https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=85.159.196.162explain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-06-15T14:41:29ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:3258:_Plate_Flip&diff=414635Talk:3258: Plate Flip2026-06-15T08:11:56Z<p>85.159.196.162: </p>
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Writing this to keep people from saying "First!" on this comic. [[User:AmethystSky14|AmethystSky14]] ([[User talk:AmethystSky14|talk]]) 16:17, 13 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Second! [[User:Logalex8369|Logalex8369]] ([[User talk:Logalex8369|talk]]) 16:32, 13 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Now you know how come comment boxes disappeared from blogs. I'm the shortstop. [[Special:Contributions/2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38|2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38]] 16:52, 13 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Fourth! (But third base I guess?) [[Special:Contributions/47.151.65.120|47.151.65.120]] 04:03, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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:I don't know, Abbott. [[Special:Contributions/2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38|2605:59C8:160:DB08:39D0:2269:6983:E38]] 04:29, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Should we add a category for the "Ponytail the planetary housing inspector" saga? Previously in the series: [[3192]], [[3037]], probably others that I forgot as well. Also of note, when the comics contain a geologist it is almost exclusively Ponytail, perhaps that deserves a category like Category:Doctor Ponytail? [[Special:Contributions/185.36.194.22|185.36.194.22]] 04:28, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:There already is one. There's the [[:Category:Home Inspections|Home Inspection saga]]. [[User:GSLikesCats307|GSLikesCats307]] ([[User talk:GSLikesCats307|talk]]) 09:53, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Okay the current explanation says the underside of the plate would melt just about anything currently on the surface. What wouldn’t it melt? Or is this just hedging?<br />
[[User:Salsmachev|Salsmachev]] ([[User talk:Salsmachev|talk]]) 13:22, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Is this the same ponytail as in [[3192: Planetary Alignment]]? (After typing I saw that GSLikesCats307 had the same idea) [[User:SacrifycedStoat|SacrifycedStoat]] ([[User talk:SacrifycedStoat|talk]]) 16:20, 14 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
:I reckon it is. This particular ponytail is a semi-recurring character it seems. [[User:RG|RG]] ([[User talk:RG|talk]]) 04:48, 15 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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If anyone can explain the "isostatic depression" / "rebounding" section, I came for that!<br />
[[Special:Contributions/87.115.198.74|87.115.198.74]] 08:09, 15 June 2026 (UTC)<br />
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Some mattresses have a "winter" (warmer) side and a "summer" side, so you should flip them twice a year. --[[Special:Contributions/85.159.196.162|85.159.196.162]] 08:11, 15 June 2026 (UTC)</div>85.159.196.162