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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete|Created by SELENA GOMEZ. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | The | + | The Hydrogen Line is a frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum with a frequency of ~1.4 Gigahertz (GHz) that neutral (unionized) hydrogen atoms emit. The wavelength of light for the line is about 21.1 centimeters, giving it the common name of the 21-centimeter line. In this comic, Ponytail is attempting to detect the signal of this emission line from the ancient universe, although due to redshift, the line's frequency has decreased from 1.4 GHz to only circa 100 Megahertz (MHz), putting it within range of FM radio, one of the two types of radio waves used by radio stations, for example, to broadcast audio. FM Radio makes use of frequencies from 87.5 to 108.0 MHz. |
− | Cueball points out that perhaps the signal is what the supposed primordial hydrogen line | + | The fact that the signal Ponytail is searching for and FM radio overlap in frequency quickly becomes an apparent problem when tuning to the frequency detects a local radio station rather than the desired signal. As she laments the fact to Cueball, he points out that perhaps the signal is indeed what the supposed primordial hydrogen line sounds like. Ponytail jokes back that the primordial universe must enjoy playing popular singer and musician Selena Gomez (which, for the record, has not been conclusively disproven by physicists to date) |
− | The title text refers to the signal Ponytail is detecting, claiming | + | The title text refers to the signal Ponytail is detecting, claiming it to originate before the formation of the first stars in the universe (which took place approximately 150 to 200 million years after the Big Bang), but is additionally post-Malone, the stage name of a popular hip hop musician and singer - a play on words as the "Post" in his stage name isn't referring to after something, but is simply his last name, and a play on the expression "a star is born" for an artist becoming a famous celebrity. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Frameless panel showing Ponytail and Cueball. Ponytail is pressing a key on the console to enable and disable a live signal from her lab's equipment.] | :[Frameless panel showing Ponytail and Cueball. Ponytail is pressing a key on the console to enable and disable a live signal from her lab's equipment.] | ||
:Ponytail: Yeah. That's the problem. Listen: | :Ponytail: Yeah. That's the problem. Listen: | ||
− | :Sound of | + | :Sound of keypress on console: *Click* |
:Audio signal from console: ''You're tuned to Hot 92.7: the Vibe! Coming up next...'' | :Audio signal from console: ''You're tuned to Hot 92.7: the Vibe! Coming up next...'' | ||
− | :Sound of | + | :Sound of keypress on console: *Click* |
:[Panel showing Ponytail and Cueball. Ponytail has resumed working at the console, and Cueball has raised a hand to his chin.] | :[Panel showing Ponytail and Cueball. Ponytail has resumed working at the console, and Cueball has raised a hand to his chin.] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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