Talk:1378: Turbine

2023-07-11T01:35:19Z

Jlwoodwa:

Why is it "horrible, horrible"? Do you really, really not like it? It's not like it's a shaggy dog cartoon which you wasted several minutes on... Oh, wait... [[Special:Contributions/108.162.208.9|108.162.208.9]] 05:51, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

For me, it just sucks that Randall chose to end the week on a lame pun. On Mondays/Wednesdays, the "suckiness" of something like this would be offset by a good "what-if?" on Tuesday. [[Special:Contributions/103.22.201.225|103.22.201.225]] 06:00, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
:From what I've seen, Friday comics tend to be more "wacky" than the rest. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.238.134|108.162.238.134]] 23:22, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

While I agree it isn't the best xkcd could be, let's try and keep these pages objective, and leave the opinions in the comments. [[User:Mrmakeit|Mrmakeit]] ([[User talk:Mrmakeit|talk]]) 06:22, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

"I'm not a huge fan" is a catchphrase of Elon Musk, his opinion on patents, which was in the news a couple of days ago. Lift-off alludes to Musk's SpaceX. Wind turbine alludes to Musk's renewable energy company Solarcity. [[User:Tww|Tww]] ([[User talk:Tww|talk]]) 07:36, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

What's funny to me is that a turbine really is a giant fan. You'd just have to pump a whole ton of power (at the right voltage and sync rate) into it and possibly give it a kickstart of some kind to get it to turn. You could say the same about pretty much anything that generates power from rotational motion; it's a generator, but in the opposite direction, it's also a motor. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.50.67|173.245.50.67]] 11:25, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

I laughed at this comic, I thought it was great. As for the explanation, though, should it really be marked "complete" already? It reads like a first draft to me, and the comic is about a wind ''turbine'', not a wind''mill''. I'm gonna go fix that now. [[User:Enchantedsleeper|Enchantedsleeper]] ([[User talk:Enchantedsleeper|talk]]) 11:28, 6 June 2014 (UTC)
:I also liked this one. Great pun. As Enchantedsleeper may have found out {{w|windmill}} is the old mills for grain. But in some languages a wind turbine is called the same as a windmill! [[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 17:57, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

'apostrophe' is more of an oratorical device, for the benefit of an audience. In this case Megan is treating the turbine as if it were human - anthropomorphism - but this isn't really a central part of the comic, and doesn't need much explanation - [[User:Seanybabes|Seanybabes]] ([[User talk:Seanybabes|talk]]) 08:59, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

:"Apostrophe" is a grammatical device. I'm thinking you're confusing it with another word? [[User:The Cat Lady|-- The Cat Lady]] ([[User talk:The Cat Lady|talk]]) 10:48, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

I ''just'' got the punchline today. My punnery organs evidently need a workout. --[[User:Okofish|Okofish]] ([[User talk:Okofish|talk]]) 22:01, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????????????? [[User:SilverMagpie|SilverMagpie]] ([[User talk:SilverMagpie|talk]]) 21:52, 13 June 2017 (UTC)

[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/windmills-do-not-work-that-way Windmills do not work that way! Goodnight!] [[User:Jlwoodwa|Jlwoodwa]] ([[User talk:Jlwoodwa|talk]]) 01:35, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

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Talk:1378: Turbine