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...seems no time, chance or reason to publish any more math papers.{{Citation needed}} ...a math paper they haven't even read, let alone had anything to do with the actual writing and research. The same would be true for the other five mathematici

...that, while virtual enemies are just pixels on a screen, real enemies have actual lives, emotions, and the like. In the games, there is a disconnect between ...ese games do not usually feature any way to take care of plants.{{Citation needed}}

...the stars are reacting with {{w|hydrogen fusion}}, the nuclear reaction of actual ''{{w|stars}}'' like the Sun, thus again ostensibly mistaking the intent of ...e else will. She is of course right as eventually everyone dies,{{Citation needed}} just as the stars will eventually die, but of course much sooner for any

...ves) in that night coined the figurative "Fall of the Wall", preceding the actual reunion of Germany in 1990 and (almost) complete demolition of the Wall. ...e in some way don't end up being noticed, much less on the news.{{Citation needed}}

...simple phrase, and then telling him that he must suck at explaining. (The actual quote from the movie is <q>no one can <em>be told</em> what the Matrix is</ ...th and 8th panels have been turned into an internet meme {{actual citation needed}}

...l makes the joke that as the founder of Google, Brin's permission would be needed to use Google Chrome. Because there are millions of people who use Google, ...morial}}.{{Citation needed}} The inscription references the epitaph at the actual Lincoln Memorial, which reads "In this temple, as in the hearts of the peop

...eret Guy's businesses. None of these things are common behavior.{{Citation needed}} ...ss, money magically appears. Obviously, that's not how it works.{{Citation needed}}

...ems to be doing in simplistic terms, is not typical terminology,{{Citation needed}} otherwise we might refer to "shadow beams" instead of "destructively inte ...a background field of electrons in which just a few are missing. Thus, an "actual" ray would have caused a travel of electrons in the opposite direction– y

...[[Cueball]] trolls the advertisers from on board the ISS, by inserting his actual location on {{w|low Earth orbit}} into the database under that IP address. ...iced any hot young singles currently sharing his mom's basement.{{Citation needed}}

...most, if not all, cases this would be considered bad parenting,{{Citation needed}} hence a person who enjoys doing so should perhaps not have children. ...kely to agree that learning this is fun. Incidentally, a panther is not an actual species but rather a term for either leopards or jaguars with melanistic co

...ic suggestion in the final panel, pretty much never work.{{Actual citation needed}} ...s are always 'naked' by normal definition. However, this is apparently the actual reason why Fox cancelled their final panel. Therefore, there have been two

|Ethical thinking and behavior are widely considered good{{Citation needed}} and should normally be present in education, but are sadly not universal. |Most rooms have furniture,{{Citation needed}} so this would probably be present in a classroom. May also be implying th

...allistic children are well known to enjoy being licked.){{Actual citation needed}} ...erreaction by living an unhealthy life. This is not good advice.{{Citation needed}}

...just for parking (this can damage it, but it's better than dying{{Citation needed}}) ...e/comedy radio show often aired on {{w|NPR}} stations. While there is some actual advice given on the radio show, it's presented as a comedy/entertainment sh

...|scarab beetles}}. Possibly a conflation of a {{w|Leyden jar}}, that is an actual very old-style electrical/electronic component, and something like a {{w|ki ...ord setting blenders are not typically part of computer circuits{{Citation needed}}}}

...t about to die. But as with other vultures, they do not participate in the actual killing. Time vultures thus just need to locate and find any one living cre ...e already live with the knowledge that they will eventually die,{{Citation needed}} and that their body will end up being destroyed one way or another. Typic

...e of 9 (the last value not in the tens) and below the age of 13 (the first actual "-teen" number). This is probably nonsensical, as clothing cannot bear children.{{Citation needed}} It may also reflect Cueball’s intentional parody of writers who lack u

...onable thing to say, since marshmallows are good to eat.){{actual citation needed}} These statements and many like them appear in many first-person shooter g

...hich have a tendency to make a person go a little loopy),{{Actual citation needed}} [[Cueball]] prepares to play ''Minecraft'' the entire time. ''{{w|Minecra

*'''Site of Battle of 4.108''' is another map joke, implying that 4.108 is an actual location, where an eponymous battle was previously fought. It may be a refe ...o-integer{{Citation needed}} function f(x) such that f(f(x))=11x. (details needed)

...things to do a set of tasks. We train dogs, cats, lizards{{Actual citation needed}}, birds, other people, and now we are getting quite good at ''teaching'' a

...t helicopters count as flying cars, but these are not affordable{{citation needed}} and hence not widely used by the general public. | False.{{Citation needed}}

...n, a perfectly fine thing to say to someone when you're in love.{{Citation needed}} In the second panel, Cueball tells Megan he loves her most out of all the ...utions to certain matching problems, it may not be the best way to produce actual stable marriages.

...eleportation powers. In the Magic Tree House series, the magic flute is an actual magical flute that does magic when played, although it does not teleport pe ..., human skin is not generally designed to detach from its owner.{{Citation needed}} If the girl from your bio class is wearing your mom's skin like a suit, i

...pressings because drivers were reportedly mistaking the sound effects for actual police cars and pulling over. ...nce his junior year of high school, which is obviously not true.{{Citation needed}}

...h, the 2017 series depicts the quote as a pseudo-formula.{{Actual citation needed|Which series? Of Spiderman? Of xkcd? Of something else? I'm confused by thi

...war that is actually happening at the time. This would be annoying for the actual soldiers, as it would be hard to do your job if someone was right behind yo ...real-time fighter. This is not a good idea for several reasons.{{Citation needed}}

...er - this would be such a weird and terrible thing to do.{{Actual citation needed}}

...hip to progress to the point of a wedding is simply incredulous.{{Citation needed}} ...s "What are you doing?"), one can sometimes forget to pay attention to the actual ''important'' part of the introduction: the person's name. And it's awkward

...th, anus, nose, etc. This does not normally happen in real life.{{Citation needed}} The only case where a baby is not born through the vagina is during a {{w ...ecause they outwardly present themselves as an authority.{{actual citation needed}}

...c, cars are a ubiquitous feature of life for most people,{{Actual citation needed}} and for many driving or being a passenger in a car is a regular experienc

...is team's robot is a trailer with a matchbox on a telescoping pole and the actual robot, a mobile platform with an umbrella on top and pusher in front. ...xcuse seems weak because none of the venues have a rooftop pool.{{Citation needed}} The comment "the pool on the roof must've sprung a leak" is a quote from

....html)"</ref> as well as banning sex education in schools{{Actual citation needed}}. Ignorance of common contraceptives like condoms can cause unplanned preg

...its referencing and even parodies throughout the game community.{{Citation needed}} ...leaving you with an empty feeling, filled only by regret.{{Actual citation needed}} Therefore, when they received word about how much people wanted Aerith to

...r own: uncomfortable with outrightly rejecting a romantic{{actual citation needed}} advance, she would respond to such an advance by making the excuse that '

...s that the doctor fell back into this habit, and therefore removed several actual organs before coming to his senses. ...ould probably have been hard, as surgery requires concentration,{{Citation needed}} with the game Operation being hard as well.

...ucts and do not exist in our universe.{{Citation needed}}{{Actual citation needed|reason=A source for this could be interesting to read}}

*The "Green Line Extension to Canada" references {{w|Green Line Extension|the actual project}} to extend the {{w|Green Line (MBTA)|Green Line}} into Medford, no ...tion|Skinflower}} and {{w|Quincy Adams station|Bonevine}} are plays on the actual name of the Red Line's terminus, {{w|Braintree (MBTA station)|Braintree}}.

Nevertheless, we rarely encounter couples during the act itself.{{citation needed}} In this way, the comic may also be referencing the {{w|Fermi paradox}} in ...voyeurism inappropriate in general, or because it accurately predicts an ''actual'' copulation he is aware of and would rather keep private (e.g. the off-fra

...so separated by the 'orgasm line', indicating that teasing has stopped and actual sexual activity has begun. ...ex is rarely the most effective way for a woman to reach orgasm.{{Citation needed}}

...ual citation needed}} None of us deserve to be beaten or stoned,{{Citation needed}} but words are powerful enough to make us {{w|Gaslighting|think that we do

...n]] at all, but is just interested in setting up jokes. Megan's desire for actual casual sex therefore subverts his plan for comedy. He politely declines her ...where women in bars are generally not interested in casual sex,{{Citation needed}} and such bars would probably not be frequented by religious leaders.

...to the general public (typically hundreds of millions of dollars) and the actual benefits derived from them can seem intangible. To put it simply, many peop ...impossible to achieve, at least within the span of a human life.{{citation needed}} The basic problems that face us all - war, disease, hunger, climate chang

...social media has no impact on the orbit of any space objects.{{Citation needed}} ...me a standard question for journalists, posed in complete disregard of the actual event.

...cries out and swats the air around his head, mistaking the ringtone for an actual mosquito buzzing past his ear. In addition to being an extremely unpleasant ...and potentially worrying to those in the vicinity of the phone.{{citation needed}}

...the neighborhood of the Sun is an extremely hostile environment{{Citation needed}} and the spacecraft could be incinerated during a too-close flyby. ...at all times. Therefore, orbits modeled using KSP would poorly reflect the actual orbital behavior of a probe traveling through the solar system on a multi-y

...peaking in front of a government body in such a manner is absurd{{Citation needed}} and thus hilarious. The actual Carl Sagan (or perhaps a hapless namesake) was later seen reciting the word

{{w|Google}}, a rather popular internet search engine,{{Citation needed}} has a feature known as [https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/10623 ...t seem to find it fun - it's like going into outer space!{{Actual citation needed}}

...vable'' to negate ''believable'' which is an actual English word{{Citation needed}} and therefore it still sounds good.

...e of pau is somewhat more helpful in remembering e to 2 digits.){{Citation needed}} It also attributes the nickname "Devil's Ratio" to pau, due to the sequen ...gits (this is 4.71238898038469) and expands that as octal digits as far as needed.

! Actual Population (Millions) ...{{W|World Health Organization}} estimates 4 billion rats{{Actual citation needed}} worldwide. The average weight of an adult rat is under 500 g.

...e as many people's phones are exposed to light quite frequently.{{citation needed}} ...tise realistic sound, graphics, etc. Of course, applying "realistic" to an actual physical case is ridiculous. Either the case is actually real, or it doesn'

...wsky was demanding money to build Roko's hypothetical AI.{{Actual citation needed}}

...ex - A dinosaur, but fairly unlikely to be found orbiting Earth.{{Citation needed}} *Pegasus - An actual {{w|Pegasus (rocket)|launch vehicle}}, but also the name of a {{w|Pegasus|m

Controls and blinding are crucial to distinguish the actual effects of the treatment from the {{w|placebo effect}}, or the psychologica ...the described experiment think that they are having lots of sex,{{Citation needed}} when in fact they are not. The description of the control group as taking

...uch as contact information and a list of the company's services.{{Citation needed}} It appears that in this case Beret Guy's company kept the page as is, but ...gs (errors and problems), not the physical location of insects. {{Citation needed}}

| $1 = $1{{Citation needed}} | Ten dollars are equal to ten dollars.{{Citation needed}}

...ople crying, as that seems to be the only proper response to it.{{citation needed}} ...ariables. Many more can be made possible using UTF-8 characters, including actual emojis.

...This would ''not'' be good for any residents of Basketball Earth{{Citation needed}}; the combined pressure, movement, and impact damage from this simple sequ

[[Cueball]] states to [[Hairbun]], with a citation from the real world, that his team created a Placebo Blocker, a drug design ...andomly would, but the placebo makes them think they do).{{Actual citation needed}}

...t, and even if they did, one would not use such a horrible font.{{Citation needed}} The type of code that they used is known as a "public key fingerprint" (o ...ll. The two first lines of text are clearly readable printed text, but the actual code message from the doctor is written in almost unreadable computer font,

...any case, they would badly hamper the portability of the phone.{{Citation needed}} ...it convenient to cook or eat. Phones do not typically have bones{{Citation needed}}, so this is wholly unremarkable. A possible reference to the iPhone 6's r

...}} || A very unimaginative name, since every planet is in space.{{Citation needed}} ...1350: Lorenz]] and in [[1356: Orbital Mechanics]]). Note, though, that the actual planet corresponding to the Earth in the game is called [https://wiki.kerba

...ation. He also says "for a big planet" because the Earth is big.{{Citation needed}} ...e. Although tied differently, the resulting knots are identical.{{Citation needed}}

...ay, way before 2009) and is still there up to Windows 10.{{Actual citation needed}} ...as the advantage that the dynamic library is not loaded at all if it's not needed, and also several processes which need the same dynamic library can share t

...ant}}. This should not happen until five billion years from now,{{Citation needed}} but in the forecast it is indicated to happen already in three. Maybe thi ...en to reflect that even the star light from other stars would increase the actual temperature.

...te common and cyan penises either extremely rare or nonexistent;{{Citation needed}} but maybe Megan doesn't realize this, or is joking. ...al value. (Whereas a big car will not balance out a small penis!{{Citation needed}})

...from the east side. This is of course not possible in real life,{{Citation needed}} but in the comic's last panel and in the title text the girls continue wi ...like this (though one would not be able to capture it in a bag).{{Citation needed}}

...mselves extremely technically qualified,{{Citation needed}}^{{{Citation needed}}} can't determine whether the expression is valid or not, adds a meta **'''Actual backslash, for real this time''': 4 backslashes form one single backslash e

...g distances of this scale. Suffice to say that it is very large.{{Citation needed}} ...every entry on the way up to it. It adds to the suspicion that the host's actual expertise isn't in either space ''or'' any more normal and grounded matters

...s of reproductive organs, the germlines are not combined.{{Actual citation needed}}

...s would be unlikely, since the service is not intended for this,{{Citation needed}} and syntactically valid output might further break the computer executing ...orruption. Repairing a filesystem this way would be inadvisable.{{Citation needed}} This might indicate confusion about the meaning of the term "online files

...as it would probably cause the entire body to be disintegrated.{{Citation needed}} Yet another interpretation is that the procedure would implant parts of a ...w in the table are nine reviews with star rating on a five star scale. The actual rating is indicated with black stars and also use half filled stars in the

...for one. There is no need for a license for a crime like fraud,{{Citation needed}} so it is dubious an authority would issue them, hence why Cueball should The title text reveals that Cueball's arrest was itself a scam, not an actual police {{W|Sting operation|sting}}, adding even more "phishing" to the phis

...ring until the 1950s, such an event has probably never happened.{{Citation needed}} :[02%]: Actual productive work

...evidence but do not provide specific details, such as the identity of the actual tombs where such jars have been found, or the names of the archaeologists w ...that honey, anyway, having been abandoned to time for that long.{{Citation needed}} He may see this as a completely uninteresting subject and thus makes fun

..., glaciers don't speak English, or any language for that matter.{{Citation needed}} **The actual year of an event has been read off more precisely on the chart.

...x}}. Not that Skrillex has any specific connection to that city.{{Citation needed}} || 2|| 0|| 0|| 2 ...le emulators already exist] that can run both of these titles, although an actual native port would be a lot more difficult. || 5|| 3|| 5|| 13

...not happen, but his model could not explain why. Another problem{{Citation needed}} is that atoms, even the hydrogen atom, are not flat - which they would be ...rrounding math" in a general sense, some of them suggest constants used in actual mathematical equations or other numbers related to the quantum model. The

...ntries listed can often be overly pedantic and missing the point{{Citation needed}} (a problem that can often afflict sites that rely on users to provide the ...anhattan does not appear to have ''any'' notable harpoon stores,{{Citation needed}} with or without the kind of frontage described.

...it is considered unfit for any purpose but fermentation.{{actual citation needed}} On the rare occasions that a tree naturally produces palatable apples, it ...sert island is unlikely to have an unlimited supply of any food,{{Citation needed}} let alone apples.

...well be a practical joke meant to mess with Cueball's head rather than an actual portal to another dimension.) ...ely to work on a lion, especially if the lion was really a deity{{Citation needed}}.

...be equally difficult, if not in fact harder, on the vocal cords.{{citation needed}} *Using a Dvorak keyboard layout on a smartphone (for actual typing, not voice commands) is possible, but the very features that make it

...X logo, with the center of the X being the desired landing spot.{{Citation needed}} ...the day. From a practical perspective, Randall would need to sabotage the actual barge without anyone at SpaceX noticing.

...n earth || A patriotic review (5/5), though provides no information on the actual nuclear site. The location is in the "greatest country", although this make ...de (thus only 2/5 stars). This is typical of a nuclear facility,{{Citation needed}} but this kind of review could also be seen for a fancy restaurant that ne

...likely that this is Randall's rating of artificial flavors rather than the actual products. ...green. Usually people do not eat the green part of a watermelon,{{Citation needed}} so it is strange that Randall has rated both types at almost the same lev

...this was not good advice.^{&#91;[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''citation needed'']]&#93;} ...ruit can't move on their own.{{cn}} Plus, Apple Inc. has little to do with actual apples, so this is not a good form to infiltrate their headquarters (morphi

...ils [[#Table of the bracket|below]], of the final 16 is not filled in with actual college team names, but descriptions of the odd circumstances of each team. ...he {{w|1988–89 Los Angeles Lakers season|1988 Los Angeles Lakers}} is an actual historical {{w|NBA}} team; though the particular team from 1988 would not e

...alternate universes and scenarios that likely would not be necessary in an actual model. ...locomotion speed of dogs as a parameter in a usual weather model{{citation needed}}.

...But since all information cannot travel faster than light{{Actual citation needed}} there is no way to find this out.

...t smartphones can be used for more than twelve different things.{{Citation needed}} However, this may refer to the twelve basic functions of algebra (identit ...phone would be unsafe to carry and handle if that were the case.{{Citation needed}}

...agonriders of Pern#F'nor|F'nor}} is a character from the popular{{Citation needed}} sci-fi/fantasy series ''{{w|Dragonriders of Pern}}'' by {{w|Anne McCaffre Here, there is a play on the Twitter thread and the actual threat to Pern.

...cycle which does not match the solar cycle as it usually would.{{Citation needed}}

...they wouldn't need those lawyers any more. Farther westward, Tennessee's actual southern border suddenly juts south at the Tennessee River between Alabama ...er or not we get to keep it is up to the whims of Mother Nature {{Citation needed}}. Fortunately for them, they like it as is, so it doesn't matter that they

...lot. This does not mean that he actually works for the governor.{{Citation needed}} ...s may simply represent an increase in people using the app, rather than an actual increase in the rabbit population - a common fallacy. One simple way of cor

...ive to living tissue. In any case, this game is not a good idea.{{Citation needed}} ...encing foil to hit a ball would be rather inefficient. There is however an actual sport combining ball sport and fencing called {{w|Jugger}}.

...oduct that is (in reality) a virtual assistant{{Citation needed}} being an actual person with physical form was featured a few days before this comic on ''{{

...r Force Base}} and then "down to whatever" -- not a real flight.{{Citation needed}} In actuality, the friend is flying into {{w|Newark Liberty International |'''IATA Code''' || '''Actual Assigned City/Airport''' || '''Description in the comic''' || '''Explanatio

...ey do not have an end. This is true for an idealized rainbow, and for some actual rainbows: if the viewer has an unobstructed view of the light-reflecting su ...old within the sun is, nonetheless, far more than a pot's worth.{{Citation needed}}

...ignificant consequence. Further, the donation requested is less about the actual money - even if $5 each from several thousand voters can add up - but to ge ...Flying a plane through a university is risky, at the very least,{{Citation needed}} and depending on the definition of "through", could imply destruction of

...nd the sequence of events, but also creates a feeling of tedium.{{Citation needed}}

...are public. However, since Shannon formulated how the amount of unique or actual information some entity contains is proportional to the number of bits requ ...RE</s> justification than arguments about how to pronounce "GIF"{{citation needed}}). MySQL is an free relational database management system. The latest gene

|Impersonating a whole country might get you in trouble.{{Citation needed}} ...way that famous actor {{w|Chris Hemsworth}} spells his name. However, the actual username uses the name "Kris," spelled a completely different way than Chri

...lly? Okay.." (as this is not something most people would ask for{{Citation needed}}). If you continue you return to the "Examine well" menu. If you want to m | Both a poster guiding people to join the trebuchet club, and the actual mechanism of aiming the trebuchet.

...ver 5 mW can heat up and damage things given enough time.{{Actual citation needed|reason=Why is a laser pointer dangerous?|date=May 2018}} Of course, with th

...device (although there are pin-hole cameras which use the same mechanism). Actual phones have front-facing conventional cameras, allowing selfies, video call ...and getting limp. A smartphone would have no need for a crisper{{Citation needed}}.

...d be appointed specifically for the purpose of assuming the presidency, if needed. Randall's list begins with these eleven people (combining the five new app |This is the same as in the actual line of succession. Succeeding the President is one of the only two roles a

...useful for disinfecting surfaces or verifying banknotes {{actual citation needed}}. However, the depicted design would be problematic because it would expos

...of the oceans haven't been explored and mapped by humans.{{Actual citation needed}}

..., it would be very difficult to sell a beam of charged particles{{Citation needed}}, and the amount of gold involved is below microscopic scales. That, and t This is an actual map of the area around {{w|Brookhaven National Laboratory}}, with east at t

...ost consequential and broadly unpleasant events in living memory{{Citation needed}}. As of the publication of this strip, it is estimated to have caused ove ...immune systems, and inactivated/weakened virus-based vaccines contain the actual virus in question, but modified to not cause disease, e. g. the vaccines fr

...utrinos}} are hypothetical particles interacting only via gravity. It's an actual candidate for dark matter. The well known {{w|Neutrino|neutrinos}} are also ...nteracting with light. (Needless to say,{{Citation needed}} this is not an actual candidate for dark matter.) The mass of an electron is about 0.5&nbsp;MeV w

...to field-test Mars rovers (field-test means to test in the environment of actual use, which would readily be available on Earth). While the second and third ...ed existence of the human race far more than Martian exploration{{Citation needed}} (if nothing else, it is for the benefit of humans that Mars is being expl

...for a fact that a baseball has never been thrown at such a speed{{Citation needed}}. In the case of the 1985A universe, they would not have any information o ...1985A universe, where Biff rose to power (albeit not as President) to the actual universe, where Trump was elected to the presidency.

...ld not be a problem to delete this data, as it can simply be reacquired if needed. Temporary files are often not deleted automatically, so deleting them can ...es in use anywhere on the planet, it would be considerably worse{{citation needed}} (and given some of the options, that possibility can't be ruled out).

...been limited. Cybernetic horses do not exist in our timeline yet{{Citation needed}}, but {{w|Boston Dynamics}} is getting close. In our timeline, Scotland is ...eason for this is that while the ending would become evermore bizarre, the actual events will only be able to vary so much, as they are based on predetermine

...once in a blue moon" for something that happens only rarely. However, the actual blue-hued appearance of the moon is so rare that it the phrase "blue moon" ...jeans or low-rise waists - both are modern-day clothing fashions{{citation needed}}.

The actual number of longitude digits needed to identify a point to a particular precision depends on its latitude. Near ...hich would be an abuse and a waste of many other things as well.{{Citation needed}}

...njured. If you throw people without consent they might punch you{{Citation needed}}. ...ce Hopper, referring to the length light could travel in a nanosecond. The actual length of a light-nanosecond is 0.299 m, about a foot long, but it seems th

...re to please. Literally giving a moon to Cueball is impossible,{{Citation needed}} but it is possible to {{w|Naming of moons|name a moon}} after Cueball, so ...constraints imposed by real-time physics engine simulation prevented much actual engineering, such shared 3D {{w|computer aided design}} (CAD) systems provi

...phone look and feel more like a {{w|Swiss Army Knife}} instead.{{Citation needed}} ...e okay, but those ratings generally do not test for cheese dust.{{Citation needed}} This may be a reference to Homer’s personal organizer having a cheese g

...that physicists believe that "ordinary" matter constitutes only 5% of the actual mass-energy of the universe. Scientists predict the existence of another ki ...quantities to "explain" the "missing" percentage in whole milk between the actual 3.5% and a potential 100% "whole." She actually uses the 27% as mentioned a

...and within several minutes you would become unconscious.{{Actual citation needed|Is a typical mailbox airtight? It might be snug/claustrophobic, but infants

...do damage. Unlike a real wild party, this is unlikely to be fun{{Citation needed}} to anyone but hardcore geeks. Also, because Cueball is so organized, he i In actual trash-a-hotel-room parties the party goers are so hungover or tired afterwa

| titletext = Not actual size, except technically at one spot near the left. ...ory of the visible universe is also embellished for the sake of jokes; the actual size history of the universe has one period referred to as Inflation, which

...program running for development purposes while making it obvious that the actual text needs to be written and inserted, similar to Lorem Ipsum. This would ...ery] to prevent "wrong site" surgeries ("Oh, it was the ''right'' hip that needed replacing..."), but getting such markings as a tattoo would be unnecessary

...at he makes up the title text after completing the comic.{{Actual citation needed}} Seems like he made an exception here; unless he didn't. ...ery decade or so of 'normal' feeding then they cannot build up the numbers needed to threaten such prey that plays the long-game.

...s any brighter star becomes the one talked about when mentioned.{{Citation needed}} ...nafraid of comets. No actual astronomers are bothered by comets{{Citation needed}}, but some are upset about [https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/sta

...is not common for people to lick anyone's eyeballs at meetings,{{Citation needed}} but it could be an extreme stretch of intimate behavior to make an analog The title text refers to an actual business custom (exchanging {{w|business card}}s), but one which is absurdl

...macrophage}}s (actual macrophages do not have glaring angry eyes{{Citation needed}}). When a {{w|T cell}} encounters an unfamiliar molecule in the body, such

...sional analysis: force x distance = (work/distance) x distance = work. The actual value of 1 mbmbam is correctly calculated in the comic: 100 Pa x 10^-31 m^2 ...et exist. It is unlikely there were advice shows during this era{{Citation needed}}, so this would likely be a modern nostalgia show for physicists. The titl

...unction (keying), etc. In this comic there is an absurd alternative to the actual pins used in connectors. The pin labels are references to many tech issues ! Label !! Explanation !! Pin No. !! Actual purpose

...viously, Beret Guy's inexplicable effect on water is distinct from the way actual endorheic basins function. ...e water in this environment sticks to any surface it encounters.{{Citation needed}} See for instance the start of this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

...2×10^&minus;16) which is in the same range as 0.3³⁰. Actual {{w|meteorite fall statistics}} report an average of 1.2 meteorites per yea ...sses through his basket, he does not possess the cosmic lifespan{{Citation needed}} required to surmount the odds against him and actually have a good probab

...in number}}, a property of particles in physics that bears similarities to actual spinning. Although the cool bugs particle is put in the {{w|scalar boson}} ! Particle !! Symbol !! Actual particle !! Actual symbol !! Explanation

...model underestimated how many parties the students would hold, and so the actual number of cases on campus has turned out to be greater than even their wors ...e go to college for the parties rather than the education{{Actual citation needed}}, we can only imagine how severely his campus epidemiology model would und

| The actual answer is {{w|astronomy}}, which is not listed, though several answers ''ar ...enerally pronounced with a high-pitched yelp on either syllable.{{citation needed}} On the other hand, {{w|Yahoo!}}, a competitor of Google, has advertised i

...search results page is not a sustainable source of entertainment{{Citation needed}}, and may be unlikely to compete with the service in this comic. ...idea was a success and was indeed very lucrative. They then tried selling actual "worst ladders", or "worst ladders"-themed merchandise at a hardware store,

...ian languages do not summon a bear every time they refer to one.{{Citation needed}} ...ing its name would summon it. "Bear" and "bruin" mean "the brown one." Its actual name has been lost.

...resign. This statement obviously has nothing to do with apples,{{Citation needed}} and when pressed, the spokesperson makes generic statements in favor of a :Ponytail (off-panel): Did you discuss anything on your actual agenda?

...|BrainUploading|upload a person's personality into a computer}},{{Citation needed}} but {{w|Mind uploading in fiction|it's a popular science fiction trope}}

...rus were present, creating the antibodies to fight it. As a result, if the actual virus is introduced, the immune system will have the capacity to quickly el ...nsciousness, and can neither hear nor understand their comments,{{Citation needed}} making both reassurance and encouragement entirely moot.

...probably is) a plot to lure people to the lake and to be slain.{{Citation needed}} :Megan: Then the next week I saw that guy on the news. He was an actual murderer!

...not impede most traffic, ^{&#91;[[285: Wikipedian Protester|''citation needed'']]&#93;} only for those distracted as easily as Randall. ...None of the links can be read in full, and only on a few can parts of the actual link be seen. Many has only part of the pages title visible, some parts are

...and impressive-sounding numbers are far more important for ad-revenue than actual facts.

...ties, which is not an expected feature of most product launches.{{Citation needed}} In the title text, someone is saying that the actual reveal was uneventful. Cueball interrupts, implying that there is one last

...r neutron), which is probably why they are the subject of the comic. (The actual "appearance" of atomic nuclei, in contrast to the common depictions, is com

...v=08A30v8isRs video] about such a debate. Reclining a seat has resulted in actual [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/fight-airplane-man ...the aircraft; in such case a parachute could arguably be useful.{{Citation needed}} Famously, [[D. B. Cooper]] jumped from an airplane in flight, with a para

The report shown cuts off before reaching the actual incident, leaving it to the reader to imagine what happened next. If the bi ...d juggle these complex, heavy and expensive pieces of equipment.{{citation needed}}

...s square would be at least theoretically useful, though not as much as the actual disposal guidelines. ...ven that most people don't often work with dangerous substances {{Citation Needed}}, this would be a more common, but less relevant, concern for many people.

...tion from someone supposedly trying to actually teach statistics{{Citation needed}}, and expecting her students to continue the course. Though there is a pos ...ariable that perfectly matches the discrepancies between the predicted and actual outcomes, you would have a perfectly-fitting model: however, it is nigh im

...aliens}} in real life, though none of these have been confirmed{{Citation needed}}. ...volume of the levitating beam or else nothing at all as it is outside the actual volumetric segment of the beam that is more than ambient light-effects. It

...lugging anything else in that could overload the circuit.{{actual citation needed}} The comic could be depicting an extreme case of a cumbersome connector sh

...problem. Here Miss Lenhart says she will transform a math problem into an actual dragon, slay it, and transform the corpse back into mathematics. ...operator}}. As neither can transform an equation into a dragon,{{Citation needed}} it's clear Randall is making a joke.

...ils. It could mean being in charge of keeping track of the word, or having actual authority over the use of the word, which is unlikely as normally [[1726|la ...we can assume isn't very important to the field of linguistics.{{Citation needed}} But this means that no one is actually taking care of this important word

...e air - whether or not it is a hunting shark, a dangerous shark or even an actual shark. ...e often stay below water, and would be experienced proportionately more in actual attack situations, also leaving critical leaky holes in the body.

...animal, out of meat, bone, and other tissues and bodily fluids.{{citation needed}} In addition, the interior of the Trojan Horse was composed of Greek warri

...quently eaten by the trees, similar to the origin of {{w|Thagomizer}}). In actual fact, a {{w|Miyake event}} is a period when a larger-than-normal quantity o ...nefits from nutrients derived from the presence of the cadaver, as certain actual {{w|carnivorous plant}}s have evolved to do, allowing it to thrive more tha

...answers in his new book are impossible to attempt in real life.{{citation needed}} ...ot liquid and gas mixture and severely injured or killed.{{Actual citation needed}} This is a reference to the question from ''What-If? 2'' (called, appropri

...the items might appear to have been placed in the wrong quadrant for their actual attributes; locations may reflect more how Randall generally thinks of thes ...unpopped, are generally smaller than a sewing machine.{{Citation needed}} Actual servings of popcorn in some cinemas, however, may be larger than a sewing m

...imaginary string connecting them to where they come from.{{Actual citation needed}} This is similar to describing 4-D paths in [[Minkowski Space|Minkowski sp

...e the 94% figure, he takes the recipe’s official duration (t’) and his actual duration (t), and then calculates what speed of light fraction would accoun This is absurd{{citation needed}} and therefore humorous primarily because the most likely cause of the dif

...fox-b-1-e&q=lexington+knobs Lexington]" is a hardware style collection for actual drawer knobs and such, whereas the "Louisville Knobs" are a set of geologic

...ze the irony of US policy discussions that elevate theory and feeling over actual best practices used in other countries. ...walkable, at a minimum, all roads should have a sidewalk,{{Actual citation needed}} which, of course, costs area, but make the pedestrians' lives much easier

| Yelling at a fire alarm is ineffective. {{citation needed}} ...e it), or block the fire alarm sensors. Regardless, this will not stop the actual fire. Also, there is no safe way to "apply firm pressure" to fire, unless a

...xpectations about scientists, as they would any group of people.{{Citation needed}} In the case of scientists, they are often expected to be overly serious, ...all percentage of applications. It also has little to do directly with the actual science the scientists want to perform. Thus most scientists find it a nece

...ng peoples teeth. The quantum world has no effect on human teeth{{Citation needed}}, and high-energy bombardment of a human's mouth may also be a bit dangero ...nces, there is no branch of dentistry specifically concerning it{{Citation needed}}.

...d with the consumption of alcoholic beverages in general.{{Actual citation needed|It would be the relatively small primary charge that creates the radioisoto

...ernate Universe|mentioned before]]. Earth 2 may also be a reference to an actual {{w|exoplanet}} which appears very similar to Earth.

...bute any behavior they can't explain to religious ritual.{{Actual citation needed}} This historian's confusion may have been at least partially due to China'

...f playing with cardboard boxes. While cats are known to do this,{{citation needed}} we don't know whether Obama does. |A highly precise (5 significant digits) measurement, but far from his actual height, published as 6'1".

...don't count rivers and canals as the surrounding bodies,{{Actual citation needed}} although small pieces of land like Manhattan are exceptions, as is any bi ...unnecessary and would create little benefit to residents,{{Actual citation needed}} but constituents who like interesting maps might vote for him.

...oordinate plane cannot be damaged as it is not a tangible thing.{{citation needed}}

...r second], which is within a reasonable range for a human{{actual citation needed}}.

Here the long tables needed for the explanation of the interactive comic [[2765: Escape Speed]] could b ...d not be possible to have a real black hole as a museum exhibit.{{citation needed}} Also, there's a misunderstanding between White Hat and Cueball. White Hat

...y leave a comment if you have something insightful to add{{Actual citation needed}}, such as being able to reproduce how the bug occurs or possible solutions ...|Developer#Computers|'devs'}}, or any other knowledgeable users, providing actual workarounds or seeking further information about the problem, at least with

...{{w|bridge rectifier}} efficiency is about 99% for 120 V,{{actual citation needed}} so an {{w|extension cord}} made in this manner would lose about 11% power

...now can more easily create convincingly realistic fakes,{{Actual citation needed}} but similarly there are many more self-styled 'experts' willing and able

...distinct vaccines work well if delivered on the same day.{{Actual citation needed}}

...no reason to believe that they are deliberately purposed/engineered as any actual oven, despite [https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-sees-a-stell ...interference. The real Dr. Petroff has not made any such claims.{{Citation needed}}

...because the comic came out during tax season, a period when many{{Citation needed}} Americans need to find an explanation for illicit transactions or sources Variations (or possibly inversions) of pretending that actual data is part of the graphical framing device have also been previously seen

...The standard North American NAD83 coordinate system is misaligned from the actual Earth, off-center by about 7 feet. Someone knows where I am, and I'm in the ...s of a location would not physically move items at the location.{{Citation needed}} Arguably, if they did, no one would notice much, since everything surroun

...teragonist of many of the games, as well as the unwilling{{actual citation needed}} protagonist of a few games

...gate Station (shopping mall)|Northgate Shopping Center}},{{Actual citation needed}} Seattle, WA in 1950.[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/7

The universe does not have a subscription model,{{citation needed}} but some of the categories on the chart that refer to observable properti ..., although this is an exceptionally unsatisfying answer. {{Actual citation needed}}

...t quoted, as it would sound more like a statement about the quote than the actual quote itself. This is very unlikely, and funny merely as a recommendation. ...in certain contexts of some dialects of American English.{{Actual citation needed}}<!-- The link [https://linguapress.com/grammar/article-in-english.htm] doe

...include this information that would create the mystique.{{Actual citation needed}}

...cess of colliding, simultaneously. This would be very dangerous.{{Citation needed}} ...' as a mathematically conventional pie chart formed by a photograph of the actual subject of the chart: a real-world partially-eaten pie.

...s Class, but this one humorously buckets them together. (This is the first actual seating type.) ...move freely like bumper cars – not exactly a safe way to fly.{{citation needed}} Alternatively, the seats could simply be {{w|Bumper cars}}.

.../_B, is how division is usually written by hand{{Actual citation needed}}. It is nearly identical to the fraction notation that follows, but the di

Explanation: This was the actual method used in the Apollo missions. It was efficient in terms of fuel and c ...frequently depicted this method of landing, either before the dawn of the actual Apollo program or (to save plot-time ''or'' by using a fictional increase i

...climate to a serious change and begin to reap the rewards{{Actual citation needed}} (the falling area on the graph). Military boot camps are 6-13 weeks.

...ight), this scenario does not appear to be likely any time soon.{{Citation needed}} ...the Moon, which might be problematic in several different ways,{{Citation needed}} some of which are humorously mentioned in the title text.

..., etc.). However, the numbers are much higher than the 110 included in the actual catalog, and they point to mundane things such as the Earth, Charles Messie ...restrial objects, as they pose no risk of confusion with comets.{{Citation needed}} Following the creation of the Messier Catalog, other catalogs like the Ne