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Can 'Fuck glaciers' be a comment on the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?
 
Can 'Fuck glaciers' be a comment on the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement?
 
[[Special:Contributions/162.158.222.106|162.158.222.106]] 06:57, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
 
[[Special:Contributions/162.158.222.106|162.158.222.106]] 06:57, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
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Nooooooo, just some of US.  The rest of us are trying to figure out how to withdraw from the US...Maybe a peaceful annexation by Canada for northern tier states
 
Nooooooo, just some of US.  The rest of us are trying to figure out how to withdraw from the US...Maybe a peaceful annexation by Canada for northern tier states
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The fault-sealing scene is before Louis "dies" and thus before Superman turns back time.  In the scene, he flies in the fault, pushing up the land to fill the crevice created by the splitting of the land.[[User:Hax|Hax]] ([[User talk:Hax|talk]]) 00:27, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 
The fault-sealing scene is before Louis "dies" and thus before Superman turns back time.  In the scene, he flies in the fault, pushing up the land to fill the crevice created by the splitting of the land.[[User:Hax|Hax]] ([[User talk:Hax|talk]]) 00:27, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
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Assuming rock is 2000 kg per cubic meter and the one drawn is one meter high, then that boulder weighs 1000 kg, and we can see it moves, which goes to show that stick people are VERY strong! [[User:Rotan|Rotan]] ([[User talk:Rotan|talk]]) 09:35, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
 
Assuming rock is 2000 kg per cubic meter and the one drawn is one meter high, then that boulder weighs 1000 kg, and we can see it moves, which goes to show that stick people are VERY strong! [[User:Rotan|Rotan]] ([[User talk:Rotan|talk]]) 09:35, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
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:Like stick people, the rock is two-dimensional. Since mass only increases with the square of the linear dimension in 2D, the rock might still be movable by a single person.  That said, the force generated by what must clearly be one-dimensional muscles is harder to predict. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.214.22|162.158.214.22]] 12:05, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
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::"Give me a place to stand and with a lever (or stick figure, whatever) I will move the whole world!" - Randall Munroe, ca. 2017 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.92.118|162.158.92.118]] 07:33, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
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In addition to Paris agreement, glaciars are also quite topical because a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is weeks away from breaking off a huge piece of Antarctica. See: Patel, Jugal K. ''A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Is 8 Miles From Creating an Iceberg the Size of Delaware''. The New York Times. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/09/climate/antarctica-rift-update.html nyti.ms/2s5jZ5V]. June 9, 2017. [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 05:23, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
  
In addition to Paris agreement, glaciars are also quite topical because a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is weeks away from breaking off a huge piece of Antartica. See: Patel, Jugal K. ''A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Is 8 Miles From Creating an Iceberg the Size of Delaware''. The New York Times. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/09/climate/antarctica-rift-update.html nyti.ms/2s5jZ5V]. June 9, 2017. [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 05:23, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
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Who cares if this is the first comic since xyz including swear words? If such a thing is considered trivia then it would be equally important to note that this is first comic since abc having 5 pictures. I removed that part. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 11:19, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
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: I guess there was someone at work not knowing what sarcsasm is. Removed it again... [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 06:50, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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::I totally support your action. But the hell what is sarcsasm??? ;-) --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:12, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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::: MMD xD [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 14:25, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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::::Am I dumb? Or just an other typo: {{w|MMD}}? --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 14:47, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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::::: Made My Day. Strange that this is not in the wiki (urban dictionary has it). At least for myself it's the most common meaning of that abbreviation, so I assumed.... Well... you know how flawed some assumptions are... Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you :) [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 06:49, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
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::::::Funny, you "made my day". But even on urban dictionary the Japanese [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=MMD "MikuMikuDance"] is on top.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 11:07, 15 June 2017 (UTC)

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Can 'Fuck glaciers' be a comment on the US withdrawing from the Paris Agreement? 162.158.222.106 06:57, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Agreed! 108.162.245.76 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Nooooooo, just some of US. The rest of us are trying to figure out how to withdraw from the US...Maybe a peaceful annexation by Canada for northern tier states --108.162.216.40 14:58, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

I think Megan just hates the glacier for littering, not for abandoning a child. 141.101.104.155 08:42, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Agree and removed the abandoning explanation. It makes no sense, as it is not a child of the glacier. --Kynde (talk) 12:25, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Louis Lane was still alive and conducting when Superman: The Movie came out in 1978. That should probably be fixed.108.162.216.250 12:29, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

The fault-sealing scene is before Louis "dies" and thus before Superman turns back time. In the scene, he flies in the fault, pushing up the land to fill the crevice created by the splitting of the land.Hax (talk) 00:27, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

Yes! Seconded. 108.162.245.226 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Assuming rock is 2000 kg per cubic meter and the one drawn is one meter high, then that boulder weighs 1000 kg, and we can see it moves, which goes to show that stick people are VERY strong! Rotan (talk) 09:35, 10 June 2017 (UTC)

Like stick people, the rock is two-dimensional. Since mass only increases with the square of the linear dimension in 2D, the rock might still be movable by a single person. That said, the force generated by what must clearly be one-dimensional muscles is harder to predict. 162.158.214.22 12:05, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
"Give me a place to stand and with a lever (or stick figure, whatever) I will move the whole world!" - Randall Munroe, ca. 2017 162.158.92.118 07:33, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

In addition to Paris agreement, glaciars are also quite topical because a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf is weeks away from breaking off a huge piece of Antarctica. See: Patel, Jugal K. A Crack in an Antarctic Ice Shelf Is 8 Miles From Creating an Iceberg the Size of Delaware. The New York Times. nyti.ms/2s5jZ5V. June 9, 2017. JohnHawkinson (talk) 05:23, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

Who cares if this is the first comic since xyz including swear words? If such a thing is considered trivia then it would be equally important to note that this is first comic since abc having 5 pictures. I removed that part. Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 11:19, 12 June 2017 (UTC)

I guess there was someone at work not knowing what sarcsasm is. Removed it again... Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 06:50, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
I totally support your action. But the hell what is sarcsasm??? ;-) --Dgbrt (talk) 14:12, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
MMD xD Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 14:25, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Am I dumb? Or just an other typo: MMD? --Dgbrt (talk) 14:47, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
Made My Day. Strange that this is not in the wiki (urban dictionary has it). At least for myself it's the most common meaning of that abbreviation, so I assumed.... Well... you know how flawed some assumptions are... Sorry, didn't mean to confuse you :) Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 06:49, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
Funny, you "made my day". But even on urban dictionary the Japanese "MikuMikuDance" is on top.--Dgbrt (talk) 11:07, 15 June 2017 (UTC)