https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=162.158.78.148&feedformat=atomexplain xkcd - User contributions [en]2024-03-29T04:45:38ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.30.0https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:2188:_E_Scooters&diff=177981Talk:2188: E Scooters2019-08-12T18:00:09Z<p>162.158.78.148: </p>
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This comic came out early. They don't usually go live till around noon my time. It's 1:20 AM. [[User:Blacksilver|Blacksilver]] ([[User talk:Blacksilver|talk]]) 05:21, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
:Yes, quite early, but about once a month or something it happens. Randall never has fixed upload times. So it is not really uncommon. --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 07:46, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
::It used to be that the comics would come online in the early US hours (morning for Europe), but about 1 year ago this shifted to morning US / mid-afternoon Europe, with some exceptions.[[Special:Contributions/141.101.99.203|141.101.99.203]] 10:26, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
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Please tell me I'm not the only one who thought Cueballs first "sound" in panel 6 was 20000000M and was wondering what that number meant? :D [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 09:29, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
:You [where] were the only one I think :-p --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:55, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
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I have noticed that in several comics Randall doesn't draw a frame around every panel, like panel 5 in this case. Is there any meaning behind this or is it just a random artistic choice? [[User:Bischoff|Bischoff]] ([[User talk:Bischoff|talk]]) 09:32, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
:I think it is a choice, but not random. It gives a certain flow to the comic. He does this a lot. I have begun writing it in the transcript, as I did here (someone else did it partially but I corrected it to "frame-less panel". A quick search [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Search&limit=500&offset=0&profile=default&search=%22frame-less+panel%22 showed 79 pages] using this sentence. So it is quite common, as I have certainly not been around all of the comics doing this. However, I'm probably the one that have edited most transcripts (as the one with the most edits on this wiki, who on top of that has specialized in making the transcripts complete. ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 09:55, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
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I didn't really get this explanation. It doesn't really _explain_ why the response is made of whizzing sounds, no? Wouldn't the point of the explanation be to explain the comic? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.114.52|162.158.114.52]] 16:10, 12 August 2019 (UTC)<br />
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: Why seemed obvious to me. It could be that there is no *serious* reason for it, that he did it for fun.<br />
[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.184|108.162.245.184]] 17:24, 12 August 2019 (UTC)</div>162.158.78.148https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1811:_Best-Tasting_Colors&diff=137383Talk:1811: Best-Tasting Colors2017-03-16T11:12:56Z<p>162.158.78.148: </p>
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This is obviously wrong because white chocolate is not [[378|real]] chocolate. Let the flamewar begin. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.54.34|172.68.54.34]] 15:22, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Well, it's not technically chocolate, but it is a derivative -- insert math joke -- and the chart doesn't seem to be concerned with what it is, just with what it's called; after all, that which is called white chocolate by any other name would taste just as sweet, putting some off while others enjoy it. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 16:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
::As per your request: http://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/626:_Newton_and_Leibniz [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.52|172.68.34.52]] 22:08, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Purple skittles in France taste like blueberry.{{unsigned ip|141.101.69.105}}<br />
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Vanilla isn't white.{{unsigned ip|172.68.58.131}}<br />
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What are all of the question marks here for? [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.251|108.162.246.251]] 15:51, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I think those question marks at the top are supposed to be bubble gum.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.245.10|108.162.245.10]] 16:03, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I suspect this is Randall's take on Fake News™, since it contains verifiably false claims such as coffee and liquorice being bad, and candy floss being better than watermelon<br />
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[[Special:Contributions/141.101.107.66|141.101.107.66]] 16:12, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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"In the title text, Randall asserts that his rankings of colors and foods are indisputable (with the exception of chocolate). This is of course ridiculous, as everyone knows that watermelon and strawberry are inherently superior to the likes of Citrus Fruits."...but his rankings of strawberry and of watermelon (x2) are higher than for oranges, lemons, and limes. There is no contradiction here; nothing that is ridiculous. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.118|162.158.78.118]] 16:29, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
: Liquorice, while an acquired taste certainly doesn't belong that far down, I'd take it over a long list of other things on the chart, but then again ... I'm Scandinavian {{unsigned ip|162.158.134.178}}<br />
:: Sweet liquorice, or salted? I'm pretty sure there should be two dots there. Also, coffee and chocolate are both missing from the right end of the 'black' row. Most of the others, I think I'd flip the line, but keep each line in the same place. I guess taste is variable in weird ways [[Special:Contributions/162.158.154.109|162.158.154.109]] 21:56, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Hmm. The selection seems quite diverse compared to a standard bag of jelly beans, but doesn't really cover the range of a gourmet brand. I wonder where root beer falls, or Dr Pepper. And that's not even getting into color classification when the bean has more than one color. Personally, when I used to get gourmet jelly bean brands, I would do the squeeze-and-sniff test on a particular shade of brown, because it was used for both coffee and a flavor I liked. I remember Lore Sjöberg having a similar problem with cinnamon and cherry, but if he ever arrived at my solution, I don't know. [[User:Nyperold|Nyperold]] ([[User talk:Nyperold|talk]]) 16:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
:Interesting theory that he's talking about flavors of jelly beans, though there's really nothing to indicate he is. But I believe every one of those food flavors are included in, for example, Jelly Belly's lineup (with the possible exception of a White Chocolate flavor). [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 17:00, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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I enjoy licorice and white chocolate, and I think strawberry is overrated. Fight me. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.126.16|162.158.126.16]] 17:34, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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If it is jelly beans it is definitely more agreeable then actual food. Because popcorn jelly beans are awful which explains why there a outlier. It also explains why there split by color.{{unsigned ip|172.68.58.89}}<br />
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Wow. I've seen stupidity, I've seen REAL stupidity, and now there comes this comic.{{unsigned ip|173.245.50.96}}<br />
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I'm a retard pretending i'm superior by liking certain fruits. {{unsigned ip|162.158.75.52}}<br />
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My tastes now rate sweet tastes poorly - as well as sour, so I would down rate candyfloss, but not up rate lemon. The variability of chocolate represents the range from choc flavoured sweet margarine, through to 90% coco solids. My peak preference being about 50-60%. [[User:RIIW - Ponder it|RIIW - Ponder it]] ([[User talk:RIIW - Ponder it|talk]]) 18:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Patrician taste good sir. Though, I respectfully disagree with your opinion on sour only somewhat: Lemons combined with other flavors make lemons pretty dang tasty.{{unsigned ip|173.245.50.96}}<br />
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Has anyone figured out what all the question marks in the graph are for yet? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.59.190|162.158.59.190]] 20:08, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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All the question marks made me wonder if he accidentally published an early draft again or something. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.133.90|172.68.133.90]] 20:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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: I'm fairly sure the question marks are related to lewd matters. [[User:KromdarTheAllHungering|KromdarTheAllHungering]] ([[User talk:KromdarTheAllHungering|talk]]) 02:56, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Hi, I added a table. Can somebody fix and fill it as I am not the best at tablework (as you can see). [[User:Dontknow|Dontknow]] ([[User talk:Dontknow|talk]]) 02:45, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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: Fixed and partially filled! [[User:Cody Code|Cody Code]] ([[User talk:Cody Code|talk]]) 03:52, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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As the transcript is for the visually impaired, I think the colored letters should only be used in the explanation and described [pink letters] in the transcript; what do you think? --[[User:LaVe|LaVe]] ([[User talk:LaVe|talk]]) 21:06, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
:The transcript is not only for visually impaired. Nevertheless those translation programs know colors. Be smart. And a simple bold header is enough at the discussion page.--[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:14, 15 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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“Most people” do not like licorice; Most Americans, you mean. Licorice is extremely popular in Europe in many varieties. But they don’t like root beer. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.246.227|108.162.246.227]] 06:04, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
: AFAIR in pretty much every food item common to the US and the UK, the US version had a far larger sugar content. My theory is that salt was more expensive that sugar everywhere but the coastal regions, so preserving with sugar was the way to go and hence the apparent national "sweet tooth" [[User:RoyT|RoyT]] ([[User talk:RoyT|talk]]) 08:04, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
: Hello. As a european myself, i can assure you that Licorice is not extremly popular here, except among some loners, who are recieved and watched critically by their fellow europeans. Most people in Europe don't like it. Also, most people in Europe heard of rootbeer, but nearly noone ever drank it - i wouldn't even know where to get it here. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.91.149|162.158.91.149]] 10:08, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Wait, lemons? I like lemons. Anyone with an excess of raw lemons for eating should send me them. I would eat them consistently if it weren't for the fact that doing so makes my gums sore afterwards. I've several times distilled lemon juice into a much, much stronger "lemon syrup" with about 1/10th the volume and the consistency of maple syrup, and my general feeling is that I would eat it like candy if it were widely available, even though it has virtually no sugar in it. Lemon flavor is best flavor! [[Special:Contributions/172.68.133.132|172.68.133.132]] 07:51, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
: Lemon juice has plenty of sugar in it. That's why it's used for invisible ink. [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.16|198.41.238.16]] 08:28, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Why are those values approximate when they have four significant figures? [[Special:Contributions/198.41.238.16|198.41.238.16]] 08:28, 16 March 2017 (UTC)<br />
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How are bananas not included?</div>162.158.78.148https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1809:_xkcd_Phone_5&diff=1368551809: xkcd Phone 52017-03-10T13:36:28Z<p>162.158.78.148: /* Table of features */</p>
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| number = 1809<br />
| date = March 10, 2017<br />
| title = xkcd Phone 5<br />
| image = xkcd_phone_5.png<br />
| titletext = The phone will be collected by the toll operators and mailed back to you within 4-6 weeks.<br />
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{{incomplete|Needs a lot more}}<br />
Today's cartoon is the fifth [[:Category:xkcd Phones|xkcd Phone]] with many questionably-useful features:<br />
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===Table of features===<br />
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|'''Bluetooth speaker'''<br />
| This is the only potentially useful feature of this phone as while a bluetooth speaker built in to the device would be no more useful for playing music from it than any other speaker it would enable other devices to play through your phone.<br />
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|'''Stained glass display'''<br />
| Prevents seeing certain colors. This would also make the phone considerably heavier due to the weight of the glass.<br />
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|'''Gallium chassis'''<br />
| It has a melting point of 85°F (or 29.7°C), making it impossible to be carried on the bare skin.<br />
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|'''Soundproof'''<br />
| Presumably this means that speakers and microphone may not work.<br />
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|'''Can feel pain'''<br />
| This would presumably become apparent when the chassis melts on contact with exposed skin and the phone is left with open wounds.<br />
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|'''E-Z Pass partnership'''<br />
|E-Z Pass is an account you put money into and you put a transmitter in your windshield so when you go through a toll booth you don't have to stop and pay by hand.<br />
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|'''Foldable (once)'''<br />
|Presumably you can "fold" it by snapping it in half but you can only do his once because the phone wont work otherwise<br />
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|'''Screen transfers images to skin'''<br />
| This could either mean the image displayed on the screen or potentially whatever the stained glass image itself is.<br />
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|'''Retina storage'''<br />
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|'''Background task automatically catches and eats Pokemon'''<br />
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|'''Supercuts partnership'''<br />
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|'''Squeltch knob'''<br />
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|'''IBM bukcling-spring Home button'''<br />
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|'''Cot-caught merger switch'''<br />
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|'''60x optical zoom camera'''<br />
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|'''Loran navigation'''<br />
| Once developed for sea shipping, it enables navigation by land-based radio transmitters and is accurate to about 300 meters.<br />
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|'''28-factor authentication'''<br />
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|'''Hook shot'''<br />
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:[An image of a smartphone featuring large camera lens is shown. Clockwise from the top left the labels read:]<br />
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:Bluetooth speaker<br />
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:Stained glass display<br />
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:Gallium chassis<br />
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:Soundproof<br />
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:Can feel pain<br />
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:E-Z Pass partnership<br />
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:Foldable (once)<br />
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:Screen transfers images to skin<br />
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:Retina storage<br />
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:Background task automatically catches and eats Pokemon<br />
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:Supercuts partnership<br />
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:Squeltch knob<br />
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:IBM buckling-spring Home button<br />
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:Cot-caught merger switch<br />
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:60x optical zoom camera<br />
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:Loran navigation<br />
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:28-factor authentication<br />
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:Hook shot<br />
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:[Below the phone:]<br />
:Introducing<br />
:<big><big>The XKCD Phone 5</big></big><br />
:We're trying to catch up to Apple but refuse to skip numbers<sup>®</sup>™<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:xkcd Phones]]</div>162.158.78.148https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Talk:1788:_Barge&diff=133978Talk:1788: Barge2017-01-20T18:40:28Z<p>162.158.78.148: Explain what I think “black background” meant</p>
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Any reason why the background is black in this one? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.234.34|162.158.234.34]] 16:35, 20 January 2017 (UTC)<br />
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Black background...huh? [[User:GoonPontoon|GoonPontoon]] ([[User talk:GoonPontoon|talk]]) 18:27, 20 January 2017 (UTC)<br />
: The xkcd Browser Android app, at least, uses black outside the rectangular comic image for this one instead of the usual white. It usually does that for dark-background comics like [[312]]. I don’t know if it gets the color from the site somehow or uses its own heuristics, but either way this isn’t the first time it’s made the “wrong” choice. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.78.148|162.158.78.148]] 18:40, 20 January 2017 (UTC)<br />
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When did the fine print at the bottom of the xkcd homepage change? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.122.102|162.158.122.102]] 18:08, 20 January 2017 (UTC)</div>162.158.78.148