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I wonder if "What's the deal with Miranda?" is talking about one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon) Uranus's satellites] or if it's a Firefly/Serenity reference? [[User:Keavon|Keavon]] ([[User talk:Keavon|talk]]) 15:31, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
I wonder if "What's the deal with Miranda?" is talking about one of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon) Uranus's satellites] or if it's a Firefly/Serenity reference? [[User:Keavon|Keavon]] ([[User talk:Keavon|talk]]) 15:31, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
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* That was my reaction too. Randall is (as he should be) slightly obsessed with Firefly. [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- That was my reaction too. Randall is (as he should be) slightly obsessed with Firefly. [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
  
 
Many of the entries can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics  [[User:Cschwenz|Cschwenz]] ([[User talk:Cschwenz|talk]]) 16:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
Many of the entries can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics  [[User:Cschwenz|Cschwenz]] ([[User talk:Cschwenz|talk]]) 16:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
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I wonder if Randal is using us as unpaid researchers to answer his questions for him?[[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.89|173.245.48.89]] 16:53, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
I wonder if Randal is using us as unpaid researchers to answer his questions for him?[[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.89|173.245.48.89]] 16:53, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
 
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* Crowd-sourcing space probes? I certainly hope so!! [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
- Crowd-sourcing space probes? I certainly hope so!! [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk:Cosmogoblin|talk]]) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
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** I was also thinking that, or at least he might have been thinking, "This oughtta keep those silly people on the ExplainXKCD wiki busy!". ;) [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 20:42, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

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I wonder if "What's the deal with Miranda?" is talking about one of Uranus's satellites or if it's a Firefly/Serenity reference? Keavon (talk) 15:31, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

  • That was my reaction too. Randall is (as he should be) slightly obsessed with Firefly. Cosmogoblin (talk) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Many of the entries can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_problems_in_physics Cschwenz (talk) 16:16, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

The title text is a reference to the Futurama episode "Butterjunk effect" http://theinfosphere.org/The_Butterjunk_Effect. 188.114.98.29 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

What's Titan like? Refernece to Gattaca (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZa83dTf4JA)? The Twenty-second. The Not So Only. The Nathan/Nk22 (talk) 16:23, 6 July 2015 (UTC)


I wonder if Randal is using us as unpaid researchers to answer his questions for him?173.245.48.89 16:53, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

  • Crowd-sourcing space probes? I certainly hope so!! Cosmogoblin (talk) 19:12, 6 July 2015 (UTC)
    • I was also thinking that, or at least he might have been thinking, "This oughtta keep those silly people on the ExplainXKCD wiki busy!". ;) KieferSkunk (talk) 20:42, 6 July 2015 (UTC)