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Talk:2968: University Age

2024-08-08T22:16:20Z

ChunyangD:

[[1477]] anyone? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.41.131|162.158.41.131]] 03:29, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
:Not relevant in my opinion. In [[1477: Star Wars]] Cueball is surprised by how fast time seems to flow past him. Not surprised that everything ages at the same rate as the Cueball in this comic. There are more than 40 comics relating to [[:Category:Time|time]] on explain xkcd... [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 06:50, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

Was there a USA political debate this week that I didn't hear about? About. Hear of it's existence. I Assuredly didn't hear it. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.175.121|172.70.175.121]] 06:27, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

On a related note, today I set a new personal best for time spent continuously being alive. I'm still well behind the world records, but I have beaten pretty much all of the current collegeate athletes. [[User:RegularSizedGuy|RegularSizedGuy]] ([[User talk:RegularSizedGuy|talk]]) 07:08, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
:Happy birthday :) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.86.16|172.70.86.16]] 12:59, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

"'''Unfortunately, I have terrible news'''" kind of feels to me like — almost — there is a pop culture reference here that I am missing (I'd say I feel 33% of the way towards that feeling; certainly somewhere less likely than even). It just seems like a little too strong of a statement to be what President Cueball would say in the moment. That said, I can't find any support for such a half-baked theory. Although there is an "I have terrible news" (without "Unfortunately") from [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2572734/characters/nm0278979 The Office, Season 9, "Vandalism"] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo8RzH-6Tfw&t=614s video]), but it doesn't strike me as particularly significant. 
¶ Apart from that, I sort of expected more emphasis on obscure schemes, like (a) increasing the average altitude of the rival university to increase its velocity for the tiny relativistic effect, e.g. by funding construction of an observatory for its astronomy department; (b) attempting to measure the founding dates more precisely, e.g. what if it were only 1-year-183-days older; (c) merger with the rival, ala the proposed MIT/Harvard mergers of the early 20th century; &c. [[User:JohnHawkinson|JohnHawkinson]] ([[User talk:JohnHawkinson|talk]]) 09:51, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

: I thought the terrible new was that, after sending the rival university on a round trip at relativistic speed, due to an unfortuneate miscalculation, the rival university would collide with Earth while still going too fast, causing the destruction of the planet. --[[User:Itub|Itub]] ([[User talk:Itub|talk]]) 11:51, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

: I think it's more a commentary on the futility of university administration plans and goals, given that actual success for a prestigious university involves mostly decisions entirely out of administration hands. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.90.109|162.158.90.109]] 20:55, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
:: What do you think the universities alluded to were? I'm guessing MIT in 1861 and UMass (originally Amherst) in 1863. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.186.20|162.158.186.20]] 21:39, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
:::From the deletions at [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2968:_University_Age&diff=prev&oldid=348220], "The particular years referenced in the comic (218 years before 2024 would require a university founded in 1806) do not appear to match with any institution of higher learning in the United States. However, there is a very close near-twin that this might refer to - Miami University was founded in 1809, making it 215 years old, and Ohio University was founded in 1804, making it 220 years old."
:::Of course, those are in different states. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.100|108.162.245.100]] 01:15, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
:::: Actually, those two universities are in the same state! Both [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_University Miami University] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_University Ohio University] are in the state of Ohio - in fact, Miami University is in the confusingly named city of Oxford, Ohio. [[User:ChunyangD|ChunyangD]] ([[User talk:ChunyangD|talk]]) 22:16, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

:Wouldn't it be more sensible (or less un-sensible...) to dig down your own one, instead of artificially elevating the other one? --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 07:13, 7 August 2024 (UTC)

The way I read the "overtaking our rival by 3" part was that part of the "intensive program" was the sabotage of the other university, effectively ending its aging. This would then be the terrible news to share. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.166.219|172.71.166.219]] 14:02, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
:But that wouldn't be "unfortunate" for Cueball. It would be a win. And there would be no point in the redoubled efforts announced in the title text if they had already successfully destroyed their rival - what would they be doing for the next 10 years if the goal was already achieved? No, the terrible news is the failure to overtake the age of the other university.
[[User:Yorkshire Pudding|Yorkshire Pudding]] ([[User talk:Yorkshire Pudding|talk]]) 09:55, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

I have good news for Cueball: when he took over, their rival was 0.94% older. Now it's only 0.92% older. After the 10-year plan finishes, the gap will have closed to 0.88%! The gap is closing slower than he hoped, but with dedicated work, he'll get there.

2968: University Age

2024-08-07T00:39:46Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 2968
| date = August 5, 2024
| title = University Age
| image = university_age_2x.png
| imagesize = 317x388px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = This only makes it more urgent that we adopt my roadmap for the next 10 years, which should put us solidly in the lead.
}}

==Explanation==
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[[Cueball]] has been the leader of a university for the last five years. In a speech, he declares that his goal during those five years has been to make his university overtake the age of the oldest university in his state, which was then two years older than his own (215 years vs 213 years old). He declares that he has funded an intensive program to make his university five years older, making it three years older than the other university was when he took the role. Due to the laws of time, this would have happened anyway, whatever he had done, or if he'd done nothing at all (barring his leadership being so catastrophic that the university ceased operating).

The final line of Cueball's speech, "Unfortunately, I have terrible news", presumably precedes the announcement that the rival university has also aged 5 years and is therefore just as far ahead as they were before.

Universities often plan ambitious initiatives to boost prestige. However, true success often depends on factors outside administrative control, such as student quality, alumni achievements, faculty research, historical reputation, and external economic and social factors. While administrative efforts are important for operations and gradual improvements, a university's overall prestige cannot be engineered quickly through planning alone.

In the title text, the "roadmap for the next 10 years" implies more of the same ineffective efforts. However, there ''are'' ways Cueball could make his university the oldest in the state, though each option is more ambitious and incredibly unlikely than the last:
* Searching for inaccuracies in the founding records that could indicate Cueball's university was actually founded earlier than originally thought (or that the rival university was actually founded later than originally thought)
* Merging Cueball's university with a university that was founded before the rival university
* Undermining the rival university until it ceased operation or was no longer a credible rival to Cueball's university
* Boosting a younger university until it overtakes the current rival and becomes Cueball's university's new rival
* Relocating Cueball's university to a lower altitude, slightly accelerating its apparent aging with relativistic time dilation.
* Relocating the rival university to a higher altitude, slighty slowing the its apparent aging with relativistic time dilation.
* Changing the borders of the state so the rival university is [[Technically|technically]] no longer in the state.
* Moving the rival university to a spacecraft on a near-light speed journey, greatly slowing its apparent aging with relativistic time dilation.

The particular years referenced in the comic (218 years before 2024 would require a university founded in 1806) do not appear to match with any institution of higher learning in the United States. However, there is a very close near-twin that this might refer to - Miami University was founded in 1809, making it 215 years old, and Ohio University was founded in 1804, making it 220 years old.

==Transcript==
:[Cueball is standing behind a lectern on a stage. He has raised a finger in the air while addressing an unseen audience.]
:Cueball: When I took the helm five years ago, our university was 213 years old – the second oldest in the state, just behind our 215 year old rival.
:Cueball: Under my leadership, we've funded an intensive program to increase our age to 218, overtaking our rival by 3.
:Cueball: Unfortunately, I have terrible news.

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2677: Two Key System

2022-09-26T15:54:16Z

ChunyangD: Added links to other relevant xkcd comics.

{{comic
| number = 2677
| date = September 26, 2022
| title = Two Key System
| image = two_key_system_2x.png
| imagesize = 645x316px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Our company can be your one-stop shop for decentralization.
}}

==Explanation==
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For related xkcd on software cycles, see [https://xkcd.com/2044/ Sandboxing Cycle] and [https://xkcd.com/1306/ Sigil Cycle].

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:[Caption:]
:All software development, eventually

:[Cueball is talking, while pointing to a drawing. It represents two keys, pointing to Cueball and Blondie turning keys of a missile launch briefcase]
:Cueball: We've installed a two-key system to prevent accidental missile launches.

:[An arrow is pointing to the next panel:] Soon

:[The drawing now represents a device which allows Cueball to activate the briefcase by himself]
:Cueball: We've developed a dual-turner device to allow a user to efficiently turn multiple keys.

:[An arrow is pointing to the next panel:] Soon

:[The drawing now represents two keys, pointing to Cueball and Blondie turning keys of a box containing the device of panel 2]
:Cueball: We've installed a two-key lock on the dual-turner device to prevent accidental use.

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2383: Electoral Precedent 2020

2020-11-10T00:59:00Z

ChunyangD: Moved transcript tag

{{comic
| number = 2383
| date = November 9, 2020
| title = Electoral Precedent 2020
| image = electoral_precedent_2020.png
| titletext = He also broke the streak that incumbents with websites are unbeatable and Delawareans can't win, creating a new precedent: Only someone from Delaware can defeat an incumbent with a website.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic is an update to [[1122: Electoral Precedent]], adding "broken precedents" for the US presidential elections in 2016 and 2020.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

:The problem with statements like
:"No <party> candidate has won the election without <state>"
:Or
:"No president has been reelected under <circumstances>"

* Updated for 2020 *

:1788... No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was.
:1792... No incumbent has ever been reelected. ...Until Washington.
:1796... No one without false teeth has become president. ...But Adams did.
:1800... No challenger has beaten an incumbent. ...But Jefferson did.
:1804... No incumbent has beaten a challenger. ...Until Jefferson.
:1808... No congressman has ever become president. ...Until Madison.
:1812... No one can win without New York. ...But Madison did.
:1816... No candidate who doesn't wear a wig can get elected. ...Until Monroe was.
:1820... No one who wears pants instead of breeches can be reelected. ...But Monroe was.
:1824... No one has ever won without a popular majority. ...J.Q. Adams did.
:1828... Only people from Massachusetts and Virginia can win. ...Until Jackson did.
:1832... The only presidents who get reelected are Virginians. ...Until Jackson.
:1836... New Yorkers always lose. ...Until Van Buren.
:1840... No one over 65 has won the presidency. ...Until Harrison did.
:1844... No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did.
:1848... The Democrats don't lose when they win Pennsylvania. ...But they did in 1848.
:1852... New England Democrats can't win. ...Until Pierce did.
:1856... No one can become president without getting married. ...Until Buchanan did.
:1860... No one over 6'3" can get elected. ...Until Lincoln.
:1864... No one with a beard has been reelected. ...But Lincoln was.
:1868... No one can be president if their parent are alive. ...Until Grant.
:1872... No one with a beard has been reelected in peacetime. ...Until Grant was.
:1876... No one can win a majority of the popular vote and still lose. ...Tilden did.
:1880... As goes California, so goes the nation. ...Until it went Hancock.
:1884... Candidates named "James" can't lose. ...Until James Blaine.
:1888... No sitting president has been beaten since the Civil War. ...Cleveland was.
:1892... No former president has been elected. ...Until Cleveland.
:1896... Tall midwesterners are unbeatable. ...Bryan wasn't.
:1900... No Republican shorter than 5'8" has been reelected. ...Until McKinley was.
:1904... No one under 45 has become president. ...Roosevelt did.
:1908... No Republican who hasn't served in the military has won. ...Until Taft.
:1912... After Lincoln beat the Democrats while sporting a beard with no mustache, the only Democrats who can win have a mustache with no beard. ...Wilson had neither.
:1916... No Democrat has won without Indiana. ...Wilson did.
:1920... No incumbent senator has won. ...Until Harding.
:1924... No one with two Cs in their name has become president. ...Until Calvin Coolidge.
:1928... No one who got ten million votes has lost. ...Until Al Smith.
:1932... No Democrat has won since women secured the right to vote. ...Until FDR did.
:1936... No President's been reelected with double-digit unemployment. ...Until FDR was.
:1940... No one has won a third term. ...Until FDR did.
:1944... No Democrat has won during wartime. ...Until FDR did.
:1948... Democrats can't win without Alabama. ...Truman did.
:1952... No Republican has won without winning the House or Senate. ...Eisenhower did.
:1956... No Republican has won without Missouri. ...Until Eisenhower.
:1960... Republicans without facial hair are unbeatable. ...Kennedy beat Nixon.
:1964... No Democrat has won without Georgia. ...Johnson did.
:1968... No Republican vice president has risen to the Presidency through an election. ...Until Nixon.
:1972... No wartime candidate has won without Massachusetts. ...Until Nixon did.
:1976... No one who lost New Mexico has won. ...But Carter did.
:1980... No one has been elected President after a divorce. ...Until Reagan was.
:1984... No left-handed president has been reelected. ...Until Reagan was.
:1988... No Democrat who has won Wisconsin (without being from there) has lost. ...Until Dukakis did.
:1992... No Democrat has won without a majority of the Catholic vote. ...Until Clinton did.
:1996... No Dem. incumbent without combat experience has beaten someone whose first name is worth more in Scrabble. ...Until Bill beat Bob.
:2000... No Republican has won without Vermont. ...Until Bush did.
:2004... No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did.
:2008... No Democrat can win without Missouri. ...Until Obama did.
:2012... Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers. ... Until Obama did.
:2016... No one has become president without government or military experience. ... Until Trump did.
:2020? No one has won after being impeached.
:2020? No challenger with a website has won.

Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden for breaking the website curse!

{{comic discussion}}

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2383: Electoral Precedent 2020

2020-11-10T00:56:52Z

ChunyangD: /* Transcript */

{{comic
| number = 2383
| date = November 9, 2020
| title = Electoral Precedent 2020
| image = electoral_precedent_2020.png
| titletext = He also broke the streak that incumbents with websites are unbeatable and Delawareans can't win, creating a new precedent: Only someone from Delaware can defeat an incumbent with a website.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic is an update to [[1122: Electoral Precedent]], adding "broken precedents" for the US presidential elections in 2016 and 2020.

==Transcript==
:The problem with statements like
:"No <party> candidate has won the election without <state>"
:Or
:"No president has been reelected under <circumstances>"

* Updated for 2020 *

:1788... No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was.
:1792... No incumbent has ever been reelected. ...Until Washington.
:1796... No one without false teeth has become president. ...But Adams did.
:1800... No challenger has beaten an incumbent. ...But Jefferson did.
:1804... No incumbent has beaten a challenger. ...Until Jefferson.
:1808... No congressman has ever become president. ...Until Madison.
:1812... No one can win without New York. ...But Madison did.
:1816... No candidate who doesn't wear a wig can get elected. ...Until Monroe was.
:1820... No one who wears pants instead of breeches can be reelected. ...But Monroe was.
:1824... No one has ever won without a popular majority. ...J.Q. Adams did.
:1828... Only people from Massachusetts and Virginia can win. ...Until Jackson did.
:1832... The only presidents who get reelected are Virginians. ...Until Jackson.
:1836... New Yorkers always lose. ...Until Van Buren.
:1840... No one over 65 has won the presidency. ...Until Harrison did.
:1844... No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did.
:1848... The Democrats don't lose when they win Pennsylvania. ...But they did in 1848.
:1852... New England Democrats can't win. ...Until Pierce did.
:1856... No one can become president without getting married. ...Until Buchanan did.
:1860... No one over 6'3" can get elected. ...Until Lincoln.
:1864... No one with a beard has been reelected. ...But Lincoln was.
:1868... No one can be president if their parent are alive. ...Until Grant.
:1872... No one with a beard has been reelected in peacetime. ...Until Grant was.
:1876... No one can win a majority of the popular vote and still lose. ...Tilden did.
:1880... As goes California, so goes the nation. ...Until it went Hancock.
:1884... Candidates named "James" can't lose. ...Until James Blaine.
:1888... No sitting president has been beaten since the Civil War. ...Cleveland was.
:1892... No former president has been elected. ...Until Cleveland.
:1896... Tall midwesterners are unbeatable. ...Bryan wasn't.
:1900... No Republican shorter than 5'8" has been reelected. ...Until McKinley was.
:1904... No one under 45 has become president. ...Roosevelt did.
:1908... No Republican who hasn't served in the military has won. ...Until Taft.
:1912... After Lincoln beat the Democrats while sporting a beard with no mustache, the only Democrats who can win have a mustache with no beard. ...Wilson had neither.
:1916... No Democrat has won without Indiana. ...Wilson did.
:1920... No incumbent senator has won. ...Until Harding.
:1924... No one with two Cs in their name has become president. ...Until Calvin Coolidge.
:1928... No one who got ten million votes has lost. ...Until Al Smith.
:1932... No Democrat has won since women secured the right to vote. ...Until FDR did.
:1936... No President's been reelected with double-digit unemployment. ...Until FDR was.
:1940... No one has won a third term. ...Until FDR did.
:1944... No Democrat has won during wartime. ...Until FDR did.
:1948... Democrats can't win without Alabama. ...Truman did.
:1952... No Republican has won without winning the House or Senate. ...Eisenhower did.
:1956... No Republican has won without Missouri. ...Until Eisenhower.
:1960... Republicans without facial hair are unbeatable. ...Kennedy beat Nixon.
:1964... No Democrat has won without Georgia. ...Johnson did.
:1968... No Republican vice president has risen to the Presidency through an election. ...Until Nixon.
:1972... No wartime candidate has won without Massachusetts. ...Until Nixon did.
:1976... No one who lost New Mexico has won. ...But Carter did.
:1980... No one has been elected President after a divorce. ...Until Reagan was.
:1984... No left-handed president has been reelected. ...Until Reagan was.
:1988... No Democrat who has won Wisconsin (without being from there) has lost. ...Until Dukakis did.
:1992... No Democrat has won without a majority of the Catholic vote. ...Until Clinton did.
:1996... No Dem. incumbent without combat experience has beaten someone whose first name is worth more in Scrabble. ...Until Bill beat Bob.
:2000... No Republican has won without Vermont. ...Until Bush did.
:2004... No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did.
:2008... No Democrat can win without Missouri. ...Until Obama did.
:2012... Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers. ... Until Obama did.
:2016... No one has become president without government or military experience. ... Until Trump did.
:2020? No one has won after being impeached.
:2020? No challenger with a website has won.

Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden for breaking the website curse!

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{comic discussion}}

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[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Comics featuring politicians]]
[[Category:Comics featuring John F. Kennedy]]

2383: Electoral Precedent 2020

2020-11-10T00:56:26Z

ChunyangD: /* Transcript */ Added in updates

{{comic
| number = 2383
| date = November 9, 2020
| title = Electoral Precedent 2020
| image = electoral_precedent_2020.png
| titletext = He also broke the streak that incumbents with websites are unbeatable and Delawareans can't win, creating a new precedent: Only someone from Delaware can defeat an incumbent with a website.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic is an update to [[1122: Electoral Precedent]], adding "broken precedents" for the US presidential elections in 2016 and 2020.

==Transcript==
:The problem with statements like
:"No <party> candidate has won the election without <state>"
:Or
:"No president has been reelected under <circumstances>"

:1788... No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was.
:1792... No incumbent has ever been reelected. ...Until Washington.
:1796... No one without false teeth has become president. ...But Adams did.
:1800... No challenger has beaten an incumbent. ...But Jefferson did.
:1804... No incumbent has beaten a challenger. ...Until Jefferson.
:1808... No congressman has ever become president. ...Until Madison.
:1812... No one can win without New York. ...But Madison did.
:1816... No candidate who doesn't wear a wig can get elected. ...Until Monroe was.
:1820... No one who wears pants instead of breeches can be reelected. ...But Monroe was.
:1824... No one has ever won without a popular majority. ...J.Q. Adams did.
:1828... Only people from Massachusetts and Virginia can win. ...Until Jackson did.
:1832... The only presidents who get reelected are Virginians. ...Until Jackson.
:1836... New Yorkers always lose. ...Until Van Buren.
:1840... No one over 65 has won the presidency. ...Until Harrison did.
:1844... No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did.
:1848... The Democrats don't lose when they win Pennsylvania. ...But they did in 1848.
:1852... New England Democrats can't win. ...Until Pierce did.
:1856... No one can become president without getting married. ...Until Buchanan did.
:1860... No one over 6'3" can get elected. ...Until Lincoln.
:1864... No one with a beard has been reelected. ...But Lincoln was.
:1868... No one can be president if their parent are alive. ...Until Grant.
:1872... No one with a beard has been reelected in peacetime. ...Until Grant was.
:1876... No one can win a majority of the popular vote and still lose. ...Tilden did.
:1880... As goes California, so goes the nation. ...Until it went Hancock.
:1884... Candidates named "James" can't lose. ...Until James Blaine.
:1888... No sitting president has been beaten since the Civil War. ...Cleveland was.
:1892... No former president has been elected. ...Until Cleveland.
:1896... Tall midwesterners are unbeatable. ...Bryan wasn't.
:1900... No Republican shorter than 5'8" has been reelected. ...Until McKinley was.
:1904... No one under 45 has become president. ...Roosevelt did.
:1908... No Republican who hasn't served in the military has won. ...Until Taft.
:1912... After Lincoln beat the Democrats while sporting a beard with no mustache, the only Democrats who can win have a mustache with no beard. ...Wilson had neither.
:1916... No Democrat has won without Indiana. ...Wilson did.
:1920... No incumbent senator has won. ...Until Harding.
:1924... No one with two Cs in their name has become president. ...Until Calvin Coolidge.
:1928... No one who got ten million votes has lost. ...Until Al Smith.
:1932... No Democrat has won since women secured the right to vote. ...Until FDR did.
:1936... No President's been reelected with double-digit unemployment. ...Until FDR was.
:1940... No one has won a third term. ...Until FDR did.
:1944... No Democrat has won during wartime. ...Until FDR did.
:1948... Democrats can't win without Alabama. ...Truman did.
:1952... No Republican has won without winning the House or Senate. ...Eisenhower did.
:1956... No Republican has won without Missouri. ...Until Eisenhower.
:1960... Republicans without facial hair are unbeatable. ...Kennedy beat Nixon.
:1964... No Democrat has won without Georgia. ...Johnson did.
:1968... No Republican vice president has risen to the Presidency through an election. ...Until Nixon.
:1972... No wartime candidate has won without Massachusetts. ...Until Nixon did.
:1976... No one who lost New Mexico has won. ...But Carter did.
:1980... No one has been elected President after a divorce. ...Until Reagan was.
:1984... No left-handed president has been reelected. ...Until Reagan was.
:1988... No Democrat who has won Wisconsin (without being from there) has lost. ...Until Dukakis did.
:1992... No Democrat has won without a majority of the Catholic vote. ...Until Clinton did.
:1996... No Dem. incumbent without combat experience has beaten someone whose first name is worth more in Scrabble. ...Until Bill beat Bob.
:2000... No Republican has won without Vermont. ...Until Bush did.
:2004... No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did.
:2008... No Democrat can win without Missouri. ...Until Obama did.
:2012... Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers. ... Until Obama did.
:2016... No one has become president without government or military experience. ... Until Trump did.
:2020? No one has won after being impeached.
:2020? No challenger with a website has won.

Congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden for breaking the website curse!

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{comic discussion}}

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[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Comics featuring politicians]]
[[Category:Comics featuring John F. Kennedy]]

2383: Electoral Precedent 2020

2020-11-10T00:54:40Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Copied over transcript from 1122

{{comic
| number = 2383
| date = November 9, 2020
| title = Electoral Precedent 2020
| image = electoral_precedent_2020.png
| titletext = He also broke the streak that incumbents with websites are unbeatable and Delawareans can't win, creating a new precedent: Only someone from Delaware can defeat an incumbent with a website.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic is an update to [[1122: Electoral Precedent]], adding "broken precedents" for the US presidential elections in 2016 and 2020.

==Transcript==
:The problem with statements like
:"No <party> candidate has won the election without <state>"
:Or
:"No president has been reelected under <circumstances>"

:1788... No one has been elected president before. ...But Washington was.
:1792... No incumbent has ever been reelected. ...Until Washington.
:1796... No one without false teeth has become president. ...But Adams did.
:1800... No challenger has beaten an incumbent. ...But Jefferson did.
:1804... No incumbent has beaten a challenger. ...Until Jefferson.
:1808... No congressman has ever become president. ...Until Madison.
:1812... No one can win without New York. ...But Madison did.
:1816... No candidate who doesn't wear a wig can get elected. ...Until Monroe was.
:1820... No one who wears pants instead of breeches can be reelected. ...But Monroe was.
:1824... No one has ever won without a popular majority. ...J.Q. Adams did.
:1828... Only people from Massachusetts and Virginia can win. ...Until Jackson did.
:1832... The only presidents who get reelected are Virginians. ...Until Jackson.
:1836... New Yorkers always lose. ...Until Van Buren.
:1840... No one over 65 has won the presidency. ...Until Harrison did.
:1844... No one who's lost his home state has won. ...But Polk did.
:1848... The Democrats don't lose when they win Pennsylvania. ...But they did in 1848.
:1852... New England Democrats can't win. ...Until Pierce did.
:1856... No one can become president without getting married. ...Until Buchanan did.
:1860... No one over 6'3" can get elected. ...Until Lincoln.
:1864... No one with a beard has been reelected. ...But Lincoln was.
:1868... No one can be president if their parent are alive. ...Until Grant.
:1872... No one with a beard has been reelected in peacetime. ...Until Grant was.
:1876... No one can win a majority of the popular vote and still lose. ...Tilden did.
:1880... As goes California, so goes the nation. ...Until it went Hancock.
:1884... Candidates named "James" can't lose. ...Until James Blaine.
:1888... No sitting president has been beaten since the Civil War. ...Cleveland was.
:1892... No former president has been elected. ...Until Cleveland.
:1896... Tall midwesterners are unbeatable. ...Bryan wasn't.
:1900... No Republican shorter than 5'8" has been reelected. ...Until McKinley was.
:1904... No one under 45 has become president. ...Roosevelt did.
:1908... No Republican who hasn't served in the military has won. ...Until Taft.
:1912... After Lincoln beat the Democrats while sporting a beard with no mustache, the only Democrats who can win have a mustache with no beard. ...Wilson had neither.
:1916... No Democrat has won without Indiana. ...Wilson did.
:1920... No incumbent senator has won. ...Until Harding.
:1924... No one with two Cs in their name has become president. ...Until Calvin Coolidge.
:1928... No one who got ten million votes has lost. ...Until Al Smith.
:1932... No Democrat has won since women secured the right to vote. ...Until FDR did.
:1936... No President's been reelected with double-digit unemployment. ...Until FDR was.
:1940... No one has won a third term. ...Until FDR did.
:1944... No Democrat has won during wartime. ...Until FDR did.
:1948... Democrats can't win without Alabama. ...Truman did.
:1952... No Republican has won without winning the House or Senate. ...Eisenhower did.
:1956... No Republican has won without Missouri. ...Until Eisenhower.
:1960... Republicans without facial hair are unbeatable. ...Kennedy beat Nixon.
:1964... No Democrat has won without Georgia. ...Johnson did.
:1968... No Republican vice president has risen to the Presidency through an election. ...Until Nixon.
:1972... No wartime candidate has won without Massachusetts. ...Until Nixon did.
:1976... No one who lost New Mexico has won. ...But Carter did.
:1980... No one has been elected President after a divorce. ...Until Reagan was.
:1984... No left-handed president has been reelected. ...Until Reagan was.
:1988... No Democrat who has won Wisconsin (without being from there) has lost. ...Until Dukakis did.
:1992... No Democrat has won without a majority of the Catholic vote. ...Until Clinton did.
:1996... No Dem. incumbent without combat experience has beaten someone whose first name is worth more in Scrabble. ...Until Bill beat Bob.
:2000... No Republican has won without Vermont. ...Until Bush did.
:2004... No Republican without combat experience has beaten someone two inches taller. ...Until Bush did.
:2008... No Democrat can win without Missouri. ...Until Obama did.
:2012... Democratic incumbents never beat taller challengers. No nominee whose first name contains a "K" has lost. Which streak will break?

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{comic discussion}}

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[[Category:Statistics]]
[[Category:Politics]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Comics featuring politicians]]
[[Category:Comics featuring John F. Kennedy]]

Talk:2383: Electoral Precedent 2020

2020-11-10T00:54:00Z

ChunyangD:

Can anyone identify the faded background text in the 2016 panel?

Is there some shadow text behind the main text in the 2016 square? I can barely make it out.
It looks like "No nominee whose first name contains a "k" has lost", which would be the same from the 1122 comic.
[[User:ChunyangD|ChunyangD]] ([[User talk:ChunyangD|talk]]) 00:54, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

2317: Pinouts

2020-06-08T22:30:01Z

ChunyangD: /* HDMI */ GND and ground information

{{comic
| number = 2317
| date = June 8, 2020
| title = Pinouts
| image = pinouts.png
| titletext = The other side of USB-C is rotationally symmetric except that the 3rd pin from the top is designated FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
Connecters are designed to transport both data and power. Each pin on a connecter can only carry either 1 bit at a time or 1 voltage of power. In this comic there is an absurd alternative to the actual pins used in connecters

=== HDMI ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Data
| TODO
|-
| +5V
| Many actual pin configurations use +5 volts to supply power to a device.
|-
| +6VI
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VI represents the Roman numeral 6.
|-
| +7VII
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VII represents the Roman numeral 7, continuing the pattern from above.
|-
| Antidata
| TODO
|-
| Water
| TODO
|-
| Vacuum
| TODO
|-
| Amazon Copyright Pin
| TODO
|-
| Decorative
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| -3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| Tx
| TODO
|-
| Wx
| TODO
|-
| Rx Only
| TODO
|-
| Unknown
| TODO
|-
| +240V DC
| TODO
|-
| 5V AC
| TODO
|-
| GND
| GND typically refers to "ground" on pinout diagrams.
|-
| Ground
| Compared to the above pin, this appears to be the same ground pin. However, the presence of both GND and Ground seems to imply that GND represents something other than the standard "ground" pin.
|}

=== Micro USB ===

A ground pin is commonly found on USB and other pin connectors. However, it generally serves no data purpose. Therefore, it seems rather silly for the micro USB to have 5 ground ports and only 1 functional "USB" port. It also does not give much information about what the "USB" port would do, as opposed to a standard pinout diagram.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| USB
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|}

=== USB-C ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| +5V DC
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| +120V AC
| TODO
|-
| Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
| TODO
|-
| Mechanical
| TODO
|-
| +3.3eV/C
| TODO
|-
| Candlepin
| TODO
|-
| Facebook Use
| TODO
|-
| +5V (Positrons)
| TODO
|-
| Pin Roulette
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| SKY
| Reference to the ground pin, which refers to the common grounding on the larger metal body. There is no corresponding "sky" pin, although sky is often thought as the opposite of ground.
|}

=== Coax ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Pin
| A coax connector only has one conductive part; while it may satisfy the standard definition of a "pin", this is not a useful label.
|}

==Transcript==

:[Caption at top]
:Pinouts
:Quick Reference Guide

:[Four common connectors are depicted - vertically, rather than the usual horizontal orientation.]

:[The first connector is a 19-pin HDMI connector.]
:[The nine pins on the left are labeled:]
:*Data
:*+5V
:*+6VI
:*+7VII
:*Antidata
:*Water
:*Vacuum
:*Amazon Copyright Pin
:*Decorative
:[The ten pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+3.3V DC
:*-3.3V DC
:*Tx
:*Wx
:*Rx Only
:*Unknown
:*+240V DC
:*5V AC
:*GND
:*Ground

:[The second connector is a 5-pin Micro USB connector.]
:[The five pins are labeled:]
:*GND
:*GND
:*GND
:*USB
:*GND

:[The third connector is a 24-pin USB-C connector, with only the right side labeled.]
:[The twelve pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+5V DC
:*+3.3V DC
:*+120V AC
:*Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
:*Mechanical
:*+3.3eV/C
:*Candlepin
:*Facebook Use
:*+5V (Positrons)
:*Pin Roulette
:*GND
:*SKY

:[The fourth and final connector is a 1-pin COAX connector.]
:[The one pin in the center is labeled:]
:*Pin

{{comic discussion}}

2317: Pinouts

2020-06-08T22:29:02Z

ChunyangD: /* Micro USB */

{{comic
| number = 2317
| date = June 8, 2020
| title = Pinouts
| image = pinouts.png
| titletext = The other side of USB-C is rotationally symmetric except that the 3rd pin from the top is designated FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
Connecters are designed to transport both data and power. Each pin on a connecter can only carry either 1 bit at a time or 1 voltage of power. In this comic there is an absurd alternative to the actual pins used in connecters

=== HDMI ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Data
| TODO
|-
| +5V
| Many actual pin configurations use +5 volts to supply power to a device.
|-
| +6VI
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VI represents the Roman numeral 6.
|-
| +7VII
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VII represents the Roman numeral 7, continuing the pattern from above.
|-
| Antidata
| TODO
|-
| Water
| TODO
|-
| Vacuum
| TODO
|-
| Amazon Copyright Pin
| TODO
|-
| Decorative
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| -3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| Tx
| TODO
|-
| Wx
| TODO
|-
| Rx Only
| TODO
|-
| Unknown
| TODO
|-
| +240V DC
| TODO
|-
| 5V AC
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| Ground
| TODO
|}

=== Micro USB ===

A ground pin is commonly found on USB and other pin connectors. However, it generally serves no data purpose. Therefore, it seems rather silly for the micro USB to have 5 ground ports and only 1 functional "USB" port. It also does not give much information about what the "USB" port would do, as opposed to a standard pinout diagram.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| USB
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|}

=== USB-C ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| +5V DC
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| +120V AC
| TODO
|-
| Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
| TODO
|-
| Mechanical
| TODO
|-
| +3.3eV/C
| TODO
|-
| Candlepin
| TODO
|-
| Facebook Use
| TODO
|-
| +5V (Positrons)
| TODO
|-
| Pin Roulette
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| SKY
| Reference to the ground pin, which refers to the common grounding on the larger metal body. There is no corresponding "sky" pin, although sky is often thought as the opposite of ground.
|}

=== Coax ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Pin
| A coax connector only has one conductive part; while it may satisfy the standard definition of a "pin", this is not a useful label.
|}

==Transcript==

:[Caption at top]
:Pinouts
:Quick Reference Guide

:[Four common connectors are depicted - vertically, rather than the usual horizontal orientation.]

:[The first connector is a 19-pin HDMI connector.]
:[The nine pins on the left are labeled:]
:*Data
:*+5V
:*+6VI
:*+7VII
:*Antidata
:*Water
:*Vacuum
:*Amazon Copyright Pin
:*Decorative
:[The ten pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+3.3V DC
:*-3.3V DC
:*Tx
:*Wx
:*Rx Only
:*Unknown
:*+240V DC
:*5V AC
:*GND
:*Ground

:[The second connector is a 5-pin Micro USB connector.]
:[The five pins are labeled:]
:*GND
:*GND
:*GND
:*USB
:*GND

:[The third connector is a 24-pin USB-C connector, with only the right side labeled.]
:[The twelve pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+5V DC
:*+3.3V DC
:*+120V AC
:*Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
:*Mechanical
:*+3.3eV/C
:*Candlepin
:*Facebook Use
:*+5V (Positrons)
:*Pin Roulette
:*GND
:*SKY

:[The fourth and final connector is a 1-pin COAX connector.]
:[The one pin in the center is labeled:]
:*Pin

{{comic discussion}}

2317: Pinouts

2020-06-08T22:27:09Z

ChunyangD: /* HDMI */ Added in +5V, +6VI, + 7VII info

{{comic
| number = 2317
| date = June 8, 2020
| title = Pinouts
| image = pinouts.png
| titletext = The other side of USB-C is rotationally symmetric except that the 3rd pin from the top is designated FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
Connecters are designed to transport both data and power. Each pin on a connecter can only carry either 1 bit at a time or 1 voltage of power. In this comic there is an absurd alternative to the actual pins used in connecters

=== HDMI ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Data
| TODO
|-
| +5V
| Many actual pin configurations use +5 volts to supply power to a device.
|-
| +6VI
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VI represents the Roman numeral 6.
|-
| +7VII
| V is usually used to represent volts, but here, VII represents the Roman numeral 7, continuing the pattern from above.
|-
| Antidata
| TODO
|-
| Water
| TODO
|-
| Vacuum
| TODO
|-
| Amazon Copyright Pin
| TODO
|-
| Decorative
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| -3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| Tx
| TODO
|-
| Wx
| TODO
|-
| Rx Only
| TODO
|-
| Unknown
| TODO
|-
| +240V DC
| TODO
|-
| 5V AC
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| Ground
| TODO
|}

=== Micro USB ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| USB
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|}

=== USB-C ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| +5V DC
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| +120V AC
| TODO
|-
| Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
| TODO
|-
| Mechanical
| TODO
|-
| +3.3eV/C
| TODO
|-
| Candlepin
| TODO
|-
| Facebook Use
| TODO
|-
| +5V (Positrons)
| TODO
|-
| Pin Roulette
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| SKY
| Reference to the ground pin, which refers to the common grounding on the larger metal body. There is no corresponding "sky" pin, although sky is often thought as the opposite of ground.
|}

=== Coax ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Pin
| A coax connector only has one conductive part; while it may satisfy the standard definition of a "pin", this is not a useful label.
|}

==Transcript==

:[Caption at top]
:Pinouts
:Quick Reference Guide

:[Four common connectors are depicted - vertically, rather than the usual horizontal orientation.]

:[The first connector is a 19-pin HDMI connector.]
:[The nine pins on the left are labeled:]
:*Data
:*+5V
:*+6VI
:*+7VII
:*Antidata
:*Water
:*Vacuum
:*Amazon Copyright Pin
:*Decorative
:[The ten pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+3.3V DC
:*-3.3V DC
:*Tx
:*Wx
:*Rx Only
:*Unknown
:*+240V DC
:*5V AC
:*GND
:*Ground

:[The second connector is a 5-pin Micro USB connector.]
:[The five pins are labeled:]
:*GND
:*GND
:*GND
:*USB
:*GND

:[The third connector is a 24-pin USB-C connector, with only the right side labeled.]
:[The twelve pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+5V DC
:*+3.3V DC
:*+120V AC
:*Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
:*Mechanical
:*+3.3eV/C
:*Candlepin
:*Facebook Use
:*+5V (Positrons)
:*Pin Roulette
:*GND
:*SKY

:[The fourth and final connector is a 1-pin COAX connector.]
:[The one pin in the center is labeled:]
:*Pin

{{comic discussion}}

2317: Pinouts

2020-06-08T22:25:39Z

ChunyangD: /* USB-C */ Added in sky info

{{comic
| number = 2317
| date = June 8, 2020
| title = Pinouts
| image = pinouts.png
| titletext = The other side of USB-C is rotationally symmetric except that the 3rd pin from the top is designated FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a FIREWIRE TRIBUTE PIN. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
Connecters are designed to transport both data and power. Each pin on a connecter can only carry either 1 bit at a time or 1 voltage of power. In this comic there is an absurd alternative to the actual pins used in connecters

=== HDMI ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Data
| TODO
|-
| +5V
| TODO
|-
| +6VI
| TODO
|-
| +7VII
| TODO
|-
| Antidata
| TODO
|-
| Water
| TODO
|-
| Vacuum
| TODO
|-
| Amazon Copyright Pin
| TODO
|-
| Decorative
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| -3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| Tx
| TODO
|-
| Wx
| TODO
|-
| Rx Only
| TODO
|-
| Unknown
| TODO
|-
| +240V DC
| TODO
|-
| 5V AC
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| Ground
| TODO
|}

=== Micro USB ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| USB
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|}

=== USB-C ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| +5V DC
| TODO
|-
| +3.3V DC
| TODO
|-
| +120V AC
| TODO
|-
| Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
| TODO
|-
| Mechanical
| TODO
|-
| +3.3eV/C
| TODO
|-
| Candlepin
| TODO
|-
| Facebook Use
| TODO
|-
| +5V (Positrons)
| TODO
|-
| Pin Roulette
| TODO
|-
| GND
| TODO
|-
| SKY
| Reference to the ground pin, which refers to the common grounding on the larger metal body. There is no corresponding "sky" pin, although sky is often thought as the opposite of ground.
|}

=== Coax ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Label !! Explanation
|-
| Pin
| A coax connector only has one conductive part; while it may satisfy the standard definition of a "pin", this is not a useful label.
|}

==Transcript==

:[Caption at top]
:Pinouts
:Quick Reference Guide

:[Four common connectors are depicted - vertically, rather than the usual horizontal orientation.]

:[The first connector is a 19-pin HDMI connector.]
:[The nine pins on the left are labeled:]
:*Data
:*+5V
:*+6VI
:*+7VII
:*Antidata
:*Water
:*Vacuum
:*Amazon Copyright Pin
:*Decorative
:[The ten pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+3.3V DC
:*-3.3V DC
:*Tx
:*Wx
:*Rx Only
:*Unknown
:*+240V DC
:*5V AC
:*GND
:*Ground

:[The second connector is a 5-pin Micro USB connector.]
:[The five pins are labeled:]
:*GND
:*GND
:*GND
:*USB
:*GND

:[The third connector is a 24-pin USB-C connector, with only the right side labeled.]
:[The twelve pins on the right are labeled:]
:*+5V DC
:*+3.3V DC
:*+120V AC
:*Boobytrap Pin (Pure Solder)
:*Mechanical
:*+3.3eV/C
:*Candlepin
:*Facebook Use
:*+5V (Positrons)
:*Pin Roulette
:*GND
:*SKY

:[The fourth and final connector is a 1-pin COAX connector.]
:[The one pin in the center is labeled:]
:*Pin

{{comic discussion}}

Talk:2301: Turtle Sandwich Standard Model

2020-05-01T20:52:30Z

ChunyangD: added comment

This is the first time I have had a chance to see the comic early enough to make a meaningful contribution to the explanation, but this time I have no idea whatsoever what the comic is about! [[User:Moosenonny10|Moosenonny10]] ([[User talk:Moosenonny10|talk]]) 20:32, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Looks like it is referencing the standard model of elementary particles. The title text mentions four of the quarks(top,bottom,charm,strange) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.106.150|162.158.106.150]] 20:38, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

Disagree with DgbrtBOT that this is primarily to do with genetics. I agree that it's about the standard model. Up, down, charmed and strange. It may 'because I'm dumb', but even I'm not that dumb.

I added a bit about the physics part of it, but it can definitely use more information! [[User:ChunyangD|ChunyangD]] ([[User talk:ChunyangD|talk]]) 20:52, 1 May 2020 (UTC)

2301: Turtle Sandwich Standard Model

2020-05-01T20:51:12Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Added info on physics standard model.

{{comic
| number = 2301
| date = May 1, 2020
| title = Turtle Sandwich Standard Model
| image = turtle_sandwich_standard_model.png
| titletext = It's possible the bread and shell can be split into a top and bottom flavor, and some models additionally suggest Strange Bread and Charm Shells.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a TURTLE EATING A SANDWICH. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This comic recapitulates Mendel's postulate that certain genotypes are incompatible with life, thus predicted phenotypes can not be predicted by simple Punnett squares. For example, a genotype of two parents heterozygous for the sickle cell trait have a 1/4 chance of producing offspring homozygous for sickle cell anemia. This progeny would have a lesser chance of surviving to produce further offspring, suggesting that the gene itself would be selected out of the population. This, however does not consider possible advantages of the heterozygous genotype (in this case, a phenotype with better resistance to malaria). In the case of this comic, a simple Punnett square has been set up, revealing the known presentation of both sandwiches and turtles, composed of bread and shell in one axis, and head and meat on the other axis. The two other phenotypes (head-bread and meat-shell) do not present themselves in nature, but based on this universal model it is postulated that they theoretical are variations of these common sandwich and turtle phenotypes. It could be that they are absent because these variations are incompatible with life. The theory assumes that turtles and sandwiches are of the same species. This premise is why the comic is a joke, as we know that they only look alike superficially and have no common ontogeny.

Part of the joke comes from particle physics. The Standard Model of physics explains the base particles and fields that make up the universe, including the quarks, which have six flavors: up, down, top, bottom, strange, charm. While much of the theory was written earlier on, it took a long time for experiments to catch up. Hence, there were many particles that were theorized to exist, but had not yet been found yet, like the two unconfirmed turtle/sandwich mixes.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{comic discussion}}
:[A two-by-two grid, with a piece of bread left of the top left cell, a turtle shell left of the bottom left cell, sandwich contents above the top left cell, and a turtle head in a circle above the top right cell.]:

2034: Equations

2020-04-19T01:45:15Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Added in conservation law information for deep physics equations.

{{comic
| number = 2034
| date = August 17, 2018
| title = Equations
| image = equations.png
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.
}}
==Explanation==

This comic gives a set of mock equations. To anyone not familiar with the field in question they look pretty similar to what you might find in research papers or on the relevant Wikipedia pages. Most of the jokes are related to the symbols or "look" of most equations in the given field.

The comic makes jokes about the fields of kinematics, number theory, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, chemistry, quantum gravity, gauge theory, cosmology, and physics equations. Of course, all of the equations listed are not real equations (<math>\pi-\infty</math> and H2EAT are clearly jokes and making a mockery of the given field). As always, Randall is just having a laugh.

:<math>E=K_{0}t+\frac{1}{2}\rho{}vt^2</math>
;All kinematics equations
Most kinematics equations tend to make heavy use of constants, addition, powers, and multiplication. This specific equation resembles the actual kinematics equation d = vt + 1/2at^2, but replaces a (acceleration) with v (velocity) times <math>\rho{}</math> (density) and replaces velocity with "K0", which is not a term used in kinematics.

:<math>K_{n}=\sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i+e^{\pi-\infty})</math>
;All number theory equations
Randall jokes about how number theory often involves the use of summations. The use of ''π'' as an integer variable in the double summation is a joke, as ''π'' is essentially always used for the well-known constant 3.14159..., not a variable. The use of ''i'' as a summation variable '''is''' common, though it can also be confused with the imaginary unit √-1. The constants ''e'', ''i'', and ''π'', as well as the theoretical upper bound <math>\infty</math>, often appear in number theory equations.

:<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial{t}}\nabla\!\cdot\!\rho=\frac{8}{23}\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\subset\!\!\supset\rho\,{ds}\,{dt}\cdot{}\rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}</math>
;All fluid dynamics equations
Fluid dynamics equations often involve copious integrals, especially those over closed contours as done here, which are often the main telling factors of those equations to an outsider. The time derivative and gradient operator <math>\nabla</math> are common in fluid dynamics, mostly via the Navier-Stokes equation, and the fluid density <math>\rho</math> is one of the functions of central importance. The fraction 8/23 is a comically weird choice, but various unexpected fractions do pop up in fluid dynamics. The ds and dt go with the double contour integral (s is probably distance, t is time), but the derivative with respect to <math>\nabla</math> at the end is very much not allowed.

:<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle=A(\psi)A(|x\rangle\otimes|y\rangle)</math>
;All quantum mechanics equations
Quantum mechanics often involves some of the foreign-looking symbols listed, including {{w|Bra–ket notation|bra-ket notation}}, the {{w|Tensor product|tensor product}}, and the Greek letter Psi for a quantum state. Specifically, the left side of the equation is a ket state labeled Psi that depends on x and y (probably positions), while the right-hand side may be an operator A that depends on the state Psi (it is very unusual to have such a dependence) acting on what looks like another copy of that operator which depends on the outer product of states labeled by x and y (again strange). A charitable interpretation could be that the second A is the eigenfunction A of the operator A. Normally this is clearly indicated by giving the operator a “hat” (^ symbol) or making the eigenfunction into a ket eigenstate, but since the equation is intentionally nonsense both A’s are left ambiguous. Also note that the bra-ket math is inconsistent here, as the left side is a ket, but the right side is just two A’s, which are either operators or functions but are definitely not kets.

:<math>CH_4+OH+HEAT\rightarrow{}H_2O+CH_{2}+H_2EAT</math>
;All chemistry equations
Chemistry equations use formulas of chemical compounds to describe a chemical reaction. Such equations show the starting chemicals on the left side and the resulting products on the right side, as displayed. Sometimes such an equation might optionally indicate that an {{w|activation energy}} is required, for the reaction to take place in a sensible timeframe, e.g. by heating. A reaction requiring heating is usually indicated by a Greek capital letter Delta (''Δ'') or a specified temperature above the reaction arrow, however this comic uses the "+ HEAT" term on the left side instead. The joke is that Randall interprets "HEAT" to be another chemical, which reacts with Hydrogen (H) to H2EAT, which is nonsensical, as heat is transferred energy here, not added matter. Regardless of this, Randall gets the {{w|stoichiometry}} of this equation correct, with the same number of all types of 'atoms' on each side of the equation.

:<math>SU(2)U(1)\times{}SU(U(2))</math>
;All quantum gravity equations
Quantum gravity uses mathematical {{w|Group (mathematics)|groups}} denoted by uppercase letters, as shown. {{w|Special unitary group|SU(2)}}, {{w|Unitary group|U(1)}}, and {{w|Unitary group|U(2)}} are all well-studied groups, though 'SU(U(2))' makes no sense. The lack of relator means this expression isn't an equation. Here is a possible pun, on "Sue you too... you won"... "Sue you, you too", though it's unclear how it fits in here.

:Sg=(-1)/(2ε̄) ið(̂ ξ0 ⨢ pε ρvabc⋅η0)̂ f̵a0 λ(ξ) ψ(0a)
;All gauge theory equations
Gauge theory is a subset of field theory. Most gauge theory equations appear to have many strange-looking constants and variables with odd labels.

:<math>H(t)+\Omega+G\!\cdot\!\Lambda...\begin{cases}...>0\mathsf{\ (Hubble\ model)}\\
...=0\mathsf{\ (Flat\ sphere\ model)}\\
...<0\mathsf{\ (Bright\ dark\ matter\ model)}
\end{cases}</math>
;All cosmology equations
Cosmology is the science of the development and ultimate fate of the universe. The joke here may be pertaining to the different models accepted in the field of cosmology. H is the {{w|Hubble's law#Time-dependence of Hubble parameter|Hubble parameter}}, Ω is the universal {{w|Friedmann equations#Density parameter|density parameter}}, G is the {{w|gravitational constant}}, and Λ is the {{w|cosmological constant}}.

:Ĥ - u̧0 = 0
;All truly deep physics equations
The joke about the "truly deep physics equations" is that most of the universal physics equations are simple, almost exceedingly so. In general, many of these equations are types of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_law conservation law] equations, which reflect some of the basic truths of the universe. A hallmark of conservation laws is that the total amount of some physical value does not change, and so one side of the equation is zero, as shown in the example. One example is Einstein's ''E = mc²'', which shows conservation of mass-energy. Noether's theorem shows that conservation laws have a one-to-one correspondence with a symmetry of nature, making these equations truly 'deep'.

The title text is referencing the fact that the electric and magnetic fields are often explained to physics students using an analogy with fluid dynamics, as well as the fact that they do share some similarities (only in terms of mathematical description as three-dimensional vector fields) with fluids. The permittivity constant (represented with ''ε''0) and the permeability constant (represented with ''μ''0) are coefficients that relate the amount of charge required to cause a specific amount of electric flux in a vacuum and the ability of vacuum to support the formation of magnetic fields, respectively. They appear frequently in Maxwell's equations (the equations that define the electric and magnetic fields in classical mechanics), so Randall is making the joke that any surface integral with them in it automatically is an electromagnetism equation.

==Transcript==
:[Nine equations are listed, three in the top row and two in each of the next three rows. Below each equation there are labels:]

:E=K0t+1/2 ρvt2
:All kinematics equations

:Kn=∑∞i=0∑∞π=0(n-π)(i-eπ-∞) [K sub n = the summation from i = 0 to infinity of the sum from pi = 0 to infinity of (n - pi) * (i-e^(pi-infinity))]
:All number theory equations

:∂/∂t ∇⋅ρ=8/23 (∯ ρ ds dt ⋅ ρ ∂/∂∇)
:All fluid dynamics equations

:|ψx,y〉=A(ψ)A(|x〉⊗|y〉)
:All quantum mechanics equations

:CH4+OH+HEAT→H2O+CH2+H2EAT
:All chemistry equations

:SU(2)U(1)×SU(U(2))
:All quantum gravity equations

:Sg=(-1)/(2ε̄) ið(̂ ξ0 ⨢ pε ρvabc⋅η0)̂ f̵a0 λ(ξ) ψ(0a)
:All gauge theory equations

:H(t)+Ω+G⋅Λ ...
:[There is a brace linking the three cases together.]
:... > 0 (Hubble model)
:... = 0 (Flat sphere model)
:... < 0 (Bright dark matter model)
:All cosmology equations

:Ĥ - u̧0 = 0
:All truly deep physics equations

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Science]]
[[Category:Physics]]
[[Category:Math]]
[[Category:Chemistry]]
[[Category:Astronomy]]

2295: Garbage Math

2020-04-19T01:29:32Z

ChunyangD: Added in Central Limit Theorem to one of the expressions.

{{comic
| number = 2295
| date = April 17, 2020
| title = Garbage Math
| image = garbage_math.png
| titletext = 'Garbage In, Garbage Out' should not be taken to imply any sort of conservation law limiting the amount of garbage produced.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic explains the "{{w|garbage in, garbage out}}" concept using arithmetical expressions. Just like the comic says, if you get garbage in any part of your workflow, you get garbage as a result. Except when you multiply by zero. That one always fixes everything.

Some of these rules correspond to the rules of {{w|floating point arithmetic}}, while others may be inspired by the rules of {{w|Propagation_of_uncertainty#Example_formulae| propagation of uncertainty}} where a "garbage" number would correspond to an estimate with a high degree of uncertainty, and the uncertainty of the result of arithmetic operations will tend to be dominated by the term with the highest uncertainty. The rule about N pieces of independent garbage reflects the {{w|central limit theorem}} and how it predicts that the uncertainty (or {{w|standard error}}) of an estimate will be reduced when independent estimates are averaged. The comic oddly omits raising garbage to the 0th power, which transforms even NaN, the platonic ideal of garbage, to exactly 1{{Citation needed}}.

This comic is about the propagation of errors in numerical analysis and statistics, but described in much more colloquial terms. Numbers with low precision are termed "garbage" and numbers with high precision are labeled "precise".

This comic is not related to the {{w|2019–20 coronavirus outbreak|2020 pandemic}} of the {{w|coronavirus}} {{w|SARS-CoV-2}}, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}, breaking the streak of comics preceding this on [[:Category:COVID-19|topics relating to COVID-19]], after (rather appropriately) 19 comics (not counting the [[2288: Collector's Edition|April Fools' comic]]).

{| class="wikitable"
!Formula
!Statistical Expression
!Explanation
|-
|Precise number + Precise number = Slightly less precise number
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X+Y)=\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X))^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y))^2}</math>
|If we know absolute error bars, then adding two precise numbers will at worst add the sizes of the two error bars. For example, if our precise numbers are 1 (±10-6) and 1 (±10-6), then our sum is 2 (±2·10-6). It is possible to lose a lot of relative precision, if the resultant sum is close to zero as a result of adding a number and then close to its inverse. This phenomenon is known as catastrophic cancellation. Therefore, it is likely that all numbers referred here are positive numbers, which does not exhibit this phenomenon.
|-
|Precise number × Precise number = Slightly less precise number
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X\times Y)=\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X)\times Y)^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y)\times X)^2}</math>
|Here, instead of absolute error, relative error will be added. For example, if our precise numbers are 1 (±10-6) and 1 (±10-6), then our product is 1 (±2·10-6).
|-
|Precise number + Garbage = Garbage
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X+Y)=\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X))^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y))^2}</math>
|If one of the numbers has a high absolute error, and the numbers being added are of comparable size, then this error will be propagated to the sum.
|-
|Precise number × Garbage = Garbage
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X\times Y)=\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X)\times Y)^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y)\times X)^2}</math>
|Likewise, if one of the numbers has a high relative error, then this error will be propagated to the product. Here, this is independent of the sizes of the numbers.
|-
|<math>\sqrt{\text{Garbage}} = \text{Less bad garbage}</math>
|<math>\mathop\sigma(\sqrt X)=\frac{\mathop\sigma(X)}{2\times\sqrt X} </math>
| When the square root of a number is computed, its relative error will be halved. Depending on the application, this might not be all that much ''better'', but it's at least ''less bad''.
|-
|Garbage2 = Worse garbage
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X^2)=2\times X\times\mathop\sigma(X)</math>
|Likewise, when a number is squared, its relative error will be doubled. This is a corollary to multiplication adding relative errors.
|-
|<math>\frac{1}{N}\sum(\text{N pieces of statistically independent garbage}) = \text{Better garbage}</math>
|
|By aggregating many pieces of statistically independent observations (for instance, surveying many individuals), it is possible to reduce relative error. This is the basis of statistical sampling and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem central limit theorem].
|-
|Precise numberGarbage = Much worse garbage
|<math>\mathop\sigma(b^X)=b^{2\times X}\times\mathop{\mathrm{ln}}b\times\sigma(X)</math>
|The exponent is very sensitive to changes, which may also magnify the effect based on the magnitude of the precise number.
|-
|Garbage – Garbage = Much worse garbage
|<math>\mathop\sigma(X-Y)=\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X))^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y))^2}</math>
|This line involves catastrophic cancellation. If both pieces of garbage are about the same (e.g. if their error bars overlap), then it is possible that the answer is positive, zero, or negative.
|-
|<math>\frac{\text{Precise number}}{\text{Garbage}-\text{Garbage}}</math> = Much worse garbage, possible division by zero
|<math>\mathop\sigma(\frac{a}{X-Y})=|\frac a{X-Y}|\times\sqrt{(\mathop\sigma(X))^2+(\mathop\sigma(Y))^2}</math>
|Indeed, as with above, if error bars overlap then we might end up dividing by zero.
|-
|Garbage × 0 = Precise number
|<math>\mathop\sigma(0)=0</math>
|Multiplying anything by 0 results in 0, an extremely precise number in the sense that it has no error whatsoever since we supply the 0 ourselves. This is equivalent to discarding garbage data from a statistical analysis.
|}

The title text refers to the computer science maxim of "garbage in, garbage out," which states that when it comes to computer code, supplying incorrect initial data will produce incorrect results, even if the code itself accurately does what it is supposed to do. As we can see above, however, when plugging data into mathematical formulas, this can possibly magnify the error of our input data, though there are ways to reduce this error (such as aggregating data). Therefore, the quantity of garbage is not necessarily conserved.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

[A series of mathematical equations are written from top to bottom]

Precise number + Precise number = Slightly less precise number

Precise number × Precise number = Slightly less precise number

Precise number + Garbage = Garbage

Precise number × Garbage = Garbage

√Garbage = Less bad garbage

1/N Σ (N pieces of statistically independent garbage) = Better garbage

(Precise number)Garbage = Much worse garbage

Garbage – Garbage = Much worse garbage

Precise number / ( Garbage – Garbage ) = Much worse garbage, possible division by zero

Garbage × 0 = Precise number

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Math]]

2085: arXiv

2018-12-14T21:41:23Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Sorry, wasn't used to the formatting for links here!

{{comic
| number = 2085
| date = December 14, 2018
| title = arXiv
| image = arxiv.png
| titletext = Both arXiv and archive.org are invaluable projects which, if they didn't exist, we would dismiss as obviously ridiculous and unworkable.
}}

==Explanation==
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{{w|ArXiv}} is a [https://arxiv.org free online repository of electronic preprints of scientific papers] in various fields, particularly in physics, math, and computer science. Scientists typically publish "preprint" versions of journal articles to arXiv, which are free to publish to and read. In this comic [[Megan]] remarks that academic journals must have a hard time getting by, since their primary revenue is from researchers who pay to publish articles and readers who pay for subscriptions. Her remark seems to assume that arXiv must be a recent development, perhaps similar to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub sci-hub project] which began in 2011. However, [[Ponytail]] informs her that the arXiv project has been around since the 1990s (1991 to be exact).

After a panel of [[Megan]] looking contemplative, she remarks that that does not make sense at all. After all, why would publishing companies be able to make money from something that is free online? [[Ponytail]] tries to stop her from freaking out, so that her outrage does not inform others about the current arrangement and thus ruin the system.

Confusion about the continued existence of scientific journals has also been expressed in [[2025]].

The title text refers to another project that is invaluable for internet research, {{w|archive.org}} [https://archive.org (link)]. It argues that these two projects are so useful, yet make so little economic sense, that, if they did not exist, we would dismiss them as ideas that would never be viable.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:Megan: Wait, all the papers in your field are posted as free PDFs on ArXiv? That must be killing big science journals, since they charge such huge subscription/publication fees.

:Ponytail: Nah, we've been doing it since the 90s and nobody seems to care.

:Megan: That makes no sense at all!!
:Ponytail: Shhh, you'll jinx it!

{{comic discussion}}

2085: arXiv

2018-12-14T21:40:14Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 2085
| date = December 14, 2018
| title = arXiv
| image = arxiv.png
| titletext = Both arXiv and archive.org are invaluable projects which, if they didn't exist, we would dismiss as obviously ridiculous and unworkable.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{w|ArXiv}} is a [https://arxiv.org free online repository of electronic preprints of scientific papers] in various fields, particularly in physics, math, and computer science. Scientists typically publish "preprint" versions of journal articles to arXiv, which are free to publish to and read. In this comic [[Megan]] remarks that academic journals must have a hard time getting by, since their primary revenue is from researchers who pay to publish articles and readers who pay for subscriptions. Her remark seems to assume that arXiv must be a recent development, perhaps similar to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub|sci-hub project]] which began in 2011. However, [[Ponytail]] informs her that the arXiv project has been around since the 1990s (1991 to be exact).

After a panel of [[Megan]] looking contemplative, she remarks that that does not make sense at all. After all, why would publishing companies be able to make money from something that is free online? [[Ponytail]] tries to stop her from freaking out, so that her outrage does not inform others about the current arrangement and thus ruin the system.

Confusion about the continued existence of scientific journals has also been expressed in [[2025]].

The title text refers to another project that is invaluable for internet research, {{w|archive.org}} [https://archive.org (link)]. It argues that these two projects are so useful, yet make so little economic sense, that, if they did not exist, we would dismiss them as ideas that would never be viable.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:Megan: Wait, all the papers in your field are posted as free PDFs on ArXiv? That must be killing big science journals, since they charge such huge subscription/publication fees.

:Ponytail: Nah, we've been doing it since the 90s and nobody seems to care.

:Megan: That makes no sense at all!!
:Ponytail: Shhh, you'll jinx it!

{{comic discussion}}

2085: arXiv

2018-12-14T21:39:31Z

ChunyangD: Substantial rewrite of explanation

{{comic
| number = 2085
| date = December 14, 2018
| title = arXiv
| image = arxiv.png
| titletext = Both arXiv and archive.org are invaluable projects which, if they didn't exist, we would dismiss as obviously ridiculous and unworkable.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

{{w|ArXiv}} is a [https://arxiv.org free online repository of electronic preprints of scientific papers] in various fields, particularly in physics, math, and computer science. Scientists typically publish "preprint" versions of journal articles to arXiv, which are free to publish to and read. In this comic [[Megan]] remarks that academic journals must have a hard time getting by, since their primary revenue is from researchers who pay to publish articles and readers who pay for subscriptions. Her remark seems to assume that arXiv must be a recent development, perhaps similar to the [[sci-hub project|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub]] which began in 2011. However, [[Ponytail]] informs her that the arXiv project has been around since the 1990s (1991 to be exact).

After a panel of [[Megan]] looking contemplative, she remarks that that does not make sense at all. After all, why would publishing companies be able to make money from something that is free online? [[Ponytail]] tries to stop her from freaking out, so that her outrage does not inform others about the current arrangement and thus ruin the system.

Confusion about the continued existence of scientific journals has also been expressed in [[2025]].

The title text refers to another project that is invaluable for internet research, {{w|archive.org}} [https://archive.org (link)]. It argues that these two projects are so useful, yet make so little economic sense, that, if they did not exist, we would dismiss them as ideas that would never be viable.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
:Megan: Wait, all the papers in your field are posted as free PDFs on ArXiv? That must be killing big science journals, since they charge such huge subscription/publication fees.

:Ponytail: Nah, we've been doing it since the 90s and nobody seems to care.

:Megan: That makes no sense at all!!
:Ponytail: Shhh, you'll jinx it!

{{comic discussion}}

1484: Apollo Speeches

2018-10-01T03:14:48Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Added reference from 1510

{{comic
| number = 1484
| date = February 9, 2015
| title = Apollo Speeches
| image = apollo_speeches.png
| titletext = While our commitment to recycling initiatives has been unwavering, this is not a cost any of us should be expected to pay.
}}

==Explanation==
As explained in the comic, {{w|Richard Nixon|Nixon}} staffer {{w|William Safire}} wrote [http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/11/in-event-of-moon-disaster.html two speeches] for the United States President to deliver, depending on whether or not the {{w|Apollo 11}} return launch was successful. When the outcome of an event (moon landing, military actions, etc.) can't be predicted with sufficient certainty, it is a common practice for "[http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/events/centennials/nixon/exhibit/nixon-online-exhibit-disaster.html contingency speeches]" to be prepared.

The rest of the comic runs with this theme, making the false claim that Safire had written several other such contingency speeches for increasingly unlikely possibilities. First listed are a couple pages from the real contingency speech to be delivered in the event that the astronauts were left stranded on the Moon. Lying on top of that is a speech to be delivered in the case that the spacecraft went missing altogether, which was relatively unlikely. The speeches after that deal with the following highly unlikely or impossible contingencies:

;The astronauts had stolen the ship and piloted it towards Mars, which was clearly not feasible
While the crew could have redirected the ship while sending insulting messages to Earth, the spacecraft lacked the power to fly to Mars within any reasonable period of time by several orders of magnitude or the supplies for the astronauts to survive such an extended trip. At the time of production for this strip in 2015, several governments and private companies have designs on Martian colonization.

;More astronauts than expected were found in the recovered ship
The appearance of three additional astronauts ventures into the realm of possibility normally reserved for science fiction and Twilight Zone episodes.

;The ship had hit the U.S.S. Hornet and crushed Nixon
The {{w|USS Hornet (CV-12)|USS ''Hornet''}} was the ship that recovered the Apollo 11 astronauts after they completed their return mission by landing their command module in the Pacific Ocean; President Nixon himself was on board to greet them upon their return. Apollo 11 famously landed in the Pacific Ocean, and the single ship tasked with its recovery would be a very small target to hit for the technology even if that had been the intent, which it was of course not. Spiro Agnew was, in 1969, Vice President of the United States, and thus next in line for the presidency. This joke plays off the extreme improbability of the ship, and indeed President, being hit and triggering a succession, causing "President Agnew" to address the world.

This is not as implausible as it sounds. The re-entry guidance had become good enough by Apollo 11 that the destination point of the capsule was moved several hundred yards from the carrier's position for exactly this reason. Such a collision had been the subject of jokes at NASA, until one day an engineer came to Gene Kranz and said,"the more I think about it, the less I think it is a joke".

;The re-entry craft had been sold for scrap and crushed along with the astronauts inside
Apollo 11 observed a strict quarantine procedure after landing. This possibility requires extraordinary incompetence and unholy zeal for recycling programs. The command module was historically recovered, examined, and is now on permanent display in the {{w|National Air and Space Museum}}. Primary sources state that the astronauts were allowed to leave the craft before it was put on display.

The title text builds upon this last contingency speech, delving into the pathos of the horror of the spacecraft's recycling and its passengers' resulting deaths despite the U.S.'s commitment to recycling initiatives.

Shortly after this comic was released, in that week's ''What if?'', ''those speeches'' are referenced with a link to this comic. (see [http://what-if.xkcd.com/129/ Black Hole Moon]).

This comic was referenced in a later comic, [https://xkcd.com/1510/ Napoleon], as well as a later ''What If?'', [https://what-if.xkcd.com/146/ Stop Jupiter].

==Transcript==
:[Commentary above the speeches.]
:In 1969, Nixon staffer William Safire wrote a speech for the president to deliver if the Apollo 11 return launch failed, stranding the doomed astronauts on the Moon.
:Uncovered in 1999, it is often called the greatest speech never given.
:Today, the ''full'' set of Safire's contingency speeches has been found.

:'''In event astronauts stranded on Moon'''
:Fate has ordained that the men who went to the Moon to explore in peace will stay on the Moon to rest in peace.
:[Here, several lines from the original speech are cut.]
:In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.
:Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts. For every human being who looks up at the Moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever

:'''In event spacecraft goes missing'''
:Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins went to the Moon as ambassadors of peace for all mankind, and all mankind prays that they may yet return safely home.
:We are separated from the Moon by a vast gulf of space, against which their tiny vessel appeared as but a drifting speck. For a few brief seconds, we took our eye off them, and despite days of desperate searching, never again was their vessel sighted from Earth.
:While these men are lost, they are not forgotten, and their sacrifice will not

:'''In event astronauts abscond with spacecraft'''
:We do not know what led Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins to betray the trust we placed in them, abandon their mission, and steer their vessel toward Mars. Nor do we know what compelled them to transmit such hurtful messages back to Earth, heaping contempt on their onetime home.
:But whatever the cause of their dereliction, I call upon the United States to commit itself, before this year is out, to launching a mission to chase down Apollo 11 and return its crew to earth to face justice. We must not rest until

:'''In event spacecraft returns with extra astronauts'''
:While there is much we do not understand, tonight all of earth is united in celebrating the safe return of our brave explorers.
:We of course have many questions, and in the days and weeks to come we will demand answers. How many souls were truly aboard Apollo 11 when it launched? Who are the six men now in quarantine aboard the USS Hornet? What happened

:'''In event spacecraft hits U.S.S. Hornet, crushing Nixon'''
:'''President Agnew''': Tonight, we have experienced a great national triumph and a great national loss. We take joy in the safe return from the Moon of Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins, but that joy is tempered with sorrow as we mourn our president’s tragic death beneath their wayward capsule.
:Richard Nixon wholeheartedly supported our courageous astronauts as they carried the hopes and prayers of Earth to the heavens, and in the moment of their homecoming, he himself has departed on that ultimate voyage. As we grieve, we must rededicate ourselves to the cause for which our president

:'''In event spacecraft accidentally sold for scrap and crushed with astronauts inside'''
:My fellow Americans, I am as shocked and appalled as you at this stunning and

{{comic discussion}}
[[Category:Space]]

Talk:1975: Right Click

2018-04-03T02:56:32Z

ChunyangD: Unixkcd question

I created this page manually. DgbrtBOT fail?

Also, notably, while the comic at xkcd.com works as intended (even from Chrome on Android, to a certain degree), the mobile site, m.xkcd.com, does not. It shows the standard system/browser-specific context menu. --[[User:Videblu|Videblu]] ([[User talk:Videblu|talk]]) 00:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:The BOT didn't fail, the comic just wasn't released on Mon, Wen, or Fri. And in the past there was no comic on 1. April when it didn't fit into that rule. And the release was LATE; it was already the 2. April in Europe.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 09:45, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:The mobile version at m.xkcd.com works fine in Android. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 10:56, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::Untrue; going to m.xkcd.com on my Android devices brings up a '''non-interactive''' version of the comic, whereas going to xkcd.com (without setting the browser to present a Desktop client type) works fine. Viewing https://xkcd.com/1975 on mobile works fine for me; viewing https://m.xkcd.com/1975 does not work properly. I'm on Kit-Kat & Marshmallow, using the standard browsers; you? [[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 16:04, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:::You are right. I don't remember what I've tested before. It cannot work because the embedded [https://m.xkcd.com/1975/alto/comic.js JavaScript file] doesn't exist. Maybe this will be fixed in the future. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 17:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

How are we going to handle submenus submenus and subitems etc? (Also Captcha outdated! Update immediately!) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.238.34|162.158.238.34]] 01:46, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:Um, I don't see a reCapatcha. Just saying...[[User:Fmccarthy|Fmccarthy]] ([[User talk:Fmccarthy|talk]]) 04:17, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::There is one when saving edits. I'm assuming this is the one they mean. Also, aside from a table with way too many columns I don't really know. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.215|162.158.79.215]] 04:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Oh my gosh this is incredible. The Games section, especially, is mind boggling. Entropy! [[User:Hameltion|Hameltion]] ([[User talk:Hameltion|talk]]) 00:30, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Whoever owns this site update ReCaptcha! [[User:Sizzilingbird|Sizzilingbird]] ([[User talk:Sizzilingbird|talk]]) 00:40, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

WOO!!! [https://uni.xkcd.com/ Unicode XKCD]!!! [[User:Phoenix Up|Phoenix Up]] ([[User talk:Phoenix Up|talk]]) 00:44, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

2 hours later I'm done, and the save picture button wouldn't work... rip[[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 11:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

This (uni.xkcd.com) is not new, I remember using this months (perhaps years) ago :P [[User:PotatoGod|PotatoGod]] ([[User talk:PotatoGod|talk]]) 02:44, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Is there a second for easter eggs in there? Fork bombs ( :(){ :|: &};: ) work, I'm not sure what else. [[User:Waterlubber|Waterlubber]] ([[User talk:Waterlubber|talk]]) 02:52, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Sorry if this is already well known, but there are a couple unlisted commands, e.g. you can delete things individually using rm -rf. It looks like auto-completion and * don't work. [[User:Power Factor|Power Factor]] ([[User talk:Power Factor|talk]]) 03:27, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Reluctant to call it an Easter Egg, but Utilities / Identify Song / Hey Now / Hey now na now / Sing "This Corrosion" to me inverts the colours on the comic/background [[User:Maslink|Maslink]] ([[User talk:Maslink|talk]]) 02:02, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

: He missed a chance for a Rick Roll there (For all we know there may be a Rick Roll in here) [[User:Phoenix Up|Phoenix Up]] ([[User talk:Phoenix Up|talk]]) 02:36, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

SPOILER:

I managed to save the image by playing ADVENT.exe, has anyone else found other ways? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.172|162.158.75.172]] 00:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

'''COMIC MAY BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION''' I think one of the menu options change since the comic was first posted. Randall may still be changing things. --[[User:Videblu|Videblu]] ([[User talk:Videblu|talk]]) 01:15, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
: Actually it's that once you do some things others "unlock". For instance, accessing File > Open > A:\ > Insert > Floppy disk, and then File > Open > A:\ you get the Games, Music, and the really cool Bookmarks catalog of comics. Also, as said above, completing the game ADVENT.exe lets you go to save:
{{Collapse top|title=Egg spoiler: Text adventure route}}
* Games
* ADVENT.EXE
* Castle
* Well
* Pull up the bucket
* Examine bucket
* Get key
* Back
* Back to the castle
* Open door
* Get clamp
* This might come in handy
* Get outta here
* Enter castle
* Examine machine
* Hmmm
* Put clamp in C-Remover
* Take lamp
* Leave
* Go back
* Cave
* Go deeper
* N
* E
* N
* N
* N
* W
* S
* W
* Examine nest
* Take egg
* ''Click''
Now you can save [https://i.imgur.com/X4LX3w9.png the image]! :)
{{Collapse bottom}}
: I made it hidden so that anyone who wants to explore on their own may still... [[User:Hameltion|Hameltion]] ([[User talk:Hameltion|talk]]) 02:01, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:How did you solve the maze? Is there a clue anywhere or just brute force?{{unsigned ip|141.101.98.196}}
::When at the Well, maybe try wishing for wisdom[[User:Steampunkery|Steampunkery]] ([[User talk:Steampunkery|talk]]) 19:44, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:: The Help menu changed after I refreshed the page (that is what I see at first glance), other things may have changed as well. [[User:Phoenix Up|Phoenix Up]] ([[User talk:Phoenix Up|talk]]) 02:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::: Ah - I don't recall it being different, but I may have missed an earlier version. Anyway here is another way to make the image available:
: C-remover is a reference to the interactive fiction "[http://emshort.com/counterfeit_monkey/ Counterfeit Monkey]". (Adding it for future restructure) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.142|162.158.134.142]] 08:00, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:: I claimed earlier that it was a Counterfeit Monkey reference on the Reddit thread, but someone who worked on the comic pointed out on [https://twitter.com/wirehead2501/status/980703946971860993 Twitter] that it is actually a reference to "Leather Goddesses of Phobos", though Counterfeit Monkey also uses that mechanic. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.90.52|172.69.90.52]] 16:23, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
{{Collapse top|title=Egg spoiler: London Underground route}}.
* Games
* Mornington Crescent
* Euston
* Oxford Circus
* Green Park
* Victoria
* Pimlico
* Vauxhall
* Easter basket
* Take egg (''Click'')
Though in reality it may be [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Mornington+Crescent,+London+NW1+2JA,+United+Kingdom/Vauxhall,+London,+UK/@51.5103249,-0.1720918,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x48761b2037dd36b9:0x11812a2d5cfb2ea3!2m2!1d-0.1388607!2d51.5343884!1m5!1m1!1s0x487604ec2b79a13d:0xdfa3f51e98dee89c!2m2!1d-0.1227798!2d51.4861366!3e1 faster to bike]?
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:::This is really fun! (and there's [https://xkcd.com/1975/kat-bun-small.png this]) --[[User:Hameltion|Hameltion]] ([[User talk:Hameltion|talk]]) 02:43, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

I followed the "Land of 1000 dances" "na-na"s over 1000 times and didn't hit an end. It may be infinite. [[User:Jedi.jesse|Jedi.jesse]] ([[User talk:Jedi.jesse|talk]]) 02:45, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Doing System > / > home/ > guest (''click'') takes you to [https://uni.xkcd.com/ uni.xkcd.com] which it pretty neat. [[User:Hameltion|Hameltion]] ([[User talk:Hameltion|talk]]) 02:53, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

List of D&D spells can be ported into explanation from [https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/88vwoe/xkcds_latest_comic_has_a_dd_easter_egg/ here].
And [https://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/88v6if/xkcd_1975_right_click/dwnp4ml/ here] is a path through Mornington Crescent to an easter egg.
[[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.142|162.158.134.142]] 07:52, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game) Mornington Crescent is a joke nonsensical game from an old British radio show. {{unsigned ip|141.101.98.142}}

You actually can install apt with brew. It can't actually install anything because it needs to create a package record during the initial operating system install, but you can do it if you want to. Not sure why you would though. EDIT: I can't find the package anymore, but I am pretty sure I was able to do this at one point. Might have been removed due to uselessness. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.64|172.68.34.64]] 00:08, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

;Land of 1,000 Dances
This goes on forever. Or at least well over 1000 levels: [Media:https://i.imgur.com/iiHDE3e.png number of popups checked with jQuery]--[[User:MikeOShay|MikeOShay]] ([[User talk:MikeOShay|talk]]) 04:21, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

;Transscript
Is the transscript really unfinished? It transcribes the entirety of the comic image itself, and the menu part is in explanations. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.238.142|162.158.238.142]] 05:36, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

;Release date
This comic was probably released on April 2, 00:00 UTC. But of course it was still April 1 in the US. I don't really care, but the release date here is probably wrong.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 11:31, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

;More discussions
No effect for iOS. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.138.88|162.158.138.88]] 05:37, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

If you quickly right click on the comic after refreshing the page, it is possible to save the comic. Unfortunately there is no easter egg for doing so. [[User:Baquea|Baquea]] ([[User talk:Baquea|talk]]) 12:26, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Added it to the page. ~~~~ 02:49, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Katamari in the music bit is a reference to [https://youtu.be/iMH49ieL4es?t=48s this song] --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.137|141.101.99.137]] 13:31, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

spell list (half of it, i didnt test spells with material components): --norill
{{Collapse top|title=Spellbook}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!V !! S !! M !! L !! School !! Spell !! Class !! Result
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Illusion || Blur || Wizard || Causes the screen/comic to appear blurry
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Illusion || Blur || Sorcerer || Causes the screen/comic to appear blurry
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Divination || Contact Other Plane || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Divination || Contact Other Plane || Warlock
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Divination || Hunter's Mark || Ranger
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Necromancy || Blindness/Deafness || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Necromancy || Blindness/Deafness || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Necromancy || Blindness/Deafness || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Necromancy || Blindness/Deafness || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Enchantment || Power Word Kill || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Enchantment || Power Word Kill || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Enchantment || Power Word Kill || Warlock
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Enchantment || Power Word Kill || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Enchantment || Power Word Stun || Wizard || Links to https://what-if.xkcd.com/156/
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Enchantment || Power Word Stun || Sorcerer || Links to https://what-if.xkcd.com/156/
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Enchantment || Power Word Stun || Warlock || Links to https://what-if.xkcd.com/156/
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Enchantment || Power Word Stun || Bard || Links to https://what-if.xkcd.com/156/
|-
|V || - || - || 6 || Enchantment || Irresistible Dance || Wizard || Links to https://xkcd.com/878/
|-
|V || - || - || 6 || Enchantment || Irresistible Dance || Bard || Links to https://xkcd.com/878/
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Enchantment || Geas || Wizard || Links to https://xkcd.com/1559/
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Enchantment || Geas || Paladin || Links to https://xkcd.com/1559/
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Enchantment || Geas || Druid || Links to https://xkcd.com/1559/
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Enchantment || Geas || Cleric || Links to https://xkcd.com/1559/
|-
|V || - || - || 5 || Enchantment || Geas || Bard || Links to https://xkcd.com/1559/
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Enchantment || Command || Paladin || Links to https://xkcd.com/857/
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Enchantment || Command || Cleric || Links to https://xkcd.com/857/
|-
|V || - || - || 0 || Enchantment || Vicious Mockery || Bard || Links to https://xkcd.com/732/
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Transmutation || Time Stop || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Transmutation || Time Stop || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Transmutation || Glibness || Warlock
|-
|V || - || - || 8 || Transmutation || Glibness || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Transmutation || Knock || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Transmutation || Knock || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Transmutation || Knock || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 0 || Transmutation || Thaumaturgy || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Conjuration || Wish || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 9 || Conjuration || Wish || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 6 || Conjuration || Word of Recall || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 4 || Conjuration || Dimension Door || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 4 || Conjuration || Dimension Door || Warlock
|-
|V || - || - || 4 || Conjuration || Dimension Door || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 4 || Conjuration || Dimension Door || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 4 || Conjuration || Guardian of Faith || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Conjuration || Misty Steep || Wizard
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Conjuration || Misty Steep || Warlock
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Conjuration || Misty Steep || Sorcerer
|-
|V || - || - || 7 || Evocation || Divine Word || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 3 || Evocation || Mass Healing Word || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Evocation || Prayer of Healing || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 2 || Evocation || Branding Smite || Paladin
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Evocation || Healing Word || Druid
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Evocation || Healing Word || Cleric
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Evocation || Healing Word || Bard
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Evocation || Faerie Fire || Druid
|-
|V || - || - || 1 || Evocation || Faerie Fire || Bard
|-
|- || S || - || 5 || Illusion || Mislead || Wizard
|-
|- || S || - || 5 || Illusion || Mislead || Bard
|-
|- || S || - || 0 || Divination || True Strike || Wizard
|-
|- || S || - || 0 || Divination || True Strike || Warlock
|-
|- || S || - || 0 || Divination || True Strike || Sorcerer
|-
|- || S || - || 0 || Divination || True Strike || Bard
|-
|- || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Counterspell || Wizard
|-
|- || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Counterspell || Warlock
|-
|- || S || - || 8 || Conjuration || Demiplane || Wizard
|-
|- || S || - || 8 || Conjuration || Demiplane || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 9 || Illusion || Weird || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Illusion || Mirage Arcane || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Illusion || Mirage Arcane || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Illusion || Mirage Arcane || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Illusion || Seeming || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Illusion || Seeming || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Illusion || Seeming || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Illusion || Greater Invisibility || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Illusion || Greater Invisibility || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Illusion || Greater Invisibility || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Illusion || Phantasmal Killer || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Illusion || Phantom Steed || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Mirror Image || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Mirror Image || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Mirror Image || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Silence || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Silence || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Illusion || Silence || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Illusion || Disguise Self || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Illusion || Disguise Self || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Illusion || Disguise Self || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Divination || Commune with Nature || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Divination || Commune with Nature || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Divination || Find Traps || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Divination || Find Traps || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Divination || Find Traps || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Magic || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Speak with Animals || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Speak with Animals || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Speak with Animals || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Evil and Good || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Divination || Detect Evil and Good || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Divination || Guidance || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Divination || Guidance || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Necromancy || Finger of Death || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Necromancy || Finger of Death || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Necromancy || Finger of Death || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 6 || Necromancy || Eyebite || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 6 || Necromancy || Eyebite || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 6 || Necromancy || Eyebite || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 6 || Necromancy || Eyebite || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 6 || Necromancy || Harm || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Necromancy || Contagion || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Necromancy || Contagion || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Necromancy || Blight || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Necromancy || Blight || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Necromancy || Blight || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Necromancy || Blight || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Necromancy || Vampiric Touch || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Necromancy || Vampiric Touch || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Necromancy || Bestow Curse || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Necromancy || Bestow Curse || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Necromancy || Bestow Curse || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Necromancy || Ray of Enfeeblement || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Necromancy || Ray of Enfeeblement || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Necromancy || Inflict Wounds || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Necromancy || Chill Touch || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Necromancy || Chill Touch || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Necromancy || Chill Touch || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Enchantment || Dominate Monster || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Enchantment || Dominate Monster || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Enchantment || Dominate Monster || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Enchantment || Dominate Monster || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Enchantment || Dominate Person || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Enchantment || Dominate Person || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Enchantment || Dominate Person || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Enchantment || Modify Memory || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Enchantment || Modify Memory || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Enchantment || Dominate Beast || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Enchantment || Dominate Beast || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Enchantment || Compulsion || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Enthrall || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Enthrall || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Zone of Truth || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Zone of Truth || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Zone of Truth || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Calm Emotions || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Enchantment || Calm Emotions || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Charm Person || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Charm Person || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Charm Person || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Charm Person || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Charm Person || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Heroism || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Enchantment || Heroism || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Transmutation || Animal Shapes || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Transmutation || Etherealness || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Transmutation || Etherealness || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Transmutation || Etherealness || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Transmutation || Etherealness || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 7 || Transmutation || Etherealness || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Transmutation || Telekinesis || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Transmutation || Telekinesis || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Transmutation || Animate Objects || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Transmutation || Animate Objects || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 5 || Transmutation || Animate Objects || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Transmutation || Fabricate || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 4 || Transmutation || Giant Insect || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Blink || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Blink || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Plant Growth || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Plant Growth || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Plant Growth || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Speak with Plants || Ranger
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Speak with Plants || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Speak with Plants || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Meld into Stone || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 3 || Transmutation || Meld into Stone || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Transmutation || Alter Self || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Transmutation || Alter Self || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 2 || Transmutation || Magic Weapon || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Expeditious Retreat || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Expeditious Retreat || Warlock
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Expeditious Retreat || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Purify Food and Drink || Paladin
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Purify Food and Drink || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 1 || Transmutation || Purify Food and Drink || Cleric
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Transmutation || Prestidigitation || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Transmutation || Prestidigitation || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 0 || Transmutation || Prestidigitation || Sorcerer
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Transmutation || Prestidigitation || Bard
|-
|V || S || - || 0 || Transmutation || Druidcraft || Druid
|-
|V || S || - || 9 || Abjuration || Prismatic Wall || Wizard
|-
|V || S || - || 8 || Abjuration || Mind Blank || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 8 || Abjuration || Mind Blank || Bard
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|V || S || - || 4 || Abjuration || Death Ward || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 4 || Abjuration || Death Ward || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Protection from Energy || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Protection from Energy || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Protection from Energy || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Protection from Energy || Druid
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Remove Curse || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Remove Curse || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Remove Curse || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Remove Curse || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Druid
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Dispel Magic || Bard
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|V || S || - || 3 || Abjuration || Beacon of Hope || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Lesser Restoration || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Lesser Restoration || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Lesser Restoration || Druid
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Lesser Restoration || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Lesser Restoration || Bard
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Protection from Poison || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Protection from Poison || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Protection from Poison || Druid
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|V || S || - || 2 || Abjuration || Protection from Poison || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 1 || Abjuration || Shield || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Abjuration || Shield || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 9 || Conjuration || Storm of Vegance || Druid
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|V || S || - || 8 || Conjuration || Maze || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 8 || Conjuration || Incendiary Cloud || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 8 || Conjuration || Incendiary Cloud || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 7 || Conjuration || Conjure Celestial || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 6 || Conjuration || Transport via Plants || Druid
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|V || S || - || 6 || Conjuration || Planar Ally || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 5 || Conjuration || Cloudkill || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 5 || Conjuration || Cloudkill || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 5 || Conjuration || Tree Stride || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 5 || Conjuration || Tree Stride || Druid
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|V || S || - || 3 || Conjuration || Conjure Animals || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 3 || Conjuration || Conjure Animals || Druid
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|V || S || - || 3 || Conjuration || Create Food and Water || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 3 || Conjuration || Create Food and Water || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 3 || Conjuration || Call Lightning || Druid
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|V || S || - || 2 || Conjuration || Find Steed || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 1 || Conjuration || Fog Cloud || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Conjuration || Fog Cloud || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 1 || Conjuration || Fog Cloud || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 1 || Conjuration || Fog Cloud || Druid
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|V || S || - || 1 || Conjuration || Entangle || Druid
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Acid Splash || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Acid Splash || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Poison Spray || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Poison Spray || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Poison Spray || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Poison Spray || Druid
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Mage Hand || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Mage Hand || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Mage Hand || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Mage Hand || Bard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Conjuration || Produce Flame || Druid
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|V || S || - || 9 || Evocation || Meteor Swarm || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 9 || Evocation || Meteor Swarm || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 9 || Evocation || Mass Heal || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 7 || Evocation || Prismatic Spray || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 7 || Evocation || Prismatic Spray || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 7 || Evocation || Fire Storm || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 7 || Evocation || Fire Storm || Druid
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|V || S || - || 7 || Evocation || Fire Storm || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 6 || Evocation || Heal || Druid
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|V || S || - || 6 || Evocation || Heal || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 6 || Evocation || Blade Barrier || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 5 || Evocation || Mass Cure Wounds || Druid
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|V || S || - || 5 || Evocation || Mass Cure Wounds || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 5 || Evocation || Mass Cure Wounds || Bard
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|V || S || - || 3 || Evocation || Daylight || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 3 || Evocation || Daylight || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 3 || Evocation || Daylight || Druid
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|V || S || - || 3 || Evocation || Daylight || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 2 || Evocation || Scorching Ray || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 2 || Evocation || Scorching Ray || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 2 || Evocation || Spiritual Weapon || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Burning Hands || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Burning Hands || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Magic Missle || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Magic Missle || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Thunderwave || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Thunderwave || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Thunderwave || Druid
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Thunderwave || Bard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Hellish Rebuke || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Cure Wounds || Ranger
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Cure Wounds || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Cure Wounds || Druid
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Cure Wounds || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Cure Wounds || Bard
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Divine Favor || Paladin
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|V || S || - || 1 || Evocation || Guiding Bolt || Cleric
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Fire Bolt || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Fire Bolt || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Ray of Frost || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Ray of Frost || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Shocking Gasp || Wizard
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Shocking Gasp || Sorcerer
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Eldritch Blast || Warlock
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|V || S || - || 0 || Evocation || Sacred Flame || Cleric
|-
|}
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'''Recursive package managers''' are perfectly sane if the two package managers use different repositories, for example apt install python3-pip. The true hilarity arrives if you install a package manager for the sole purpose of installing another, or if they use the same repositories. But that's not unheard of either: apt install npm && npm install yarn -78.68.24.134 but your site thinks I'm [[Special:Contributions/162.158.134.130|162.158.134.130]] 16:42, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

;Bing image search
Surprisingly, when you are playing 20 questions and get into the section with the animals, all of the image requests go to Bing.

I'm curious if anyone will look at the traffic of Bing and compare the normal traffic with the traffic from this comic. I want to see just how much of a spike Bing image search gets from this.

And by the way, "Bing" is actually a red underlined misspelling according to Firefox.
[[User:Keybounce|Keybounce]] ([[User talk:Keybounce|talk]]) 19:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Is there a reason why UniXKCD is under comic 721? Also, there are significant things missing from it, especially the special ctrl- functions! [[User:ChunyangD|ChunyangD]] ([[User talk:ChunyangD|talk]]) 02:56, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

1960: Code Golf

2018-02-26T11:15:55Z

ChunyangD: Added to My Hobby category

{{comic
| number = 1960
| date = February 26, 2018
| title = Code Golf
| image = code_golf.png
| titletext = I also enjoy Reverse Regular Golf. I've been playing for years all across the country and I'm still on the first hole.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic refers to {{w|code golf}}, the idea of using as few characters as possible to achieve your code goal, similar to how in {{w|golf|regular golf}}, the goal is to get to the end with as few strokes as possible. Reverse code golf would be to use as many characters as possible, which he does in the code example with overly long variable names that are [https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Moby-Dick/Chapter_1 the beginning lines] of {{w|Herman Melville}}'s notoriously long-winded whaling novel ''{{w|Moby-Dick}}''.

Code golf is a game among programmers where contestants try to solve a given problem or challenge with as little code as possible (usually decided by measuring the program in bytes). In the comic's version, Reverse Code Golf, the object is to complete some mundane task in as many bytes as possible, hence the ridiculously long method and variable names.

Additionally, the first two functions defined implement “zero” and “successor”, the two basic operations of {{w|Peano axioms|Peano arithmetic}}. Presumably, the programmer will next implement natural number addition, then integers, then whichever branches of mathematics the original problem needs, all from scratch.

The title text refers to the concept of "Reverse Golf", a variation on golf where the aim is to take as many strokes as possible to get the ball in the hole.

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
[ Program text in a black box ]
:define callMeIshmaelSomeYearsAgoNeverMindHowLongPrecisely():
::return 0
:define havingLittleOrNoMoneyInMyPurseAndNothingParticular(toInterestMeOnShoreIThoughtIWouldSail):
::return 1+toInterestMeOnShoreIThoughtIWouldSail
:define aLittleAndSeeTheWateryPartOfTheWorld(

Caption under the black box: My hobby: Reverse Code Golf
{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:My Hobby]]

1937: IATA Airport Abbreviations

2018-01-04T16:45:24Z

ChunyangD: /* Explanation */ Added information on Canada Y designations

{{comic
| number = 1937
| date = January 3, 2018
| title = IATA Airport Abbreviations
| image = iata_airport_abbreviations.png
| titletext = IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Expansion needed. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
This comic is making fun of the three-letter codes assigned to mostly all {{w|IATA airport code|airports}} in the world. These codes are overseen by the {{w|International Air Transport Association|IATA (International Air Transport Association)}}. Some airport codes are very intuitive, taking letters from the city name (e.g., DEN for Denver). Other codes are somewhat intuitive, taking a letter or two from the nearby city name but adding an additional letter (e.g., LAX for Los Angeles). Other codes make seemingly no sense at all (e.g., ORD for Chicago's O'Hare International, due to it formerly being named Orchard Field). In many cases, the airport codes appear to have been chosen (or invented) because they are also common abbreviations and acronyms.

If we use the table provided, Randall's friend is flying into Edwards Air Force Base and then down to whatever. This is not a typical flight. In actuality, the friend is flying into Newark tonight and Detroit tomorrow.

{| class="wikitable"
|'''IATA Code''' || '''Actual Assigned City/Airport''' || '''Description in the comic''' || '''Explanation'''
|-
| AMD || {{w|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad}} || {{w|Amsterdam }}|| Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Its airport (called {{w|Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol}}) has the IATA code AMS. "AMD" may also refer to "{{w|Advanced Micro Devices}}", a brand of computer processors.
|-
| ANC || {{w|Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage}} || {{w|Ankh-Morpork}} || Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state featured in ''{{w|Discworld}}''. ANC is also an abbreviated name for the {{w|African National Congress}}.
|-
| ATL || {{w|Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta}} || Atalantë || Another name for J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional island of {{w|Númenor}} (which is in turn a reference to the sinking of {{w|Atlantis}}). This may also be an intentional misspelling of "Atlanta". ATL may also be an abbreviation for "above the line" - the area in an internet article or post containing the main content; as contrasted with BTL ("below the line") where readers' comments appear.
|-
| BAE || {{w|Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airfield|Barcelonnette}} || {{w|Beijing}} || Beijing is the capital of China. {{w|Beijing Capital International Airport|Its airport}} has the IATA code PEK (possibly from Peking, alternate former spelling of its name). "{{w|Bae (word)|Bae}}" is a slang term meaning girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other. Randall has presumably assigned this to Beijing as, when pronounced as a word, rather than an abbreviation, it resembles the first syllable.
|-
| BLT || {{w|Blackwater Airport|Blackwater}} || {{w|Baltimore}} || A "{{w|BLT}}" is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Baltimore is served by two airports with the codes BWI and MTN.
|-
| BUF || {{w|Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo}} || {{w|Sunnydale}} || Sunnydale is a fictional California city that serves as the primary setting for ''{{w|Buffy the Vampire Slayer|'''Buf'''fy the Vampire Slayer}}''.
|-
| CLT || {{w|Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte}} || [CENSORED] || The censored word may be "{{w|clitoris}}". [[Randall]] has used this word in the comic before ([[243: Appropriate Term]]), but it is censored here for comic effect.
|-
| DFW || {{w|Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth}} || Down For Whatever || "Down for Whatever" is an expression used to indicate that one is okay with doing whatever his or her friends are doing in a social situation, or whatever comes up during a social situation.
|-
|DTF || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Dartford}} || "DTF" is an abbreviation used to indicate "Down To Fuck". Dartford is a town in Kent, UK, about 10 miles SE of London. It does not have an airport. The nearest is probably {{w|London City Airport}}, LCY.
|-
| DTW || {{w|Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit}} || Down To Whatever || See "DFW". "Down to Whatever" could indicate that one is getting on a plane with the intention of being fine with whatever the plane's destination turns out to be.
|-
| DWI || ''not assigned'' || Delaware International || "DWI" is an abbreviation for "Driving While Intoxicated" or "Driving While Impaired." Randall notes in the ''what if?'' book that Delaware has no airports. This entry is also a play on the nearby real airport BWI, Baltimore-Washington International.
|-
| EWR || {{w|Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark}} || {{w|Edwards Air Force Base}} || Edwards Air Force Base (which has the IATA code EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) east of Rosamond. It is notable for its pivotal role in NASA spaceflight development.
|-
| FFS || ''not assigned'' || Flagstaff Station || "FFS" is an abbreviation for "For Fuck's Sake."
|-
| FHQ || ''not assigned'' || FHQWHGADS || The string "fhqwhgads" appeared as the first part of the sender name in the email "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lml_AKkhCVY i love you]" sent to Strong Bad in the {{w|Homestar Runner}} cartoons; Strong Bad ended up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=votBDwhTu1E writing a song] dedicated to the "character", and, after this comic's release, Strong Bad's official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/948696499885694976 posted about the reference].
|-
| FYI || {{w|Fresno Yosemite International Airport}} || Fayetteville || "FYI" often stands for "For Your Information". Fresno Yosemite International also has the code FAT for Fresno Air Terminal. Fayetteville is the name of many cities in the United States. Fayetteville, NC is the only Fayetteville served by airports: POB and FAY.
|-
| HGM || ''not assigned'' || Hogsmeade || {{w|Places_in_Harry_Potter#Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade}} is a fictional location in the ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'' series.
|-
| HSV || {{w|Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville}} || {{w|Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville}} || This is one where Randall and the IATA agree. HSV is better known as the Hue-Saturation-Value color space or German soccer club Hamburger SV. It is also Herpes Simplex Virus, a venereal disease.
|-
| IAD || {{w|Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington (Dulles)}} || {{w|Boise Airport|Idaho (Boise)}} || IAD is the symbol for Dulles International Airport (which was originally "DIA" but it was felt that could be confused when hand-written with "DCA", the sign for nearby {{w|Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport}}). The Idaho Falls airport is IDA, while Idaho (Boise) is BOI, so it is unclear why BOI was chosen instead of IDA.
|-
| IUD || Doha || Washington (Dulles) || An "IUD" is an "IntraUterine Device," or form of birth control. Doha is the capital of Qatar in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. The Actual IATA code for Dulles is IAD (see above).
|-
| JFC || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Jefferson City}} || "JFC" is an abbreviation for "Jesus Fucking Christ." JFK is John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York's main airport and one of the most famous in the world. Jefferson City is the state capital of Missouri served by the JEF airport, and also the name of several other cities.
|-
| KUL || {{w|Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur}} || {{w|Kingdom of Loathing}} || Kingdom of Loathing is an online, browser-based RPG. It contains an [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Elemental_International_Airport International Airport], previously lacking a three digit code. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia.
|-
| LAX || {{w|Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles}} || Las Angalas || "Las Angalas" is a "Los Angeles" with every vowel replaced with an "a" character. It's sometimes used as a joking nickname for "Los Angeles." The Frank Black song "Los Angeles" uses this pronunciation.
|-
| LOL || {{w|Derby Field|Lovelock}} || {{w|Louisville}} || "LOL" often stands for "Laughing Out Loud". Lovelock is a city in the state of Nevada. Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky. The latter is served by the LJC and the SDF airport.
|-
| MDW || {{w|Midway International Airport|Chicago, IL (Midway)}} || {{w|Midway Atoll}} || Midway Atoll was the site of one of the most significant World War II Pacific naval battles and is the namesake of the Chicago airport. Its actual IATA code is MDY.
|-
| MIA || {{w|Miami International Airport|Miami}} || {{w|Colombo, Sri Lanka}} || MIA stands for "Missing In Action". It is also the stage name of a {{w|M.I.A. (rapper)|rapper of Sri Lankan heritage}}. Colombo, Sri Lanka is served by three airports: CMB, RML and BYV.
|-
| OMW || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Omaha}} || Eppley Airfield in East Omaha, Nebraska, has an IATA code of OMA. "OMW" is an abbreviation for "On My Way."
|-
| ORD || {{w|O'Hare International Airport|Chicago, IL (O'Hare)}} || {{w|Orlando}} || O'Hare was once known as Orchard Place/Douglas Field, hence ORD. Orlando is served by four airports: ORL, DWS, MCO and SFB
|-
| PDX || {{w|Portland International Airport|Portland}} || Pordlanx || Consider how LAX has a random "X" at the end. And "ORD" is an actual IATA code. Randall messes with "Portland" here in much the same way.
|-
| PHL || {{w|Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia, PA}} || {{w|Pittsburgh}} || Pittsburgh International Airport has a IATA code of PIT. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the two largest cities in Pennsylvania and are at opposite ends of the state.
|-
| SAN || {{w|San Diego International Airport|San Diego}} || San Diego San Juan San Jose San Francisco San Antonio || San Diego International Airport has SAN; nearby airports include Montgomery Field (MYF), MCAS Miramar (NKX), NAS North Island (NZY), Brown Field (SDM), and Gillespie Field (SEE). There are several cities named San Juan or San Jose. Their airport codes are as follows: San Juan, Puerto Rico: SJU and SIG. San Juan, Argentina: UAQ. San Jose, California, USA: SJC. San Jose, Costa Rica: SJO. San Jose, Mexico: SJD. San Jose, Philippines: SJI San Francisco, CA has the airport code of SFO. San Antonio, TX has the airport code of SAT. Randall's plan to assign the code SAN to every place name beginning "San" would likely cause chaos for travellers.
|-
| SEA || {{w|Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma or SeaTac}} || [Indicates Water Landing] || This is presumably a reference to the fact that "SEA" could be interpreted as "Sea". Like some other major airports (e.g., {{w|San Francisco International Airport}} and {{w|LaGuardia Airport}}), SEA is very close to a large body of water (in SeaTac's case {{w|Puget Sound}}), so missing the airport may end up in a water landing. The SeaTac airport is located between Seattle and Tacoma, two cities in WA.
|-
| SMH || Sapmanga || Smithfield || "SMH" often stands for "Shaking My Head". Sapmanga is a location in Papua New Guinea. There are various cities named Smithfield around the world, none of them having airports.
|-
| STL || {{w|St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis}} || {{w|Silent Hill}} || Silent Hill is a fictional city appearing in the series of video games and movies with the same name.
|-
| SWF || {{w|Stewart International Airport|Newburgh, New York}} || {{w|Sherwood Forest}} || .swf is the file extension for ShockWave Flash files. "SWF" can also stand for "Single White Female" in personal ads. In legend, {{w|Sherwood Forest}} was the location of Robin Hood's hideout, and Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA DSA) was formerly called Robin Hood Airport.
|-
| TBA || Tabibuga || {{w|Tribeca}} || "TBA" often stands for "To Be Announced". Tabibuga is a location in Papua New Guinea. Tribeca (original styled TriBeCa) is an area in New York City, which does not have an airport. The closest airport to it is Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB). ''{{w|Angie Tribeca}}'' is an American comedy television series. "TBA" is a similar indication of uncertainty to "TBC", which often stands for "To Be Confirmed".
|-
| TMI || {{w|Tumlingtar Airport| Tumlingtar}} || {{w|Turkmenistan}} International || "TMI" often stands for "Too Much Information". Tumlingtar is a city in Nepal. Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia which has six airports: ASB, CRZ, KRW, MYP, TAZ and URL. None of them are called "Turkmenistan International".
|-
| YYY || {{w|Mont-Joli Airport|Mont-Joli}} || {{w|Toronto}} Downtown || Mont-Joli is a city in Quebec, Canada. The small airport in downtown Toronto is {{w|Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport}}, which has an actual IATA code of YTZ. This may be a play on the below designation for the larger Toronto airport, YYZ. It could also be Randall asking "why why why" some of these codes are so odd. Aside from YTZ, most airports in Canada have IATA code designations beginning with the letter Y, as many codes were created by adding the letter Y to preexisting two letter National Weather Station city designations.
|-
| YYZ || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto}} || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson}} || This one is correct. The band Rush is from Toronto and named an instrumental song after the airport call sign. See {{w|YYZ (instrumental)}}
|-
|}

The title text is a pun about the acronym ''IATA'', stating it stands for '''I'''nternational '''A'''irpor'''T''' '''A'''bbreviation. This is as wrong as almost everything else here, because the real ''International Air Transport Association'' is not an organization only responsible for abbreviations in aviation. This acronym also leads to some redundancy in the title by making the true title of the comic be "International Airport Abbreviations Airport Abbreviations."

==Transcript==
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:[A list with abbreviations and their meaning is shown in two columns.]

:[On top left the header reads:]
:Confused by those airport abbreviations used by your friends who fly a lot?

:Just memorize this list!

:[On top right some social media conversation is shown:]
:I'm flying into EWR tonight, then DTW tomorrow.
:[Answer (in blue, two message bubbles):]
:Ok, cool
:I definitely know what those mean without Googling

:[The list:]
:{| class="wikitable style=border:none;"|
|-
| AMD || Amsterdam
| TMI || Turkmenistan International
|-
| BAE || Beijing
| LAX || Las Angalas
|-
| ORD || Orlando
| EWR || Edwards Air Force Base
|-
| IAD || Idaho (Boise)
| PHL || Pittsburgh
|-
| JFC || Jefferson City
| SWF || Sherwood Forest
|-
| IUD || Washington Dulles
| KUL || Kingdom of Loathing
|-
| FYI || Fayetteville
| STL || Silent Hill
|-
| LOL || Louisville
| BUF || Sunnydale
|-
| ATL || Atalante
| TBA || Tribeca
|-
| HGM || Hogsmeade
| SMH || Smithfield
|-
| OMW || Omaha
| BLT || Baltimore
|-
| ANC || Ankh-Morpork
| YYY || Toronto Downtown
|-
| HSV || Hunstville
| YYZ || Toronto Pearson
|-
| SAN || San Diego
| MIA || Colombo, Sri Lanka
|-
| SAN || San Juan
| CLT || [Censored]
|-
| SAN || San Jose
| FHQ || Fhqwhgads
|-
| SAN || San Francisco
| FFS || Flagstaff Station
|-
| SAN || San Antonio
| DTF || Dartford
|-
| DWI || Delaware International
| MDW || Midway Atoll
|-
| DFW || Down for Whatever
| PDX || Pordlanx
|-
| DTW || Down to Whatever
| SEA || [Indicates Water Landing]
|-
|}

{{comic discussion}}

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