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In the title text, [[Randall]] explains that he drew this comic as a line drawing on white paper, using only a pencil. The image was later inverted for publication. | In the title text, [[Randall]] explains that he drew this comic as a line drawing on white paper, using only a pencil. The image was later inverted for publication. | ||
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+ | ==Trivia== | ||
+ | As noted in the title text, the drawing for this comic was originally done in pencil, then inverted. Here is a re-inverted version of the file, to show (approximately) what the original drawing looked like. | ||
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+ | [[File:Abusive_Astronomy_Inverted.jpeg|center|Inverted version of the comic.]] | ||
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+ | Alternatively, Randall may be using sarcasm when saying that the medium is pencil on paper, since it would be incredibly impractical and nearly impossible to draw the uniform black background while leaving white gaps for stars (assuming it was not inverted). | ||
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+ | At the very bottom of the [http://www.xkcd.com/about/ about] page on xkcd, Randall answers the question ''What is your favorite astronomical entity?'' with ''{{w|The Pleiades}}''. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Image of the Big Dipper.] | :[Image of the Big Dipper.] | ||
:What the hell is <u>wrong</u> with you? | :What the hell is <u>wrong</u> with you? | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} |