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I'm struggling with the reference to fencing sabres in the current explanation. While it's possible that the weapons shown are indeed fencing sabres, I'm not entirely convinced because sabres appear to be less blade-like that what I see in the comic. I'm more inclined to describe the weapons in the comic as swords instead, especially since the title text refers to ''The Sword in the Stone''. Anyone else have an opinion? [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 01:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
I'm struggling with the reference to fencing sabres in the current explanation. While it's possible that the weapons shown are indeed fencing sabres, I'm not entirely convinced because sabres appear to be less blade-like that what I see in the comic. I'm more inclined to describe the weapons in the comic as swords instead, especially since the title text refers to ''The Sword in the Stone''. Anyone else have an opinion? [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 01:47, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
:Still looking for other opinions on my sabre vs sword question. Anyone? [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 16:00, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
:Still looking for other opinions on my sabre vs sword question. Anyone? [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 16:00, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
:Additionally, The other reference to fencing in the explanation seem a bit of a stretch. The term "advancing" can be interpreted as a general term for military movement in a forward direction, so to say the comic is about fencing because "advancing" is a reference to the fencing term "advance" seems to be somewhat arbitrary, at least to me. Furthermore, the sport of fencing actually grew out of the existing defensive usage of swords, so anything related to fencing is also historically related to the use of swords in general. I have nothing against fencing, but I don't believe fencing is specifically the topic of this comic. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 16:23, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
::The stance he does looks as I, as someone who doesn't know a lot about fencing, would expect a fencing pose to look... along with the word advance which triggers his action, I am pretty sure it is about fencing in terms of the sport. {{w|fencing|According to wikipedia}} there are three types of fencing weapons. the foil, the épée, and the sabre  (all linked in that article) out of these 3 the weapon in the comic resembles the sabre most (The form close to a classic sabre, but compared to the other 2, it seems to be the only one with a handguard going around the hand.) So I as a layperson would say: Wikipedia says sabre. --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 18:25, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
:::Thanks for your thoughts. I also looked at the various fencing weapons on Wikipedia and thought that the sabre blade didn't look as broad as the weapons in the comic. I was also thinking that fencing as a sport was probably not common in Norway, where you might expect actual fighting with swords instead. However, I chose to pose the question here rather than force my opinion by editing the explanation. At this point, I don't feel strongly enough to make a big deal out of it. ;-) [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 19:17, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
::::Not just the sword, but Beret is in a classic engarde stance (sword extended, other hand waving around in the air, which I've never understood) in the final panel, which definitely implied fencing to me.[[User:Daemonik|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik|talk]]) 14:13, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
 
  
 
My guess was the the title text was a joke based on Post-glacial Rebound. If you hold a sword over the bedrock, and wait for the rebound the sword will end up in the stone.
 
My guess was the the title text was a joke based on Post-glacial Rebound. If you hold a sword over the bedrock, and wait for the rebound the sword will end up in the stone.
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"Question Randall's science on this one as the consensus is that glaciers are retreating world wide. https://skepticalscience.com/himalayan-glaciers-growing.htm " (Author: [[Grendelsmum]] )signed by me, even though not my content. --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 06:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
"Question Randall's science on this one as the consensus is that glaciers are retreating world wide. https://skepticalscience.com/himalayan-glaciers-growing.htm " (Author: [[Grendelsmum]] )signed by me, even though not my content. --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 06:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
:Note that it's completely possible even for the same piece of glacier to be both losing mass and advancing at the same time. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 22:34, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
  
 
The comic refers probably to the legend of Arthur. Interestingly, Norway has its own sword in the stone, even three swords. It is believed that Norway won't fall as long as the swords are in the stone. They better give Arthur no visum. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverd_i_fjell] Vince 06:52, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
The comic refers probably to the legend of Arthur. Interestingly, Norway has its own sword in the stone, even three swords. It is believed that Norway won't fall as long as the swords are in the stone. They better give Arthur no visum. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sverd_i_fjell] Vince 06:52, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
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: I just put "cordless hairdryer" into Amazon and there are a few available. Admittedly, they don't look very good, but they do seem to exist. [[User:Daemonik|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik|talk]]) 09:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
: I just put "cordless hairdryer" into Amazon and there are a few available. Admittedly, they don't look very good, but they do seem to exist. [[User:Daemonik|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik|talk]]) 09:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
: I removed that part - it's simply not true. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 12:35, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
: I removed that part - it's simply not true. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 12:35, 18 June 2019 (UTC)
 
Oh? You're approaching me?[[Special:Contributions/162.158.62.221|162.158.62.221]] 14:48, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 

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