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<p>Axiom: </p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1441<br /> | date = October 31, 2014<br /> | title = Turnabout<br /> | image = turnabout.png<br /> | titletext = Whenever I miss a shot with a sci-fi weapon, I say 'Apollo retroreflector' really fast, just in case.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> In this comic &quot;they&quot; refer to [http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apollo_11/experiments/lrr/]. A mirror that was placed on the moon by Apollo 11. A special kind of mirror that reflects the light back to where it came from. The mirror is used to measure the distance between earth and the moon.<br /> <br /> In this comic &quot;the one to the right&quot; hopes for that the missed laser shot will hit the moon and the laser raging reflector on the moon and then hit his opponent in the back.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript}}<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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