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		<title>Talk:1072: Seventies</title>
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&lt;div&gt;Can someone comment on the S-es in image's title text? I can read it, but don't know what they mean. Probably some old spelling.&lt;br /&gt;
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Done [[User:Blaisepascal|Blaisepascal]] ([[User talk:Blaisepascal|talk]]) 16:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s&lt;br /&gt;
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Answering machines certainly had been invented by the 1970s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answering_machine). The first practical commercial models started appearing in the 1960s and I had one that used an endless reel of magnetic tape in the 70s. [[User:Jonat|Jonat]] ([[User talk:Jonat|talk]]) 16:20, 6 December 2012 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Touch tone phones were certainly around in 1974, although dial phones were still prevalent. Touch Tone dialing was introduced in the late 60s (it was a sufficient novelty that if you visited someone with TouchTone, they'd show it off)  The &amp;quot;press 1&amp;quot; aspect came much later, with automatic voice response (AVR) systems, probably mid 80s, although dial phones were still in use (&amp;quot;or wait to be connected to an operator&amp;quot;).  As noted by Jonat, answering machines with cassettes, loops, or reel to reel tapes were quite common in the 70s, as a result of the Carterfone decision allowing interconnection to the public switched system in the US.[[Special:Contributions/71.177.151.10|71.177.151.10]] 04:56, 22 January 2013 (UTC)Jim Lux&lt;br /&gt;
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I've never encountered those &amp;quot;press 1 to leave a message&amp;quot;-type answering machines, only ones where it says: &amp;quot;[person you wanted to call] is not available at this moment. Please leave a message after the beep. *beep*&amp;quot;. Maybe it's a US thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.231.223|108.162.231.223]] 11:59, 8 December 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Most voicemail systems here in the US, you just leave a message after the beep, and press 1 at the end for more options afterward before sending your message (e.g., to delete it and re-record). Some answering machines, though, (like the one on my landline) let a caller choose from several mailboxes by pressing a mailbox number during the outgoing message (e.g., &amp;quot;To leave a message for Aaron, press 1. To leave a message for Bob, press 2.&amp;quot;).  Most likely, Randall's just [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny taking a small liberty to make the joke work]. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 20:20, 20 December 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I've used a dial phone on those sorts of machines. Dialing &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; (or whatever number it was) worked fine, surprisingly. But evidently the person on the other end of the phone is baffled, and hasn't tried the obvious. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.128|162.158.6.128]] 20:44, 22 December 2020 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why does [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1072:_Seventies&amp;amp;oldid=62864 this revision] say he has an incredulous look on his face, when he doesn't have a face? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.30|108.162.216.30]] 03:04, 20 June 2014 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: I've seen many incredulous chins in my time, and that chin reeks of incredulity. [[User:Kev|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev|talk]]) 22:45, 17 January 2015 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyone care to comment on why the alttext starts the quote with a single quote (UK-style, &amp;quot;'&amp;quot;) and ends with a double (US-style, '&amp;quot;')? Was that a thing in the 17th century? [[User:Hppavilion1|Hppavilion1]] ([[User talk:Hppavilion1|talk]]) 00:57, 9 September 2016 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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The image file seems to be missing here. Can someone look into it? [[User:RamenChef|RamenChef]] ([[User talk:RamenChef|talk]]) 13:39, 9 March 2017 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks for bringing this up. The picture was removed in 2012. Maybe copyright.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 18:41, 9 March 2017 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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the title-text looks like &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wherefore this demonic inftrument? By what forcery does it produce fuch founds?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:That is called a &amp;quot;long S&amp;quot; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.50|108.162.249.50]] 06:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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&lt;div&gt;Can someone comment on the S-es in image's title text? I can read it, but don't know what they mean. Probably some old spelling.&lt;br /&gt;
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Done [[User:Blaisepascal|Blaisepascal]] ([[User talk:Blaisepascal|talk]]) 16:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s&lt;br /&gt;
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Answering machines certainly had been invented by the 1970s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answering_machine). The first practical commercial models started appearing in the 1960s and I had one that used an endless reel of magnetic tape in the 70s. [[User:Jonat|Jonat]] ([[User talk:Jonat|talk]]) 16:20, 6 December 2012 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Touch tone phones were certainly around in 1974, although dial phones were still prevalent. Touch Tone dialing was introduced in the late 60s (it was a sufficient novelty that if you visited someone with TouchTone, they'd show it off)  The &amp;quot;press 1&amp;quot; aspect came much later, with automatic voice response (AVR) systems, probably mid 80s, although dial phones were still in use (&amp;quot;or wait to be connected to an operator&amp;quot;).  As noted by Jonat, answering machines with cassettes, loops, or reel to reel tapes were quite common in the 70s, as a result of the Carterfone decision allowing interconnection to the public switched system in the US.[[Special:Contributions/71.177.151.10|71.177.151.10]] 04:56, 22 January 2013 (UTC)Jim Lux&lt;br /&gt;
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I've never encountered those &amp;quot;press 1 to leave a message&amp;quot;-type answering machines, only ones where it says: &amp;quot;[person you wanted to call] is not available at this moment. Please leave a message after the beep. *beep*&amp;quot;. Maybe it's a US thing. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.231.223|108.162.231.223]] 11:59, 8 December 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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: Most voicemail systems here in the US, you just leave a message after the beep, and press 1 at the end for more options afterward before sending your message (e.g., to delete it and re-record). Some answering machines, though, (like the one on my landline) let a caller choose from several mailboxes by pressing a mailbox number during the outgoing message (e.g., &amp;quot;To leave a message for Aaron, press 1. To leave a message for Bob, press 2.&amp;quot;).  Most likely, Randall's just [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuleOfFunny taking a small liberty to make the joke work]. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]]) 20:20, 20 December 2013 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:: I've used a dial phone on those sorts of machines. Dialing &amp;quot;1&amp;quot; (or whatever number it was) worked fine, surprisingly. But evidently the person on the other end of the phone is baffled, and hasn't tried the obvious. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.6.128|162.158.6.128]] 20:44, 22 December 2020 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Why does [http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1072:_Seventies&amp;amp;oldid=62864 this revision] say he has an incredulous look on his face, when he doesn't have a face? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.30|108.162.216.30]] 03:04, 20 June 2014 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: I've seen many incredulous chins in my time, and that chin reeks of incredulity. [[User:Kev|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev|talk]]) 22:45, 17 January 2015 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyone care to comment on why the alttext starts the quote with a single quote (UK-style, &amp;quot;'&amp;quot;) and ends with a double (US-style, '&amp;quot;')? Was that a thing in the 17th century? [[User:Hppavilion1|Hppavilion1]] ([[User talk:Hppavilion1|talk]]) 00:57, 9 September 2016 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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The image file seems to be missing here. Can someone look into it? [[User:RamenChef|RamenChef]] ([[User talk:RamenChef|talk]]) 13:39, 9 March 2017 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Thanks for bringing this up. The picture was removed in 2012. Maybe copyright.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 18:41, 9 March 2017 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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the title-text looks like &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Wherefore this demonic inftrument? By what forcery does it produce fuch founds?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
:That is called a &amp;quot;log S&amp;quot; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.50|108.162.249.50]] 06:12, 10 June 2021 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>2471: Hippo Attacks</title>
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| number    = 2471&lt;br /&gt;
| date      = June 2, 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| title     = Hippo Attacks&lt;br /&gt;
| image     = hippo_attacks.png&lt;br /&gt;
| titletext = It's cool how, when there's a number lots of people are curious about, but which isn't easy to measure, some random guess will get cited everywhere and become the universally quoted value. Unrelatedly, did you know there are 850 trillion waves in the ocean?&lt;br /&gt;
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==Explanation==&lt;br /&gt;
{{incomplete|Created by a HIPAA-VIOLATING HIPPO. I think we have managed to capture the broad strokes of the comic, but it could use some copy-editing (especially my words), and I am not confident I am not missing some finer details. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The first part of this comic deals with unreliable sources on the internet. Neither &amp;quot;viral posts&amp;quot; nor &amp;quot;random [[wikipedia:Listicle|listicles]]&amp;quot; are usually very reliable sources of information. They rarely cite their sources, and they are often published without much fact-checking,{{Citation needed}} as published volume and impressive-sounding numbers are far more important for ad-revenue than actual facts.&lt;br /&gt;
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The viral post appears to be [https://www.facebook.com/clickhole/photos/a.1461385317435063/2945077732399140/?type=3 this Facebook post.] The relevant source is unknown (and may very well be made up, since the source is ClickHole, a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ClickHole satirical website formerly owned by The Onion]). There are a number of listicles Cueball may be referring to, but they all appear to be citing [https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Most-Lethal-Animal-Mosquito-Week the Bill &amp;amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.]&lt;br /&gt;
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ({{w|HIPAA}}, pronounced ''HIP-uh'') is an American healthcare law enacted in 1996. One of the most commonly cited provisions from HIPAA is the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which regulates the use and disclosure of protected health information. &lt;br /&gt;
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In this comic, Cueball and Megan are discussing the number of {{w|hippopotamus}} attacks, which is unverified. Megan proposes an alternative explanation as to why this particular number is hard to come by: it would be violating the patients' privacy to create statistics of a very specific and unusual cause of death. The punchline comes with the pun on &amp;quot;hippo violation&amp;quot; (&amp;quot;HIPAA violation&amp;quot;).&lt;br /&gt;
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The title text amplifies the criticism of listicles. They sometimes provide factoids with regards to ill-defined, hard-to-measure numbers, and these factoids might end up in common circulation between such articles. One extreme example would be the number of waves in the ocean. Some problems with this definition would be: &lt;br /&gt;
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* In which ocean/oceans?&lt;br /&gt;
* What is the smallest ripple that counts as a wave?&lt;br /&gt;
* When does one count two interacting waves as separate, and when does one count them as one?&lt;br /&gt;
* Are counted waves limited to water waves, or can EM waves be considered?&lt;br /&gt;
* Should sub-surface waves be evaluated, too?&lt;br /&gt;
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With different replies to these questions, wildly different answers could be reached. But,  counting every body of water on the planet, this obviously works out as around 2.354 (unique) waves per square meter. Another possibility is that Cueball is trying to tell you how many hippo deaths there are without violating HIPAA/hippo code. (Note: There are estimated to be approximately 8 billion people on the earth, not trillions, so this number would be about 100,000 times too high.)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
:[Cueball is sitting in an office chair at his desk. He has lifted both arms with palm up towards the screen of his laptop in front of him. Megan stands behind him to the right, looking over his shoulder at the screen.]&lt;br /&gt;
:Cueball: I hate unsourced statistics.&lt;br /&gt;
:Cueball: ''This'' viral post says hippos kill 2,900 people a year, but ''this'' random listicle says 500.&lt;br /&gt;
:Megan: Makes sense.&lt;br /&gt;
:Megan: Publishing the real number would be a HIPPO violation.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{comic discussion}}&lt;br /&gt;
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		<title>Talk:2466: In Your Classroom</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;108.162.249.50: Comment on over-use (in my opinion) of &amp;quot;citation needed&amp;quot; tags&lt;/p&gt;
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yay! another one where a table is useful for an explanation! also first ALPHALUL [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.59|162.158.79.59]] 01:01, 22 May 2021 (UTC)Bumpf&lt;br /&gt;
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Exobiology should not be in the Good area. I've seen those movies, I know what happens next. [[User:Andyd273|Andyd273]] ([[User talk:Andyd273|talk]]) 02:18, 22 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I'm sort of sad that the the hover text, or perhaps the origin, wasn't simply &amp;quot;Tautology&amp;quot; [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.74|108.162.237.74]] 21:01, 22 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I think that the scales would be better shown as +/- from a (0,0) point than %'s from the top left.  At least for the Good/Bad axis  It's really weird to say that &amp;quot;Education&amp;quot; has 10% ''danger'' because it's not quite as good as having an atmosphere.  Is it just me? --[[User:Bobson|Bobson]] ([[User talk:Bobson|talk]]) 01:51, 23 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Many students consider education - especially tests - dangerous. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 02:26, 23 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:No, I agree as well. Would it be out of line if I changed it? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.18|162.158.75.18]] 17:26, 25 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Not sure how big is smallest quasar, but I suspect one appearing in class would be bad even for Sun and rest of solar system. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 02:29, 23 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:I agree. This should be sooooo far below the bad axis (or Volcanoes) that it should only have been mentioned in the title text. Of course Quasars do not exist in this age... But if one suddenly began in your class room it would be the end of the local spiral arm of the galaxy, and would devour most of what was there forming a new black hole center of the galaxy (a double black hole center). It would of course end all of Earth history as well as the solar system and the local cluster of stars. So putting it right under volcanoes, which would only destroy the local city (it was not given it was a super volcano), compared to ending Earths existence is not really serious. And as explained in the explanation he has previously also mentioned off chart points in the title text, as he does also for less interesting subjects in this one as well. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 19:06, 24 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Is vertical axis how dangerous?  I read it as either being positive utility (Societal good and bad) or how much Randall likes it? [[User:Kev|Kev]] ([[User talk:Kev|talk]]) 10:19, 23 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Shouldn't it be vulcanology?[[User:Joem5636|Joem5636]] ([[User talk:Joem5636|talk]]) 12:33, 24 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:I thought that, but it appears that vulcanology/volcanology are both possibly equally valid (though the 'vulc' definitions point to 'volc' ones almost always in online dictionaries, with the reverse mostly only as 'alternative', and 'vulcanologist' seems less acknowledged than 'volcanologist' in related-words linking). In many ways, that annoys me, but that might be the classicist in me rather than the geographer/geologist who appreciates that &amp;quot;vulcanology&amp;quot; might be a rather more limited field that would require no more travel to extensively study than can be afforded by a handy Sicilian fishing boat or light aircraft. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.19|141.101.99.19]] 14:48, 24 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Would an alternate Geography = weird be due to an invading nation-state? We already have volcanology and other similar &amp;quot;The earth came into the classroom&amp;quot; things in the graph. [[User:OhFFS|OhFFS]] ([[User talk:OhFFS|talk]]) 21:42, 24 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:That would be bad, but still less weird than the actual Earth. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.114.48|172.70.114.48]] 18:09, 26 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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TL;DR: Too many &amp;quot;citation needed&amp;quot; tags! It's not funny if you use it too much.&lt;br /&gt;
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Several parts of this explanation seem to have been written in such a way as to include statements against which nobody in their right mind would argue and, in any other context at least, would not require any supporting citation, and are hence appropriate places for the humourous use of &amp;quot;citation needed&amp;quot; often seen on this site.{{citation needed}} I very much appreciate the hitherto typical Explain-XKCD-style sparse (about once per article) use of &amp;quot;citation needed&amp;quot; but I feel that it loses much of it's comedic effect when used frequently (six times in this article as I write!) in text that appears to be composed with the purpose of including the tag several times. I appreciate that some of us enjoy reading explanations peppered with the tags, so I haven't removed any of them, but my feeling is that the 'too much of a good thing' concept applies here. In future articles I personally hope to see normally written explanations (or as normally written as we can reasonably expect given the subject matter) with &amp;quot;citation needed&amp;quot; tags used only sparingly.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Talk:2461: 90's Kid Space Program</title>
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While searching for popper toys in action, I found a figure in a scientific paper. Not sure if it would belong on this page. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326439672_Dynamics_of_viscoelastic_snap-through#pf2 [[User:Pgn674|Pgn674]] ([[User talk:Pgn674|talk]]) 20:15, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn't it also allusion to Kerbal Space Program game? The ship in picture looks similar to game's stock crafts. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.249|162.158.91.249]] 21:05, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Possibly? The girders and the capsule look similar, but the green bit looks a little like a Project Orion pusher plate to me. (Or maybe I just like Project Orion too much). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.229|141.101.99.229]] 21:07, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Agree on the Kerbal.  Note the KSP in &amp;quot;Kid Space Program&amp;quot;.  I also thought it had a nod towards Project Orion pusher plate.  On an unrelated but fun note:  Oxford science blog discusses the mathematics that describe jumping popper snap-through: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/how-do-jumping-popper-toys-work.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Tomb|Tomb]] ([[User talk:Tomb|talk]]) 21:40, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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The title text may refer to the way that NASA seems stuck in their ways and not willing to innovate, i.e. living in the past. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.249|162.158.91.249]] 21:13, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I agree with the above suggestion that Kerbal Space Program is part of the joke, KSP is to iconic a acronym for Munroe to ignore, plus, he has mentioned it in other strips.&lt;br /&gt;
:Or even &amp;quot;too iconic an acronym&amp;quot;. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.106|198.41.238.106]] 21:48, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Is today some sort of special &amp;quot;90's day&amp;quot;? SMBC has a 90s-themed comic as well.[[User:Account|Account]] ([[User talk:Account|talk]]) 21:26, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Per http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/may-10.html, it is not.  [[User:Piano|Piano]] ([[User talk:Piano|talk]]) 22:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I was squinting hard at the original, trying to understand the connection between a diaphragm (a barrier contraception method), kids, and launching into space. Smth about spermatozoids? Resorted to explainxkcd, and learned that it's some kind of &amp;quot;popper&amp;quot;... Oh, well :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Interesting… I'm a 90s kid, and I've never even heard of these. I had to come here to figure out what I was looking at. [[User:NoriMori|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori|talk]]) 03:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:snap! I thought it was  a diaphragm too :o) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.50|108.162.249.50]] 06:05, 11 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>Talk:2461: 90's Kid Space Program</title>
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While searching for popper toys in action, I found a figure in a scientific paper. Not sure if it would belong on this page. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326439672_Dynamics_of_viscoelastic_snap-through#pf2 [[User:Pgn674|Pgn674]] ([[User talk:Pgn674|talk]]) 20:15, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Isn't it also allusion to Kerbal Space Program game? The ship in picture looks similar to game's stock crafts. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.249|162.158.91.249]] 21:05, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
:Possibly? The girders and the capsule look similar, but the green bit looks a little like a Project Orion pusher plate to me. (Or maybe I just like Project Orion too much). [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.229|141.101.99.229]] 21:07, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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:Agree on the Kerbal.  Note the KSP in &amp;quot;Kid Space Program&amp;quot;.  I also thought it had a nod towards Project Orion pusher plate.  On an unrelated but fun note:  Oxford science blog discusses the mathematics that describe jumping popper snap-through: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/how-do-jumping-popper-toys-work.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Tomb|Tomb]] ([[User talk:Tomb|talk]]) 21:40, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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The title text may refer to the way that NASA seems stuck in their ways and not willing to innovate, i.e. living in the past. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.249|162.158.91.249]] 21:13, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I agree with the above suggestion that Kerbal Space Program is part of the joke, KSP is to iconic a acronym for Munroe to ignore, plus, he has mentioned it in other strips.&lt;br /&gt;
:Or even &amp;quot;too iconic an acronym&amp;quot;. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.106|198.41.238.106]] 21:48, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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Is today some sort of special &amp;quot;90's day&amp;quot;? SMBC has a 90s-themed comic as well.[[User:Account|Account]] ([[User talk:Account|talk]]) 21:26, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
: Per http://www.holidays-and-observances.com/may-10.html, it is not.  [[User:Piano|Piano]] ([[User talk:Piano|talk]]) 22:22, 10 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
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I was squinting hard at the original, trying to understand the connection between a diaphragm (a barrier contraception method), kids, and launching into space. Smth about spermatozoids? Resorted to explainxkcd, and learned that it's some kind of &amp;quot;popper&amp;quot;... Oh, well :)&lt;br /&gt;
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Interesting… I'm a 90s kid, and I've never even heard of these. I had to come here to figure out what I was looking at. [[User:NoriMori|NoriMori]] ([[User talk:NoriMori|talk]]) 03:00, 11 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;br /&gt;
 : snap! I thought it was  a diaphragm too :o) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.50|108.162.249.50]] 06:05, 11 May 2021 (UTC)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>573: Parental Trolling</title>
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| number    = 573&lt;br /&gt;
| date      = April 24, 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| title     = Parental Trolling&lt;br /&gt;
| image     = parental trolling.png&lt;br /&gt;
| titletext = They'll pick music and culture that they know annoys you. Building in behavioral easter eggs is a fair retaliation!&lt;br /&gt;
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==Explanation==&lt;br /&gt;
Set in the future, a daughter approaches her father playing a music video of {{w|Rick Astley}}'s &amp;quot;{{w|Never Gonna Give You Up}}&amp;quot;. The daughter insults her father's generation's versions of playing pranks, specifically {{w|Rickrolling}}. The daughter refers to this as &amp;quot;{{w|trolling}}&amp;quot; (part of the comics title), which is popular jargon for trying to disrupt a person or community via an action to elicit an emotional response. She then comments that Cueball's generation's trolling efforts suck.&lt;br /&gt;
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The humour is in that the dad reveals he has 'trolled' his daughter by creating a reaction in which her speech centers would shut down when she gets upset, thus eliciting an emotional response which perfectly displays his prank. This would not be possible in real life unless he messed with her brain, which would be dangerous and possibly illegal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003018.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; This could also be referring to how most people tend to get confused in their speech patterns when upset, meaning that the dad '''could''' in fact be trolling his daughter through her misunderstanding.&lt;br /&gt;
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In this comic, the girl holds an ultra-thin tablet, a futuristic technology when this comic was released, a year before the release of the iPad. It also shows a curved computer monitor and keyboard, which seem to float above the desk.&lt;br /&gt;
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The title text refers to the conflict between teenagers and adults over music and culture, with teenagers often listening to music which annoys their parents. '{{w|Easter egg (interaction design)|Easter egg}}' is a term used to describe a hidden inside joke or feature inside software. Here, the daughter has been treated like a piece of software by her father Cueball. He states that since the kids on purpose chooses music and culture that they know annoys their parents, it is a fair retaliation to build in such Easter egg responses. Many people would probably disagree on this, but maybe not so much parents with teenagers at home...&lt;br /&gt;
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==Transcript==&lt;br /&gt;
:[In a frame crossing the top border of the first panel of the comic:]&lt;br /&gt;
:The future&lt;br /&gt;
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:[Cueball is sitting at a futuristic desktop computer with the curved screen and keyboard both floating above the table, and a girl with pigtails is standing behind him with a portable ultra-thin screen. She shows the screen to Cueball. On it is a man with dark hair.]&lt;br /&gt;
:Girl: Hey dad, look at this old music video.&lt;br /&gt;
:Video: We're no strangers to love...&lt;br /&gt;
:Cueball: Wow, you got me.&lt;br /&gt;
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:[The girl now looks at the device.]&lt;br /&gt;
:Girl: Did your generation really use this to troll people? ''So'' lame. You know, you guys '''sucked''' at pranks.&lt;br /&gt;
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:[The girl is holding the device down along her legs as Cueball turns from his computer and addresses her.]&lt;br /&gt;
:Cueball: Did we? I once raised a kid with conditioning so her speech centers shut down when she was upset.&lt;br /&gt;
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:[The girl has dropped the device on the floor and is fisting her hands. Cueball has turned back and is typing on the keyboard.]&lt;br /&gt;
:Girl: What? No, you couldn't have bleegle warble yargle arrgh!&lt;br /&gt;
:Cueball: Teehee.&lt;br /&gt;
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{{comic discussion}}&lt;br /&gt;
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