Talk:1547: Solar System Questions

2015-07-08T01:13:17Z

Bichlesi:

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)
* 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)

The title text is a reference to the Futurama episode "Butterjunk effect" http://theinfosphere.org/The_Butterjunk_Effect. {{unsigned ip|188.114.98.29}}
* I suggest it's much more likely to be a reference to Randall's own obsession with humans flying with wings: [[620]], https://what-if.xkcd.com/30/. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.250.161|108.162.250.161]] 01:00, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

What's Titan like? Refernece to Gattaca (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZa83dTf4JA)? [[User:Nk22|The Twenty-second. The Not So Only. The Nathan/Nk22]] ([[User talk:Nk22|talk]]) 16:23, 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)
* Crowd-sourcing space probes? I certainly hope so!! [[User:Cosmogoblin|Cosmogoblin]] ([[User talk: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!". ;) [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 20:42, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Timing is good as it has recently been shown that red organics (Tholins) are produced by the particular UV wavelength called 'Lyman-Alpha' which is almost as bright on Pluto's night-side due to starshine as it is from the Sun during its daytime... the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt may be the original Red-light District. Go New Horizons! [[User:Squirreltape|Squirreltape]] ([[User talk:Squirreltape|talk]]) 15:13, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Ice Spikes could be a reference to the Ice Spikes biome in Minecraft: http://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Ice_Plains_Spikes.png [[User:Daedalus|Daedalus]] ([[User talk:Daedalus|talk]]) 10:12, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

The last question/the title text could also refer to Robert A. Heinleins "The Menace from Earth": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Menace_from_Earth [[User:Bichlesi|Bichlesi]] ([[User talk:Bichlesi|talk]]) 01:13, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

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Talk:1547: Solar System Questions