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<div>I tend to skip straight to the last panel, unless there's a special occasion that necessitates a trip to the washing machine. [[User:Davidy22|<u><font color="purple" size="2px">David</font><font color="green" size="3px">y</font></u><sup><font color="indigo" size="1px">22</font></sup>]][[User talk:Davidy22|<tt>(talk)</tt>]] 07:09, 31 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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Does this comic belong in the flowchart category? I guess it is a flowchart, but it does not seem to have multiple paths, and it does not match the rest of the flowchart comics. [[User:Reywas|Reywas]] ([[User talk:Reywas|talk]]) 22:55, 24 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I don't really understand the dishwasher in the title text. Explanation please?[[Special:Contributions/75.69.96.225|75.69.96.225]] 21:58, 1 April 2013 (UTC)<br />
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It refers to using the dishwasher as a makeshift washing machine.{{unsigned}}<br />
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I've added "and stress from due assignments". As a college student that have been through 4 years (with some 2,5 still to go), I know how that can change your routine. Although I can't relate to the clothes process per se. My knowledge in English is not 100%, so please correct that phrase if needed be. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.65|108.162.254.65]] 03:26, 2 February 2014 (UTC)<br />
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SO DISAPPOINTED that comic 1066 does not have any references to hastings or vikings 01:07, 8 July 2016 (UTC)<br />
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Floordrobe [[Special:Contributions/141.101.70.37|141.101.70.37]] 08:48, 16 August 2016 (UTC)martin yarwood<br />
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I vote to keep it, but why is the citation needed not in the <nowiki> {{citation needed}} </nowiki> tag?? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.167|108.162.237.167]] 12:56, 10 November 2021 (UTC)Bumpf</div>108.162.237.167https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2538:_Snack&diff=220408Talk:2538: Snack2021-11-05T23:04:47Z<p>108.162.237.167: </p>
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IRB is Institutional Review Board. IRB approval is needed for biomedical research involving human subjects.<br />
https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/institutional-review-boards-frequently-asked-questions<br />
[[Special:Contributions/172.69.34.91|172.69.34.91]] 20:51, 5 November 2021 (UTC)<br />
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I was wondering what the International Rugby Board had to do with the price of fish. [[User:Arachrah|Arachrah]] ([[User talk:Arachrah|talk]]) 22:26, 5 November 2021 (UTC)<br />
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I don't know who changed the bot's name to "Apple Cookie," but now I really want to know what that would taste like... -mezimm [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.115|108.162.221.115]] 20:52, 5 November 2021 (UTC)<br />
: Simply Google it (or possibly your favourite alternate of Bing, DuckDuckGo, AskJeeves, AltaVista, Yahoo, whatever else is actually around and hasn't been fatally out-Googled). One of the first things I got just now suggests a 20 mins bake using Brown sugar, apple, egg, baking soda, all purpose flour... but there are several others.<br />
:(I wasn't the Bot-changer, I must add, but I too now want some sort of apple biscuity-snack. And I only have some of the above ingredients at hand.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.185|172.70.85.185]] 21:41, 5 November 2021 (UTC)<br />
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Is altruism the only thing that psychologists study? It seems like psych students should be suspicious of just about any interactions. For instance, if they're invited to play in a game of chance, it could be a study of how they assess risk. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 21:11, 5 November 2021 (UTC)<br />
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I understood the comic as if he was given a choice that will reveal something about his personality instead of the altruism interpretation. The two very different options led me to this idea, that he doesn't want to choose the cookie because it seems unhealthy or whatever. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.237.167|108.162.237.167]] 23:04, 5 November 2021 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.167https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2535:_Common_Cold_Viruses&diff=2201172535: Common Cold Viruses2021-10-31T17:18:17Z<p>108.162.237.167: </p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2535<br />
| date = October 29, 2021<br />
| title = Common Cold Viruses<br />
| image = common_cold_viruses.png<br />
| titletext = "It's not an influenza, but the onset has notes of the '09 H1N1 strain." "Ah yes, that was a good year for H1N1."<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a RHINO-SHAPED RHINOVIRUS WITH HINTS OF META BEFORE THE WORD WAS TAINTED. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
This comic is another entry in a [[:Category:COVID-19|series of comics]] related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic|2020-21 pandemic}} of the {{w|SARS-CoV-2}} virus, which causes {{w|COVID-19}}.<br />
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In this strip, [[Megan]] and [[White Hat]] are listening to [[Cueball]] explain his newfound interest in the various different viruses that cause the {{w|common cold}}, which is an umbrella term used to describe the mild-to-moderate symptoms these viruses all cause.<br />
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Megan expresses curiosity as well, and White Hat suggests he could get a {{w|DNA sequencer}} to help. By the third and final panel, several years have passed. All three characters appear to be ill, presumably as a result of purposefully infecting themselves with diseases such as {{w|respiratory syncytial virus}} (RSV) and the various types of {{w|rhinoviruses}}, and are describing their symptoms with terms similar to ones used in {{w|wine tasting}}.<br />
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This strip follows the theme of [[915: Connoisseur]], making fun of the fact that people often develop strong opinions on virtually identical items or circumstances - in this case, the common cold. This is also referenced in [[1095: Crazy Straws]].<br />
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The idea of intentionally infecting a person's with a disease is a trope in multiple Speculative Fiction stories, for instance, Ian M Banks {{w|Culture series}} set in a world where diseases are eradicated or all treatable includes story lines where persons deliberately infect themselves with viruses to experience the symptoms.<br />
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The title text references the H1N1 {{w|swine flu}} virus, which was the disease at the heart of the {{w|2009 swine flu pandemic}}. It also further expands on the wine tasting comparison – connoisseurs often consider the environmental conditions of the growing season the grapes came from as an important factor in the quality of a given wine, so certain years may be considered better than others. Since 2009, less severe forms of H1N1 influenza have become one of the standard variants in annual flu seasons and a perennial in the influenza vaccination mix. From the influenza strain's perspective, 2009 was the year of breakthrough success for H1N1.<br />
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As access to community makerspaces, labs, and knowledge has spread, people have begun doing more things at home that were previously confined to industrial and academic research environments. This was stimulated further during the onset of the pandemic, when communities became focused on helping offset overtaxed national resources.<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[Megan, Cueball, and White Hat are standing in a group.]<br />
:Cueball: COVID has made me so curious about colds. The next time I get one, I want to know which virus it is specifically.<br />
:Cueball: A rhinovirus? RSV? Mild influenza? Or something weird like metapneumovirus?<br />
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:[Megan, Cueball, and White Hat are talking.]<br />
:Megan: How distinct are they? Could you learn to tell them apart?<br />
:Cueball: See, I wonder!<br />
:White Hat: I could get a sequencer from work...<br />
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:[In this panel, Cueball is sitting on the left, Megan is sitting on the right, and White Hat is standing at the far right. Megan is coughing, there is a tissue box in the middle, and rolled-up tissues lying around on the ground.]<br />
:Caption above the panel: Several years later...<br />
:Cueball: Ah yes, this one has the rich, full-bodied bouquet of RSV, but the heady congestion lends it a lingering rhinovirus nosefeel.<br />
:Megan: *Cough* Quite right!<br />
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{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]]<br />
[[Category:COVID-19]]<br />
[[Category:Biology]]</div>108.162.237.167https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=UniXKCD&diff=219875UniXKCD2021-10-27T12:56:26Z<p>108.162.237.167: Added :(){:|:&};:</p>
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<div>On {{w|April_Fools%27_Day|April Fools' Day}} in 2010 [[Randall]] altered the website to mimic a {{w|Unix}} command line interface. This interface is still available on [https://uni.xkcd.com uni.xkcd.com] and the source code is available on [https://github.com/chromakode/xkcdfools GitHub].<br />
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The comic [[721: Flatland]] which was released on March 31, 2010 was still up on April 1st, 2010, but had in it self nothing to do with the Unix interface or the April Fools' Day joke of that interface.<br />
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This Unix interface is thus in itself not one of Randall's [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comics]], but since also the not existing comic [[404: Not Found]] is listed in that category, this stunt is none the less listed under these comics.<br />
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'''The terminal lists a few available commands:'''<br />
* <code>next</code> shows the next comic. Shows the error "Time travel mode not enabled" on the last comic (see <code>enable time travel</code>).<br />
* <code>prev</code> shows the previous comic.<br />
* <code>first</code> shows the first comic.<br />
* <code>last</code> shows the last comic.<br />
* <code>display [number]</code> shows the comic with the specified number.<br />
* <code>random</code> shows a random comic.<br />
* <code>ls</code> shows the content of the current directory.<br />
* <code>cat [filename]</code> shows the content of the file, or "You're a kitty!" if [filename] is left blank.<br />
* <code>cd [directory]</code> changes to the specified directory.<br />
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'''But there are several undocumented commands as well:'''<br />
* <code>:(){:|:&};:</code> This command, otherwise known as a [https://askubuntu.com/questions/159491/why-did-the-command-make-my-system-lag-so-badly-i-had-to-reboot shell fork bomb] will make the terminal display the [. . .] loading text indefinitely, as though it crashed.<br />
* <code>a/s/l</code> [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=a%2Fs%2Fl A/S/L] is not a unix command, but an acronym of Age/Sex/Location. The following replies are possible:<br />
: <code>2/AMD64/Server Rack</code> answered as if the server replied.<br />
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: <code>328/M/Transylvania</code> answered by {{w|Dracula}}.<br />
: <code>6/M/Battle School</code> answered by {{w|Ender Wiggin}} or another boy from battle school.<br />
: <code>48/M/The White House</code> answered by {{w|Barack Obama}} or another male of the same age in the White House.<br />
: <code>7/F/Rapture</code> answered by a {{w|Little_Sister_(BioShock)|Little Sister}} from {{w|BioShock}}.<br />
: <code>Exactly your age/A gender you're attracted to/Far far away.</code> Requests for a/s/l are often not answered truthfully, but crafted to suit the one asking the question. <br />
: <code>7,831/F/Lothlórien</code> answered by {{w|Galadriel}} or another elf.<br />
: <code>42/M/FBI Field Office</code> answered by an FBI agent (referencing the old [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThereAreNoGirlsOnTheInternet trope] that all girls on the internet are FBI agents impersonating them).<br />
* <code>apt-get</code> replies "This APT has Super Cow Powers.". The <code>apt-get</code> command is part of the Debian package manager {{w|Advanced_Packaging_Tool|APT}}. This reply is one of the build in Easter eggs.<br />
* <code>asl</code> same as <code>a/s/l</code>.<br />
* <code>bash</code> replies "You bash your head against the wall. It's not very effective.". {{w|Bash}} is a shell for POSIX-based systems.<br />
* <code>buy stuff</code> same as <code>cd store</code>.<br />
* <code>cat [number]/alt.txt</code> displays the alt-text of the specified comic.<br />
* <code>cat</code> (without a filename) will show "You're a kitty!" referencing [[231: Cat Proximity]].<br />
* <code>cheat</code> promotes the [https://store.xkcd.com/ xkcd store].<br />
* <code>clear</code> clears the screen.<br />
* <code>curl</code> creates an iframe to the URL specified<br />
* <code>date</code> replies "March 32nd".<br />
* <code>dir</code> same as <code>ls</code>.<br />
* <code>echo</code> replies "Echo ... echo ... echo ...". The {{w|Echo_(command)|echo}} command is used to print text to the terminal.<br />
* <code>ed</code> replies "You are not a diety ''[sic]''.". {{w|Ed_(text_editor)|ed}} is a very simple text editor. It is usually not considered very user friendly (see also <code>vi</code> and <code>emacs</code>).<br />
* <code>emacs</code> replies "You should really use vim.". References [[378: Real Programmers]].<br />
* <code>enable time travel</code> replies "TARDIS error: Time Lord missing.". A {{w|Doctor Who}} reference. See also the <code>next</code> command.<br />
* <code>exit</code> will end the terminal session.<br />
* <code>find kitten</code> showed the {{w|robotfindskitten}} game (the link to the Flash version no longer works, but an HTML version is available [http://robotfindskitten.org/play/robotfindskitten/ here]).<br />
* <code>find</code> replies "What do you want to find? Kitten would be nice.".<br />
* <code>finger</code> replies "Mmmmmm...".<br />
* <code>fuck</code> replies "I have a headache.".<br />
* <code>goto [any]</code> shows comic [[292: goto]] and asks if you meant <code>display</code> instead.<br />
* <code>halp</code> same as <code>help</code>.<br />
* <code>hello joshua</code> replies "How about a nice game of Global Thermonuclear War?". A reference to the {{w|WarGames}} movie.<br />
* <code>hello</code> replies "Hello.". There is a second reply "Why hello there!" coded, but it is never used.<br />
* <code>help</code> says "That would be cheating!".<br />
* <code>hi</code> replies "Hi.".<br />
* <code>hint</code> randomly replies "We offer some really nice polos.", "This terminal will remain available at xkcd.com/unixkcd/", "Use the source, Luke!" or "There are cheat codes.".<br />
* <code>i read the source code</code> replies "<3".<br />
* <code>irc [nick]</code> starts an {{w|IRC}} session on the xkcd channel on irc.foonetic.net.<br />
* <code>kill</code> replies "Terminator deployed to 1984.". A reference to the {{w|The_Terminator|Terminator}} movie. In Bash, <code>kill</code> is used to end a process.<br />
* <code>locate [filename]</code> is normally used to locate a file in a directory. It will give humorous results when searching for <code>ninja</code>, <code>keys</code>, <code>joke</code>, <code>problem</code> and <code>raptor</code>.<br />
* <code>logout</code> same as <code>exit</code>.<br />
* <code>lpr</code> replies "PC LOAD LETTER". {{w|Line_Printer_Daemon_protocol|lpr}} is a command to print documents. {{w|PC_LOAD_LETTER}} is a printer error.<br />
* <code>make love</code> replies "I put on my robe and wizard hat.". A reference to this [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/text/bloodninja roleplay chat transscript] (NSFW), also mentioned in [[442: xkcd Loves the Discovery Channel]]. <code>make love</code> is a standard unix joke, because the reply is "make: don't know how to make love.".<br />
* <code>make me a sandwich</code> behaves like [[149: Sandwich]].<br />
* <code>man [command]</code> show unhelpful information about the command (only <code>last</code>, <code>help</code>, <code>next</code>, <code>cat</code> or no command are supported).<br />
* <code>moo</code> replies "moo".<br />
* <code>more</code> replies "Oh, yes! More! More!". The {{w|More_(command)|more}} command is used to paginate output.<br />
* <code>nano</code> replies "Seriously? Why don't you just use Notepad.exe? Or MS Paint?". {{w|GNU_nano|Nano}} is another text editor for Unix systems (see <code>vi</code> and <code>emacs</code>).<br />
* <code>ping</code> replies "There is another submarine three miles ahead, bearing 225, forty fathoms down.". The {{w|Ping_(networking_utility)|ping}} command used to measure round trip times to a destination. The name does indeed originate from {{w|sonar}} technology.<br />
* <code>pwd</code> replies "You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike.". The {{w|pwd}} command prints the current working directory (see <code>look</code>).<br />
* <code>quit</code> same as <code>exit</code>.<br />
* <code>reddit [number]</code> shows the [https://www.reddit.com/ Reddit] voting bar for the specified comic (or xkcd when no number is specified).<br />
* <code>rm [filename]</code> will make it seem like you deleted the file. (rm -rf / will break all commands until the page is reloaded)<br />
* <code>serenity</code> replies "You can't take the sky from me.". This is a line from the Balad of Serenity from the {{w|Firefly_(TV_series)|Firefly}} TV series.<br />
* <code>ssh</code> replies "ssh, this is a library.". {{w|Secure_Shell|ssh}} is the command to start a secure shell, but it also resembles the "{{w|Shh}}" sound.<br />
* <code>su</code> replies "God mode activated. Remember, with great power comes great ... aw, screw it, go have fun.". The {{w|Su_(Unix)|su}} command is used to log in as super user, which gives you full and potentionally dangerous access to the system. <br />
* <code>sudo [command]</code> executes the command with {{w|Superuser|root}} privileges.<br />
* <code>sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code> Returns "You are already running [OS].".<br />
* <code>sudo apt-get moo</code> replies "Have you mooed today?" (apt-get Easter egg).<br />
* <code>sudo apt-get update</code> Refreshes the package list so the system knows which updates are available.<br />
* <code>sudo apt-get upgrade</code> shows a link to [http://abetterbrowser.org/ A Better Browser] on Internet Explorer and Firefox (< v3). On all other browsers it doesn't complain.<br />
* <code>sudo make me a sandwich</code> behave like [[149: Sandwich]].<br />
* <code>sudo !!</code> will sudo the last command.<br />
* <code>sudo poweroff</code> will shutdown the system.<br />
* <code>sudo reboot</code> will restart the system.<br />
* <code>sudo restart</code> same as <code>sudo reboot</code>.<br />
* <code>sudo shutdown</code> same as <code>sudo poweroff</code>.<br />
* <code>time travel</code> displays [[630: Time Travel]].<br />
* <code>top</code> replies "It's up there --^". The {{w|Top_(software)|top}} command shows a table of processes. Here it is taken literally.<br />
* <code>uname</code> replies "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator". The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator is an explosive device created by Marvin the Martian in the {{w|Looney Tunes}} series.<br />
* <code>unixkcd</code> opens a new terminal window.<br />
* <code>use the force luke</code> replies "I believe you mean source.". A reference to the {{w|The_Force_(Star_Wars)|Force}} in the {{w|Star Wars}} franchise.<br />
* <code>use the source luke</code> replies "I'm not luke, you're luke!", an old programmers' joke.<br />
* <code>vi</code> reply "You should really use emacs.". References [[378: Real Programmers]].<br />
* <code>vim</code> same as <code>vi</code>.<br />
* <code>wget [url]</code> shows the content of the specified url. The {{w|wget}} command on unix will download the content and not show it.<br />
* <code>who</code> replies "Doctor Who?". Another {{w|Doctor Who}} reference.<br />
* <code>whoami</code> replies "You are Richard Stallman.". The {{w|whoami}} command lists the name of the current user.<br />
* <code>write [nick]</code> same as <code>irc</code>.<br />
* <code>xkcd</code> replies "Yes?".<br />
* <code>xyzzy</code> replies "Nothing happens.". {{w|Xyzzy_(computing)|xyzzy}} is a magic word, originally used in the {{w|Colossal Cave Adventure}}.<br />
* <code>your gay</code> replies "Keep your hands off it!".<br />
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;Other commands<br />
* There are also some other commands borrowed from a {{w|Zork}} like {{w|Text-based_game|text based adventure game}}.<br />
* <code>look</code> describes your current surroundings.<br />
* <code>go [direction]</code> moves you in the specified direction (<code>down</code> is also supported; however, it replies a different message).<br />
* <code>light lamp</code> lights your lamp.<br />
* <code>sleep [seconds]</code> sleeps for the specified time. Without specifying, the nap is 5 seconds.<br />
**You will be killed by a {{w|Grue_(monster)|grue}} if you didn't light your lamp when going south.<br />
**Going west repeatedly will list the refrain from the song {{w|Go_West_(song)|Go west}}.<br />
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'''Konami code:'''<br />
* The terminal also responds to the {{w|Konami code}} Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. Entering this code repeatedly will transform all characters to upper case, add a gray text shadow, add an orange text shadow, shake the screen and add a background image of Richard Stallman from [[345: 1337: Part 5]].<br />
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| date = October 4, 2021<br />
| title = Comet Visitor<br />
| image = comet_visitor.png<br />
| titletext = It's a myth that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made structure visible from space--there are LOTS of structures for us to feel self-conscious about!<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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{{w|C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)|Comet C/2014 UN<sub>271</sub>}} is a large comet that was discovered in 2014 almost as far from the Sun as the orbit of Neptune, and it will reach its closest approach in 2031, near Saturn's orbit. It's an {{w|Oort Cloud}} comet, with a period of more than 4 million years. Since modern humans ({{w|homo sapiens}}) evolved about 300,000 years ago (although tool-making ancestors were around about 2.5 million years ago), the last time it was among the planets was long before humans evolved.<br />
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When a long-period comet comes into the inner Solar System, it's often figuratively called a "visit". But Megan and Cueball treat this more literally. Just as one usually neatens up their home when they're expecting guests, to make a good impression, they realize they need to clean up the Earth and its vicinity in preparation for this "visitor". Cueball starts handing out assignments -- he'll clean up the {{w|Pacific Garbage Patch}}, and suggests that Megan take care of all the debris in orbit. It's also common to put some useful objects out of view without throwing them away (perhaps to prevent someone damaging them), planning on returning them to their normal place after the visit; Cueball suggests doing this with the Mars rovers. And he suggests sweeping up the footprints that NASA astronauts left on the Moon during the Apollo missions. However, since the comet will never be anywhere near Earth and Mars, all this hardly seems necessary; it would be like cleaning up your home because the President or some other dignitary will be somewhere in the same metropolitan area. Furthermore, sweeping footprints in the Moon, that Cueball sees as a way of tidying up, would be seen as [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nasa-looks-to-protect-historic-sites-on-the-moon-47186092/ destroying an invaluable archaeological sites by NASA and other people].<br />
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The title text debunks the claim that the {{w|Great Wall of China}} is the only human-made structure visible from outer space; in fact the Great Wall cannot easily be distinguished from space (as it is very long but not wide), but some other human constructions such as the Pyramids can (and cities are easily visible at night because they emit light).<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[Megan sits at a desk in front of a computer, looking to the left off-panel and pointing at the screen]<br />
:Megan: Have you seen this big comet, C/2014 UN271? It'll pass near Saturn's orbit in 10 years.<br />
:[Cueball stands behind Megan, who is now looking at the computer and typing]<br />
:Cueball: Wow, look at the orbital period.<br />
:Megan: Yeah, it hasn't been to this part of the solar system since humans evolved. At '''''least.'''''<br />
:[Cueball starts running off-panel, holding his finger in the air. Megan looks towards him with both arms resting on the back of her chair]<br />
:Cueball: Well, we definitely need to tidy up. I'll start on the Pacific Garbage Patch, you tackle orbital debris.<br />
:Megan: What about the moon footprints?<br />
:Cueball: Sweep them up. Collect the Mars rovers, too! We can put them back once it's gone.<br />
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<div>The character I'm missing in the title is [http://unicode-table.com/en/0FD0/ Tibetan Mark Bska- Shog Gi Mgo Rgyan U+0FD0] [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.129|108.162.216.129]] 06:13, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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And the second Box is a Mathematical Script small I (U+1D4BE)<br />
And the First Box is a Mathematical Fraktur small S (U+1D530)<br />
I think These are the only ones, that iOS7 can't picture. [[User:ẞ qwertz|ẞ qwertz]] ([[User talk:ẞ qwertz|talk]]) 06:35, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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More fun with Unicode. Question is, which OS does Randall have that has perfect support? (It has to cover emoji and obscure glyphs like these. Likely that it's multiple devices?) [[User:Azule|Azule]] ([[User talk:Azule|talk]]) 06:47, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Windows 7 here, everything displays properly for me. I don't think supporting most (or all) of the Unicode charset is as uncommon today as it used to be. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.128|108.162.221.128]] 10:37, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Linux Mint 17 here, ditto. [[User:Seipas|Seipas]] ([[User talk:Seipas|talk]]) 11:05, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Most of todays operating systems have unicode support perfect, but may still lack some fonts. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 12:08, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::Well, http://i62.tinypic.com/258b02t.png <!-- *** That probably should be uploaded to local Wiki storage for internal rendering, but I didn't want to be presumptuous... Do correct this and re-edit my comment if you're so inclined *** --> is as far as I've so far managed to get my personal rendering. "...but it's hard to read and I can't focus ?it?" would have been be my guess. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.48|141.101.99.48]] 14:28, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I'm looking forward to finding out what the words are in English (as opposed to Unicodish). [[User:Azule|Azule]] ([[User talk:Azule|talk]]) 06:47, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:"...but it's hard to read and I can't focus"? [[User:Gearoid|Gearóid]] ([[User talk:Gearoid|talk]]) 07:48, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Folks. I offer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1hGShVdBA as the latest example of the genre. "I rub a Mexican loki" -> "I'm up all night to get lucky". [[User:Gearoid|Gearóid]] ([[User talk:Gearoid|talk]]) 07:02, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Not typical example. In typical example, you can't hear the lyrics over the music, not because the singer have bad pronunciation. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 12:08, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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...Songs still have lyrics these days? {turns on the radio} BWWWUWWUWUWUWUB {turns off the radio} [[Special:Contributions/108.162.215.111|108.162.215.111]]<br />
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I sometimes observe that while dreaming, I can read the seemingly intelligible text perfectly well, but it changes every time I look back at it. --[[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.161|173.245.48.161]] 09:04, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Title possibly inspired by http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1732348/regex-match-open-tags-except-xhtml-self-contained-tags/1732454#1732454 (however, there is a lot of stuff like that) {{unsigned ip|108.162.254.108}}<br />
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Why a phone? Why cannot Cueball be holding a tablet? {{unsigned|RChandra}}<br />
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Can it be remote control to the radio he's listening to? Or CD case with printed lyrics? I don't know how phone would fit the story. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.51.120|173.245.51.120]] 13:18, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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For non-native English speakers is even funnier: you look up the lyrics after giving up on deciphering what it says and think: "After so many years studying this language, is *that huge* the comprehension gap between natives and I"? Then you find that natives don't pick up the lyrics either. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.66.53|141.101.66.53]] 13:20, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Don't look up the lyrics. Whatever you imagine it to be is likely better, and if you can't tell what it is and have no idea: Consider yourself lucky. "If I could be so lucky, lucky, lucky!".[[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.149|108.162.254.149]] 13:46, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I'm the person that can hear all the lyrics without looking them up. I can't turn it off, and then my brain analyses what they actually mean. Trust me, you're better off not being able to understand them. They suck. [[User:Andyd273|Andyd273]] ([[User talk:Andyd273|talk]]) 14:05, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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I only have that after looking up the lyrics. (non-native english speaker). I think I somewhat agree with you. --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.67|141.101.104.67]] 15:35, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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;Attempt at translating<br />
Please feel free to add suggestions below those I have given here. I write first each line in the attempt I have given at typing what is actually written (of course not possible), and then the next line (indented) with the words I think should be there. I have already two possible interpretations of one line. So please just ad an :or and a new line here below. Then note below with a signature that you have added more lines here. Maybe we can include some of the best guesses in the explanation. I do not think this will turn out to be a real song we can find the lyrics to, but I would be very interested in good suggestions. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:02, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:I CANTFVEN +ELe THER <br />
::I can't even tell her<br />
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:ANDT⊕NG fHE WCAN NAp. <br />
::And ???? she can ???.<br />
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::And ???? she wanna.<br />
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::Finding she can nap<br />
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::Finding she wanna.<br />
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::Anything she wants ta (to?)<br />
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:HADBE AūτlfA!NNNG∩RKILL... <br />
::Had be ????????????? kill…<br />
::: Had be ous tanning or I'll ? --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.68.29|162.158.68.29]] 15:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::Had be >autsaining< (outstanding?) or kill<br />
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::Had ße aut?????? I'll (Had me out, saying "I will¨) <br />
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:: Had to be outstanding girl <br />
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:FOR♡ITiNnaAGL♡OOO!VEEE ?-<br />
::For ????????? Loooveee?-<br />
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:: Foorgetting Looooveee <br />
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:: For tiny gloooooooove<br />
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:: For Tina's Looooooveee<br />
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::Forgotten Love --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.68.29|162.158.68.29]] 15:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:::Please just fill in more suggestions above--[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:02, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:::Added some. Apearently someone can't tell some sleeping girl something because she is asleep and therefore not listening. He/she did not know the girl could nap before he found out she was asleep. The rest as of yet makes even less sense. What would the genre of this song be? --[[Special:Contributions/141.101.104.67|141.101.104.67]] 15:35, 15 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::: Added some of my own. I think it makes slightly more sense now, if you pick the right ones. Others are just silly. 15:54, 15 June 2015 (UTC)</div>108.162.237.167