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β | There are three [[Cueball]]s discussing a {{w|particle accelerator}}. One Cueball asks the others about the "tertiary Free-electron laser ({{w|Free-electron_laser|F.E.L}}) guidance system". As this is a fairly technical topic, we would expect a response filled with scientific jargon. The joke is that the other Cueball instead responds in a much simpler manner. He uses simple phrases such as "smash the right | + | There are three [[Cueball]]s discussing a {{w|particle accelerator}}. One Cueball asks the others about the "tertiary Free-electron laser ({{w|Free-electron_laser|F.E.L}}) guidance system". As this is a fairly technical topic, we would expect a response filled with scientific jargon. The joke is that the other Cueball instead responds in a much simpler manner. He uses simple phrases such as "smash the right things together" and "that would be very bad". |
As the caption below the comic notes, Cueball (probably [[Randall]]) has spent the previous night reading the {{w|Simple English Wikipedia}}, a [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page simplified version] of {{w|Wikipedia}} intended to be easier to understand, and now he finds himself using similarly simple syntax. For example, the article for a [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_accelerator particle accelerator] describes it as "a machine that makes really tiny things called particles travel at very high speeds." This is similar to the simple response given by the responding Cueball. In the actual comic, Cueball was able to effectively communicate the dangers of using a broken F.E.L. using simple syntax similar to the style of the Simple English Wikipedia. | As the caption below the comic notes, Cueball (probably [[Randall]]) has spent the previous night reading the {{w|Simple English Wikipedia}}, a [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page simplified version] of {{w|Wikipedia}} intended to be easier to understand, and now he finds himself using similarly simple syntax. For example, the article for a [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_accelerator particle accelerator] describes it as "a machine that makes really tiny things called particles travel at very high speeds." This is similar to the simple response given by the responding Cueball. In the actual comic, Cueball was able to effectively communicate the dangers of using a broken F.E.L. using simple syntax similar to the style of the Simple English Wikipedia. |