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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic references the {{w|Event Horizon Telescope}}, an international project dedicated to | + | {{incomplete|Created by cosmic rays from a black hole Needs more explanation Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This comic references the {{w|Event Horizon Telescope}}, an international project dedicated to releasing the first-ever picture of a {{w|black hole}}. The release of the picture is set for April 10, five days from this comic's release. | ||
− | + | The comic shows [[Cueball]] giving a press conference on the recent photographing of a black hole. The joke lies in the spectacular failure of several systems: | |
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− | The comic shows [[Cueball]] giving a press conference on the recent photographing of a black hole. | ||
* You cannot download the picture. | * You cannot download the picture. | ||
− | Obviously, | + | Obviously, this would be quite impractical. Cueball describes the system as being like {{w|Pinterest}}, where CSS prevents you from right-clicking on an image so that you could save it (or at least attempts to, there are many workarounds). |
* You cannot screenshot the picture. | * You cannot screenshot the picture. | ||
− | Cueball states that they then tried to take a screenshot, but the key combination to make a screenshot instead turned off the monitor where the picture was being displayed | + | Cueball states that they then tried to take a screenshot, but the key combination to make a screenshot instead turned off the monitor where the picture was being displayed. This references the fact many mobile devices incorporate the power button in their screen shot combination and the power button can also turn off the screen. Laptops and operating systems may also have undocumented key combinations that blank the screen, which users can accidentally press when in a hurry and create further stress for themselves. |
* The viewing period ends before a physical camera can be used. | * The viewing period ends before a physical camera can be used. | ||
− | As a last act of desperation, Cueball took out his phone and attempted to take a photo of the | + | As a last act of desperation, Cueball took out his phone and attempted to take a photo of the observation, but by that time, the observation had ended, and the photo was lost. |
− | In reality, none of this | + | In reality, none of this should be an issue as the picture would be immediately saved by the system and would not need to be downloaded from the site. |
Cueball then states that they would try to take a picture of a black hole again next year. | Cueball then states that they would try to take a picture of a black hole again next year. | ||
− | The title text explains that (after presumably five years of annual tries), the picture failed again as the telescope was too zoomed in and only captured a featureless square. Since a black hole by definition returns no light sent to it, the photograph would be entirely black. Researchers however are primarily presumably trying to obtain images of the more interesting edge known as an {{w|accretion disc}}, which could actually be meaningfully photographed | + | The title text explains that (after presumably five years of annual tries), the picture failed again as the telescope was too zoomed in and only captured a featureless square. Since a black hole by definition returns no light sent to it, the photograph would be entirely black. Researchers however are primarily presumably trying to obtain images of the more interesting edge known as an {{w|accretion disc}}, which could actually be meaningfully photographed. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:Cueball: The first image of a black hole! | :Cueball: The first image of a black hole! | ||
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:Cueball: Well, here's the thing... | :Cueball: Well, here's the thing... | ||
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:Cueball: Turns out our telescope feed is like Pinterest, where you can't right-click to save an image. | :Cueball: Turns out our telescope feed is like Pinterest, where you can't right-click to save an image. | ||
:Cueball: So we tried to take a screenshot, but the key combination kept turning off the display instead. | :Cueball: So we tried to take a screenshot, but the key combination kept turning off the display instead. | ||
− | :[ | + | :[The projector screen has changed to show a blurry picture of a white computer screen against a black background. The EHT logo remains.] |
:Cueball: I grabbed my phone and tried to take a picture of the screen, but I was too slow. The observation had ended. | :Cueball: I grabbed my phone and tried to take a picture of the screen, but I was too slow. The observation had ended. | ||
:Cueball: We're planning to try again next year, and we'll definitely record the screen this time. | :Cueball: We're planning to try again next year, and we'll definitely record the screen this time. | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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