Editing 1851: Magnetohydrodynamics

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| number    = 1851
| date      = June 16, 2017
| title     = Magnetohydrodynamics
| image     = magnetohydrodynamics.png
| titletext = Magnetohydrodyanmics combines the intuitive nature of Maxwell's equations with the easy solvability of the Navier-Stokes equations. It's so straightforward physicists add "relativistic" or "quantum" just to keep it from getting boring.
}}

==Explanation==
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In this comic, [[Ponytail]] says that the sun's atmosphere is a super hot plasma controlled by "Magnetohydrodynamics". This word is a portmanteau of "Magnetostatics" and "Hydrodynamics". This is true, as the sun's atmosphere is controlled by the magnetic forces following laws of electrodynamics and also by properties of fluids, which follow laws of hydrodynamics. This subject is probably too difficult for [[Cueball]] and he mentally replaces it with "magic" and says "Ah yes, of course."

The subject of Magnetohydrodynamics is extremely difficult as Maxwell's equations are quite difficult to understand intuitively and the Navier-Stokes equations are notoriously difficult to solve. (The solutions of Navier-Stokes equations are on the Millennium Problems list) . The title text sarcastically makes fun of this and says that its too boring for physicists so they add "Quantum" or "Relative" to it to make it further more difficult.

==Transcript==
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Yes, there is a typo in the title text: "...-dyanmics".
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 | title     = Magnetohydrodynamics
 | image     = magnetohydrodynamics.png
-| titletext = Magnetohydrodynamics combines the intuitive nature of Maxwell's equations with the easy solvability of the Navier-Stokes equations. It's so straightforward physicists add "relativistic" or "quantum" just to keep it from getting boring.
+| titletext = Magnetohydrodyanmics combines the intuitive nature of Maxwell's equations with the easy solvability of the Navier-Stokes equations. It's so straightforward physicists add "relativistic" or "quantum" just to keep it from getting boring.
 }}
 ==Explanation==
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-In this comic, [[Ponytail]] explains to [[Cueball]] that the Sun's atmosphere is a super hot {{w|Plasma (physics)|plasma}} controlled by "{{w|magnetohydrodynamics}}" (a real word), the study of magnetic properties of electrically conducting fluids. This is true, as plasma is both electrically charged (following the laws of electrodynamics) and a fluid (following the laws of hydrodynamics). However, the combination is so difficult for Cueball that he finds it easier to comprehend any statements containing the word "magnetohydrodynamic" by dropping the central part of the word ("netohydrodynam"). Thus, he pretends that Ponytail instead said "The Sun's atmosphere is a superhot plasma governed by ''magic'' forces". If Cueball really thinks that magic is more comprehensible than magnetohydrodynamics, then considering just how vaguely and inconsistently magic is portrayed across fiction, that must mean that magnetohydrodynamics is really, ''really'' hard!{{Citation needed}}
+In this comic, [[Ponytail]] says that the sun's atmosphere is a super hot plasma controlled by "Magnetohydrodynamics". This word is a portmanteau of "Magnetostatics" and "Hydrodynamics". This is true, as the sun's atmosphere is controlled by the magnetic forces following laws of electrodynamics and also by properties of fluids, which follow laws of hydrodynamics. This subject is probably too difficult for [[Cueball]] and he mentally replaces it with "magic" and says "Ah yes, of course."
-In the title text, [[Randall]] riffs on the sheer difficulty of magnetohydrodynamics, claiming that they are as simple and understandable as {{w|Maxwell's equations}} and the {{w|Navier–Stokes equations}} -- which is to say, not at all. Maxwell's equations require an advanced knowledge of calculus to even be able to interpret the symbols used, and the {{w|Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness|solutions of Navier–Stokes equations}} are on the {{w|Millennium Prize Problems|Millennium Problems list}}. Randall also notes the alarming frequency with which the subject of magnetohydrodynamics is paired with {{w|quantum mechanics}} and the {{w|theory of relativity}}; he sarcastically quips that physicists must find magnetohydrodynamics so easy to work with, since they're so compelled to spice it up.
+The subject of Magnetohydrodynamics is extremely difficult as Maxwell's equations are quite difficult to understand intuitively and the Navier-Stokes equations are notoriously difficult to solve. (The solutions of Navier-Stokes equations are on the Millennium Problems list) . The title text sarcastically makes fun of this and says that its too boring for physicists so they add "Quantum" or "Relative" to it to make it further more difficult.
 ==Transcript==
-:[Ponytail holding her hands up is facing Cueball and Megan .]
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-:Ponytail: The Sun's atmosphere is a superhot plasma governed by magnetohydrodynamic forces...
-:Cueball: Ah, yes, of course.
-:[Caption below the panel:]
-:Whenever I hear the word "magnetohydrodynamic" my brain just replaces it with "magic."
-==Trivia==
-*In the title text ''Magnetohydrodynamics'' was misspelled as ''Magnetohydrody'''an'''mics''.
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-[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]]
+Yes, there is a typo in the title text: "...-dyanmics".
-[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
-[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]
-[[Category:Physics]]