https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Capncanuckexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2026-04-29T21:36:06ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2335:_Photo_Deposit&diff=1949272335: Photo Deposit2020-07-21T21:41:58Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2335<br />
| date = July 20, 2020<br />
| title = Photo Deposit<br />
| image = photo_deposit.png<br />
| titletext = It's okay, they scan the serial numbers and make sure you can't deposit the same bill more than once.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BANKNOTE PHOTOCOPIER. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
Some mobile banking apps allow users to deposit {{w|Cheque|check}}s through the app, by photographing the check and entering the relevant information. The comic parodies this imagining a bank that allowed you to "deposit" {{w|banknote}}s via a mobile app. The caption implies that this attempt is predictably disastrous, as it's shut down within six hours.<br />
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Checks are essentially documents instructing a bank to disburse funds from a given account to a specified recipient, hence electronic transfers make sense: the recipient's bank can transfer the image to the depositor's bank and the funds can be transferred between the two. The check could only be deposited by the recipient, and any attempt to deposit the check repeatedly would be refused (and potentially subject the recipient to legal action). By contrast, cash functions as a {{w|Bearer_instrument|bearer instrument}}, where physical possession of the banknotes effectively constitutes possession of the funds. Hence, depositing cash electronically would make little sense, as the depositor would still have the notes (and therefore the money), and the bank would not. Such a transaction would enrich the depositor at the expense of the bank.<br />
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The title text states that the app recognizes the {{w|serial number}}s on the bills and prevents users from depositing them multiple times. However, this would not solve the fundamental problem. Clients could still deposit all of their cash and retain ownership of it. And they could then exchange those bills for different ones and deposit the new bills, repeating the process indefinitely (which explains Cueball's comment about "a lucrative six hours"). It is possible that Megan and Cueball are deliberately depositing the same bills to each of their accounts, given their close proximity. <br />
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The only way such a system could work is if every entity that accepted cash payments or deposits operated from a common database, functioning in real-time, which kept track of each transaction, and disallowed any further use of that specific bill. This would have the ultimate impact of making cash virtually useless, as once every bill had been spent once, all future transactions would need to be electronic (unless there were a system in place to physically distribute the appropriate bills to the appropriate people, which would defeat the entire point). Such a system is essentially the basis for {{w|Cryptocurrency}}, which uses a crowd-sourced system to track the movement of money. But such a system would require virtually universal acceptance in a given country, and could not be implemented by a single bank. <br />
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In addition, the system would be highly vulnerable to {{w|Counterfeit money|counterfeiting}}. Common anti-counterfeiting measures include using distinctive materials and fine details, both of which are difficult to duplicate well enough to fool a human. Smartphone cameras, on the other hand, can't distinguish texture and may not have sufficient resolution to make out that level of detail. Counterfeiters could produce and deposit an almost unlimited number of bills, then destroy them, leaving little evidence of their crime.<br />
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As a result, this system would be inherently unworkable, and the party that would suffer from it would be the bank that implemented it in the first place. Which makes it realistic that, if a bank were to implement such a scheme, they'd very quickly realize their error and put an end to it.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
:[Megan is holding a banknote up in one hand, while she is taking a picture of it with her smartphone held in the other hand. A starburst near the phone indicates the sound this makes. She is standing with her back to Cueball, who faces away from her. He is holding a banknote down by his side in one hand, while he is looking at his smartphone which he holds up in the other hand. From Cueball's phone there is a starburst from which a line goes up above him to indicate what is on the screen.]<br />
:Megan's phone: <small>''Click''</small><br />
:Cueball's phone: Deposit accepted!<br />
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:[Caption below panel:]<br />
:After a lucrative six hours for us, our bank removed the new feature in their app that let you deposit cash by taking a picture of it.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192302Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:40:11Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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id certainly use that language lol ([[User talk:172.69.70.101|172.69.70.101]])<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integer -> Integer<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1)<br/><br />
[[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192301Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:39:26Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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id certainly use that language lol ([[User talk:172.69.70.101|172.69.70.101]])<br />
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-- haXkell is a X-based dialect of haskell<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integral -> Integral<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1)<br/><br />
[[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192300Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:39:03Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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id certainly use that language lol ([[User talk:172.69.70.101|172.69.70.101]])<br />
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-- haXkell is a X-based dialect of haskell<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integral -> Integral<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1) [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192299Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:38:47Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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id certainly use that language lol ([[User talk:172.69.70.101|172.69.70.101]])<br />
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-- haXkell X is a X-based dialect of haskell<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integral -> Integral<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1) [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192298Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:38:19Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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id certainly use that language lol ([[User talk:172.69.70.101|172.69.70.101]])<br />
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-- haXkell X is a X-based dialect of haskell<br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integral -> Integral<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1) [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2309:_X&diff=192297Talk:2309: X2020-05-21T02:35:42Z<p>Capncanuck: haXkell X is a X-based dialect of haskell</p>
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id certainly use that language lol ----<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> :: Integral -> Integral<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> 0 = 1<br/><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> X = X * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';">X</span> (X-1) [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:35, 21 May 2020 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2307:_Alive_Or_Not&diff=1920872307: Alive Or Not2020-05-16T01:06:40Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Things ranked as not alive */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2307<br />
| date = May 15, 2020<br />
| title = Alive Or Not<br />
| image = alive_or_not.png<br />
| titletext = Computer viruses currently fall somewhere between prions and fire.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a SLIME MOLD. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
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There is no thorough definition of "life"; all definitions thus far proposed have either excluded some things commonly understood to be alive or included some things commonly understood to not be alive. Take reproduction, a trait commonly assumed to be essential and unique to life; by this definition, anything which cannot reproduce (including mules, worker bees, and postmenopausal women) would be considered nonliving, while anything which can duplicate itself (including computer viruses, advanced 3D printers, and fire—see below) would be considered alive.<br />
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Many more elaborate definitions of life have been attempted over the decades. Some common additional factors include:<br />
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* {{w|Homeostasis}}, the ability to control an internal environment to maintain a constant state;<br />
* {{w|Metabolism}}, converting nutrients into energy and building blocks for growth, reproduction, and so on; and<br />
* {{w|Adaptation}} through heredity and natural selection.<br />
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Despite all of this, the only definite definition of "life" is "something everyone agrees is alive". This comic attempts to rank several types of things by how likely people are to perceive them as "alive".<br />
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=== Things ranked as alive ===<br />
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* '''Animals (normal)'''<br />
* '''Animals (weird ones like jellyfish and coral)''': Randall's categorization of animals as "normal" or "weird" is a simplified version of the {{w|Great chain of being}}, a philosophical framework in which humans are seen as the most "advanced" form of life, followed by a divine or otherwise justified hierarchy of progressively lesser life-forms (mammals, birds, fish, lizards, insects, and so on).<br />
* '''{{w|Fungi}}''': Fungi are organisms that are part of a separate grouping than other organisms. They are neither plants nor animals. Fungi "eat" by absorbing dissolved molecules, like animals, but like plants, they are typically unable to move on their own. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds are common types of fungi.<br />
* '''Plants''': <br />
* '''{{w|Slime mold}}s''': Slime molds are eukaryotic single-celled organisms (so "more advanced" than bacteria) which are most notable for their occasional congregation into macro-sized colonies which can appear to move as a single creature. It's interesting that Randall ranks them as "less alive" than fungi (which they were once thought to be), especially given some of their curious behaviors (e.g. [https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/feb/18/slime-mould-rail-road-transport-routes optimizing transportation networks] when presented with a collection of food flakes and obstacles).<br />
* '''Bacteria''': <br />
* '''{{w|Archaea}}''': Archaea (misspelled as ''Archea'' by Randall) is a {{w|domain (biology)|domain}} of organisms, which do not fall under eukaryotes or bacteria. They are single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.<br />
* '''{{w|Virus}}es''': Viruses are infectious agents consisting of a genome surrounded by a protein or lipid shell. When a virus contacts a cell, it delivers its genome inside the cell which causes the cells' reproductive machinery to create more viruses. As viruses are incapable of reproducing without the aid of larger cells, it is often debated whether or not they are actually alive. Randall has ranked viruses as "alive".<br />
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===Things ranked as not alive===<br />
* '''{{w|Prions}}''': Prions are misfolded proteins that can spread and change the structure of other proteins. Similarly to viruses prions require something else to replicate<br />
* (from title text) '''{{w|Computer virus}}es''':<br />
* '''{{w|Fire}}''': Fire is a common example of something which meets many common definitions for life; it grows, reproduces by spreading seeds (sparks), and consumes energy and excretes waste (ashes and smoke). However, while fire can be a necessary part of the life cycle of other organisms (e.g. redwood trees), it does not maintain a constant environment within itself, nor does it perform {{Clarify|reason=incomplete}}<br />
* '''Clouds<br />
* '''{{w|Fossils}}''': Fossils are the petrified remains of once-living organisms, so in that sense they are more connected to life than "regular rocks", and some may hold DNA that could theoretically be used to clone the fossilized life-form.<br />
* '''Rocks shaped like faces''': Humans have an extremely advanced capability for seeing patterns, and one of the most powerful patterns we seek is {{w|Face perception|faces}}, so much so that we see faces even where they don't exist (a common form of {{w|pareidolia}}). Humans instinctively anthropomorphize any object which vaguely resembles a face as having a sense of attention and mood, and so a rock shaped like a face would likely be treated differently than a rock not shaped like a face. Randall does not distinguish between rocks intentionally carved to look like faces (such as the famous {{w|Moai}} sculptures) or rocks that happen to look vaguely like faces under the right lighting conditions (such as the famous {{w|Face on Mars}}.)<br />
* '''Regular rocks''': Modern taxonomy originates from Carl Linnaeus, who categorized all objects on Earth as animals, plants (often stated as "''vegetable''" in quiz games like Twenty Questions), or minerals. Minerals are most obviously not alive, although some cultures and works of fiction have creatures that turn to stone and will return later to life.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[A vertical line, with various objects and entities marked as points on the line. A horizontal dashed line is drawn across the list, with "Alive" items above the line and "Not Alive" items below.<br />
*Animals (Normal)<br />
*Animals (Weird ones like Jellyfish and Coral)<br />
*Fungi<br />
*Plants<br />
*Slime Molds<br />
*Bacteria<br />
*Archea<br />
*Viruses<br />
*[Up-arrow: Alive]<br />
*[Dashed line]<br />
*[Down-arrow: Not Alive]<br />
*Prions<br />
*Fire<br />
*Clouds<br />
*Fossils<br />
*Rocks shaped like faces<br />
*Regular rocks<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Biology]]<br />
[[Category:Geology]]<br />
[[Category:Charts]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850712245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T21:43:32Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs expansion, Requires an analysis of the rhyming used to come up with the alternatives to "Edible Arrangements"}}<br />
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[https://www.ediblearrangements.com/ Edible Arrangements] is a company that sells fruit, and other edible items that have been cut and arranged to look like flower bouquets. Flower arrangements are typically not eaten.{{Citation needed}} Megan uses this incongruity of eating a floral arrangement for her many puns. <br />
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Vore is most likely referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorarephilia Vorarephilia] which is often called vore in slang. This indicates that the items in the arrangement have a strong desire to be eaten. Mouth Blossoms, My Juicy Bouquet, My Oral Floral are all combinations referencing the eating of a floral arrangement.<br />
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The title text also makes reference to the fact that many flowers that are often found in floral arrangements, such as roses, violets, tulips, daisies, lavender and many more, are items that a human can eat.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is a thing.<br />
<br />
Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
<br />
[Megan gestures with an open hand]<br />
Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of the Roses"?<br />
<br />
[Cueball pans off-screen and Megan turns to face them]<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850702245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T21:42:42Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Explanation */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Needs expansion, Requires an analysis of the rhyming used to come up with the alternatives to "Edible Arrangements"}}<br />
<br />
[https://www.ediblearrangements.com/ Edible Arrangements] is a company that sells fruit, and other edible items that have been cut and arranged to look like flower bouquets. Flower arrangements are typically not eaten.{{Citation needed}} Megan uses this incongruity of eating a floral arrangement for her many puns. <br />
<br />
Vore is most likely referring to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorarephilia Vorarephilia] which is often called vore in slang{{Citation needed}}. This indicates that the items in the arrangement have a strong desire to be eaten. Mouth Blossoms, My Juicy Bouquet, My Oral Floral are all combinations referencing the eating of a floral arrangement.<br />
<br />
The title text also makes reference to the fact that many flowers that are often found in floral arrangements, such as roses, violets, tulips, daisies, lavender and many more, are items that a human can eat.<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is a thing.<br />
<br />
Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
<br />
[Megan gestures with an open hand]<br />
Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of the Roses"?<br />
<br />
[Cueball pans off-screen and Megan turns to face them]<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=185067Talk:2245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T21:04:37Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>How often do typos show up in XKCD comics ("Edible Arrangements is a thing" versus "Edible Arrangements are a thing")? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 20:36, 23 December 2019 (UTC)<br />
:It's not a typo. Randall is referring to the concept of Edible Arrangements, not a collection of edible arrangements. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.220|162.158.63.220]] 20:56, 23 December 2019 (UTC)<br />
::I see what you mean. Should there have been quotes around the terms in the first panel then? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 20:58, 23 December 2019 (UTC)<br />
:::Nevermind, it's a company name. no quotes needed. [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 21:04, 23 December 2019 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850652245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:59:23Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Requires an analysis of the rhyming used to come up with the alternatives to "Edible Arrangements"}}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is a thing.<br />
<br />
Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
<br />
[Megan gestures with an open hand]<br />
Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of the Roses"?<br />
<br />
[Cueball pans off-screen and Megan turns to face them]<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=185064Talk:2245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:58:59Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>How often do typos show up in XKCD comics ("Edible Arrangements is a thing" versus "Edible Arrangements are a thing")? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 20:36, 23 December 2019 (UTC)<br />
:It's not a typo. Randall is referring to the concept of Edible Arrangements, not a collection of edible arrangements. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.63.220|162.158.63.220]] 20:56, 23 December 2019 (UTC)<br />
::I see what you mean. Should there have been quotes around the terms in the first panel then?[[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 20:58, 23 December 2019 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850622245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:47:48Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Transcript */</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Requires an analysis of the rhyming used to come up with the alternatives to "Edible Arrangements"}}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is[sic] a thing.<br />
<br />
Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
<br />
[Megan gestures with an open hand]<br />
Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of the Roses"?<br />
<br />
[Cueball pans off-screen and Megan turns to face them]<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850612245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:45:13Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is[sic] a thing.<br />
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Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
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Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of the Roses"?<br />
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[Cueball pans off-screen and Megan turns to face them]<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850592245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:40:03Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Explanation */</p>
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| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = edible_arrangements.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
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[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is[sic] a thing.<br />
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Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
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Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of Roses"?<br />
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Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850582245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:38:12Z<p>Capncanuck: /* Transcript */</p>
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[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is[sic] a thing.<br />
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Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
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Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of Roses"?<br />
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Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=185057Talk:2245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:36:28Z<p>Capncanuck: Created page with "How often do typos show up in XKCD comics ("Edible Arrangements is a thing" versus "Edible Arrangements are a thing")? ~~~~"</p>
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| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
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| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
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[Cueball and Megan are sitting on opposite sides of a leafless tree. They are silhouetted in the first of four frames.]<br />
Cueball: I don't get how Edible Arrangements is[sic] a thing.<br />
Megan: That's easy -- picking out presents is hard and fruit is delicious.<br />
Cueball: Yeah, true.<br />
Megan: But my question is, why did thy call it "Edible Arrangements" and not "Vore of Roses"?<br />
Cueball: Just for that, I'm going to cancel the one I got you.<br />
Megan: Nooo! I want my Mouth Blossoms!<br />
My Juicy Bouquet! My Oral Floral!<br />
Hey, come back!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2245:_Edible_Arrangements&diff=1850542245: Edible Arrangements2019-12-23T20:25:30Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
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| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
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[[Category:Self-reference]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:edible_arrangements.png&diff=185052File:edible arrangements.png2019-12-23T20:22:12Z<p>Capncanuck: Comic #2245</p>
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Comic #[[2245]]<br />
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2245<br />
| date = December 23, 2019<br />
| title = Edible Arrangements<br />
| image = thumbtacks_and_string.png<br />
| titletext = Any arrangement is an edible arrangement if you're hungry enough.<br />
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I believe that the "bees" are paired with words like "for" in the chart to draw similarities to the word "before"? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.34|172.68.54.34]] 21:49, 20 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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Agreed. Has been changed. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.132.155|172.68.132.155]] 21:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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While the chart begins with Big Bang on the left side, I bee-lieve it's a history of our solar system, not the universe. When Rocky Planets formed is not a single specific point in time across the entire universe, and we have no idea if bees or thyme even exist beyond our planet. [[User:Ianrbibtitlht|Ianrbibtitlht]] ([[User talk:Ianrbibtitlht|talk]]) 23:12, 20 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
: Not quite. The Earth formed with the rest of the solar system. And since "Rocky planets form" is shown earlier, it's presumably refers to rocky planets in the ''universe'' -- in ''other'', older star systems, rather than our own. --[[User:Aaron of Mpls|Aaron of Mpls]] ([[User talk:Aaron of Mpls|talk]])<br />
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As of this comment, this page is the first page to pop up when typing in the phrase "The Time for Beeland".<br />
[[Special:Contributions/172.69.90.16|172.69.90.16]] 23:51, 20 November 2019 (UTC)<br />
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What's missing is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU Time after Thyme] [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 00:45, 21 November 2019 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2084:_FDR&diff=166978Talk:2084: FDR2018-12-13T07:28:17Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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I didn't know about the Guy Fawkes date. I thought the title text might have been referring to the song {{w|Try to Remember}}, but it refers to September and December, but not November.<br />
[[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 16:02, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
:You clearly aren't from the UK, still a pretty big thing here. Known as Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night and is a part of everyone's primary (elementary?) education <br />
:[[User:Zbrown|Zbrown]] ([[User talk:Zbrown|talk]]) 16:50, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
::I'm not from UK and I know about that from english lessons in primary school, but I didn't know about the Pearl Harbor date. --[[Special:Contributions/188.114.102.220|188.114.102.220]] 16:55, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
:::Then you're probably not from the US [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.174|172.68.143.174]] 17:19, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
::::I'm from the US, but I couldn't tell you right now without scrolling up what date Pearl Harbor day was. Then again, I have trouble remembering the dates of anything but Christmas, New Year's, & 4th of July. Measurements of time are really weird & arbitrary perceptual artifacts, for me. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:08, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
The Crete earthquake raise the island by 3 to 9 meters. You go out on a beach in Crete, it is obvious, especially if there are ruins of an ancient city nearby where the docks are well inland [[Special:Contributions/172.68.143.174|172.68.143.174]] 17:32, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Incidental, this month I made the weird mistake of writing a date as "2016" ... I really have no idea why that happened, or that I didn't catch it to correct it in time. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.135|162.158.74.135]] 17:52, 12 December 2018 (UTC) Sam<br />
:Me too! For some reason I've recently written the date as a couple years ago a few times over the last month or so, and I normally never do! Also in response to the above discussion, I've never heard of Guy Fawkes day, and don't particularly remember the date of Pearl Harbor other than by comic [[821]] [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 07:09, 13 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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FYI, the hovertext appears to be wrong. The Med quake was July 21, AD365 -- not June 21. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.13|173.245.54.13]] 20:25, 12 December 2018 (UTC)Andrew K[[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.13|173.245.54.13]] 20:25, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
::I don't think it's deliberate; he didn't get the other date in the title-text / alt-text wrong. I think the alt-text contains an unintentional error. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 22:00, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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So he's not using THE date format: https://xkcd.com/1179/<br />
:'''''Thank''''' '''you.''' Writing it the correct way (yyyy-mm-dd) would probably confuse most people though, & I think ISO-8601 does allow provision for dates written long-hand (MMM d, yyyy). I'm just glad someone else remembers that the ''proper'' way to numerically specify a date is year first, then two-digit month (01 thru 12, not 1 thru 12), & ''then'' day. This keeps the numbers in correct left-to-right sequence & will sort alphabetically too. m-d-yy is just '''''wrong''''' on so many levels. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 22:00, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
:: Don't worry, month, day then year is pretty much only found in one country, like spelling colour without the u. It should die out eventually. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.165.238|162.158.165.238]] 22:32, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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I don't see any explanation for the "19" in the comic. Could that be a reference to 7:19 (the time of the Mexico City earthquake and the name of the movie about it)? [[User:Madfrog768|Madfrog768]] ([[User talk:Madfrog768|talk]]) 21:26, 12 December 2018 (UTC) <br />
:It's the year, 1941. Time would not appear in a '''Date:''' field. In the comic, Randall got all the way to writing the 4 before he realized he was putting the wrong date in. [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 22:00, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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I work for a bus company and work on the schedules for the next service change which usually takes place in december. Since I have this job, from the end of summer on I regularly miswrite dates a year ''ahead''. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.111.55|162.158.111.55]] 21:31, 12 December 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Any Hardcore History fans with Dan Carlin? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 07:28, 13 December 2018 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1954:_Impostor_Syndrome&diff=152357Talk:1954: Impostor Syndrome2018-02-13T01:09:29Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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I mean, what's to explain here? Read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect and then re-read the comic, if you didn't get it on the first try... I guess these two phenomenons also bar me from actually creating the wiki page :D [[Special:Contributions/172.68.215.103|172.68.215.103]] 14:30, 12 February 2018 (UTC)<br />
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One could easily assume that virtually everyone who edits this page would be suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect; after all, how many experts in psychological diagnosis could there be in this community. (UNLESS they're feeling too insecure about their accomplishments to muster the confidence needed to post their thoughts ...?)[[User:Mr. I|Mr. I]] ([[User talk:Mr. I|talk]]) 15:20, 12 February 2018 (UTC)<br />
: I think this assumption would be wrong - or at least very inaccurate. I would assume that most part (if not all) of this community is very able to see that they are no experts on psychology (except, of course, of those who actually are). That said, I'd think Randall isn't, either. However this would not stop neither him from making jokes about the concepts nor "us" from trying to explain it - if only by copying the text from wikipedia and/or building upon the explanation given there. [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 15:33, 12 February 2018 (UTC)<br />
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I think the current text misunderstands the role of general intelligence and domain-specific skills in the D-K effect. Nothing I've read suggests that intellectual capacity has much to do with one's ability to accurately estimate performance levels; instead, it seems to be largely based on unfamiliarity with what good and bad performance looks like in whatever domain is being measured. In other words, it's not stupid people who think they're better drivers than they actually are; it's people who are actually bad drivers. The D-K effect is EXACTLY that non-experts will claim high-level expertise, while genuine experts will disclaim it. (See figures 1-4 of the original paper: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.363.1120&rep=rep1&type=pdf) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.131|162.158.79.131]] 20:56, 12 February 2018 (UTC)<br />
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So who is the world expert of Imposter Syndrome? Pauline R. Clance or Suzanne A. Imes? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 01:09, 13 February 2018 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1940:_The_Food_Size_Cycle&diff=150806Talk:1940: The Food Size Cycle2018-01-11T02:51:44Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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Does panini have a different meaning in the USA? In the UK, it basically means a sandwich made in a flattish rectangular roll, usually toasted (sometimes also the roll itself). They can be quite large; not necessarily smaller than sandwiches in general.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.16|141.101.76.16]] 16:44, 10 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
:From my experience its the flatishness off panini that make them more comfortable to eat, but who knows maybe we're on the end of the panini cycle. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.9|162.158.74.9]] 23:43, 10 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Ah, but what about the slider effect? Mini versions of (in this case burgers) to be served in a collective? --[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] ([[User talk:Thomcat|talk]]) 17:01, 10 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Related, perhaps, is the sizing issue. Some places sell medium, large, and extra large drinks. Note no small.<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.154|108.162.216.154]] 20:29, 10 January 2018 (UTC) Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net><br />
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The alt-text seems backwards: The way Randall's presented it, it looks like he's asserting that thick crusts get thinner, then the cycle repeats. This matches anecdotal evidence based upon the style favored by my local pizza shops over the years, but more research is needed. Thin crusts also tend to be cheaper to make, so... [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 21:08, 10 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Portion inflation makes dietary information misleading. One would be hard pressed to find a muffin of the size used in nutrition information guides. <br />
Recipe books show similar inflation, recipes as printed make larger amounts of food, but they are listed as feeding fewer people than they used to. [https://www.webmd.com/diet/features/7-expert-tricks-calorie-portion-control]<br />
Analagous inflation can also be seen in clothes sizes. What used to be a size 8 is now labeled a size 4. Regular becomes "slim cut." [[Special:Contributions/172.68.189.127|172.68.189.127]] 00:01, 11 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Is the ratio between subsequent food size bifurcations consistent with the first Feigenbaum constant? [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feigenbaum_constants] [[User:Docstout|Docstout]] ([[User talk:Docstout|talk]]) 01:15, 11 January 2018 (UTC)<br />
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Does this remind anyone of a Hertzsprung–Russell diagram? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 02:51, 11 January 2018 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1866:_Russell%27s_Teapot&diff=143075Talk:1866: Russell's Teapot2017-07-22T08:25:06Z<p>Capncanuck: Capncanuck moved page Talk:1866: Russel's Teapot to Talk:1866: Russell's Teapot: It's spelled with two "L"s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell</p>
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<div>Don't worry we have been working on it. Launching the project in a few months.<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmdiMSFBSb/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwW4MIlE0b/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
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In this case, nesting the teapot in a catapult/cannon which is launched by another catapult/cannon might perhaps be sufficient to get past NASA regulations. (Catapults/cannons only launching the payload and not themselves...) <sub>--[[User:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">Nialpxe</span>]], 2017. [[User_talk:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">(Arguments welcome)</span>]]</sub><br />
:But make sure it is a moblie cannon, otherwise it would not quilify as a launch '''vehicle'''. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.19|162.158.89.19]] 11:32, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I immediately thought "railgun". And the payload can still be a rocket; once it's not touching the ground it's accelerating, not launching. (Also Russell failed to account for female barbers. Honestly, people!) {{unsigned ip|108.162.241.4}}<br />
::: One such company did exist, Quicklaunch had the idea of launching via a space gun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicklaunch {{unsigned ip|172.68.141.142}}<br />
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Only if you assume that females who are barbers don't shave their legs, armpits, or their various lady parts. This only further confuses the paradox. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
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When I first saw this comic I immediately thought of the Utah Teapot, it's a model used in computer graphics because it's simple and has both convex and concave surfaces. Both teapots, I would assume, (I've only just heard of Russel's Teapot so I could be wrong) are well known to different parts of the nerd community? {{unsigned ip|162.158.255.22}}<br />
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Hopefully it will support HTCPCP-TEA. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.34|108.162.241.34]] 17:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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i think people just really like teapot examples {{unsigned ip|108.162.246.23}}<br />
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:The major problem here is that CubeSats are currently only launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and are expected to re-enter the atmosphere within days to weeks. Russell's teapot is (allegedly) in orbit between Earth and Mars and Cueball's device is not likely to have enough delta-v to leave Earth orbit. [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
"A teapot orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars" This implies that the teapot is physically located between Mars and Earth at all times. Which if true would be a highly irregular orbit requiring constant velocity changes, which is an impossible feat to achieve with current teapot technology. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
:Nonsense. It would be a ''highly regular orbit'' and many asteroids are already there, despite the most of them are between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid-Belt):--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I can see both of your points. As mjm87 says, "between the Earth and Mars", taken literally, would mean "on a line between the two planets", which would be a very unusual orbit. And, I agree, it would be impossible without constant velocity changes, so wouldn't be an "orbit" in the usual sense.<br />
On the other hand, I took Russell's words the way Dgbrt seems to have, as meaning "between the orbits of Earth and Mars", as this is the way most astronomers would interpret it. A don't know that there are "many" asteroids that remain between Earth and Mars, but there are quite a few crossing the space, and at least a few with average distances in that range. - N Kalanaga<br />
:There is also quantifier scope ambiguity there. I believe that there is a large constellation of teapot statites, and at any given moment at least one of them is directly between Earth and Mars. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.58|172.68.54.58]] 06:29, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Since Russell was going for absurdity, I favour the more absurd interpretation namely Mjm87's. [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 08:21, 22 July 2017 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1866:_Russell%27s_Teapot&diff=1430731866: Russell's Teapot2017-07-22T08:25:04Z<p>Capncanuck: Capncanuck moved page 1866: Russel's Teapot to 1866: Russell's Teapot: It's spelled with two "L"s.
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| title = Russell's Teapot<br />
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| titletext = Unfortunately, NASA regulations state that Bertrand Russell-related payloads can only be launched within launch vehicles which do not launch themselves.<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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{{w|Russell's teapot|Russell's Teapot}} is a philosophical argument that reflects on the difficulty of trying to prove a negative. It involves a hypothetical teapot orbiting a heavenly body, whose existence hasn't been proven, and states that it cannot be disproven (Somebody put it there secretly?). It is very often used in atheistic arguments. Russell's Teapot is an analogy which {{w|Bertrand Russell}} devised "to illustrate that the philosophic burden of proof lies upon a person making unfalsifiable claims, rather than shifting the burden of disproof to others."<br />
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<blockquote>"He wrote that if he were to assert, without offering proof, that a teapot orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars, he could not expect anyone to believe him solely because his assertion could not be proven wrong." (Wikipedia)</blockquote><br />
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[[Cueball]] is trying to settle the teapot argument by actually launching a teapot into space via a {{w|crowdfunding}} campaign.<br />
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"{{w|CubeSat}}-based design" refers to a type of miniaturized satellites that is made up of 10-centimeter cube units (here seemingly consisting of 3 units) and enables cost-effective means for getting a payload into orbit.<br />
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The title-text refers to {{w|Russell's paradox}}, also formulated by Bertrand Russell. Russell's paradox was a flaw found in {{w|naïve set theory}} where one could consider "the set of all sets that do not contain themselves" (a "set" is a mathematical term for a "group of things"). The paradox arises with whether this set, in turn, contains itself: if it does, then it cannot; if it doesn't, then it must. Similarly, like in the {{w|barber paradox}}, the vehicle which launches only vehicles which do not launch themselves is impossible: if the vehicle takes off, it must launch itself as well as the teapot, and thus can never be launched (without violating alleged NASA regulations, at least).<br />
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:[Cueball is standing in front of a blueprint labeled "CubeSat-Based Design", containing a satellite with a teapot in the top.]<br />
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:[Caption below the panel:]<br />
:I'm crowdfunding a project to launch a teapot into orbit around the sun to settle the Russell thing once and for all.<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1866:_Russell%27s_Teapot&diff=143072Talk:1866: Russell's Teapot2017-07-22T08:24:24Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>Don't worry we have been working on it. Launching the project in a few months.<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmdiMSFBSb/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwW4MIlE0b/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
[[User:Zackdougherty|Zackdougherty]] ([[User talk:Zackdougherty|talk]]) 03:10, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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In this case, nesting the teapot in a catapult/cannon which is launched by another catapult/cannon might perhaps be sufficient to get past NASA regulations. (Catapults/cannons only launching the payload and not themselves...) <sub>--[[User:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">Nialpxe</span>]], 2017. [[User_talk:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">(Arguments welcome)</span>]]</sub><br />
:But make sure it is a moblie cannon, otherwise it would not quilify as a launch '''vehicle'''. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.19|162.158.89.19]] 11:32, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I immediately thought "railgun". And the payload can still be a rocket; once it's not touching the ground it's accelerating, not launching. (Also Russell failed to account for female barbers. Honestly, people!) {{unsigned ip|108.162.241.4}}<br />
::: One such company did exist, Quicklaunch had the idea of launching via a space gun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicklaunch {{unsigned ip|172.68.141.142}}<br />
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Only if you assume that females who are barbers don't shave their legs, armpits, or their various lady parts. This only further confuses the paradox. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
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When I first saw this comic I immediately thought of the Utah Teapot, it's a model used in computer graphics because it's simple and has both convex and concave surfaces. Both teapots, I would assume, (I've only just heard of Russel's Teapot so I could be wrong) are well known to different parts of the nerd community? {{unsigned ip|162.158.255.22}}<br />
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Hopefully it will support HTCPCP-TEA. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.34|108.162.241.34]] 17:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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i think people just really like teapot examples {{unsigned ip|108.162.246.23}}<br />
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:The major problem here is that CubeSats are currently only launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and are expected to re-enter the atmosphere within days to weeks. Russell's teapot is (allegedly) in orbit between Earth and Mars and Cueball's device is not likely to have enough delta-v to leave Earth orbit. [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
"A teapot orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars" This implies that the teapot is physically located between Mars and Earth at all times. Which if true would be a highly irregular orbit requiring constant velocity changes, which is an impossible feat to achieve with current teapot technology. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
:Nonsense. It would be a ''highly regular orbit'' and many asteroids are already there, despite the most of them are between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid-Belt):--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I can see both of your points. As mjm87 says, "between the Earth and Mars", taken literally, would mean "on a line between the two planets", which would be a very unusual orbit. And, I agree, it would be impossible without constant velocity changes, so wouldn't be an "orbit" in the usual sense.<br />
On the other hand, I took Russell's words the way Dgbrt seems to have, as meaning "between the orbits of Earth and Mars", as this is the way most astronomers would interpret it. A don't know that there are "many" asteroids that remain between Earth and Mars, but there are quite a few crossing the space, and at least a few with average distances in that range. - N Kalanaga<br />
:There is also quantifier scope ambiguity there. I believe that there is a large constellation of teapot statites, and at any given moment at least one of them is directly between Earth and Mars. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.58|172.68.54.58]] 06:29, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Since Russell was going for absurdity, I favour the more absurd interpretation namely Mjm87's. [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 08:21, 22 July 2017 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1866:_Russell%27s_Teapot&diff=143071Talk:1866: Russell's Teapot2017-07-22T08:22:09Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>Don't worry we have been working on it. Launching the project in a few months.<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmdiMSFBSb/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwW4MIlE0b/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
[[User:Zackdougherty|Zackdougherty]] ([[User talk:Zackdougherty|talk]]) 03:10, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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In this case, nesting the teapot in a catapult/cannon which is launched by another catapult/cannon might perhaps be sufficient to get past NASA regulations. (Catapults/cannons only launching the payload and not themselves...) <sub>--[[User:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">Nialpxe</span>]], 2017. [[User_talk:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">(Arguments welcome)</span>]]</sub><br />
:But make sure it is a moblie cannon, otherwise it would not quilify as a launch '''vehicle'''. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.19|162.158.89.19]] 11:32, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I immediately thought "railgun". And the payload can still be a rocket; once it's not touching the ground it's accelerating, not launching. (Also Russell failed to account for female barbers. Honestly, people!) {{unsigned ip|108.162.241.4}}<br />
::: One such company did exist, Quicklaunch had the idea of launching via a space gun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicklaunch {{unsigned ip|172.68.141.142}}<br />
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Only if you assume that females who are barbers don't shave their legs, armpits, or their various lady parts. This only further confuses the paradox. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
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When I first saw this comic I immediately thought of the Utah Teapot, it's a model used in computer graphics because it's simple and has both convex and concave surfaces. Both teapots, I would assume, (I've only just heard of Russel's Teapot so I could be wrong) are well known to different parts of the nerd community? {{unsigned ip|162.158.255.22}}<br />
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Hopefully it will support HTCPCP-TEA. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.34|108.162.241.34]] 17:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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i think people just really like teapot examples {{unsigned ip|108.162.246.23}}<br />
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:The major problem here is that CubeSats are currently only launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and are expected to re-enter the atmosphere within days to weeks. Russell's teapot is (allegedly) in orbit between Earth and Mars and Cueball's device is not likely to have enough delta-v to leave Earth orbit. [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
"A teapot orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars" This implies that the teapot is physically located between Mars and Earth at all times. Which if true would be a highly irregular orbit requiring constant velocity changes, which is an impossible feat to achieve with current teapot technology. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
:Nonsense. It would be a ''highly regular orbit'' and many asteroids are already there, despite the most of them are between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid-Belt):--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I can see both of your points. As mjm87 says, "between the Earth and Mars", taken literally, would mean "on a line between the two planets", which would be a very unusual orbit. And, I agree, it would be impossible without constant velocity changes, so wouldn't be an "orbit" in the usual sense.<br />
On the other hand, I took Russell's words the way Dgbrt seems to have, as meaning "between the orbits of Earth and Mars", as this is the way most astronomers would interpret it. A don't know that there are "many" asteroids that remain between Earth and Mars, but there are quite a few crossing the space, and at least a few with average distances in that range. - N Kalanaga<br />
:There is also quantifier scope ambiguity there. I believe that there is a large constellation of teapot statites, and at any given moment at least one of them is directly between Earth and Mars. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.58|172.68.54.58]] 06:29, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Since Russel was going for absurdity, I favour the more absurd interpretation namely Mjm87's. [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 08:21, 22 July 2017 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1866:_Russell%27s_Teapot&diff=143070Talk:1866: Russell's Teapot2017-07-22T08:21:31Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>Don't worry we have been working on it. Launching the project in a few months.<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSmdiMSFBSb/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSwW4MIlE0b/?taken-by=hate_plow<br />
[[User:Zackdougherty|Zackdougherty]] ([[User talk:Zackdougherty|talk]]) 03:10, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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In this case, nesting the teapot in a catapult/cannon which is launched by another catapult/cannon might perhaps be sufficient to get past NASA regulations. (Catapults/cannons only launching the payload and not themselves...) <sub>--[[User:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">Nialpxe</span>]], 2017. [[User_talk:Nialpxe|<span style="color: #000; text-decoration: none;">(Arguments welcome)</span>]]</sub><br />
:But make sure it is a moblie cannon, otherwise it would not quilify as a launch '''vehicle'''. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.89.19|162.158.89.19]] 11:32, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
::I immediately thought "railgun". And the payload can still be a rocket; once it's not touching the ground it's accelerating, not launching. (Also Russell failed to account for female barbers. Honestly, people!) {{unsigned ip|108.162.241.4}}<br />
::: One such company did exist, Quicklaunch had the idea of launching via a space gun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicklaunch {{unsigned ip|172.68.141.142}}<br />
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Only if you assume that females who are barbers don't shave their legs, armpits, or their various lady parts. This only further confuses the paradox. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
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When I first saw this comic I immediately thought of the Utah Teapot, it's a model used in computer graphics because it's simple and has both convex and concave surfaces. Both teapots, I would assume, (I've only just heard of Russel's Teapot so I could be wrong) are well known to different parts of the nerd community? {{unsigned ip|162.158.255.22}}<br />
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Hopefully it will support HTCPCP-TEA. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.241.34|108.162.241.34]] 17:48, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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i think people just really like teapot examples {{unsigned ip|108.162.246.23}}<br />
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:The major problem here is that CubeSats are currently only launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and are expected to re-enter the atmosphere within days to weeks. Russell's teapot is (allegedly) in orbit between Earth and Mars and Cueball's device is not likely to have enough delta-v to leave Earth orbit. [[User:SteveBaker|SteveBaker]] ([[User talk:SteveBaker|talk]]) 18:18, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
"A teapot orbits the Sun somewhere in space between the Earth and Mars" This implies that the teapot is physically located between Mars and Earth at all times. Which if true would be a highly irregular orbit requiring constant velocity changes, which is an impossible feat to achieve with current teapot technology. {{unsigned|Mjm87}}<br />
:Nonsense. It would be a ''highly regular orbit'' and many asteroids are already there, despite the most of them are between Mars and Jupiter (Asteroid-Belt):--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:22, 21 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I can see both of your points. As mjm87 says, "between the Earth and Mars", taken literally, would mean "on a line between the two planets", which would be a very unusual orbit. And, I agree, it would be impossible without constant velocity changes, so wouldn't be an "orbit" in the usual sense.<br />
On the other hand, I took Russell's words the way Dgbrt seems to have, as meaning "between the orbits of Earth and Mars", as this is the way most astronomers would interpret it. A don't know that there are "many" asteroids that remain between Earth and Mars, but there are quite a few crossing the space, and at least a few with average distances in that range. - N Kalanaga<br />
:There is also quantifier scope ambiguity there. I believe that there is a large constellation of teapot statites, and at any given moment at least one of them is directly between Earth and Mars. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.58|172.68.54.58]] 06:29, 22 July 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Since Russel was going for absurdity, I favour the more absurd interpretation namely {{unsigned|Mjm87}}'s. [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 08:21, 22 July 2017 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1734:_Reductionism&diff=127186Talk:1734: Reductionism2016-09-16T16:53:05Z<p>Capncanuck: Calling all reductionists. Let's complete this comic</p>
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:It was also the first time Randall delayed a comic to keep another comic on the front page. So since it was a planned delay of the previous comic this one was not supposed to be delayed. That would have been weird ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 16:07, 16 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Just like defining recursion by: "'''recursion''' ''n'': see recursion" :-) --[[User:JakubNarebski|JakubNarebski]] ([[User talk:JakubNarebski|talk]]) 15:05, 16 September 2016 (UTC)<br />
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{{w|Contrail}}s (short for "condensation trails") are trails of vapor produced by aircraft exhaust, and are composed primarily of water. The {{w|Chemtrail conspiracy theory}} claims that contrails lasting unusually long are actually chemical or biological agents sprayed into the air for sinister purposes. Here, [[White Hat]] notices that there are a lot of contrails in the air. [[Cueball]] corrects him, saying that in {{w|American English}}, contrails are called chemtrails. This, however, is incorrect.<br />
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This is another comic in the [[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]] series. Many of these comics involve [[Cueball]] giving misleading information about pedantic terms, such as [[1405: Meteor]].<br />
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The title text implies tha {{w|astronomy}} and {{w|astrology}} are synonymous, though astrology is used in British English. However, this is incorrect. Though both involve studying celestial objects, astrology is about interpreting positions of celestial objects as having influences on human affairs, while astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects on a universal scale.<br />
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Contrail stands for “condensation trail”, which is the trailing cloud often found after jet planes that fly by. Itʼs formed from water sublimating on jet fuel exhaustions, some impurities of which provide bases for ice crystals to cumulate on. Some would dissipate in minutes, but others can last for hours or even longer.<br />
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Chemtrail, specifically referring to contrails that last for very long, is a conspiracist term that states such clouds can last so long because there are other chemicals added in jet fuel, thus achieving malicious results. Itʼs not approved by scientific community.<br />
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The joke is that British English and American English often call the same object with different terms, and one can often learn new words for a simple thing. This, however is not the case in this comic; contrail and chemtrail do not refer to the same thing, the latter being only a part of the former. And it being xkcd, we can assume that chemtrail is a term that is frowned upon. Thus the comic states it as misinformation.<br />
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The title text includes a similar situation: astronomy is serious study about things in outer space, like stars, planets, and galaxies. Astrology, however, is a system that infers one’s personalities and characteristics from zodiacs of her date of birth, which is a constellation assigned to a period of time in a year. The same system can also derive predictions about future, especially that of a relationship. Some would argue that astrology shows statistical values, but itʼs hardly science as by the standard of scientific community.<br />
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:[Cueball and a man with a white hat are walking. White hat is looking up to the sky.]<br />
:White hat: Lots of contrails today.<br />
:Cueball: Oh, you must be from the UK. In American English it's "Chemtrail".<br />
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:My hobby: Spreading linguistic misinformation<br />
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<div>#redirect [[1523: Microdrones]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1523&diff=9304515232015-05-11T06:58:04Z<p>Capncanuck: Redirected page to 1522: Microdrones</p>
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<div>#redirect [[1522: Microdrones]]</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1520:_Degree-Off&diff=92231Talk:1520: Degree-Off2015-05-04T06:58:03Z<p>Capncanuck: </p>
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<div>I assume "''Your'' field gathered in the desert to create a new one." refers to the Manhattan Project?<br />
:Yes [[User:Jachra|Jachra]] ([[User talk:Jachra|talk]]) 06:52, 4 May 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Chem wants absolutely no part of this conversation. [[User:Jachra|Jachra]] ([[User talk:Jachra|talk]]) 06:52, 4 May 2015 (UTC)<br />
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are: Conquest, War, Famine, and Death. Is she claiming that her heros have conquered death? [[User:Capncanuck|Capncanuck]] ([[User talk:Capncanuck|talk]]) 06:58, 4 May 2015 (UTC)</div>Capncanuckhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1511:_Spice_Girl&diff=895161511: Spice Girl2015-04-13T05:16:39Z<p>Capncanuck: Added comic 1511</p>
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