Talk:2795: Glass-Topped Table

First! 172.71.167.52 19:01, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

How is "glass-topped" not a term found often online, yet I'm so used to calling it that in verbal conversation (Western Canadian, for reference). Searching for "glass-topped" (with quotes) shows this comic first in results (past ads) :) 162.158.146.105 19:09, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Its probiably just your search personalization. My first search result https://www.designtoscano.com/categories/glass-top-accent-tables followed by xkcdexplained, xkcd, walmart, etsi, and commercial-interiorsuk.com (boy talk about a sus URL). Jamcdonald (talk) 09:21, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

It's not "instead of" -- the table has both a glass surface and a drinking glass. Barmar (talk) 19:32, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

…You could always hand-wash the cup. PxP (talk) 19:45, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Not sure about you, but when I hand-wash something, I'm doing it over sink. Getting the table to sink would be quite hard, although probably easier than fitting it into dishwasher. -- Hkmaly (talk) 22:18, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

It would also be difficult to pour out either the drink or the washwater.172.69.247.51 23:46, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Pressurised water... If you have anything hose-like (or it's within range of one of those extensible tap-attachments) then gush water into it and anything not actually stuck to the glass (any really gloopy liquid - like a partly dried old smoothie left there too long that may need a bit of mechanical wiping too) gets diluted and pressured out. (...Onto the floor, unless you are prepared for that.)

A quick rub with a dishcloth can wick up most of what doesn't jump straight back out (you need a quick shut-off to the water supply, ideally, so it doesn't dribble-fill so much, anyway) and if it was hot enough then the last bits of dampness 'self dry'. 172.70.162.159 01:18, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Some of the unpopularity probably comes from it being halfway off of the table, giving you the ever-present feeling that it might fall. TheLittlePeace (talk) 19:50, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Some seemed to have missed the real point; this is a cat torture device. I can just see my moggy lying there kicking at it for hours. 172.69.34.131 04:34, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Cat torture device? I could see it being their main entertainment, depending on temprement... 141.101.98.126 11:24, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

The torture aspect causes me to doubt that this is anywhere close to the least popular. We've seem the style he has in furniture. I bet there is no couch, it's just offered so that people don't get upset.

Are there really dishwashers large enough to fit an average dining table? The link in the explanation refers to an advertising installation that specifically does not work as a dishwasher. It was designed to keep objects inside it dry. Bischoff (talk) 07:01, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

There are, this one should do the trick https://www.webstaurantstore.com/champion-pp-20-split-door-pot-and-pan-washer-208v-3-phase/253PP20SDC.html Jamcdonald (talk) 09:25, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

This has to be a cat's worst nightmare... 172.71.94.137 08:46, 29 June 2023‎ (UTC) This is my first ever edit, so forgive me if I don't sign it correctly, but I felt compelled to create an account in order to share that this comic very much reminded me of The Uncomfortable (https://www.theuncomfortable.com/). Don't know if this belongs in the main explain page, but thought I'd share it here and let someone else decide. dominiclipari 12:55, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

"...so forgive me if I don't sign it correctly" - close enough, but I suspect you wrote (most of?) it manually. Just put the ~~~~<code> in (or press the penultimate button in the line of buttons immediately above the textediting area) and you should get it correctly.

For me, it'll give something like <code>[[Special:Contributions/<<IP Address>>|<<IP Address>>]] <<Time>>, <<Date>>‎ (UTC). For someone with a user account active, it'll be [[User:<<Username>>|<<Username>>]] ([[User talk:<<Username>>|talk]]) <<Time>>, <<Date>>‎ (UTC) unless you've messed with your personal profile settings.

It doesn't matter much. Best to still have Time and Date. And some form of your Username-related links... But just FYI. 172.70.162.171 19:44, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Am I the only one who interpreted the glass being part of the edge of the table to mean that there is not actually a bottom to the glass? The tooltip text seems to suggest otherwise, but it is a humorous interpretation. 172.71.26.42 19:35, 29 June 2023 (UTC)