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<p>Tromba: /* Explanation */ There is no known direct evidence that Venus supported water</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1519<br /> | date = May 1, 2015<br /> | title = Venus<br /> | image = venus.png<br /> | titletext = The sudden introduction of Venusian flowers led to an explosive growth of unusual Earth pollinators, which became known as the &quot;butterfly effect.&quot;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|This explanation requires some touching up.}}<br /> [[Miss Lenhart]] is teaching a class scientifically incorrect information that oppose the majority of currently scientifically acknowledged facts concerning the planet Venus, while using actual scientific terminology incorrectly to support her claims.<br /> <br /> In the first panel we see Miss Lenhart teaching the history of Venus. Planetary scientists think that Venus may have had surface water billions of years ago, but it all evaporated due to stronger sunlight, and was eventually lost due to ultraviolet dissociation. However, there is no evidence that Venus ever had fields of flowers, or Venusians, or any other form of life.<br /> <br /> In the second panel, {{w|runaway greenhouse effect}} is a pun. Miss Lenhart uses the term literally and claims the existence of sentient greenhouses actually running away. In reality, the effect caused Venus to develop a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide, which raised its temperature to 460 C (860 F), hotter than daytime on Mercury.<br /> <br /> The third panel ties the previous distortion into the very real (but unconnected) {{w|Tulip mania|historic reputation}} of the Netherlands as {{w|Netherlands#Agriculture|flower growers}}, as a further fabrication by Miss Lenhart. In the final panel we see that she is a month away from retirement and doesn't care about relaying acurate information anymore.<br /> <br /> The title text is a pun on the {{w|Butterfly effect}}, misattributing it to Miss Lenhart's false explanation of history.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> :[Miss Lenhart is standing in front of an image, presumably a temperate Venus, with greenhouses, grass, flowers and a river flowing into a sea.]<br /> :Miss Lenhart: Venus once was temperate. It had seas and rivers, and Venusians cultivated vast fields of beautiful flowers.<br /> <br /> :[The image is now zoomed out to see the entirety of Venus, with continents and oceans. The greenhouses are shown fleeing (&quot;running&quot;) away from Venus.]<br /> :Miss Lenhart: Until their greenhouses fled the planet due to the runaway greenhouse effect.<br /> <br /> :[Miss Lenhart is now standing in front of a classroom and addressing Hair Bun Girl sitting at a desk.]<br /> :Miss Lenhart: The Venusians pursued their greenhouses to Earth, settling in the Netherlands and kickstarting the Dutch floral industry. Any questions?<br /> <br /> :Offscreen: Because you're retiring in a month, do you just not care what you say anymore?<br /> :Miss Lenhart: ''What?!'' I '''''ride the skies''''' atop a screaming bird of truth! Also, yes, I do not.<br /> <br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> &lt;!-- Include any categories below this line. --&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Miss Lenhart]]<br /> [[Category:Comics featuring Hair Bun Girl]]<br /> [[Category:Space]]<br /> [[Category:Puns]]<br /> &lt;/noinclude&gt;</div>

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