes by proposing more generic but increasingly ridiculous names for future telescopes. |
− | + | The title text talks about the [[wikipedia:Thirty Meter Telescope|Thirty Meter Telescope]], which is under construction in Mauna Kea, Hawai'i. It is expected to be the most advanced and powerful optical telescope on Earth when completed. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | (A list of checkboxes are given. First three in the list are checked) | |
− | + | * The Very Large Telescope | |
− | + | * The Extremely Large Telescope | |
− | + | * The Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (Cancelled) | |
− | + | * The Oppressively Colossal Telescope | |
− | + | * The Mind-numbingly Vast Telescope | |
− | + | * The Despair Telescope | |
− | + | * The Cataclysmic Telescope | |
− | + | * The Telescope of Devastation | |
− | + | * The Nightmare Scope | |
− | + | * The Inifinite Telescope | |
− | + | * The Final Telescope | |
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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