1422: My Phone is Dying

2014-09-17T05:43:47Z

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{{comic
| number = 1422
| date = September 17, 2014
| title = My Phone is Dying
| image = my_phone_is_dying.png
| titletext = When it explodes, it will cast off its outer layers, leaving behind nothing but a slowly fading PalmPilot, calculator, or two-way pager.
}}

==Explanation==
The phone in question appears to "die" in a way analogous to the {{w|Stellar_evolution|life and death}} of a star: expending its fuel while heating up and expanding before ultimately losing its outer layers and becoming a white dwarf or similar "lesser" star. Stars constantly undergoes fusion reactions. The pressure generated by these reactions counteracts gravity from collapsing the star during the main lifespan of the star. As the hydrogen mostly fuse into helium in the core, the core gradually becomes more dense and the region of fusion gradually moves away from the center. Then, the star grows in size, reaching the stage of the Red Giant. Then, most of the "fuel" for fusion will be consumed, and gravity will collapse the star into a white dwarf while outer layers are shed. For stars much more massive than the sun, there will be a supernovae explosion caused by a violent collapse, which is very powerful. Because heavier stars often have shorter lifespans while producing more energy, Beret Guy probably references this when he refuses the charger. Both the supernova explosion and the collapse of red giants into white dwarfs shed their outer layers, which is referenced in the title text. Once extra mass is added to the dying star, analogous to "charging", the process only accelerates. The phone seems to have an certain mass - because [[White Hat]] expects the phone to go {{w|Supernova|(super)nova}}. Charging the phone may lead to a {{w|Nova|type 1a nova}}.
The comic also plays on the release of two new {{w|IPhone|iPhone models}} with {{w|IPhone_6|bigger}} screens, planned for 2 days after the release of the comic.

==Transcript==
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