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<p>Soumya92: /* Transcript */</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1394<br /> | date = July 14, 2014<br /> | title = Superm*n<br /> | image = superm_n.png<br /> | titletext = See also: Spider-Man reboot in which he can produce several inches of web, doesn't need as much chalk powder on his hands when he goes rock climbing, and occasionally feels vaguely uneasy about situations.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|General expansion/cleanup needed.}}<br /> <br /> This comic was posted one day after a {{w|supermoon}}, an informal astronomical event where a full moon occurs close to the Moon's perigee (i.e. the point where it's closest to Earth), causing the moon to appear larger and brighter. The conditions for a supermoon happen once every 411 days, and the loose definition of the term means that there are usually two or three &quot;supermoons&quot; per perigee (the next full moon on August 10 will also qualify as a supermoon).<br /> <br /> While this event is often considered beautiful to behold, it is hardly remarkable. The event is not rare, as it occurs approximately every 13.5 months. Furthermore, the moon's apparent increase in size is only marginal -- the June 2013 supermoon, for example, was only 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons of the same year.<br /> <br /> The comic points out that the use of the prefix &quot;Super-&quot; in Supermoon is rather hyperbolic, by depicting how unimpressive the superhero {{w|Superman}} would be if he had similarly proportional increases in physical capacity relative to normal humans. The title-text takes this further by giving {{w|Spider-Man}} the same treatment.<br /> <br /> The title makes use of a filesystem-style wildcard, which could be used to capture either &quot;Supermoon&quot; or &quot;Superman&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> [Cueball is reaching for an item on a high shelf. Superman is rushing towards him]<br /> <br /> Superman: I'll get it! I'm 5 inches taller and 7% stronger than the average man!<br /> <br /> Caption: The new super moon-inspired Superman reboot<br /> <br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

Soumya92 https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1394:_Superm*n&diff=71614 2014-07-14T06:21:50Z

<p>Soumya92: Added transcript</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1394<br /> | date = July 14, 2014<br /> | title = Superm*n<br /> | image = superm_n.png<br /> | titletext = See also: Spider-Man reboot in which he can produce several inches of web, doesn't need as much chalk powder on his hands when he goes rock climbing, and occasionally feels vaguely uneasy about situations.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|General expansion/cleanup needed.}}<br /> <br /> This comic was posted one day after a {{w|supermoon}}, an informal astronomical event where a full moon occurs close to the Moon's perigee (i.e. the point where it's closest to Earth), causing the moon to appear larger and brighter. The conditions for a supermoon happen once every 411 days, and the loose definition of the term means that there are usually two or three &quot;supermoons&quot; per perigee (the next full moon on August 10 will also qualify as a supermoon).<br /> <br /> While this event is often considered beautiful to behold, it is hardly remarkable. The event is not rare, as it occurs approximately every 13.5 months. Furthermore, the moon's apparent increase in size is only marginal -- the June 2013 supermoon, for example, was only 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons of the same year.<br /> <br /> The comic points out that the use of the prefix &quot;Super-&quot; in Supermoon is rather hyperbolic, by depicting how unimpressive the superhero {{w|Superman}} would be if he had similarly proportional increases in physical capacity relative to normal humans. The title-text takes this further by giving {{w|Spider-Man}} the same treatment.<br /> <br /> The title makes use of a filesystem-style wildcard, which could be used to capture either &quot;Supermoon&quot; or &quot;Superman&quot;.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> [Cueball is reaching for an item on a high shelf. Superman is rushing towards him]<br /> Superman: I'll get it! I'm 5 inches taller and 7% stronger than the average man!<br /> Caption: The new super moon-inspired Superman reboot<br /> <br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}</div>

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