https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=66.66.172.118 2026-07-10T01:29:22Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.30.0 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=474:_Turn-On&diff=39668 2013-06-06T14:35:21Z

<p>66.66.172.118: /* Explanation */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = <br /> | date = &lt;!-- Click on the &quot;All Comics&quot; button in the sidebar on the left and find this comic in the list. The date is in the rightmost column, in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Please replace this comment with the date in Mmmm D, YYYY format. --&gt;<br /> | title = <br /> | image = <br /> | titletext = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> This comic references the first start up of CERN's Large Hadron Collider. There was a theoretical concern that that the LHC experiments could create a black hole which would suck in our planet. That's why Cueball said it may their last night on Earth. Physicists (like Megan) have determined that the fears are unfounded.<br /> <br /> In the bar the physicist Megan takes &quot;charming&quot; to refer to the Quark fundamental particles the LHC is generating. All 6 flavors of Quarks are in the strip, Top, Bottom, Up, Down, Charm and Strange.<br /> <br /> The title-text is of course a very old joke.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> &lt;!-- The transcript can be found in a hidden &lt;div&gt; element on the xkcd comic's html source, with id &quot;transcript&quot;.<br /> -- Tip: Use colons (:) in the beginning of lines to preserve the original line breaks. <br /> -- Any actions or descriptive lines in [[double brackets]] should be reduced to [single brackets] to avoid wikilinking.<br /> -- Similarly for {{}}. Be careful to escape multiple ~s with &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;.<br /> -- Do not include the title text again here. --&gt;<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;<br /> This comic references the first start up of CERN's Large Hadron Collider. There was a theoretical concern that that the LHC experiments could create a black hole which would suck in our planet.<br /> That's why Cueball said it may their last night on Earth. Physicists (like Megan) have determined that the fears are unfounded. <br /> <br /> In the bar the physicist Megan takes &quot;charming&quot; to refer to the Quark fundamental particles the LHC is generating. All 6 flavors of Quarks are in the strip, Top, Bottom, Up, Down, Charm and Strange. <br /> <br /> The title-text is of course a very old joke.</div>

66.66.172.118 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=474:_Turn-On&diff=39667 2013-06-06T14:33:47Z

<p>66.66.172.118: Created page with &quot;{{comic | number = | date = &lt;!-- Click on the &quot;All Comics&quot; button in the sidebar on the left and find this comic in the list. The date is in the rightmost column, in ...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = <br /> | date = &lt;!-- Click on the &quot;All Comics&quot; button in the sidebar on the left and find this comic in the list. The date is in the rightmost column, in the form YYYY-MM-DD. Please replace this comment with the date in Mmmm D, YYYY format. --&gt;<br /> | title = <br /> | image = <br /> | titletext = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> &lt;!-- Replace this line with the explanation! --&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> &lt;!-- The transcript can be found in a hidden &lt;div&gt; element on the xkcd comic's html source, with id &quot;transcript&quot;.<br /> -- Tip: Use colons (:) in the beginning of lines to preserve the original line breaks. <br /> -- Any actions or descriptive lines in [[double brackets]] should be reduced to [single brackets] to avoid wikilinking.<br /> -- Similarly for {{}}. Be careful to escape multiple ~s with &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;.<br /> -- Do not include the title text again here. --&gt;<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;<br /> This comic references the first start up of CERN's Large Hadron Collider. There was a theoretical concern that that the LHC experiments could create a black hole which would suck in our planet.<br /> That's why Cueball said it may their last night on Earth. Physicists (like Megan) have determined that the fears are unfounded. <br /> <br /> In the bar the physicist Megan takes &quot;charming&quot; to refer to the Quark fundamental particles the LHC is generating. All 6 flavors of Quarks are in the strip, Top, Bottom, Up, Down, Charm and Strange. <br /> <br /> The title-text is of course a very old joke.</div>

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