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I've started the table to explain all the calendar entries. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 00:19, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Is the dog minutes calculation backwards? 777,777 dog minutes should be 777,777 x 7 human minutes, which is over 10 years. Randall seems to be dividing instead of multiplying. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 00:36, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
: No - 1 human year = 7 dog years; 1 dog year = 1/7 human year; 1 dog minute = 1/7 human minute; 777,777 dog minutes = 111,111 human minutes = 77 days, 3 hours, 51 minutes. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.173|172.70.90.173]] 11:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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First entry is probably mistake by Randall, e^pi would give value of 84.5 [[Special:Contributions/162.158.203.38|162.158.203.38]] 11:57, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
: That would be too high, though. 82.xxx days (from midnight at the start of launch day) would fall within the 83rd day before it (Jun 22). 84.5 would fall within the 85th (Jun 20). [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.58|172.70.91.58]] 12:15, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Not sure if this is even worth mentioning, but he forgot the box around the date number in the top corner for August 29th. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.126.151|172.70.126.151]] 12:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Fyi, used wolfram alpha for most of the calculations. Seems to be able to handle anything I throw at it (nanocenturies, megaseconds, fortnights etc) [[User:Aditya95sriram|Aditya95sriram]] ([[User talk:Aditya95sriram|talk]]) 13:02, 23 June 2022 (UTC)aditya95sriram<br />
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Some of the calculations done forward (assuming what Randall means as a Generation, for example) might be best done as "to get this many days, what does Randall think ilhe is starting from. And see if 365, 365.25 or even 365.24 days per year works best, where relevent. Although I think in many cases you'll find the fractional differences negligable, when done right. (I'm also a bit surprised by the off-by-one errors in days-to-go and derived value, but I suspect that this is because of [[2585: Rounding|assymetric rounding effects]] that would be revealed by running the assumption backwards and seeing how different (or otherwise) the decimals actually are.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.85.211|172.70.85.211]] 13:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
: I would suggest using 365.2425 days per year, as that's consistent with current leap year conventions. [[User:Dansiman|Dansiman]] ([[User talk:Dansiman|talk]]) 21:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
:: Did not see your comment, but already done trivial replacement. No recalculation that goes more complicated than magnitude, though.<br />
::(For the mathematically curious, in the Gregorian calendar it's normally 365 days, but a leap day every four years (+0.25 => 365.25), except no leap day every century (-0.01 => 365.24), except there is every fourth century (+0.0025 => 365.2425). Which is very very close to the more astronomically-precise figure of 365.2422, at least at this point in our planet's history and definitely over the timescale of the Gregorian calendar itself. ''edit-to-add-convoluted-musings'': A successor system ''might'' need to de-reinstate three of the Four-Millenial leap-days in every 10,000 year period, or perhaps by re-removing four of its various leap-days then re-reinstating one of ''those'' back again, but by the time it's relevent I doubt that 365.2422 is going to be as valid for whatever reason... Hey, by then, maybe we could just deliberately adjust the Earth in or out a bit to make it a better fraction/not a fraction at all! )<br />
::On the other hand, the old adage is "no use being precise over imprecise details". One can perhaps apply it to nominal decades (the true average decade; though a given decade might be 10*365 days plus either ''two'' or ''three'' leap-days, for 3652.5±0.5 days in that instance... not equally likely each way, though) but the Generations calculation already ''assumes'' 27 years per generation (not even 27.5, exactly half way between 22 and 33, which already seems a dubious backformation to suit other purposes) and gets a good-enough ''approximate'' number. Using a factor precise to around 1 in 146000 alongside one that's unlikely to be even as accurate as 1 in 54 is a bit rich and overly anal (rather than analytic) in the long-run.<br />
::But this is explainxkcd, so I'm not saying it's misplaced, just that those who would be pedantic about everything (myself included) might find themselves even more out-pedanted in very reasonable circumstances... ;) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.162.77|172.70.162.77]] 22:47, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Not sure about most numbers but at least the order of magnitude seemed plausible. I can't quite find a proper way to read August 28th. π^π^π is roughly 80662.666 - if you read πcoseconds as "picoseconds", that's way less than a second. I have no idea what π * coseconds are supposed to be. π * c * o * seconds doesn't look much better - there are values associated with "c" (speed of light, for example) but I have no idea what "o" could be and certainly nothing that would make this a unit of time. Sixteen days would be 1,353,600,000,000,000,000 ps (picoseconds). π^π^π^π is three orders of magnitude too small, π^π^π^π^π is many orders of magnitude too big a number. Am I missing something (really obvious, maybe?) here? [[User:627235|627235]] ([[User talk:627235|talk]]) 14:52, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
: Exponent towers are by convention evaluated top-down, so pi^pi^pi should be read as pi^(pi^pi), which is ~1.34e18, which in picoseconds is ~15.51 days. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.114.71|172.70.114.71]] 15:21, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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10,000 minutes in Heaven is making out for a week. I was able to find a record for the longest kiss (58 hours, 35 minutes), but not the longest make-out session. I think Randall may be indulging in some nerdy wishfull thinking. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 15:27, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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When the beer song reached F(0) how would you 'take one down' from -1 bottles of beer? Would they be imaginary bottles of beer? (Joking) At F(n-1) would there be a matter/antimatter annihilation, where Randal could do a riff of What-If #1 and describe the play by play of the bartender turning into exotic forms of matter? [[Special:Contributions/172.69.68.88|172.69.68.88]] 15:58, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
:(Not ✓-1, it's just straight repeated subtraction, not a power function...) After so much beer, you probably think it a good idea (even necessary) to fill cans up and start to put them back up on the wall... Not sure you could sustain it, to the point of F(-99), but I think someone'd be more than ready to start the process when F(-1) is invoked, for any group of just a few likely individuals.. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.91.58|172.70.91.58]] 16:23, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
:This begs the question of what beer bottles are doing on a wall, rather than a shelf. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 16:26, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
: Randall already considered what happens at F(0), refer to the title text. [[User:Paddles|Paddles]] ([[User talk:Paddles|talk]]) 08:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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We've finally filled in all the units columns in the table. Hopefully someone can automate turning that into a transcript. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 16:51, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Funfact: This comic mentions Cyndi Lauper by name, and it was published on her birthday… [[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.27|162.158.38.27]] 20:51, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Looks like someone's math is wrong on the explanation for July 18. I calculated using 4681 and 4763 years and they came out to 51.29 days and 52.19 days, respectively. So then I worked backwards and determined that Randall would actually have to be using a number closer to 5200 years to arrive at the correct result of 57 days. [[User:Dansiman|Dansiman]] ([[User talk:Dansiman|talk]]) 21:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Randall seems to be wrong about "It's a Small World". The song is about 2 minutes long, so at 1/10,000 speed it's 20,000 minutes = 14 days. He seems to be using a length a little over 3 minutes. I found a YouTube video of the ride that's 3:45, but the song ends at 2:15 and the rest is silent. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 22:16, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxRW-duSCLA This video of it] on YouTube lasts 3:02. It was uploaded by Universal Music Group (allied with Disney), making it some kind of 'official' version, and its length fits Randall's calculation. (Also, thanks for making the table!) [[User:DKMell|DKMell]] ([[User talk:DKMell|talk]]) 22:38, 23 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Could "eπ Ionian months" also be a very subtle reference to the {{w|Euler identity}} given the first two characters of Ionian? Or am I reading/visualising a bit too much into it? [[User:Paddles|Paddles]] ([[User talk:Paddles|talk]]) 08:16, 24 June 2022 (UTC)<br />
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Aug 26 needs editing, but I just reset my password and can't fix it. At 4 breaths per minute, 100,000 breaths is 17.36 days. To get 17 days exactly, Randall would need to assume about 4.085 breaths per minute. [[User:Wjw|Wjw]] 08:24, 24 June 2022 (UTC)</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2243:_Star_Wars_Spoiler_Generator&diff=1850212243: Star Wars Spoiler Generator2019-12-22T10:04:07Z<p>Wjw: /* Table */ Expanded entry for malloc.</p>
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| number = 2243<br />
| date = December 18, 2019<br />
| title = Star Wars Spoiler Generator<br />
| image = star wars spoiler generator.png<br />
| titletext = The heroes seem to be gaining the upper hand until Darth Juul manages to flip the switch on the car wash control panel from 'REGULAR' to 'PREMIUM.'<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by DARTH KYLE}}<br />
On December 20, 2019 (2 days after the publication of this comic), the final movie of the "Skywalker saga" of ''Star Wars'' films, ''{{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker}}'', was officially released to the US. It received a world premiere in Los Angeles on December 16, so there are lots of spoilers online, and also lots of people who want to avoid spoilers. [[Randall]] has created a flowchart that generates "spoilers" to the film, but as he probably has not seen the film (or, if he has, he doesn't actually want to spoil it for us), all of the so-called spoilers are nonsensical.<br />
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The formula for each spoiler is as follows: "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain '''[villain name]''' with help from their new friend '''[friend name]'''. Rey builds a new lightsaber with a '''[color]''' blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the '''[superweapon name]''', a space station capable of '''[evil plan]'''. They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy '''[character]''' and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring '''[strange event]'''. P.S. Rey's parents are '''[character]''' and '''[character]'''".<br />
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The {{w|First Order (Star Wars)|First Order}} is the main antagonist group in the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy}} series. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}'', they use a superweapon in their base, Starkiller Base, to destroy the planetary system housing the headquarters of the {{w|New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic}}, the democratic government which was formed after the {{w|Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire}}'s defeat in ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''. <br />
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"Building a {{w|lightsaber}}" is one of the rites of passage for becoming a {{w|Jedi}} Knight. In the {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}}, new Jedi build lightsabers as an official part of the journey towards Knighthood, and in the {{w|Star Wars Trilogy|original trilogy}}, {{w|Luke Skywalker}} builds a lightsaber between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' as part of his training with {{w|Yoda}}. {{w|Rey (Star Wars)|Rey}} has used the lightsaber that {{w|Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker}} made and used (which Luke also used when he was a new Jedi) for the first two movies of the sequel trilogy, and so it would be thematically appropriate for her to build her own prior to the trilogy's final entry. Most Jedi's lightsabers are either blue or green, with a few notable exceptions (e.g. {{w|Mace Windu}}'s purple lightsaber signifies his incredible combat prowess). Kyber crystals are aligned with the Light Side of {{w|the Force}}, so {{w|Sith}} must overpower and "bleed" their crystals before they will function for them, which causes their distinctive red color. Having a lightsaber of a color other than blue, green, or red is often seen in the ''Star Wars'' fandom as a sign of being a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue Mary Sue]", which is an accusation which has been made of Rey.<br />
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Another common plot point in ''Star Wars'' media is the construction, use, and destruction of a superweapon. These are inspired by stories and media of World War II, in which militaries sought to find, attack, and destroy critical elements of their enemies' resources and infrastructure, and meanwhile would construct elaborate defenses for themselves. The attack on the {{w|Death Star}} in particular is inspired by {{w|Operation Chastise}}, the "bouncing bomb" attack on Germany's hydroelectric power plants; Operation Chastise was dramatised in the {{w|The Dam Busters (book)|1951 book}} and {{w|The Dam Busters (film)|1955 film}} ''The Dam Busters'', which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdb03Hw18M very thoroughly homaged] by ''A New Hope''. The original trilogy of movies only had two Death Stars, but superweapons quickly became a staple of the {{w|Star Wars expanded to other media|Expanded Universe}} fiction, to the point that one book had {{w|Han Solo}} make fun of the Empire's tendency towards building superweapons, proposing such ridiculous names as "Galaxy Destructor" and "Nostril of Palpatine". Superweapons are common in superhero stories.<br />
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Redemption and making allies of old enemies is also a common plot point in ''Star Wars''. Anakin Skywalker fell to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader, but eventually returned to the Light Side to protect his son, and Han Solo was initially a morally ambiguous character who was eventually convinced to join the Rebellion.<br />
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Rey, one of the main characters in the sequel trilogy series is an orphan, who was left behind on the planet Jakku as a child. As Rey is Force-sensitive and adept at using a lightsaber, there is much speculation among Star Wars fans as to the identity of her parents. Many major characters in ''Star Wars'' have unexpected heritages of great portent, most famously Luke, who was very distressed to learn that Darth Vader did not ''kill'' his father, as Obi-Wan had told him, but ''is'' his father. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Last Jedi}}'', villain {{w|Kylo Ren}} tells her that she is the child of "filthy junk traders", but many fans speculate that he was lying to her.<br />
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The title text refers to the bottom option of the [strange event in battle] section. Apparently Lord Juul (or Darth Juul) is fighting the heroes in the Sith car wash. It is unclear what "flipping the switch" from Regular to Premium would do, but it seems to be beneficial to Darth Juul. A "premium" car wash usually has more features than a regular car wash, e.g. more cleaning brushes, waxing the car, cleaning the tires, etc.<br />
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This is the second false fact generating comic, after [[1930: Calendar Facts]].<br />
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| Kyle Ren<br />
|Kyle Ren is one letter away from {{w|Kylo Ren|''Kylo'' Ren}}, the adopted "Sith name" of Ben Solo, son of Han and Leia Solo. Kylo is one of the antagonists of the first two movies in the sequel trilogy, and presumably will be so in the third, but there's nobody in the films named "Kyle". (There are a handful of ''Legends'' characters named Kyle, most famously Kyle Katarn, protagonist of the ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' video game series.)<br />
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| {{w|Malloc}}<br />
| Malloc is a function used in the C programming language to allocate more memory in the running of a program. Malloc may sound similar to {{w|Darth Malak|Malak}}, the antagonist of the ''{{w|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic}}'' video game. Improper use of the malloc and free functions can cause "memory leak" bugs in programs.<br />
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|Darth Sebelius<br />
| {{w|Sebelius}} is the last name of several people. <br />
* {{w|Kathleen Sebelius}} is a former state representative and governor of Kansas who was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama. Sebelius was the named party in a {{w|National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|Supreme Court case}} that upheld the provisions of the {{w|Affordable Care Act}} ("Obamacare"). The naming of Sebelius as a villain may reference the fact that the ACA has been controversial among certain groups. <br />
* {{w|Jean Sibelius}} is a reknowned Finnish composer. {{w|Sibelius (scorewriter)|Sibelius}} is also the name of a piece of music software.<br />
Randall may have chosen this surname as it sounds similar to {{w|Darth Sidious}}, the overarching villain in the first 6 Star Wars films, who is rumored to return in the upcoming film. <br />
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|{{w|Theranos}}<br />
|Theranos was a medical technology company founded by {{w|Elizabeth Holmes}} which claimed to have developed revolutionary blood tests that could produce more data from limited volumes of blood than ever before. They were eventually found to have engaged in fraudulent activity, having tricked investors into thinking their technology was performing better than it actually was or ever could, which resulted in fines for Holmes and Theranos president {{w|Ramesh Balwani}} and the bankruptcy of Theranos. Theranos also sounds similar to {{w|Thanos}}, the main villain of the Infinity Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<br />
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|Lord Juul<br />
|{{w|Juul}} is a brand of e-cigarettes. In addition to the broader controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes, Juul has been investigated for its sale of flavored additives for their cigarettes, which are alleged to be particularly attractive to minors.<br />
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| Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
| May be a parody of the name {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, one of the main characters in the original trilogy of films. Other "Nounverber" names in ''Star Wars'' include Starkiller, Luke's original last name which was later applied to Starkiller Base in ''The Force Awakens'', and Biggs Darklighter, Luke's childhood friend and fellow Rebel pilot who died in the attack on the original Death Star. Also note another Star Wars comic posted a few weeks before this one, [[2229:_Rey_and_Kylo]], which shows those characters actually deciding to measure properties of space.<br />
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|Teen Yoda<br />
|{{w|The Child (Star Wars character)|The Child}}, commonly called "Baby Yoda" by fans and the media, is a breakout character from the Disney+ series ''{{w|The Mandalorian}}''. Randall envisions a "teenage" version of this character teaming up with the main characters. This may be in analogy to Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who appeared as an adult, then child, then teen, or other adaptations of original characters like the Teen Titans.<br />
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|Dab Tweetdeck<br />
| A {{w|Dab (dance)|dab}} is a dance move which is many decades old but was made popular by that name in the late 2010's. {{w|TweetDeck}} is an application for managing Twitter accounts. Taken together, "Dab Tweetdeck" could be a character name proposed by clueless Disney executives to attract "the kids" to see ''The Rise of Skywalker'', although one would think that this name would be heavily promoted and thus not a spoiler in that case.<br />
Tweetdeck sounds similar to twi'lek, one of the humanoid alien races in Star Wars, who often are employed as dancers.<br />
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| Yaz Progestin<br />
| Yaz sounds like the first name of {{w|Maz Kanata}}, a supporting protagonist in the sequel trilogy. Yaz is a medication which contains {{w|Progestin}}, which imitates the effects of {{w|progesterone}}, a female sex hormone. It is used for purposes including birth control and acne treatment.<br />
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| TI-83<br />
| Droids in the Star Wars universe typically have names with letters and numbers, such as R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8, etc. Randall has created a new character called "TI-83". In real life, the {{w|TI-83}} is a model of graphing calculator manufactured by {{w|Texas Instruments}} that is commonly used in American high schools. This mirrors the origin of the name "R2-D2", which was inspired when Lucas was working on ''{{w|American Graffiti}}'' and was asked for Reel 2, Dialog Track 2, which was abbreviated "R-2-D-2". He remarked that it would be a "great name" and included it in his then-in-development script for ''Star Wars''.<br />
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! colspan="2" | Lightsaber colors<br />
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| [beige/ochre/mauve/aquamarine/taupe]<br />
| These are different colors, none of which is a "traditional" color for a lightsaber. {{w|Beige}} is a pale-grayish yellow. {{w|Ochre}} is a clay earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brown. {{w|Mauve}} is a pale purple color. A purple color has been used for a lightsaber in the prequel trilogy series, by Jedi Master {{w|Mace Windu}}. {{w|Aquamarine (color)|Aquamarine}} is a blueish green color. {{w|Taupe}} is a dark brown color between brown and gray.<br />
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|Sun Obliterator<br />
| There was an Expanded Universe superweapon called the "Sun Crusher", which would infiltrate a star system and shoot a special torpedo into the star to make it go supernova. May also be a reference to one of the doodles from What If?.<br />
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|Moonsquisher<br />
| There were no ''Star Wars'' superweapons with the word "Moon" in their title (or "squisher"), but in the no-longer-canon ''New Jedi Order'' series, Chewbacca was squished ''by'' a moon that was intentionally de-orbited by invading Yuuzhan Vong.<br />
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|World Eater<br />
| Possibly a reference to {{w|Alduin}}, the main villain of the popular game {{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}. In the Expanded Universe, the Empire used World Devastators, massive machines that would strip-mine planets with tractor beams and make weapons and spacecraft from the extracted resources. Another possible reference is to the {{w|The_Doomsday_Machine_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)|Planet Eater}} doomsday machine from the original Star Trek series.<br />
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|Planet Zester<br />
| A {{w|zester}} is a cooking tool for zesting citrus fruit, that is, scraping off the outer layer of a citrus fruit to obtain the flavorful outer layer of its skin. Zesting a planet would be devastating to anything built or living on its surface.<br />
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|Superconducting supercollider<br />
| A {{w|supercollider}}, or particle accelerator, is a machine used to accelerate charged particles to very high speeds, for testing in particle physics. The {{w|Superconducting Super Collider}} was a proposed accelerator which was to be constructed in Texas, but was cancelled partway through construction.<br />
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! colspan="2" | Station capabilities<br />
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|blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
|This is how the {{w|Death Star}} was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: A New Hope}}''. Many beams converged together to form one energy beam. The superweapon was used to destroy the planet Alderaan, as an intimidation tactic against Princess Leia.<br />
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|blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
|This is how the superweapon on Starkiller Base was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}''. A single energy beam split into several beams, allowing it to attack many planets. The superweapon was used to destroy the planets in the Hosnian system, the headquarters of the New Republic.<br />
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|cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
|Jango Fett's "seismic charge" weapon, which he used in a dogfight against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''Attack of the Clones'', produced a plane wave that cut asteroids in half; presumably a larger weapon of this kind could do the same to a planet.<br />
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|increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
|This is a reference to {{w|climate change}} currently occurring on planet Earth due mainly to human factors such as the burning of fossil fuels releasing ancient carbon sources into the air as carbon dioxide, and mass deforestation which means trees are not converting the carbon dioxide into sugars and collagen. <br />
This seems to have occurred on the planet {{w|Venus}}. Venus' atmosphere is 97% carbon dioxide, and it is also the hottest planet in the Solar System, due to a greenhouse effect, preventing the planet from cooling.<br />
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|triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
|The {{w|closing credits}} or end credits of a film is the list of cast and crew who were involved in the making of the film. It would be quite strange to show the end credits of the film before it has concluded, although it is one of the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreditsGag types of credits gag] used in other media. This entry is considerably less damaging to a planet{{Citation needed}} than the other 4 entries in this section, but if early audiences are left unsatisfied by the movie, they might tell everyone else not to see it, which would put the ''Star Wars'' franchise in a perilous financial situation. This would negatively impact the villains as well as the heroes, but they might consider this a worthwhile trade if it is their best option at harming the heroes. This option may also be a reference to the Netflix interactive movie "Bandersnatch" in which certain choices triggered the end of the movie and caused it to start the credits.<br />
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|{{w|Boba Fett}}<br />
| Boba Fett is a famous bounty hunter introduced in the ''{{w|Star Wars Holiday Special}}'' and made popular by ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}''. On the Empire's orders, he helped capture Han Solo as part of a plot to capture Luke Skywalker. He later tried to prevent Luke from rescuing Han, but was knocked into a sarlacc pit, where he was presumed eaten. In the Expanded Universe, he survived and did eventually join the protagonists against extragalactic invaders; his survival has not been confirmed by Disney's new canon, but he would be a plausible character to bring back in ''The Rise of Skywalker''. A Mandalorian (not Boba Fett, but a bounty hunter using body-armour <!-- Boba was 'born' on the ocean-world of Kamino, being an unaccelerated clone of Jango; maybe Jango was and maybe The Mandalorian was from the desert-planet of Mandalore, but that is beyond my inherit knowledge of canon, so right now I'll make this change and let someone else who cares enough about it and has seen Disney+ refine this further--> from the same planet) is featured in the new Disney+ series, ''The Mandalorian''.<br />
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|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Salacious_B._Crumb Salacious Crumb]<br />
| Salacious B. Crumb is a Kowakian monkey-lizard who was Jabba the Hutt's jester. He wasn't exactly a major adversary, but he did pull one of C-3PO's eyes out. He was last seen on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge, which was made to explode after Han, Luke, and the rest of the heroes escaped from it, and is presumed dead.<br />
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|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Exogorth The Space Slug]<br />
| In ''The Empire Strikes Back'', Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon into a giant cave to evade pursuit and get time to effect repairs. He is interrupted when the cave turns out to be the mouth of a giant space slug, which the Falcon barely escapes. A giant space slug might be a powerful ally in a battle against a giant space station.<br />
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|The bottom half of {{w|Darth Maul}}<br />
| Darth Maul was cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of ''The Phantom Menace''. His "upper half", attached to mechanical legs, has returned as a villain in the ''Clone Wars'' TV series and ''{{w|Solo: A Star Wars Story|Solo}}''. Given that Maul was a Sith and Kenobi a Jedi, who trained Luke, who trained Rey, it would be extremely unexpected for his "bottom half" to join forces with the heroes, although presumably his bottom half would have to be attached to something, which might be better disposed towards Jedi.<br />
|-<br />
|YouTube commenters<br />
| The sequel trilogy has received more mixed reviews from watchers than Disney might like, and many vocal non-fans have taken to commenting on YouTube (via videos and comments) on what they don't like about the new movies and new characters. If ''The Rise of Skywalker'' fully wins the crowd, an alliance between the heroes and their former critics would be extremely powerful, but with Rotten Tomatoes showing a critics' aggregate score of [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_rise_of_skywalker/ less than 60%] ("rotten"), it's going to be an uphill battle.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Battle feature<br />
|-<br />
|a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
|May be a reference to the [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bowcaster bowcaster], a laser crossbow weapon used by the Wookie {{w|Chewbacca}}. It is unclear if the lightsaber-headed arrows are actually lightsabers in itself, as they would seem difficult to produce (as opposed to the Death Star, or even a bunch of sword versions of the arrow).<br />
|-<br />
|X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
| The {{w|Star Wars opening crawl|"opening crawl"}} is a signature motif used in all the main Star Wars films, to explain the backstory and context of each film. {{w|X-Wing}}s and {{w|TIE fighter}}s are fighter-type spaceships used by the Rebels (and Resistance later on) and the Empire (and First Order), respectively. A dogfight scene during the opening crawl would involve {{w|Fourth wall|breaking the fourth wall}}, as the opening crawl is not presumed to be part of the universe of the films (except when so parodied, such as in {{w|Airplane II: The Sequel}}).<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith educational display that uses Force lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_lightning Force lightning] is a power that Force users can use to generate electric energy from the user's hands. It was first used in ''Return of the Jedi'' by Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) when Luke Skywalker refuses to give in to the dark side of the Force. Palpatine attempts to kill Luke with Force lightning, but Darth Vader saves Luke by throwing Palpatine down a reactor chute. Palpatine also used Force Lightning on Mace Windu and Yoda during their battles at the end of ''Revenge of the Sith''. None of these uses of Sith lightning were intended to be educational on the nature of {{w|lightning}}, although they could have been very educational on the pain, cruelty, and "unlimited power!" offered by the Dark Side of the Force. This might also be a reference to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sith_holocron sith holocron] — a device to store Force-related information and secrets, possibly. <br />
|-<br />
|Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
|Kylo Ren is famous for wearing his helmet in ''The Force Awakens'', which he styled after Darth Vader's helmet. Putting on another helmet over it would require a comically large helmet that might be compared to Dark Helmet, a character from the parody film ''{{w|Spaceballs}}'' who parodies Darth Vader.<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
| While an unexpected car wash finale scene seems unlikely, it is not without precedent in cinema; ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence_of_Utena Adolescence of Utena]'' featured the title character unexpectedly entering a car wash and transforming into a car (followed by a segue into a car race sequence). <br />
George Lucas, the originator of Star Wars also wrote the movie "American Graffiti," which featured cars prominently. A subsequent movie "Car Wash," has been seen as a commentary on or imitation of "American Graffiti." Including a Sith car wash might reference the relation between these two films.[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/movies/streaming-car-wash.html ‘Car Wash,’ a Raunchy 1970s Comedy Brimming With Meta and Mayhem].<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #1<br />
|-<br />
| {{w|Luke Skywalker|Luke}} <br />
| Luke Skywalker is the main character of the original Star Wars films. Of all of the characters presented here, he is the one with the greatest likelihood of being Rey's father. When Maz gave Rey Luke's lightsaber, she said "[t]hat lightsaber was Luke's, and his father's before him, and now, it calls to you." Luke does not seem to recognize Rey as his child (or as anybody in particular), but Darth Vader did not recognize Luke or Leia as his children -- and indeed did not know that he had any living children -- until they were grown. However, unlike Anakin Skywalker, or the Luke Skywalker from the pre-Disney Expanded Universe, no canon materials have presented anyone with whom Luke has fallen in love or fathered a child.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Princess Leia|Leia}} and {{w|Han Solo|Han}}<br />
|Princess Leia and Han Solo are the other main characters of the original Star Wars films. It is unlikely that Leia or Han are Rey's parents as they did not seem to recognize Rey in any of the sequel trilogy films, nor is there any indication that they have had more than one child (Ben Solo, AKA Kylo Ren).<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan}}<br />
|Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the main characters in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He, along with Qui-Gon Jinn, discovered Anakin Skywalker, who later became Darth Vader. Kenobi dies at the end of ''Star Wars: A New Hope'', sacrificing himself to allow Luke, Leia, and Han to escape the Death Star. Marriage and parenthood were forbidden by the Jedi Order, and Obi-Wan generally adhered to the Order's rules more closely than Anakin did; Obi-Wan did feel some mutual romantic attraction with Duchess Satine of Mandalore, but they both chose to remain in their respective organizations rather than pursue a relationship. Also, Obi-Wan stopped having a physical form decade before Rey was conceived.<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
|This is who Kylo Ren claims that Rey is descended from: worthless, random junk traders.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #2<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Poe Dameron|Poe}}<br />
|Poe Dameron is one of the main characters of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He is a pilot in the Resistance. He is only 13 years older than Rey, and thus is most likely not her father.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|BB-8}}<br />
|BB-8 is an astromech droid owned by Poe Dameron. It is unlikely that Rey is descended from a (non-living) droid.<br />
|-<br />
|[ {{w|Amilyn Holdo}} /Laura Dern]<br />
|Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, portrayed by Laura Dern, was a leader in the Resistance. She dies at the end of ''The Last Jedi'', sacrificing herself by jumping to light speed straight into the First Order's pursuing starship. Randall presents both Admiral Holdo, the character, and Laura Dern, the actress, as separate options for Rey's mother, but the former is not supported by any story material and the latter is impossible (Dern is alive here and now, not "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away").<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
| (see above)<br />
|-<br />
|that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
|This is [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/GNK_power_droid a droid] from ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' that says "Gonk". As in the BB-8 entry, it is unlikely that Rey is descended from a droid.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
:<big>Star Wars Spoiler Generator</big><br />
<br />
:[Shown below is a branching flowchart of sorts that begins at the phrase "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...", then flows through various paths to build up a story.]<br />
<br />
:In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...<br />
::Kyle Ren<br />
::Malloc<br />
::Darth Sebelius<br />
::Theranos<br />
::Lord Juul<br />
<br />
:...with help from their new friend...<br />
::Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
::Teen Yoda<br />
::Dab Tweetdeck<br />
::Yaz Progestin<br />
::TI-83<br />
<br />
:Rey builds a new lightsaber with a...<br />
::beige<br />
::ochre<br />
::mauve<br />
::aquamarine<br />
::taupe<br />
<br />
:...blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the...<br />
::Sun Obliterator<br />
::Moonsquisher<br />
::World Eater<br />
::Planet Zester<br />
::Superconducting Supercollider<br />
<br />
:...a space station capable of...<br />
::blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
::blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
::cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
::increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
::triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
<br />
:They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy...<br />
::Boba Fett<br />
::Salacious Crumb<br />
::The Space Slug<br />
::the bottom half of Darth Maul<br />
::Youtube commenters<br />
<br />
:...and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring<br />
::a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
::X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
::a Sith educational display that uses Force Lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
::Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
::a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
<br />
:P.S. Rey's parents are...<br />
::Luke<br />
::Leia<br />
::Han<br />
::Obi-Wan<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
<br />
:...and...<br />
::Poe<br />
::BB-8<br />
::Amilyn Holdo<br />
::Laura Dern<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
::that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2243<br />
| date = December 18, 2019<br />
| title = Star Wars Spoiler Generator<br />
| image = star wars spoiler generator.png<br />
| titletext = The heroes seem to be gaining the upper hand until Darth Juul manages to flip the switch on the car wash control panel from 'REGULAR' to 'PREMIUM.'<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by DARTH KYLE}}<br />
On December 20, 2019 (2 days after the publication of this comic), the final movie of the "Skywalker saga" of ''Star Wars'' films, ''{{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker}}'', was officially released to the US. It received a world premiere in Los Angeles on December 16, so there are lots of spoilers online, and also lots of people who want to avoid spoilers. [[Randall]] has created a flowchart that generates "spoilers" to the film, but as he probably has not seen the film (or, if he has, he doesn't actually want to spoil it for us), all of the so-called spoilers are nonsensical.<br />
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The formula for each spoiler is as follows: "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain '''[villain name]''' with help from their new friend '''[friend name]'''. Rey builds a new lightsaber with a '''[color]''' blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the '''[superweapon name]''', a space station capable of '''[evil plan]'''. They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy '''[character]''' and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring '''[strange event]'''. P.S. Rey's parents are '''[character]''' and '''[character]'''".<br />
<br />
The {{w|First Order (Star Wars)|First Order}} is the main antagonist group in the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy}} series. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}'', they use a superweapon in their base, Starkiller Base, to destroy the planetary system housing the headquarters of the {{w|New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic}}, the democratic government which was formed after the {{w|Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire}}'s defeat in ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''. <br />
<br />
"Building a {{w|lightsaber}}" is one of the rites of passage for becoming a {{w|Jedi}} Knight. In the {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}}, new Jedi build lightsabers as an official part of the journey towards Knighthood, and in the {{w|Star Wars Trilogy|original trilogy}}, {{w|Luke Skywalker}} builds a lightsaber between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' as part of his training with {{w|Yoda}}. {{w|Rey (Star Wars)|Rey}} has used the lightsaber that {{w|Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker}} made and used (which Luke also used when he was a new Jedi) for the first two movies of the sequel trilogy, and so it would be thematically appropriate for her to build her own prior to the trilogy's final entry. Most Jedi's lightsabers are either blue or green, with a few notable exceptions (e.g. {{w|Mace Windu}}'s purple lightsaber signifies his incredible combat prowess). Kyber crystals are aligned with the Light Side of {{w|the Force}}, so {{w|Sith}} must overpower and "bleed" their crystals before they will function for them, which causes their distinctive red color. Having a lightsaber of a color other than blue, green, or red is often seen in the ''Star Wars'' fandom as a sign of being a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue Mary Sue]", which is an accusation which has been made of Rey.<br />
<br />
Another common plot point in ''Star Wars'' media is the construction, use, and destruction of a superweapon. These are inspired by stories and media of World War II, in which militaries sought to find, attack, and destroy critical elements of their enemies' resources and infrastructure, and meanwhile would construct elaborate defenses for themselves. The attack on the {{w|Death Star}} in particular is inspired by {{w|Operation Chastise}}, the "bouncing bomb" attack on Germany's hydroelectric power plants; Operation Chastise was dramatised in the {{w|The Dam Busters (book)|1951 book}} and {{w|The Dam Busters (film)|1955 film}} ''The Dam Busters'', which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdb03Hw18M very thoroughly homaged] by ''A New Hope''. The original trilogy of movies only had two Death Stars, but superweapons quickly became a staple of the {{w|Star Wars expanded to other media|Expanded Universe}} fiction, to the point that one book had {{w|Han Solo}} make fun of the Empire's tendency towards building superweapons, proposing such ridiculous names as "Galaxy Destructor" and "Nostril of Palpatine". Superweapons are common in superhero stories.<br />
<br />
Redemption and making allies of old enemies is also a common plot point in ''Star Wars''. Anakin Skywalker fell to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader, but eventually returned to the Light Side to protect his son, and Han Solo was initially a morally ambiguous character who was eventually convinced to join the Rebellion.<br />
<br />
Rey, one of the main characters in the sequel trilogy series is an orphan, who was left behind on the planet Jakku as a child. As Rey is Force-sensitive and adept at using a lightsaber, there is much speculation among Star Wars fans as to the identity of her parents. Many major characters in ''Star Wars'' have unexpected heritages of great portent, most famously Luke, who was very distressed to learn that Darth Vader did not ''kill'' his father, as Obi-Wan had told him, but ''is'' his father. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Last Jedi}}'', villain {{w|Kylo Ren}} tells her that she is the child of "filthy junk traders", but many fans speculate that he was lying to her.<br />
<br />
The title text refers to the bottom option of the [strange event in battle] section. Apparently Lord Juul (or Darth Juul) is fighting the heroes in the Sith car wash. It is unclear what "flipping the switch" from Regular to Premium would do, but it seems to be beneficial to Darth Juul. A "premium" car wash usually has more features than a regular car wash, e.g. more cleaning brushes, waxing the car, cleaning the tires, etc.<br />
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This is the second false fact generating comic, after [[1930: Calendar Facts]].<br />
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==Table==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Entry<br />
! Explanation<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | New villain<br />
|-<br />
| Kyle Ren<br />
|Kyle Ren is one letter away from {{w|Kylo Ren|''Kylo'' Ren}}, the adopted "Sith name" of Ben Solo, son of Han and Leia Solo. Kylo is one of the antagonists of the first two movies in the sequel trilogy, and presumably will be so in the third, but there's nobody in the films named "Kyle". (There are a handful of ''Legends'' characters named Kyle, most famously Kyle Katarn, protagonist of the ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' video game series.)<br />
|-<br />
| {{w|Malloc}}<br />
| Malloc is a function used in the C programming language to allocate more memory in the running of a program. Malloc may sound similar to {{w|Darth Malak|Malak}}, the antagonist of the ''{{w|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic}}'' video game.<br />
|-<br />
|Darth Sebelius<br />
| {{w|Sebelius}} is the last name of several people. <br />
* {{w|Kathleen Sebelius}} is a former state representative and governor of Kansas who was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama. Sebelius was the named party in a {{w|National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|Supreme Court case}} that upheld the provisions of the {{w|Affordable Care Act}} ("Obamacare"). The naming of Sebelius as a villain may reference the fact that the ACA has been controversial among certain groups. <br />
* {{w|Jean Sibelius}} is a reknowned Finnish composer. {{w|Sibelius (scorewriter)|Sibelius}} is also the name of a piece of music software.<br />
Randall may have chosen this surname as it sounds similar to {{w|Darth Sidious}}, the overarching villain in the first 6 Star Wars films, who is rumored to return in the upcoming film. <br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Theranos}}<br />
|Theranos was a medical technology company founded by {{w|Elizabeth Holmes}} which claimed to have developed revolutionary blood tests that could produce more data from limited volumes of blood than ever before. They were eventually found to have engaged in fraudulent activity, having tricked investors into thinking their technology was performing better than it actually was or ever could, which resulted in fines for Holmes and Theranos president {{w|Ramesh Balwani}} and the bankruptcy of Theranos. Theranos also sounds similar to {{w|Thanos}}, the main villain of the Infinity Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Juul<br />
|{{w|Juul}} is a brand of e-cigarettes. In addition to the broader controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes, Juul has been investigated for its sale of flavored additives for their cigarettes, which are alleged to be particularly attractive to minors.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | New friend<br />
|-<br />
| Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
| May be a parody of the name {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, one of the main characters in the original trilogy of films. Other "Nounverber" names in ''Star Wars'' include Starkiller, Luke's original last name which was later applied to Starkiller Base in ''The Force Awakens'', and Biggs Darklighter, Luke's childhood friend and fellow Rebel pilot who died in the attack on the original Death Star. Also note another Star Wars comic posted a few weeks before this one, [[2229:_Rey_and_Kylo]], which shows those characters actually deciding to measure properties of space.<br />
|-<br />
|Teen Yoda<br />
|{{w|The Child (Star Wars character)|The Child}}, commonly called "Baby Yoda" by fans and the media, is a breakout character from the Disney+ series ''{{w|The Mandalorian}}''. Randall envisions a "teenage" version of this character teaming up with the main characters. This may be in analogy to Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who appeared as an adult, then child, then teen, or other adaptations of original characters like the Teen Titans.<br />
|-<br />
|Dab Tweetdeck<br />
| A {{w|Dab (dance)|dab}} is a dance move which is many decades old but was made popular by that name in the late 2010's. {{w|TweetDeck}} is an application for managing Twitter accounts. Taken together, "Dab Tweetdeck" could be a character name proposed by clueless Disney executives to attract "the kids" to see ''The Rise of Skywalker'', although one would think that this name would be heavily promoted and thus not a spoiler in that case.<br />
Tweetdeck sounds similar to twi'lek, one of the humanoid alien races in Star Wars, who often are employed as dancers.<br />
|-<br />
| Yaz Progestin<br />
| Yaz sounds like the first name of {{w|Maz Kanata}}, a supporting protagonist in the sequel trilogy. Yaz is a medication which contains {{w|Progestin}}, which imitates the effects of {{w|progesterone}}, a female sex hormone. It is used for purposes including birth control and acne treatment.<br />
|-<br />
| TI-83<br />
| Droids in the Star Wars universe typically have names with letters and numbers, such as R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8, etc. Randall has created a new character called "TI-83". In real life, the {{w|TI-83}} is a model of graphing calculator manufactured by {{w|Texas Instruments}} that is commonly used in American high schools. This mirrors the origin of the name "R2-D2", which was inspired when Lucas was working on ''{{w|American Graffiti}}'' and was asked for Reel 2, Dialog Track 2, which was abbreviated "R-2-D-2". He remarked that it would be a "great name" and included it in his then-in-development script for ''Star Wars''.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Lightsaber colors<br />
|-<br />
| [beige/ochre/mauve/aquamarine/taupe]<br />
| These are different colors, none of which is a "traditional" color for a lightsaber. {{w|Beige}} is a pale-grayish yellow. {{w|Ochre}} is a clay earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brown. {{w|Mauve}} is a pale purple color. A purple color has been used for a lightsaber in the prequel trilogy series, by Jedi Master {{w|Mace Windu}}. {{w|Aquamarine (color)|Aquamarine}} is a blueish green color. {{w|Taupe}} is a dark brown color between brown and gray.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Superweapon names<br />
|-<br />
|Sun Obliterator<br />
| There was an Expanded Universe superweapon called the "Sun Crusher", which would infiltrate a star system and shoot a special torpedo into the star to make it go supernova. May also be a reference to one of the doodles from What If?.<br />
|-<br />
|Moonsquisher<br />
| There were no ''Star Wars'' superweapons with the word "Moon" in their title (or "squisher"), but in the no-longer-canon ''New Jedi Order'' series, Chewbacca was squished ''by'' a moon that was intentionally de-orbited by invading Yuuzhan Vong.<br />
|-<br />
|World Eater<br />
| Possibly a reference to {{w|Alduin}}, the main villain of the popular game {{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}. In the Expanded Universe, the Empire used World Devastators, massive machines that would strip-mine planets with tractor beams and make weapons and spacecraft from the extracted resources. Another possible reference is to the {{w|The_Doomsday_Machine_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)|Planet Eater}} doomsday machine from the original Star Trek series.<br />
|-<br />
|Planet Zester<br />
| A {{w|zester}} is a cooking tool for zesting citrus fruit, that is, scraping off the outer layer of a citrus fruit to obtain the flavorful outer layer of its skin. Zesting a planet would be devastating to anything built or living on its surface.<br />
|-<br />
|Superconducting supercollider<br />
| A {{w|supercollider}}, or particle accelerator, is a machine used to accelerate charged particles to very high speeds, for testing in particle physics. The {{w|Superconducting Super Collider}} was a proposed accelerator which was to be constructed in Texas, but was cancelled partway through construction.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Station capabilities<br />
|-<br />
|blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
|This is how the {{w|Death Star}} was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: A New Hope}}''. Many beams converged together to form one energy beam. The superweapon was used to destroy the planet Alderaan, as an intimidation tactic against Princess Leia.<br />
|-<br />
|blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
|This is how the superweapon on Starkiller Base was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}''. A single energy beam split into several beams, allowing it to attack many planets. The superweapon was used to destroy the planets in the Hosnian system, the headquarters of the New Republic.<br />
|-<br />
|cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
|Jango Fett's "seismic charge" weapon, which he used in a dogfight against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''Attack of the Clones'', produced a plane wave that cut asteroids in half; presumably a larger weapon of this kind could do the same to a planet.<br />
|-<br />
|increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
|This is a reference to {{w|climate change}} currently occurring on planet Earth due mainly to human factors such as the burning of fossil fuels releasing ancient carbon sources into the air as carbon dioxide, and mass deforestation which means trees are not converting the carbon dioxide into sugars and collagen. <br />
This seems to have occurred on the planet {{w|Venus}}. Venus' atmosphere is 97% carbon dioxide, and it is also the hottest planet in the Solar System, due to a greenhouse effect, preventing the planet from cooling.<br />
|-<br />
|triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
|The {{w|closing credits}} or end credits of a film is the list of cast and crew who were involved in the making of the film. It would be quite strange to show the end credits of the film before it has concluded, although it is one of the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreditsGag types of credits gag] used in other media. This entry is considerably less damaging to a planet{{Citation needed}} than the other 4 entries in this section, but if early audiences are left unsatisfied by the movie, they might tell everyone else not to see it, which would put the ''Star Wars'' franchise in a perilous financial situation. This would negatively impact the villains as well as the heroes, but they might consider this a worthwhile trade if it is their best option at harming the heroes. This option may also be a reference to the Netflix interactive movie "Bandersnatch" in which certain choices triggered the end of the movie and caused it to start the credits.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Old enemy/new friend<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Boba Fett}}<br />
| Boba Fett is a famous bounty hunter introduced in the ''{{w|Star Wars Holiday Special}}'' and made popular by ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}''. On the Empire's orders, he helped capture Han Solo as part of a plot to capture Luke Skywalker. He later tried to prevent Luke from rescuing Han, but was knocked into a sarlacc pit, where he was presumed eaten. In the Expanded Universe, he survived and did eventually join the protagonists against extragalactic invaders; his survival has not been confirmed by Disney's new canon, but he would be a plausible character to bring back in ''The Rise of Skywalker''. A Mandalorian (not Boba Fett, but a bounty hunter using body-armour <!-- Boba was 'born' on the ocean-world of Kamino, being an unaccelerated clone of Jango; maybe Jango was and maybe The Mandalorian was from the desert-planet of Mandalore, but that is beyond my inherit knowledge of canon, so right now I'll make this change and let someone else who cares enough about it and has seen Disney+ refine this further--> from the same planet) is featured in the new Disney+ series, ''The Mandalorian''.<br />
|-<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Salacious_B._Crumb Salacious Crumb]<br />
| Salacious B. Crumb is a Kowakian monkey-lizard who was Jabba the Hutt's jester. He wasn't exactly a major adversary, but he did pull one of C-3PO's eyes out. He was last seen on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge, which was made to explode after Han, Luke, and the rest of the heroes escaped from it, and is presumed dead.<br />
|-<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Exogorth The Space Slug]<br />
| In ''The Empire Strikes Back'', Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon into a giant cave to evade pursuit and get time to effect repairs. He is interrupted when the cave turns out to be the mouth of a giant space slug, which the Falcon barely escapes. A giant space slug might be a powerful ally in a battle against a giant space station.<br />
|-<br />
|The bottom half of {{w|Darth Maul}}<br />
| Darth Maul was cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of ''The Phantom Menace''. His "upper half", attached to mechanical legs, has returned as a villain in the ''Clone Wars'' TV series and ''{{w|Solo: A Star Wars Story|Solo}}''. Given that Maul was a Sith and Kenobi a Jedi, who trained Luke, who trained Rey, it would be extremely unexpected for his "bottom half" to join forces with the heroes, although presumably his bottom half would have to be attached to something, which might be better disposed towards Jedi.<br />
|-<br />
|YouTube commenters<br />
| The sequel trilogy has received more mixed reviews from watchers than Disney might like, and many vocal non-fans have taken to commenting on YouTube (via videos and comments) on what they don't like about the new movies and new characters. If ''The Rise of Skywalker'' fully wins the crowd, an alliance between the heroes and their former critics would be extremely powerful, but with Rotten Tomatoes showing a critics' aggregate score of [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_rise_of_skywalker/ less than 60%] ("rotten"), it's going to be an uphill battle.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Battle feature<br />
|-<br />
|a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
|May be a reference to the [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bowcaster bowcaster], a laser crossbow weapon used by the Wookie {{w|Chewbacca}}. It is unclear if the lightsaber-headed arrows are actually lightsabers in itself, as they would seem difficult to produce (as opposed to the Death Star, or even a bunch of sword versions of the arrow).<br />
|-<br />
|X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
| The {{w|Star Wars opening crawl|"opening crawl"}} is a signature motif used in all the main Star Wars films, to explain the backstory and context of each film. {{w|X-Wing}}s and {{w|TIE fighter}}s are fighter-type spaceships used by the Rebels (and Resistance later on) and the Empire (and First Order), respectively. A dogfight scene during the opening crawl would involve {{w|Fourth wall|breaking the fourth wall}}, as the opening crawl is not presumed to be part of the universe of the films (except when so parodied, such as in {{w|Airplane II: The Sequel}}).<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith educational display that uses Force lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_lightning Force lightning] is a power that Force users can use to generate electric energy from the user's hands. It was first used in ''Return of the Jedi'' by Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) when Luke Skywalker refuses to give in to the dark side of the Force. Palpatine attempts to kill Luke with Force lightning, but Darth Vader saves Luke by throwing Palpatine down a reactor chute. Palpatine also used Force Lightning on Mace Windu and Yoda during their battles at the end of ''Revenge of the Sith''. None of these uses of Sith lightning were intended to be educational on the nature of {{w|lightning}}, although they could have been very educational on the pain, cruelty, and "unlimited power!" offered by the Dark Side of the Force. This might also be a reference to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sith_holocron sith holocron] — a device to store Force-related information and secrets, possibly. <br />
|-<br />
|Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
|Kylo Ren is famous for wearing his helmet in ''The Force Awakens'', which he styled after Darth Vader's helmet. Putting on another helmet over it would require a comically large helmet that might be compared to Dark Helmet, a character from the parody film ''{{w|Spaceballs}}'' who parodies Darth Vader.<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
| While an unexpected car wash finale scene seems unlikely, it is not without precedent in cinema; ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence_of_Utena Adolescence of Utena]'' featured the title character unexpectedly entering a car wash and transforming into a car (followed by a segue into a car race sequence). <br />
George Lucas, the originator of Star Wars also wrote the movie "American Graffiti," which featured cars prominently. A subsequent movie "Car Wash," has been seen as a commentary on or imitation of "American Graffiti." Including a Sith car wash might reference the relation between these two films.[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/movies/streaming-car-wash.html ‘Car Wash,’ a Raunchy 1970s Comedy Brimming With Meta and Mayhem].<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #1<br />
|-<br />
| {{w|Luke Skywalker|Luke}} <br />
| Luke Skywalker is the main character of the original Star Wars films. Of all of the characters presented here, he is the one with the greatest likelihood of being Rey's father. When Maz gave Rey Luke's lightsaber, she said "[t]hat lightsaber was Luke's, and his father's before him, and now, it calls to you." Luke does not seem to recognize Rey as his child (or as anybody in particular), but Darth Vader did not recognize Luke or Leia as his children -- and indeed did not know that he had any living children -- until they were grown. However, unlike Anakin Skywalker, or the Luke Skywalker from the pre-Disney Expanded Universe, no canon materials have presented anyone with whom Luke has fallen in love or fathered a child.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Princess Leia|Leia}} and {{w|Han Solo|Han}}<br />
|Princess Leia and Han Solo are the other main characters of the original Star Wars films. It is unlikely that Leia or Han are Rey's parents as they did not seem to recognize Rey in any of the sequel trilogy films, nor is there any indication that they have had more than one child (Ben Solo, AKA Kylo Ren).<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan}}<br />
|Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the main characters in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He, along with Qui-Gon Jinn, discovered Anakin Skywalker, who later became Darth Vader. Kenobi dies at the end of ''Star Wars: A New Hope'', sacrificing himself to allow Luke, Leia, and Han to escape the Death Star. Marriage and parenthood were forbidden by the Jedi Order, and Obi-Wan generally adhered to the Order's rules more closely than Anakin did; Obi-Wan did feel some mutual romantic attraction with Duchess Satine of Mandalore, but they both chose to remain in their respective organizations rather than pursue a relationship. Also, Obi-Wan stopped having a physical form decade before Rey was conceived.<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
|This is who Kylo Ren claims that Rey is descended from: worthless, random junk traders.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #2<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Poe Dameron|Poe}}<br />
|Poe Dameron is one of the main characters of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He is a pilot in the Resistance. He is only 13 years older than Rey, and thus is most likely not her father.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|BB-8}}<br />
|BB-8 is an astromech droid owned by Poe Dameron. It is unlikely that Rey is descended from a (non-living) droid.<br />
|-<br />
|[ {{w|Amilyn Holdo}} /Laura Dern]<br />
|Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, portrayed by Laura Dern, was a leader in the Resistance. She dies at the end of ''The Last Jedi'', sacrificing herself by jumping to light speed straight into the First Order's pursuing starship. Randall presents both Admiral Holdo, the character, and Laura Dern, the actress, as separate options for Rey's mother, but the former is not supported by any story material and the latter is impossible (Dern is alive here and now, not "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away").<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
| (see above)<br />
|-<br />
|that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
|This is [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/GNK_power_droid a droid] from ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' that says "Gonk". As in the BB-8 entry, it is unlikely that Rey is descended from a droid.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
:<big>Star Wars Spoiler Generator</big><br />
<br />
:[Shown below is a branching flowchart of sorts that begins at the phrase "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...", then flows through various paths to build up a story.]<br />
<br />
:In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...<br />
::Kyle Ren<br />
::Malloc<br />
::Darth Sebelius<br />
::Theranos<br />
::Lord Juul<br />
<br />
:...with help from their new friend...<br />
::Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
::Teen Yoda<br />
::Dab Tweetdeck<br />
::Yaz Progestin<br />
::TI-83<br />
<br />
:Rey builds a new lightsaber with a...<br />
::beige<br />
::ochre<br />
::mauve<br />
::aquamarine<br />
::taupe<br />
<br />
:...blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the...<br />
::Sun Obliterator<br />
::Moonsquisher<br />
::World Eater<br />
::Planet Zester<br />
::Superconducting Supercollider<br />
<br />
:...a space station capable of...<br />
::blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
::blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
::cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
::increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
::triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
<br />
:They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy...<br />
::Boba Fett<br />
::Salacious Crumb<br />
::The Space Slug<br />
::the bottom half of Darth Maul<br />
::Youtube commenters<br />
<br />
:...and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring<br />
::a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
::X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
::a Sith educational display that uses Force Lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
::Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
::a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
<br />
:P.S. Rey's parents are...<br />
::Luke<br />
::Leia<br />
::Han<br />
::Obi-Wan<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
<br />
:...and...<br />
::Poe<br />
::BB-8<br />
::Amilyn Holdo<br />
::Laura Dern<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
::that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2243<br />
| date = December 18, 2019<br />
| title = Star Wars Spoiler Generator<br />
| image = star wars spoiler generator.png<br />
| titletext = The heroes seem to be gaining the upper hand until Darth Juul manages to flip the switch on the car wash control panel from 'REGULAR' to 'PREMIUM.'<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by DARTH KYLE}}<br />
On December 20, 2019 (2 days after the publication of this comic), the final movie of the "Skywalker saga" of ''Star Wars'' films, ''{{w|Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker}}'', was officially released to the US. It received a world premiere in Los Angeles on December 16, so there are lots of spoilers online, and also lots of people who want to avoid spoilers. [[Randall]] has created a flowchart that generates "spoilers" to the film, but as he probably has not seen the film (or, if he has, he doesn't actually want to spoil it for us), all of the so-called spoilers are nonsensical.<br />
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The formula for each spoiler is as follows: "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain '''[villain name]''' with help from their new friend '''[friend name]'''. Rey builds a new lightsaber with a '''[color]''' blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the '''[superweapon name]''', a space station capable of '''[evil plan]'''. They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy '''[character]''' and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring '''[strange event]'''. P.S. Rey's parents are '''[character]''' and '''[character]'''".<br />
<br />
The {{w|First Order (Star Wars)|First Order}} is the main antagonist group in the ''Star Wars'' {{w|Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy}} series. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}'', they use a superweapon in their base, Starkiller Base, to destroy the planetary system housing the headquarters of the {{w|New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic}}, the democratic government which was formed after the {{w|Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire}}'s defeat in ''{{w|Return of the Jedi}}''. <br />
<br />
"Building a {{w|lightsaber}}" is one of the rites of passage for becoming a {{w|Jedi}} Knight. In the {{w|Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy}}, new Jedi build lightsabers as an official part of the journey towards Knighthood, and in the {{w|Star Wars Trilogy|original trilogy}}, {{w|Luke Skywalker}} builds a lightsaber between ''The Empire Strikes Back'' and ''Return of the Jedi'' as part of his training with {{w|Yoda}}. {{w|Rey (Star Wars)|Rey}} has used the lightsaber that {{w|Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker}} made and used (which Luke also used when he was a new Jedi) for the first two movies of the sequel trilogy, and so it would be thematically appropriate for her to build her own prior to the trilogy's final entry. Most Jedi's lightsabers are either blue or green, with a few notable exceptions (e.g. {{w|Mace Windu}}'s purple lightsaber signifies his incredible combat prowess). Kyber crystals are aligned with the Light Side of {{w|the Force}}, so {{w|Sith}} must overpower and "bleed" their crystals before they will function for them, which causes their distinctive red color. Having a lightsaber of a color other than blue, green, or red is often seen in the ''Star Wars'' fandom as a sign of being a "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MarySue Mary Sue]", which is an accusation which has been made of Rey.<br />
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Another common plot point in ''Star Wars'' media is the construction, use, and destruction of a superweapon. These are inspired by stories and media of World War II, in which militaries sought to find, attack, and destroy critical elements of their enemies' resources and infrastructure, and meanwhile would construct elaborate defenses for themselves. The attack on the {{w|Death Star}} in particular is inspired by {{w|Operation Chastise}}, the "bouncing bomb" attack on Germany's hydroelectric power plants; Operation Chastise was dramatised in the {{w|The Dam Busters (book)|1951 book}} and {{w|The Dam Busters (film)|1955 film}} ''The Dam Busters'', which was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdb03Hw18M very thoroughly homaged] by ''A New Hope''. The original trilogy of movies only had two Death Stars, but superweapons quickly became a staple of the {{w|Star Wars expanded to other media|Expanded Universe}} fiction, to the point that one book had {{w|Han Solo}} make fun of the Empire's tendency towards building superweapons, proposing such ridiculous names as "Galaxy Destructor" and "Nostril of Palpatine". Superweapons are common in superhero stories.<br />
<br />
Redemption and making allies of old enemies is also a common plot point in ''Star Wars''. Anakin Skywalker fell to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader, but eventually returned to the Light Side to protect his son, and Han Solo was initially a morally ambiguous character who was eventually convinced to join the Rebellion.<br />
<br />
Rey, one of the main characters in the sequel trilogy series is an orphan, who was left behind on the planet Jakku as a child. As Rey is Force-sensitive and adept at using a lightsaber, there is much speculation among Star Wars fans as to the identity of her parents. Many major characters in ''Star Wars'' have unexpected heritages of great portent, most famously Luke, who was very distressed to learn that Darth Vader did not ''kill'' his father, as Obi-Wan had told him, but ''is'' his father. In ''{{w|Star Wars: The Last Jedi}}'', villain {{w|Kylo Ren}} tells her that she is the child of "filthy junk traders", but many fans speculate that he was lying to her.<br />
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The title text refers to the bottom option of the [strange event in battle] section. Apparently Lord Juul (or Darth Juul) is fighting the heroes in the Sith car wash. It is unclear what "flipping the switch" from Regular to Premium would do, but it seems to be beneficial to Darth Juul. A "premium" car wash usually has more features than a regular car wash, e.g. more cleaning brushes, waxing the car, cleaning the tires, etc.<br />
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This is the second false fact generating comic, after [[1930: Calendar Facts]].<br />
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==Table==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Entry<br />
! Explanation<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | New villain<br />
|-<br />
| Kyle Ren<br />
|Kyle Ren is one letter away from {{w|Kylo Ren|''Kylo'' Ren}}, the adopted "Sith name" of Ben Solo, son of Han and Leia Solo. Kylo is one of the antagonists of the first two movies in the sequel trilogy, and presumably will be so in the third, but there's nobody in the films named "Kyle". (There are a handful of ''Legends'' characters named Kyle, most famously Kyle Katarn, protagonist of the ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' video game series.)<br />
|-<br />
| {{w|Malloc}}<br />
| Malloc is a function used in the C programming language to allocate more memory in the running of a program. Malloc may sound similar to {{w|Darth Malak|Malak}}, the antagonist of the ''{{w|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic}}'' video game.<br />
|-<br />
|Darth Sebelius<br />
| {{w|Sebelius}} is the last name of several people. <br />
* {{w|Kathleen Sebelius}} is a former state representative and governor of Kansas who was Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services under President Obama. Sebelius was the named party in a {{w|National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius|Supreme Court case}} that upheld the provisions of the {{w|Affordable Care Act}} ("Obamacare"). The naming of Sebelius as a villain may reference the fact that the ACA has been controversial among certain groups. <br />
* {{w|Jean Sibelius}} is a reknowned Finnish composer. {{w|Sibelius (scorewriter)|Sibelius}} is also the name of a piece of music software.<br />
Randall may have chosen this surname as it sounds similar to {{w|Darth Sidious}}, the overarching villain in the first 6 Star Wars films, who is rumored to return in the upcoming film. <br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Theranos}}<br />
|Theranos was a medical technology company founded by {{w|Elizabeth Holmes}} which claimed to have developed revolutionary blood tests that could produce more data from limited volumes of blood than ever before. They were eventually found to have engaged in fraudulent activity, having tricked investors into thinking their technology was performing better than it actually was or ever could, which resulted in fines for Holmes and Theranos president {{w|Ramesh Balwani}} and the bankruptcy of Theranos. Theranos also sounds similar to {{w|Thanos}}, the main villain of the Infinity Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.<br />
|-<br />
|Lord Juul<br />
|{{w|Juul}} is a brand of e-cigarettes. In addition to the broader controversy surrounding electronic cigarettes, Juul has been investigated for its sale of flavored additives for their cigarettes, which are alleged to be particularly attractive to minors.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | New friend<br />
|-<br />
| Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
| May be a parody of the name {{w|Luke Skywalker}}, one of the main characters in the original trilogy of films. Other "Nounverber" names in ''Star Wars'' include Starkiller, Luke's original last name which was later applied to Starkiller Base in ''The Force Awakens'', and Biggs Darklighter, Luke's childhood friend and fellow Rebel pilot who died in the attack on the original Death Star. Also note another Star Wars comic posted a few weeks before this one, [[2229:_Rey_and_Kylo]], which shows those characters actually deciding to measure properties of space.<br />
|-<br />
|Teen Yoda<br />
|{{w|The Child (Star Wars character)|The Child}}, commonly called "Baby Yoda" by fans and the media, is a breakout character from the Disney+ series ''{{w|The Mandalorian}}''. Randall envisions a "teenage" version of this character teaming up with the main characters. This may be in analogy to Groot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who appeared as an adult, then child, then teen, or other adaptations of original characters like the Teen Titans.<br />
|-<br />
|Dab Tweetdeck<br />
| A {{w|Dab (dance)|dab}} is a dance move which is many decades old but was made popular by that name in the late 2010's. {{w|TweetDeck}} is an application for managing Twitter accounts. Taken together, "Dab Tweetdeck" could be a character name proposed by clueless Disney executives to attract "the kids" to see ''The Rise of Skywalker'', although one would think that this name would be heavily promoted and thus not a spoiler in that case.<br />
Tweetdeck sounds similar to twi'lek, one of the humanoid alien races in Star Wars, who often are employed as dancers.<br />
|-<br />
| Yaz Progestin<br />
| Yaz sounds like the first name of {{w|Maz Kanata}}, a supporting protagonist in the sequel trilogy. Yaz is a medication which contains {{w|Progestin}}, which imitates the effects of {{w|progesterone}}, a female sex hormone. It is used for purposes including birth control and acne treatment.<br />
|-<br />
| TI-83<br />
| Droids in the Star Wars universe typically have names with letters and numbers, such as R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8, etc. Randall has created a new character called "TI-83". In real life, the {{w|TI-83}} is a model of graphing calculator manufactured by {{w|Texas Instruments}} that is commonly used in American high schools. This mirrors the origin of the name "R2-D2", which was inspired when Lucas was working on ''{{w|American Graffiti}}'' and was asked for Reel 2, Dialog Track 2, which was abbreviated "R-2-D-2". He remarked that it would be a "great name" and included it in his then-in-development script for ''Star Wars''.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Lightsaber colors<br />
|-<br />
| [beige/ochre/mauve/aquamarine/taupe]<br />
| These are different colors, none of which is a "traditional" color for a lightsaber. {{w|Beige}} is a pale-grayish yellow. {{w|Ochre}} is a clay earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brown. {{w|Mauve}} is a pale purple color. A purple color has been used for a lightsaber in the prequel trilogy series, by Jedi Master {{w|Mace Windu}}. {{w|Aquamarine (color)|Aquamarine}} is a blueish green color. {{w|Taupe}} is a dark brown color between brown and gray.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Superweapon names<br />
|-<br />
|Sun Obliterator<br />
| There was an Expanded Universe superweapon called the "Sun Crusher", which would infiltrate a star system and shoot a special torpedo into the star to make it go supernova. May also be a reference to one of the doodles from What If?.<br />
|-<br />
|Moonsquisher<br />
| There were no ''Star Wars'' superweapons with the word "Moon" in their title (or "squisher"), but in the no-longer-canon ''New Jedi Order'' series, Chewbacca was squished ''by'' a moon that was intentionally de-orbited by invading Yuuzhan Vong.<br />
|-<br />
|World Eater<br />
| Possibly a reference to {{w|Alduin}}, the main villain of the popular game {{w|The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim}}. In the Expanded Universe, the Empire used World Devastators, massive machines that would strip-mine planets with tractor beams and make weapons and spacecraft from the extracted resources.<br />
|-<br />
|Planet Zester<br />
| A {{w|zester}} is a cooking tool for zesting citrus fruit, that is, scraping off the outer layer of a citrus fruit to obtain the flavorful outer layer of its skin. Zesting a planet would be devastating to anything built or living on its surface.<br />
|-<br />
|Superconducting supercollider<br />
| A {{w|supercollider}}, or particle accelerator, is a machine used to accelerate charged particles to very high speeds, for testing in particle physics. The {{w|Superconducting Super Collider}} was a proposed accelerator which was to be constructed in Texas, but was cancelled partway through construction.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Station capabilities<br />
|-<br />
|blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
|This is how the {{w|Death Star}} was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: A New Hope}}''. Many beams converged together to form one energy beam. The superweapon was used to destroy the planet Alderaan, as an intimidation tactic against Princess Leia.<br />
|-<br />
|blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
|This is how the superweapon on Starkiller Base was depicted in ''{{w|Star Wars: The Force Awakens}}''. A single energy beam split into several beams, allowing it to attack many planets. The superweapon was used to destroy the planets in the Hosnian system, the headquarters of the New Republic.<br />
|-<br />
|cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
|Jango Fett's "seismic charge" weapon, which he used in a dogfight against Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''Attack of the Clones'', produced a plane wave that cut asteroids in half; presumably a larger weapon of this kind could do the same to a planet.<br />
|-<br />
|increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
|This is a reference to {{w|climate change}} currently occurring on planet Earth due mainly to human factors such as the burning of fossil fuels releasing ancient carbon sources into the air as carbon dioxide, and mass deforestation which means trees are not converting the carbon dioxide into sugars and collagen. <br />
This seems to have occurred on the planet {{w|Venus}}. Venus' atmosphere is 97% carbon dioxide, and it is also the hottest planet in the Solar System, due to a greenhouse effect, preventing the planet from cooling.<br />
|-<br />
|triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
|The {{w|closing credits}} or end credits of a film is the list of cast and crew who were involved in the making of the film. It would be quite strange to show the end credits of the film before it has concluded, although it is one of the [https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CreditsGag types of credits gag] used in other media. This entry is considerably less damaging to a planet{{Citation needed}} than the other 4 entries in this section, but if early audiences are left unsatisfied by the movie, they might tell everyone else not to see it, which would put the ''Star Wars'' franchise in a perilous financial situation. This would negatively impact the villains as well as the heroes, but they might consider this a worthwhile trade if it is their best option at harming the heroes. This option may also be a reference to the Netflix interactive movie "Bandersnatch" in which certain choices triggered the end of the movie and caused it to start the credits.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Old enemy/new friend<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Boba Fett}}<br />
| Boba Fett is a famous bounty hunter introduced in the ''{{w|Star Wars Holiday Special}}'' and made popular by ''{{w|The Empire Strikes Back}}''. On the Empire's orders, he helped capture Han Solo as part of a plot to capture Luke Skywalker. He later tried to prevent Luke from rescuing Han, but was knocked into a sarlacc pit, where he was presumed eaten. In the Expanded Universe, he survived and did eventually join the protagonists against extragalactic invaders; his survival has not been confirmed by Disney's new canon, but he would be a plausible character to bring back in ''The Rise of Skywalker''. A Mandalorian (not Boba Fett, but a bounty hunter using body-armour <!-- Boba was 'born' on the ocean-world of Kamino, being an unaccelerated clone of Jango; maybe Jango was and maybe The Mandalorian was from the desert-planet of Mandalore, but that is beyond my inherit knowledge of canon, so right now I'll make this change and let someone else who cares enough about it and has seen Disney+ refine this further--> from the same planet) is featured in the new Disney+ series, ''The Mandalorian''.<br />
|-<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Salacious_B._Crumb Salacious Crumb]<br />
| Salacious B. Crumb is a Kowakian monkey-lizard who was Jabba the Hutt's jester. He wasn't exactly a major adversary, but he did pull one of C-3PO's eyes out. He was last seen on Jabba the Hutt's sail barge, which was made to explode after Han, Luke, and the rest of the heroes escaped from it, and is presumed dead.<br />
|-<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Exogorth The Space Slug]<br />
| In ''The Empire Strikes Back'', Han Solo pilots the Millennium Falcon into a giant cave to evade pursuit and get time to effect repairs. He is interrupted when the cave turns out to be the mouth of a giant space slug, which the Falcon barely escapes. A giant space slug might be a powerful ally in a battle against a giant space station.<br />
|-<br />
|The bottom half of {{w|Darth Maul}}<br />
| Darth Maul was cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of ''The Phantom Menace''. His "upper half", attached to mechanical legs, has returned as a villain in the ''Clone Wars'' TV series and ''{{w|Solo: A Star Wars Story|Solo}}''. Given that Maul was a Sith and Kenobi a Jedi, who trained Luke, who trained Rey, it would be extremely unexpected for his "bottom half" to join forces with the heroes, although presumably his bottom half would have to be attached to something, which might be better disposed towards Jedi.<br />
|-<br />
|YouTube commenters<br />
| The sequel trilogy has received more mixed reviews from watchers than Disney might like, and many vocal non-fans have taken to commenting on YouTube (via videos and comments) on what they don't like about the new movies and new characters. If ''The Rise of Skywalker'' fully wins the crowd, an alliance between the heroes and their former critics would be extremely powerful, but with Rotten Tomatoes showing a critics' aggregate score of [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_rise_of_skywalker/ less than 60%] ("rotten"), it's going to be an uphill battle.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Battle feature<br />
|-<br />
|a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
|May be a reference to the [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Bowcaster bowcaster], a laser crossbow weapon used by the Wookie {{w|Chewbacca}}. It is unclear if the lightsaber-headed arrows are actually lightsabers in itself, as they would seem difficult to produce (as opposed to the Death Star, or even a bunch of sword versions of the arrow).<br />
|-<br />
|X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
| The {{w|Star Wars opening crawl|"opening crawl"}} is a signature motif used in all the main Star Wars films, to explain the backstory and context of each film. {{w|X-Wing}}s and {{w|TIE fighter}}s are fighter-type spaceships used by the Rebels (and Resistance later on) and the Empire (and First Order), respectively. A dogfight scene during the opening crawl would involve {{w|Fourth wall|breaking the fourth wall}}, as the opening crawl is not presumed to be part of the universe of the films (except when so parodied, such as in {{w|Airplane II: The Sequel}}).<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith educational display that uses Force lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
|[https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Force_lightning Force lightning] is a power that Force users can use to generate electric energy from the user's hands. It was first used in ''Return of the Jedi'' by Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious) when Luke Skywalker refuses to give in to the dark side of the Force. Palpatine attempts to kill Luke with Force lightning, but Darth Vader saves Luke by throwing Palpatine down a reactor chute. Palpatine also used Force Lightning on Mace Windu and Yoda during their battles at the end of ''Revenge of the Sith''. None of these uses of Sith lightning were intended to be educational on the nature of {{w|lightning}}, although they could have been very educational on the pain, cruelty, and "unlimited power!" offered by the Dark Side of the Force. This might also be a reference to [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Sith_holocron sith holocron] — a device to store Force-related information and secrets, possibly. <br />
|-<br />
|Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
|Kylo Ren is famous for wearing his helmet in ''The Force Awakens'', which he styled after Darth Vader's helmet. Putting on another helmet over it would require a comically large helmet that might be compared to Dark Helmet, a character from the parody film ''{{w|Spaceballs}}'' who parodies Darth Vader.<br />
|-<br />
|a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
| While an unexpected car wash finale scene seems unlikely, it is not without precedent in cinema; ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence_of_Utena Adolescence of Utena]'' featured the title character unexpectedly entering a car wash and transforming into a car (followed by a segue into a car race sequence). <br />
George Lucas, the originator of Star Wars also wrote the movie "American Graffiti," which featured cars prominently. A subsequent movie "Car Wash," has been seen as a commentary on or imitation of "American Graffiti." Including a Sith car wash might reference the relation between these two films.[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/movies/streaming-car-wash.html ‘Car Wash,’ a Raunchy 1970s Comedy Brimming With Meta and Mayhem].<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #1<br />
|-<br />
| {{w|Luke Skywalker|Luke}} <br />
| Luke Skywalker is the main character of the original Star Wars films. Of all of the characters presented here, he is the one with the greatest likelihood of being Rey's father. When Maz gave Rey Luke's lightsaber, she said "[t]hat lightsaber was Luke's, and his father's before him, and now, it calls to you." Luke does not seem to recognize Rey as his child (or as anybody in particular), but Darth Vader did not recognize Luke or Leia as his children -- and indeed did not know that he had any living children -- until they were grown. However, unlike Anakin Skywalker, or the Luke Skywalker from the pre-Disney Expanded Universe, no canon materials have presented anyone with whom Luke has fallen in love or fathered a child.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Princess Leia|Leia}} and {{w|Han Solo|Han}}<br />
|Princess Leia and Han Solo are the other main characters of the original Star Wars films. It is unlikely that Leia or Han are Rey's parents as they did not seem to recognize Rey in any of the sequel trilogy films, nor is there any indication that they have had more than one child (Ben Solo, AKA Kylo Ren).<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Obi-Wan Kenobi|Obi-Wan}}<br />
|Obi-Wan Kenobi was one of the main characters in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He, along with Qui-Gon Jinn, discovered Anakin Skywalker, who later became Darth Vader. Kenobi dies at the end of ''Star Wars: A New Hope'', sacrificing himself to allow Luke, Leia, and Han to escape the Death Star. Marriage and parenthood were forbidden by the Jedi Order, and Obi-Wan generally adhered to the Order's rules more closely than Anakin did; Obi-Wan did feel some mutual romantic attraction with Duchess Satine of Mandalore, but they both chose to remain in their respective organizations rather than pursue a relationship. Also, Obi-Wan stopped having a physical form decade before Rey was conceived.<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
|This is who Kylo Ren claims that Rey is descended from: worthless, random junk traders.<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Rey's parent #2<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|Poe Dameron|Poe}}<br />
|Poe Dameron is one of the main characters of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. He is a pilot in the Resistance. He is only 13 years older than Rey, and thus is most likely not her father.<br />
|-<br />
|{{w|BB-8}}<br />
|BB-8 is an astromech droid owned by Poe Dameron. It is unlikely that Rey is descended from a (non-living) droid.<br />
|-<br />
|[ {{w|Amilyn Holdo}} /Laura Dern]<br />
|Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo, portrayed by Laura Dern, was a leader in the Resistance. She dies at the end of ''The Last Jedi'', sacrificing herself by jumping to light speed straight into the First Order's pursuing starship. Randall presents both Admiral Holdo, the character, and Laura Dern, the actress, as separate options for Rey's mother, but the former is not supported by any story material and the latter is impossible (Dern is alive here and now, not "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away").<br />
|-<br />
|a random junk trader<br />
| (see above)<br />
|-<br />
|that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
|This is [https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/GNK_power_droid a droid] from ''Star Wars: A New Hope'' that says "Gonk". As in the BB-8 entry, it is unlikely that Rey is descended from a droid.<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript}}<br />
:<big>Star Wars Spoiler Generator</big><br />
<br />
:[Shown below is a branching flowchart of sorts that begins at the phrase "In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...", then flows through various paths to build up a story.]<br />
<br />
:In this Star Wars movie, our heroes return to take on the First Order and new villain...<br />
::Kyle Ren<br />
::Malloc<br />
::Darth Sebelius<br />
::Theranos<br />
::Lord Juul<br />
<br />
:...with help from their new friend...<br />
::Kim Spacemeasurer<br />
::Teen Yoda<br />
::Dab Tweetdeck<br />
::Yaz Progestin<br />
::TI-83<br />
<br />
:Rey builds a new lightsaber with a...<br />
::beige<br />
::ochre<br />
::mauve<br />
::aquamarine<br />
::taupe<br />
<br />
:...blade, and they head out to confront the First Order's new superweapon, the...<br />
::Sun Obliterator<br />
::Moonsquisher<br />
::World Eater<br />
::Planet Zester<br />
::Superconducting Supercollider<br />
<br />
:...a space station capable of...<br />
::blowing up a planet with a bunch of beams of energy that combine into one<br />
::blowing up a bunch of planets with one beam of energy that splits into many<br />
::cutting a planet in half and smashing the halves together like two cymbals<br />
::increasing the CO<sub>2</sub> levels in a planet's atmosphere, causing rapid heating<br />
::triggering the end credits before the movie is done<br />
<br />
:They unexpectedly join forces with their old enemy...<br />
::Boba Fett<br />
::Salacious Crumb<br />
::The Space Slug<br />
::the bottom half of Darth Maul<br />
::Youtube commenters<br />
<br />
:...and destroy the superweapon in a battle featuring<br />
::a bow that shoots little lightsaber-headed arrows<br />
::X-Wings and TIE fighters dodging the giant letters of the opening crawl<br />
::a Sith educational display that uses Force Lightning to demonstrate the dielectric breakdown of air<br />
::Kylo Ren putting on another helmet over his smaller one<br />
::a Sith car wash where the bristles on the brushes are little lightsabers<br />
<br />
:P.S. Rey's parents are...<br />
::Luke<br />
::Leia<br />
::Han<br />
::Obi-Wan<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
<br />
:...and...<br />
::Poe<br />
::BB-8<br />
::Amilyn Holdo<br />
::Laura Dern<br />
::a random junk trader<br />
::that one droid from the Jawa Sandcrawler that says ''Gonk''<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Charts]]<br />
[[Category:Star Wars]]<br />
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]] <!-- Laura Dern --><br />
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free , respectively.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|Taken literal the equation says: "The nth K-number is equal to for all i in 0 to infinity, for all pi in 0 to infinity; subtract pi from n and multiply it with i minus e (to the power of pi minus infinity)". A twofold misconception can be seen here. The first is the reassignment of pi as a variable instead of the constant (3.14). This might be a jab at how in number theory letters and numbers are used interchangeably, but where some letters are all of a sudden fixed constants. The second misconception is the use of infinity in the latter part of the formula. Naively this would signify that (with the reassigned pi values) the part in the power would range from minus infinity to zero. However infinity is not a number and cannot be used as one without using a limit construct.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| A modification of the combustion of methane. The correct form is often taught and a good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems.<math>\mathrm{HEAT}</math> is normally shorthand for {{w|activation energy}}, but in Randall's version it's jokingly used as a chemical ingredient and becomes <math>\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{EAT}</math>, taking the hydrogen atom freed by the combustion equation shown. To deliver the punchline while maintaining proper stoichiometry, <math>\mathrm{OH}</math> (which should be <math>\mathrm{OH}^-</math>, since the oxygen keeps a free electron when it combines with a single hydrogen) is shown instead of <math>\mathrm{O}_2</math>. The proper methane combustion equation would be: <math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + 2 \mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CO}_2</math><br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - u_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<math>\hat H</math> is the hamiltonian operator, which when applied to a system returns the total energy. In this context U would usually be the potential energy. However there is also a subscript 0 and a diacritic making indicating some other variable. Much of physics is based on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. The Lagrangian is defined as <math>\hat L = \hat K - \hat U </math> with K being the kinetic energy and U the potential. Hamiltonian mechanics uses the equation <math>\hat H = \hat K + \hat U </math>. The Hamiltonian must be conserved so taking the time derivative and setting it equal to zero is a powerful tool. The principle of least action says allows most modern physics to be derived by setting the time derivative of the Lagrangian to zero.<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|This equation has superficial resemblance to portions of [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations Maxwell's Equations], but just miscellaneous bits, some from the integral forms and some from the differential forms.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x2202;/&#x2202;t &nabla; &sdot; p = 8/23 (&#x222F; &rho; ds dt &sdot; &rho; &#x2202;/&#x2202;&nabla;)<br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613282034: Equations2018-08-17T08:23:50Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Add a missing "2" to the correct methane combustion equation.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|Taken literal the equation says: "The nth K-number is equal to for all i in 0 to infinity, for all pi in 0 to infinity; subtract pi from n and multiply it with i minus e (to the power of pi minus infinity)". A twofold misconception can be seen here. The first is the reassignment of pi as a variable instead of the constant (3.14). This might be a jab at how in number theory letters and numbers are used interchangeably, but where some letters are all of a sudden fixed constants. The second misconception is the use of infinity in the latter part of the formula. Naively this would signify that (with the reassigned pi values) the part in the power would range from minus infinity to zero. However infinity is not a number and cannot be used as one without using a limit construct.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| A modification of the combustion of methane. The correct form is often taught and a good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems.<math>HEAT</math> is normally shorthand for {{w|activation energy}}, but in Randall's version it's jokingly used as a chemical ingredient and becomes <math>H_2EAT</math>, taking the hydrogen atom freed by the combustion equation shown. To deliver the punchline while maintaining proper stoichiometry, <math>\mathrm{OH}</math> (which should be <math>\mathrm{OH}^-</math>, since the oxygen keeps a free electron when it combines with a single hydrogen) is shown instead of <math>\mathrm{O}_2</math>. The proper methane combustion equation would be: <math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + 2 \mathrm{O}_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CO}_2</math><br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|This equation has superficial resemblance to portions of [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations Maxwell's Equations], but just miscellaneous bits, some from the integral forms and some from the differential forms.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x2202;/&#x2202;t &nabla; &sdot; p = 8/23 (&#x222F; &rho; ds dt &sdot; &rho; &#x2202;/&#x2202;&nabla;)<br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613262034: Equations2018-08-17T08:14:17Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added initial explanation of the electromagnetic equation.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|Taken literal the equation says: "The nth K-number is equal to for all i in 0 to infinity, for all pi in 0 to infinity; subtract pi from n and multiply it with i minus e (to the power of pi minus infinity)". A twofold misconception can be seen here. The first is the reassignment of pi as a variable instead of the constant (3.14). This might be a jab at how in number theory letters and numbers are used interchangeably, but where some letters are all of a sudden fixed constants. The second misconception is the use of infinity in the latter part of the formula. Naively this would signify that (with the reassigned pi values) the part in the power would range from minus infinity to zero. However infinity is not a number and cannot be used as one without using a limit construct.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| A modification of the combustion of methane. The correct form is often taught and a good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems.<math>HEAT</math> is normally shorthand for {{w|activation energy}}, but in Randall's version it's jokingly used as a chemical ingredient and becomes <math>H_2EAT</math>, taking the hydrogen atom freed by the combustion equation shown.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\bigcirc\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\int<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|This equation has superficial resemblance to portions of [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_equations Maxwell's Equations], but just miscellaneous bits, some from the integral forms and some from the differential forms.<br />
|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x2202;/&#x2202;t &nabla; &sdot; p = 8/23 (&#x222F; &rho; ds dt &sdot; &rho; &#x2202;/&#x2202;&nabla;)<br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613182034: Equations2018-08-17T06:56:15Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix typo that I just added. Oops!</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| A modification of the combustion of methane. The correct form is often taught and a good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems. As modified, <math>HEAT</math> becomes <math>H_2EAT</math>, taking the hydrogen atom freed by the combustion equation shown.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x2202;/&#x2202;t &nabla; &sdot; p = 8/23 (&#x222F; &rho; ds dt &sdot; &rho; &#x2202;/&#x2202;&nabla;)<br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613172034: Equations2018-08-17T06:55:29Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added to explanation of the Chemistry equation.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| A modification of the combustion of methane. The correct for is often taught and a good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems. As modified, <math>HEAT</math> becomes <math>H_2EAT</math>, taking the hydrogen atom freed by the combustion equation shown.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x2202;/&#x2202;t &nabla; &sdot; p = 8/23 (&#x222F; &rho; ds dt &sdot; &rho; &#x2202;/&#x2202;&nabla;)<br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613152034: Equations2018-08-17T06:47:30Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fixed k_0 in Kinematics explanation.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant <math>K_0</math> multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| the combustion of methane often taught and good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems than the combustion of methane.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613142034: Equations2018-08-17T06:46:14Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Downcased field titles.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|All kinematics equations<br />
|Energy equals a constant K_0 multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|All number theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All fluid dynamic equations<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|All quantum mechanic equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|All chemistry equations<br />
| the combustion of methane often taught and good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems than the combustion of methane.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|All quantum gravity equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|All gauge theory equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|All cosmology equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|All truly deep physics equations<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613132034: Equations2018-08-17T06:43:11Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added "All electromagnetic equations" per the title text.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:20%"|Field<br />
!style="width:60%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}\rho vt^2</math><br />
|ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br />
|Energy equals a constant K_0 multiplied by time plus half of density multiplied by speed multiplied by time squared<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br />
| the combustion of methane often taught and good example problem but obviously there are more chemistry problems than the combustion of methane.<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\xi) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, \dots \begin{cases} \dots > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ \dots = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ \dots < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math><br />
|All electromagnetic equations<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br><br />
E = K<sub>0</sub>t + 1/2 pvt<sup>2</sup><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
CH<sub>4</sub> + OH + HEAT &rarr; H<sub>2</sub>O + CH<sub>2</sub> + EAT <br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
SU(2)U(1) &times; SU(U(2)) <br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
&#x0124; - u̧<sub>0</sub> = 0<br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613072034: Equations2018-08-17T06:28:15Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Oops! It looks like two of us did the same thing at the same time! Removed the second one.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:10%"|Field<br />
!style="width:70%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}pvt^2</math><br />
|ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br />
|Energy equals a constant K_0 multiplied by time plus ...<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br />
<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}pvt^2</math><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2034:_Equations&diff=1613062034: Equations2018-08-17T06:26:32Z<p>Wjw: Added a table in the "Explanation" section, using the math equations that someone else created. Next we need explanations for each equation.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 2034<br />
| date = August 17, 2018<br />
| title = Equations<br />
| image = equations.png<br />
| titletext = All electromagnetic equations: The same as all fluid dynamics equations, but with the 8 and 23 replaced with the permittivity and permeability of free space, respectively.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="width:20%"|Equation<br />
!style="width:10%"|Field<br />
!style="width:70%"|Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}pvt^2</math><br />
|ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br />
|Energy equals a constant K_0 multiplied by time plus ...<br />
|-<br />
|<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br />
|ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br />
|-<br />
|<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br />
|ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br />
|ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
|ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br />
|ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br />
|ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="border-collapse: collapse"<br />
|-<br />
! Equation !! Label !! Explanation<br />
|-<br />
| <math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}pvt^2</math> || All Kinematics Equations ||<br />
|-<br />
| <math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math> || All Number Theory Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\nabla\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\nabla}<br />
</math> || All Fluid Dynamics Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math> || All Quantum Mechanic Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math> || All Chemistry Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU(U(2))</math> || All Quantum Gravity Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\bar{\epsilon}}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math> || All Gauge Theory Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \Lambda \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math> || All Cosmology Equations<br />
|-<br />
| <math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math> || All Truly Deep Physics Equations<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
[TODO: Avoid using math markup here because the images of these equations isn't helpful in a transcript. Sigh.]<br />
[Nine equations are listed and labeled as followed:]<br />
<br><br />
<math>E = K_0t + \frac{1}{2}pvt^2</math><br><br />
ALL KINEMATICS EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>K_n = \sum_{i=0}^{\infty}\sum_{\pi=0}^{\infty}(n-\pi)(i-e^{\pi-\infty})</math><br><br />
ALL NUMBER THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\frac{\partial}{\partial t}\triangledown\cdot p = \frac{8}{23}<br />
\int\!\!\!\!\int\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\;\;\bigcirc\,\,<br />
\rho\,ds\,dt\cdot \rho\frac{\partial}{\partial\triangledown}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL FLUID DYNAMIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>|\psi_{x,y}\rangle = A(\psi) A(|x\rangle \otimes |y\rangle)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM MECHANIC EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\mathrm{CH}_4 + \mathrm{OH} + \mathrm{HEAT} \rightarrow \mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O} + \mathrm{CH}_2 + \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{EAT}</math><br><br />
ALL CHEMISTRY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>SU(2)U(1) \times SU\left(U(2)\right)</math><br><br />
ALL QUANTUM GRAVITY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>S_g = \frac{-1}{2\epsilon}i\eth \hat{\big(} \zeta_0 \dotplus p_\epsilon \rho_v^{abc}\cdot \eta_0 \hat{\big)} f_a^0 a\lambda(\zeta) \psi(0_a)</math><br><br />
ALL GAUGE THEORY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>H(t) + \Omega + G \cdot \land \, ... \begin{cases} ... > 0 & \text{(HUBBLE MODEL)} \\ ... = 0 & \text{(FLAT SPHERE MODEL)} \\ ... < 0 & \text{(BRIGHT DARK MATTER MODEL)} \end{cases}<br />
</math><br><br />
ALL COSMOLOGY EQUATIONS<br><br />
<br><br />
<math>\hat H - \mu_{0} = 0</math><br><br />
ALL TRULY DEEP PHYSICS EQUATIONS<br />
<br><br />
<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
[[Category:Math]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1937:_IATA_Airport_Abbreviations&diff=1504301937: IATA Airport Abbreviations2018-01-05T08:59:00Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix spelling error in my addition.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1937<br />
| date = January 3, 2018<br />
| title = IATA Airport Abbreviations<br />
| image = iata_airport_abbreviations.png<br />
| titletext = IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Expansion needed. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
This comic is making fun of the three-letter codes assigned to mostly all {{w|IATA airport code|airports}} in the world. These codes are overseen by the {{w|International Air Transport Association|IATA (International Air Transport Association)}}. Some airport codes are very intuitive, taking letters from the city name (e.g., DEN for Denver). Other codes are somewhat intuitive, taking a letter or two from the nearby city name but adding an additional letter (e.g., LAX for Los Angeles). Other codes make seemingly no sense at all (e.g., ORD for Chicago's O'Hare International, due to it formerly being named Orchard Field). In many cases, the airport codes appear to have been chosen (or invented) because they are also common abbreviations and acronyms. <br />
<br />
If we use the table provided, Randall's friend is flying into Edwards Air Force Base and then down to whatever. This is not a typical flight. In actuality, the friend is flying into Newark tonight and Detroit tomorrow.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|'''IATA Code''' || '''Actual Assigned City/Airport''' || '''Description in the comic''' || '''Explanation'''<br />
|-<br />
| AMD || {{w|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad}} || {{w|Amsterdam }}|| Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Its airport (called {{w|Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol}}) has the IATA code AMS.<br />
|-<br />
| ANC || {{w|Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage}} || {{w|Ankh-Morpork}} || Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state featured in ''{{w|Discworld}}''. ANC is also an abbreviated name for the {{w|African National Congress}}.<br />
|-<br />
| ATL || {{w|Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta}} || Atalantë || Another name for J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional island of {{w|Númenor}} (which is in turn a reference to the sinking of {{w|Atlantis}}). This may also be an intentional misspelling of "Atlanta". ATL may also be an abbreviation for "above the line" - the area in an internet article or post containing the main content; as contrasted with BTL ("below the line") where readers' comments appear.<br />
|-<br />
| BAE || {{w|Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airfield|Barcelonnette}} || {{w|Beijing}} || Beijing is the capital of China. {{w|Beijing Capital International Airport|Its airport}} has the IATA code PEK (possibly from Peking, alternate former spelling of its name). "{{w|Bae (word)|Bae}}" is a slang term meaning girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other. Randall has presumably assigned this to Beijing as, when pronounced as a word, rather than an abbreviation, it resembles the first syllable.<br />
|-<br />
| BLT || {{w|Blackwater Airport|Blackwater}} || {{w|Baltimore}} || A "{{w|BLT}}" is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Baltimore is served by two airports with the codes BWI and MTN.<br />
|-<br />
| BUF || {{w|Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo}} || {{w|Sunnydale}} || Sunnydale is a fictional California city that serves as the primary setting for ''{{w|Buffy the Vampire Slayer|'''Buf'''fy the Vampire Slayer}}''.<br />
|-<br />
| CLT || {{w|Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte}} || [CENSORED] || The censored word may be "{{w|clitoris}}". [[Randall]] has used this word in the comic before ([[243: Appropriate Term]]), but it is censored here for comic effect.<br />
|-<br />
| DFW || {{w|Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth}} || Down For Whatever || "Down for Whatever" is an expression used to indicate that one is okay with doing whatever his or her friends are doing in a social situation, or whatever comes up during a social situation.<br />
|-<br />
|DTF || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Dartford}} || "DTF" is an abbreviation used to indicate "Down To Fuck". Dartford is a town in Kent, UK, about 10 miles SE of London. It does not have an airport. The nearest is probably {{w|London City Airport}}, LCY.<br />
|-<br />
| DTW || {{w|Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit}} || Down To Whatever || See "DFW". "Down to Whatever" could indicate that one is getting on a plane with the intention of being fine with whatever the plane's destination turns out to be.<br />
|-<br />
| DWI || ''not assigned'' || Delaware International || "DWI" is an abbreviation for "Driving While Intoxicated" or "Driving While Impaired." Randall notes in the ''what if?'' book that Delaware has no airports. This entry is also a play on the nearby real airport BWI, Baltimore-Washington International.<br />
|-<br />
| EWR || {{w|Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark}} || {{w|Edwards Air Force Base}} || Edwards Air Force Base (which has the IATA code EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) east of Rosamond. It is notable for its pivotal role in NASA spaceflight development.<br />
|-<br />
| FFS || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Flagstaff station|Flagstaff Station}} || "FFS" is an abbreviation for "For Fuck's Sake." "FLG" is the code for the Flagstaff Amtrak station.<br />
|-<br />
| FHQ || ''not assigned'' || FHQWHGADS || The string "fhqwhgads" appeared as the first part of the sender name in the email "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lml_AKkhCVY i love you]" sent to Strong Bad in the {{w|Homestar Runner}} cartoons; Strong Bad ended up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=votBDwhTu1E writing a song] dedicated to the "character", and, after this comic's release, Strong Bad's official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/948696499885694976 posted about the reference].<br />
|-<br />
| FYI || {{w|Fresno Yosemite International Airport}} || Fayetteville || "FYI" often stands for "For Your Information". Fresno Yosemite International also has the code FAT for Fresno Air Terminal. Fayetteville is the name of many cities in the United States. Fayetteville, NC is the only Fayetteville served by airports: POB and FAY.<br />
|-<br />
| HGM || ''not assigned'' || Hogsmeade || {{w|Places_in_Harry_Potter#Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade}} is a fictional location in the ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'' series.<br />
|-<br />
| HSV || {{w|Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville}} || {{w|Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville}} || This is one where Randall and the IATA agree. HSV is better known as the Hue-Saturation-Value color space or German soccer club Hamburger SV. It is also Herpes Simplex Virus, a venereal disease.<br />
|-<br />
| IAD || {{w|Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington (Dulles)}} || {{w|Boise Airport|Idaho (Boise)}} || IAD is the symbol for Dulles International Airport (which was originally "DIA" but it was felt that could be confused when hand-written with "DCA", the sign for nearby {{w|Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport}}). The Idaho Falls airport is IDA, while Idaho (Boise) is BOI, so it is unclear why BOI was chosen instead of IDA.<br />
|-<br />
| IUD || Doha || Washington (Dulles) || An "IUD" is an "IntraUterine Device," or form of birth control. Doha is the capital of Qatar in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. The Actual IATA code for Dulles is IAD (see above).<br />
|-<br />
| JFC || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Jefferson City}} || "JFC" is an abbreviation for "Jesus Fucking Christ." JFK is John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York's main airport and one of the most famous in the world. Jefferson City is the state capital of Missouri served by the JEF airport, and also the name of several other cities.<br />
|-<br />
| KUL || {{w|Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur}} || {{w|Kingdom of Loathing}} || Kingdom of Loathing is an online, browser-based RPG. It contains an [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Elemental_International_Airport International Airport], previously lacking a three digit code. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia.<br />
|-<br />
| LAX || {{w|Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles}} || Las Angalas || "Las Angalas" is a "Los Angeles" with every vowel replaced with an "a" character. It's sometimes used as a joking nickname for "Los Angeles." The Frank Black song "Los Angeles" uses this pronunciation.<br />
|-<br />
| LOL || {{w|Derby Field|Lovelock}} || {{w|Louisville}} || "LOL" often stands for "Laughing Out Loud". Lovelock is a city in the state of Nevada. Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky. The latter is served by the LJC and the SDF airport.<br />
|-<br />
| MDW || {{w|Midway International Airport|Chicago, IL (Midway)}} || {{w|Midway Atoll}} || Midway Atoll was the site of one of the most significant World War II Pacific naval battles and is the namesake of the Chicago airport. Its actual IATA code is MDY.<br />
|-<br />
| MIA || {{w|Miami International Airport|Miami}} || {{w|Colombo, Sri Lanka}} || MIA stands for "Missing In Action". It is also the stage name of a {{w|M.I.A. (rapper)|rapper of Sri Lankan heritage}}. Colombo, Sri Lanka is served by three airports: CMB, RML and BYV.<br />
The use of MIA for Colombo may be a reference to the {{w|Columbo_(character)|fictional TV detective Columbo}}, whom one might have consulted in the case of a missing person.<br />
|-<br />
| OMW || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Omaha}} || Eppley Airfield in East Omaha, Nebraska, has an IATA code of OMA. "OMW" is an abbreviation for "On My Way."<br />
|-<br />
| ORD || {{w|O'Hare International Airport|Chicago, IL (O'Hare)}} || {{w|Orlando}} || O'Hare was once known as Orchard Place/Douglas Field, hence ORD. Orlando is served by four airports: ORL, DWS, MCO and SFB<br />
|-<br />
| PDX || {{w|Portland International Airport|Portland}} || Pordlanx || Consider how LAX has a random "X" at the end. And "ORD" is an actual IATA code. Randall messes with "Portland" here in much the same way.<br />
|-<br />
| PHL || {{w|Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia, PA}} || {{w|Pittsburgh}} || Pittsburgh International Airport has a IATA code of PIT. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the two largest cities in Pennsylvania and are at opposite ends of the state.<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || {{w|San Diego International Airport|San Diego}} || San Diego<br>San Juan<br>San Jose<br>San Francisco<br>San Antonio || San Diego International Airport has SAN; nearby airports include Montgomery Field (MYF), MCAS Miramar (NKX), NAS North Island (NZY), Brown Field (SDM), and Gillespie Field (SEE).<br><br>There are several cities named San Juan or San Jose. Their airport codes are as follows: San Juan, Puerto Rico: SJU and SIG. <br>San Juan, Argentina: UAQ.<br>San Jose, California, USA: SJC.<br> San Jose, Costa Rica: SJO. <br>San Jose, Mexico: SJD. <br>San Jose, Philippines: SJI<br><br>San Francisco, CA has the airport code of SFO.<br>San Antonio, TX has the airport code of SAT.<br><br>Randall's plan to assign the code SAN to every place name beginning "San" would likely cause chaos for travellers.<br />
|-<br />
| SEA || {{w|Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma or SeaTac}} || [Indicates Water Landing] || This is presumably a reference to the fact that "SEA" could be interpreted as "Sea". Unlike some other major airports (e.g., {{w|San Francisco International Airport}} and {{w|LaGuardia Airport}}), SEA is not actually on a major body water, but missing the airport could result in a water landing. The SeaTac airport is located over a mile east of {{w|Puget Sound}}) in the city of {{w|SeaTac,_Washington}}, which is located between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, in WA.<br />
|-<br />
| SMH || Sapmanga || Smithfield || "SMH" often stands for "Shaking My Head". Sapmanga is a location in Papua New Guinea. There are various cities named Smithfield around the world, none of them having airports.<br />
|-<br />
| STL || {{w|St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis}} || {{w|Silent Hill}} || Silent Hill is a fictional city appearing in the series of video games and movies with the same name. <br />
|-<br />
| SWF || {{w|Stewart International Airport|Newburgh, New York}} || {{w|Sherwood Forest}} || .swf is the file extension for ShockWave Flash files. "SWF" can also stand for "Single White Female" in personal ads. In legend, {{w|Sherwood Forest}} was the location of Robin Hood's hideout, and Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA DSA) was formerly called Robin Hood Airport.<br />
|-<br />
| TBA || Tabibuga || {{w|Tribeca}} || "TBA" often stands for "To Be Announced". Tabibuga is a location in Papua New Guinea. Tribeca (original styled TriBeCa) is an area in New York City, which does not have an airport. The closest airport to it is Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB). ''{{w|Angie Tribeca}}'' is an American comedy television series. "TBA" is a similar indication of uncertainty to "TBC", which often stands for "To Be Confirmed".<br />
|-<br />
| TMI || {{w|Tumlingtar Airport| Tumlingtar}} || {{w|Turkmenistan}} International || "TMI" often stands for "Too Much Information". Tumlingtar is a city in Nepal. Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia which has six airports: ASB, CRZ, KRW, MYP, TAZ and URL. None of them are called "Turkmenistan International", but KRW is called "Turkmenbashi International".<br />
|-<br />
| YYY || {{w|Mont-Joli Airport|Mont-Joli}} || {{w|Toronto}} Downtown || Mont-Joli is a city in Quebec, Canada. The small airport in downtown Toronto is {{w|Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport}}, which has an actual IATA code of YTZ. This may be a play on the below designation for the larger Toronto airport, YYZ. It could also be Randall asking "why why why" some of these codes are so odd. Aside from YTZ, most airports in Canada have IATA code designations beginning with the letter Y, as many codes were created by adding the letter Y to preexisting two letter National Weather Station city designations. <br />
|-<br />
| YYZ || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto}} || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson}} || This one is correct. The band Rush is from Toronto and named an instrumental song after the airport call sign. See {{w|YYZ (instrumental)}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The title text is a pun about the acronym ''IATA'', stating it stands for '''I'''nternational '''A'''irpor'''T''' '''A'''bbreviation. This is as wrong as almost everything else here, because the real ''International Air Transport Association'' is not an organization only responsible for abbreviations in aviation. This acronym also leads to some redundancy in the title by making the true title of the comic be "International Airport Abbreviations Airport Abbreviations."<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[A list with abbreviations and their meaning is shown in two columns.]<br />
<br />
:[On top left the header reads:]<br />
:Confused by those airport abbreviations used by your friends who fly a lot?<br />
<br />
:Just memorize this list!<br />
<br />
:[On top right some social media conversation is shown:]<br />
:I'm flying into EWR tonight, then DTW tomorrow.<br />
:[Answer (in blue, two message bubbles):]<br />
:Ok, cool<br />
:I definitely know what those mean without Googling<br />
<br />
:[The list:]<br />
:{| class="wikitable style=border:none;"| <br />
|-<br />
| AMD || Amsterdam<br />
| TMI || Turkmenistan International<br />
|-<br />
| BAE || Beijing<br />
| LAX || Las Angalas<br />
|-<br />
| ORD || Orlando<br />
| EWR || Edwards Air Force Base<br />
|-<br />
| IAD || Idaho (Boise)<br />
| PHL || Pittsburgh<br />
|-<br />
| JFC || Jefferson City<br />
| SWF || Sherwood Forest<br />
|-<br />
| IUD || Washington Dulles<br />
| KUL || Kingdom of Loathing<br />
|-<br />
| FYI || Fayetteville<br />
| STL || Silent Hill<br />
|-<br />
| LOL || Louisville<br />
| BUF || Sunnydale<br />
|-<br />
| ATL || Atalante<br />
| TBA || Tribeca<br />
|-<br />
| HGM || Hogsmeade<br />
| SMH || Smithfield<br />
|-<br />
| OMW || Omaha<br />
| BLT || Baltimore<br />
|-<br />
| ANC || Ankh-Morpork<br />
| YYY || Toronto Downtown<br />
|-<br />
| HSV || Hunstville<br />
| YYZ || Toronto Pearson<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Diego<br />
| MIA || Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Juan<br />
| CLT || [Censored]<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Jose<br />
| FHQ || Fhqwhgads<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Francisco<br />
| FFS || Flagstaff Station<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Antonio<br />
| DTF || Dartford<br />
|-<br />
| DWI || Delaware International<br />
| MDW || Midway Atoll<br />
|-<br />
| DFW || Down for Whatever<br />
| PDX || Pordlanx<br />
|-<br />
| DTW || Down to Whatever<br />
| SEA || [Indicates Water Landing]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Comics with color]]<br />
[[Category:Puns]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1937:_IATA_Airport_Abbreviations&diff=1504291937: IATA Airport Abbreviations2018-01-05T08:57:07Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Add reference to TV detective Columbo in MIA entry.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1937<br />
| date = January 3, 2018<br />
| title = IATA Airport Abbreviations<br />
| image = iata_airport_abbreviations.png<br />
| titletext = IATA stands for International AirporT Abbreviation.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Expansion needed. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
This comic is making fun of the three-letter codes assigned to mostly all {{w|IATA airport code|airports}} in the world. These codes are overseen by the {{w|International Air Transport Association|IATA (International Air Transport Association)}}. Some airport codes are very intuitive, taking letters from the city name (e.g., DEN for Denver). Other codes are somewhat intuitive, taking a letter or two from the nearby city name but adding an additional letter (e.g., LAX for Los Angeles). Other codes make seemingly no sense at all (e.g., ORD for Chicago's O'Hare International, due to it formerly being named Orchard Field). In many cases, the airport codes appear to have been chosen (or invented) because they are also common abbreviations and acronyms. <br />
<br />
If we use the table provided, Randall's friend is flying into Edwards Air Force Base and then down to whatever. This is not a typical flight. In actuality, the friend is flying into Newark tonight and Detroit tomorrow.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|'''IATA Code''' || '''Actual Assigned City/Airport''' || '''Description in the comic''' || '''Explanation'''<br />
|-<br />
| AMD || {{w|Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad}} || {{w|Amsterdam }}|| Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands. Its airport (called {{w|Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol}}) has the IATA code AMS.<br />
|-<br />
| ANC || {{w|Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage}} || {{w|Ankh-Morpork}} || Ankh-Morpork is a fictional city-state featured in ''{{w|Discworld}}''. ANC is also an abbreviated name for the {{w|African National Congress}}.<br />
|-<br />
| ATL || {{w|Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta}} || Atalantë || Another name for J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional island of {{w|Númenor}} (which is in turn a reference to the sinking of {{w|Atlantis}}). This may also be an intentional misspelling of "Atlanta". ATL may also be an abbreviation for "above the line" - the area in an internet article or post containing the main content; as contrasted with BTL ("below the line") where readers' comments appear.<br />
|-<br />
| BAE || {{w|Barcelonnette – Saint-Pons Airfield|Barcelonnette}} || {{w|Beijing}} || Beijing is the capital of China. {{w|Beijing Capital International Airport|Its airport}} has the IATA code PEK (possibly from Peking, alternate former spelling of its name). "{{w|Bae (word)|Bae}}" is a slang term meaning girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other. Randall has presumably assigned this to Beijing as, when pronounced as a word, rather than an abbreviation, it resembles the first syllable.<br />
|-<br />
| BLT || {{w|Blackwater Airport|Blackwater}} || {{w|Baltimore}} || A "{{w|BLT}}" is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich. Baltimore is served by two airports with the codes BWI and MTN.<br />
|-<br />
| BUF || {{w|Buffalo Niagara International Airport|Buffalo}} || {{w|Sunnydale}} || Sunnydale is a fictional California city that serves as the primary setting for ''{{w|Buffy the Vampire Slayer|'''Buf'''fy the Vampire Slayer}}''.<br />
|-<br />
| CLT || {{w|Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte}} || [CENSORED] || The censored word may be "{{w|clitoris}}". [[Randall]] has used this word in the comic before ([[243: Appropriate Term]]), but it is censored here for comic effect.<br />
|-<br />
| DFW || {{w|Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth}} || Down For Whatever || "Down for Whatever" is an expression used to indicate that one is okay with doing whatever his or her friends are doing in a social situation, or whatever comes up during a social situation.<br />
|-<br />
|DTF || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Dartford}} || "DTF" is an abbreviation used to indicate "Down To Fuck". Dartford is a town in Kent, UK, about 10 miles SE of London. It does not have an airport. The nearest is probably {{w|London City Airport}}, LCY.<br />
|-<br />
| DTW || {{w|Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit}} || Down To Whatever || See "DFW". "Down to Whatever" could indicate that one is getting on a plane with the intention of being fine with whatever the plane's destination turns out to be.<br />
|-<br />
| DWI || ''not assigned'' || Delaware International || "DWI" is an abbreviation for "Driving While Intoxicated" or "Driving While Impaired." Randall notes in the ''what if?'' book that Delaware has no airports. This entry is also a play on the nearby real airport BWI, Baltimore-Washington International.<br />
|-<br />
| EWR || {{w|Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark}} || {{w|Edwards Air Force Base}} || Edwards Air Force Base (which has the IATA code EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in southern California, about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lancaster and 15 miles (24 km) east of Rosamond. It is notable for its pivotal role in NASA spaceflight development.<br />
|-<br />
| FFS || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Flagstaff station|Flagstaff Station}} || "FFS" is an abbreviation for "For Fuck's Sake." "FLG" is the code for the Flagstaff Amtrak station.<br />
|-<br />
| FHQ || ''not assigned'' || FHQWHGADS || The string "fhqwhgads" appeared as the first part of the sender name in the email "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lml_AKkhCVY i love you]" sent to Strong Bad in the {{w|Homestar Runner}} cartoons; Strong Bad ended up [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=votBDwhTu1E writing a song] dedicated to the "character", and, after this comic's release, Strong Bad's official Twitter account [https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/948696499885694976 posted about the reference].<br />
|-<br />
| FYI || {{w|Fresno Yosemite International Airport}} || Fayetteville || "FYI" often stands for "For Your Information". Fresno Yosemite International also has the code FAT for Fresno Air Terminal. Fayetteville is the name of many cities in the United States. Fayetteville, NC is the only Fayetteville served by airports: POB and FAY.<br />
|-<br />
| HGM || ''not assigned'' || Hogsmeade || {{w|Places_in_Harry_Potter#Hogsmeade|Hogsmeade}} is a fictional location in the ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'' series.<br />
|-<br />
| HSV || {{w|Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville}} || {{w|Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville}} || This is one where Randall and the IATA agree. HSV is better known as the Hue-Saturation-Value color space or German soccer club Hamburger SV. It is also Herpes Simplex Virus, a venereal disease.<br />
|-<br />
| IAD || {{w|Washington Dulles International Airport|Washington (Dulles)}} || {{w|Boise Airport|Idaho (Boise)}} || IAD is the symbol for Dulles International Airport (which was originally "DIA" but it was felt that could be confused when hand-written with "DCA", the sign for nearby {{w|Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport}}). The Idaho Falls airport is IDA, while Idaho (Boise) is BOI, so it is unclear why BOI was chosen instead of IDA.<br />
|-<br />
| IUD || Doha || Washington (Dulles) || An "IUD" is an "IntraUterine Device," or form of birth control. Doha is the capital of Qatar in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. The Actual IATA code for Dulles is IAD (see above).<br />
|-<br />
| JFC || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Jefferson City}} || "JFC" is an abbreviation for "Jesus Fucking Christ." JFK is John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York's main airport and one of the most famous in the world. Jefferson City is the state capital of Missouri served by the JEF airport, and also the name of several other cities.<br />
|-<br />
| KUL || {{w|Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur}} || {{w|Kingdom of Loathing}} || Kingdom of Loathing is an online, browser-based RPG. It contains an [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Elemental_International_Airport International Airport], previously lacking a three digit code. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia.<br />
|-<br />
| LAX || {{w|Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles}} || Las Angalas || "Las Angalas" is a "Los Angeles" with every vowel replaced with an "a" character. It's sometimes used as a joking nickname for "Los Angeles." The Frank Black song "Los Angeles" uses this pronunciation.<br />
|-<br />
| LOL || {{w|Derby Field|Lovelock}} || {{w|Louisville}} || "LOL" often stands for "Laughing Out Loud". Lovelock is a city in the state of Nevada. Louisville is the largest city in the state of Kentucky. The latter is served by the LJC and the SDF airport.<br />
|-<br />
| MDW || {{w|Midway International Airport|Chicago, IL (Midway)}} || {{w|Midway Atoll}} || Midway Atoll was the site of one of the most significant World War II Pacific naval battles and is the namesake of the Chicago airport. Its actual IATA code is MDY.<br />
|-<br />
| MIA || {{w|Miami International Airport|Miami}} || {{w|Colombo, Sri Lanka}} || MIA stands for "Missing In Action". It is also the stage name of a {{w|M.I.A. (rapper)|rapper of Sri Lankan heritage}}. Colombo, Sri Lanka is served by three airports: CMB, RML and BYV.<br />
The use of MIA for Columbo likely is a reference to the {{w|Columbo_(character)|fictional TV detective of that name}}, whom one might have consulted in the case of a missing person.<br />
|-<br />
| OMW || ''not assigned'' || {{w|Omaha}} || Eppley Airfield in East Omaha, Nebraska, has an IATA code of OMA. "OMW" is an abbreviation for "On My Way."<br />
|-<br />
| ORD || {{w|O'Hare International Airport|Chicago, IL (O'Hare)}} || {{w|Orlando}} || O'Hare was once known as Orchard Place/Douglas Field, hence ORD. Orlando is served by four airports: ORL, DWS, MCO and SFB<br />
|-<br />
| PDX || {{w|Portland International Airport|Portland}} || Pordlanx || Consider how LAX has a random "X" at the end. And "ORD" is an actual IATA code. Randall messes with "Portland" here in much the same way.<br />
|-<br />
| PHL || {{w|Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia, PA}} || {{w|Pittsburgh}} || Pittsburgh International Airport has a IATA code of PIT. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are the two largest cities in Pennsylvania and are at opposite ends of the state.<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || {{w|San Diego International Airport|San Diego}} || San Diego<br>San Juan<br>San Jose<br>San Francisco<br>San Antonio || San Diego International Airport has SAN; nearby airports include Montgomery Field (MYF), MCAS Miramar (NKX), NAS North Island (NZY), Brown Field (SDM), and Gillespie Field (SEE).<br><br>There are several cities named San Juan or San Jose. Their airport codes are as follows: San Juan, Puerto Rico: SJU and SIG. <br>San Juan, Argentina: UAQ.<br>San Jose, California, USA: SJC.<br> San Jose, Costa Rica: SJO. <br>San Jose, Mexico: SJD. <br>San Jose, Philippines: SJI<br><br>San Francisco, CA has the airport code of SFO.<br>San Antonio, TX has the airport code of SAT.<br><br>Randall's plan to assign the code SAN to every place name beginning "San" would likely cause chaos for travellers.<br />
|-<br />
| SEA || {{w|Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma or SeaTac}} || [Indicates Water Landing] || This is presumably a reference to the fact that "SEA" could be interpreted as "Sea". Unlike some other major airports (e.g., {{w|San Francisco International Airport}} and {{w|LaGuardia Airport}}), SEA is not actually on a major body water, but missing the airport could result in a water landing. The SeaTac airport is located over a mile east of {{w|Puget Sound}}) in the city of {{w|SeaTac,_Washington}}, which is located between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, in WA.<br />
|-<br />
| SMH || Sapmanga || Smithfield || "SMH" often stands for "Shaking My Head". Sapmanga is a location in Papua New Guinea. There are various cities named Smithfield around the world, none of them having airports.<br />
|-<br />
| STL || {{w|St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis}} || {{w|Silent Hill}} || Silent Hill is a fictional city appearing in the series of video games and movies with the same name. <br />
|-<br />
| SWF || {{w|Stewart International Airport|Newburgh, New York}} || {{w|Sherwood Forest}} || .swf is the file extension for ShockWave Flash files. "SWF" can also stand for "Single White Female" in personal ads. In legend, {{w|Sherwood Forest}} was the location of Robin Hood's hideout, and Doncaster Sheffield Airport (IATA DSA) was formerly called Robin Hood Airport.<br />
|-<br />
| TBA || Tabibuga || {{w|Tribeca}} || "TBA" often stands for "To Be Announced". Tabibuga is a location in Papua New Guinea. Tribeca (original styled TriBeCa) is an area in New York City, which does not have an airport. The closest airport to it is Downtown Manhattan Heliport (JRB). ''{{w|Angie Tribeca}}'' is an American comedy television series. "TBA" is a similar indication of uncertainty to "TBC", which often stands for "To Be Confirmed".<br />
|-<br />
| TMI || {{w|Tumlingtar Airport| Tumlingtar}} || {{w|Turkmenistan}} International || "TMI" often stands for "Too Much Information". Tumlingtar is a city in Nepal. Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia which has six airports: ASB, CRZ, KRW, MYP, TAZ and URL. None of them are called "Turkmenistan International", but KRW is called "Turkmenbashi International".<br />
|-<br />
| YYY || {{w|Mont-Joli Airport|Mont-Joli}} || {{w|Toronto}} Downtown || Mont-Joli is a city in Quebec, Canada. The small airport in downtown Toronto is {{w|Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport}}, which has an actual IATA code of YTZ. This may be a play on the below designation for the larger Toronto airport, YYZ. It could also be Randall asking "why why why" some of these codes are so odd. Aside from YTZ, most airports in Canada have IATA code designations beginning with the letter Y, as many codes were created by adding the letter Y to preexisting two letter National Weather Station city designations. <br />
|-<br />
| YYZ || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto}} || {{w|Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto Pearson}} || This one is correct. The band Rush is from Toronto and named an instrumental song after the airport call sign. See {{w|YYZ (instrumental)}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
The title text is a pun about the acronym ''IATA'', stating it stands for '''I'''nternational '''A'''irpor'''T''' '''A'''bbreviation. This is as wrong as almost everything else here, because the real ''International Air Transport Association'' is not an organization only responsible for abbreviations in aviation. This acronym also leads to some redundancy in the title by making the true title of the comic be "International Airport Abbreviations Airport Abbreviations."<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[A list with abbreviations and their meaning is shown in two columns.]<br />
<br />
:[On top left the header reads:]<br />
:Confused by those airport abbreviations used by your friends who fly a lot?<br />
<br />
:Just memorize this list!<br />
<br />
:[On top right some social media conversation is shown:]<br />
:I'm flying into EWR tonight, then DTW tomorrow.<br />
:[Answer (in blue, two message bubbles):]<br />
:Ok, cool<br />
:I definitely know what those mean without Googling<br />
<br />
:[The list:]<br />
:{| class="wikitable style=border:none;"| <br />
|-<br />
| AMD || Amsterdam<br />
| TMI || Turkmenistan International<br />
|-<br />
| BAE || Beijing<br />
| LAX || Las Angalas<br />
|-<br />
| ORD || Orlando<br />
| EWR || Edwards Air Force Base<br />
|-<br />
| IAD || Idaho (Boise)<br />
| PHL || Pittsburgh<br />
|-<br />
| JFC || Jefferson City<br />
| SWF || Sherwood Forest<br />
|-<br />
| IUD || Washington Dulles<br />
| KUL || Kingdom of Loathing<br />
|-<br />
| FYI || Fayetteville<br />
| STL || Silent Hill<br />
|-<br />
| LOL || Louisville<br />
| BUF || Sunnydale<br />
|-<br />
| ATL || Atalante<br />
| TBA || Tribeca<br />
|-<br />
| HGM || Hogsmeade<br />
| SMH || Smithfield<br />
|-<br />
| OMW || Omaha<br />
| BLT || Baltimore<br />
|-<br />
| ANC || Ankh-Morpork<br />
| YYY || Toronto Downtown<br />
|-<br />
| HSV || Hunstville<br />
| YYZ || Toronto Pearson<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Diego<br />
| MIA || Colombo, Sri Lanka<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Juan<br />
| CLT || [Censored]<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Jose<br />
| FHQ || Fhqwhgads<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Francisco<br />
| FFS || Flagstaff Station<br />
|-<br />
| SAN || San Antonio<br />
| DTF || Dartford<br />
|-<br />
| DWI || Delaware International<br />
| MDW || Midway Atoll<br />
|-<br />
| DFW || Down for Whatever<br />
| PDX || Pordlanx<br />
|-<br />
| DTW || Down to Whatever<br />
| SEA || [Indicates Water Landing]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Puns]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1498051933: Santa Facts2017-12-26T16:41:59Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix a typo</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Figures" of the creature known as "Santa." We can see from the drawing this is obviously meant to either be {{w|Santa Claus}} or a parody of Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
This comic is reminiscent of the xkcd Phone series.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Figure<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|A reference to {{w|Pokémon}}. The {{w|Gameplay_of_Pokémon#Pok%C3%A9mon_types|type}} of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature. In most stories Santa Claus rides a sled pulled by flying reindeer (all other [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flying_(type) Flying-type] Pokémon fly under their own power) and some kind of magical power. Psychic possibly refers to his ability to know a child's activities and behavior, including when they are {{w|Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town| sleeping or awake}}, implying a Psychic ability to read minds.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer' (as well as those of several ''Pokemon'' creatures).<br />
<br />
In real life, "santa" means "saint" in most {{w|Romance languages}}. However "santa" is not plural in any of these languages (for example, in Portugese the proper plural would be "santos"). Under the usual rules for making a plural noun, Santa would have a plural of "Santas". Taking "Santa Claus" as a separate noun, the plural would be "Santa Clauses".<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering or for operating a flying sleigh without the proper licensing, while drunk, or over the speed limit.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. That said, if we take the classic poem "{{w|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}" into account, the statement is technically true, just "lubricated" with magic rather than physical lubrication.<br />
<br />
"Lubricated" is also a reference to lubricated condoms - see "Ribbed" below.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles (~23 km), ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second (665 m/s), somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The {{w|Flag_of_convenience|Flag of Convenience}} identifies the country in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known. It may also be the only type of registration available, since the north pole is not in any country, so there is no "owner's country".<br />
<br />
However, a ship's flag state exercises regulatory control over the vessel and is required to inspect it regularly, certify the ship's equipment and crew, and issue safety and pollution prevention documents. One suspect that this does in fact '''not''' happen regularly with Santa's sleigh. Also, as a ''flying'' sleigh, the registry for ''ocean-going'' vessels is not applicable. Instead, it would be registered as an aircraft, with the FAA (in the U.S.), EASA (in Europe), or the equivalent in another country. Civilian aircraft have their registration number painted on their tails, but are not required to display a "flag". (However, U.S. Airways used a stylized version of a U.S. flag as a corporate logo prior to its merger with American Airlines.)<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The {{w|United_States_presidential_line_of_succession|Presidential Line of Succession}} specifies the order in which persons may become or act as {{w|President of the United States}} if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the {{w|United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture}}. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, {{w|Sonny Perdue}}.<br />
<br />
Assuming Sonny Perdue is not Santa Claus (citation not needed), Santa is likely ineligible for the Presidency, as most origin stories of Santa have him a natural-born citizen of a European country (or of Turkey) rather than the United States. Alternately, Santa might be old enough to qualify under the "citizen at the time of the adoption of this constitution" clause, although in light of the information that Santa is actually an arthropod and/or a vampire makes his status as an American citizen dubious. <br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
<br />
His being a vampire is perhaps related to his dressing all in red, and alleged immortality. <br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (Amazon's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus (see "Lubricated" above). This also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consistent with Santa being an arthropod and/or vampire, but would suggest that there are many specimens of Santa, while other 'Facts' (such as having a definite ranking in the Presidential Line of Succession) suggest Santa to be a single individual. <br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|A mocking allusion to Santa Claus's sleigh, usually pulled by reindeer. Usual folklore depict Santa Claus being extremely fond of his reindeer, thus making it a humorous contrast to suggest he'd be ''eating'' reindeer meat on a daily basis.<br />
<br />
The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
<br />
If he is indeed a vampire, it is odd that Santa could survive on a diet of reindeer and milk & cookies, being that vampires supposedly need human blood to survive. Of course, his entering without being invited already shows Santa to be a highly unusual vampire. Additionally, it is possible that he consumes ''reindeer'' blood as part of his reindeer diet (vampires living off animal blood is not unheard of in modern fantasy).<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[An annotated picture of Santa]<br />
:'''Santa'''<br />
:Facts and Figures<br />
<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect—actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
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[[Category:Christmas]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497921933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T22:54:52Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Enhancement of Flag of Convenience.</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Figures" of the creature known as "Santa." We can see from the drawing this is obviously meant to either be {{w|Santa Claus}} or a parody of Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
This comic is reminiscent of the xkcd Phone series.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Figure<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|A reference to {{w|Pokémon}}. The {{w|Gameplay_of_Pokémon#Pok%C3%A9mon_types|type}} of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature. In most stories Santa Claus rides a sled pulled by flying reindeer (all other [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flying_(type) Flying-type] Pokémon fly under their own power) and some kind of magical power (usually affiliated with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fairy Fairy-type] Pokémon but not unheard-of with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Psychic_(type) Psychic-type]). Psychic possibly refers to his ability to know a child's activities and behavior, including when they are {{w|Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town| sleeping or awake}}, implying a Psychic ability to read minds.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer.'<br />
<br />
In real life, "santa" means "saint" in most {{w|Romance languages}}. However "santa" is not plural in any of these languages (for example, in Portugese the proper plural would be "santos"). Under the usual rules for making a plural noun, Santa would have a plural of "Santas". Taking "Santa Claus" as a separate noun, the plural would be "Santa Clauses".<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering or for operating a flying sleigh without the proper licensing, while drunk, or over the speed limit.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. That said, if we take the classic poem "{{w|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}" into account, the statement is technically true, just "lubricated" with magic rather than physical lubrication.<br />
<br />
The entire "lubrication" section is likely a reference to lubricated condoms.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles (~23 km), ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second (665 m/s), somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The {{w|Flag_of_convenience|Flag of Convenience}} identifies the country in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known. It may also be the only type of registration available, since the north pole is not in any country, so there is no "owner's country".<br />
<br />
However, a ship's flag state exercises regulatory control over the vessel and is required to inspect it regularly, certify the ship's equipment and crew, and issue safety and pollution prevention documents. One suspect that this does in fact '''not''' happen regularly with Santa's sleigh. Also, as a ''flying'' sleigh, the applicability of a registry for ''ocean-going'' vessels is rather questionable.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The {{w|United_States_presidential_line_of_succession|Presidential Line of Succession}} specifies the order in which persons may become or act as {{w|President of the United States}} if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the {{w|United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture}}. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, {{w|Sonny Perdue}}.<br />
<br />
Assuming Sonny Perdue is not Santa Claus (citation not needed), Santa is likely ineligible for the Presidency, as most origin stories of Santa have him a natural-born citizen of a European country (or of Turkey) rather than the United States. However, Santa might be old enough to qualify under the "citizen at the time of the adoption of this constitution" clause.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (Amazon's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consistent with Santa being an arthropod and/or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[An annotated picture of Santa]<br />
:'''Santa'''<br />
:Facts and Figures<br />
<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect—actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Christmas]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497871933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T17:23:23Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix a typo</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Figures" of the creature known as "Santa." We can see from the drawing this is obviously meant to either be {{w|Santa Claus}} or a parody of Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Figure<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|A reference to {{w|Pokémon}}. The {{w|Gameplay_of_Pokémon#Pok%C3%A9mon_types|type}} of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature. In most stories Santa Claus rides a sled pulled by flying reindeer (all other [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flying_(type) Flying-type] Pokémon fly under their own power) and some kind of magical power (usually affiliated with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fairy Fairy-type] Pokémon but not unheard-of with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Psychic_(type) Psychic-type]). Psychic possibly refers to his ability to know a child's activities and behavior, including when they are {{w|Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town| sleeping or awake}}, implying a Psychic ability to read minds.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer.'<br />
<br />
In real life, "santa" means "saint" in most {{w|Romance languages}}. However "santa" is not plural in any of these languages (for example, in Portugese the proper plural would be "santos"). Under the usual rules for making a plural noun, Santa would have a plural of "Santas". Taking "Santa Claus" as a separate noun, the plural would be "Santa Clauses".<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. That said, if we take the classic poem "{{w|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}" into account, the statement is technically true, just "lubricated" with magic rather than physical lubrication.<br />
<br />
The entire "lubrication" section is likely a reference to lubricated condoms.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles (~23 km), ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second (665 m/s), somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The {{w|Flag_of_convenience|Flag of Convenience}} identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The {{w|United_States_presidential_line_of_succession|Presidential Line of Succession}} specifies the order in which persons may become or act as {{w|President of the United States}} if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the {{w|United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture}}. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, {{w|Sonny Perdue}}.<br />
<br />
Assuming Sonny Perdue is not Santa Claus, Santa is likely ineligible for the Presidency, as most origin stories of Santa have him a natural-born citizen of a European country rather than the United States. However Santa might be old enough to qualify under the "citizen at the time of the adoption of this constitution" clause.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (Amazon's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consistent with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[An annotated picture of Santa]<br />
:'''Santa'''<br />
:Facts and Figures<br />
<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect—actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Christmas]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497861933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T17:19:46Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix column heading to Fact/Figure</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Figures" of the creature known as "Santa." We can see from the drawing this is obviously meant to either be {{w|Santa Claus}} or a parody of Santa Claus.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Figure<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|A reference to {{w|Pokémon}}. The {{w|Gameplay_of_Pokémon#Pok%C3%A9mon_types|type}} of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature. In most stories Santa Claus rides a sled pulled by flying reindeer (all other [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flying_(type) Flying-type] Pokémon fly under their own power) and some kind of magical power (usually affiliated with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Fairy Fairy-type] Pokémon but not unheard-of with [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Psychic_(type) Psychic-type]). Psychic possibly refers to his ability to know a child's activities and behavior, including when they are {{w|Santa_Claus_Is_Comin%27_to_Town| sleeping or awake}}, implying a Psychic ability to read minds.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer.'<br />
<br />
In real life, "santa" means "saint" in most {{w|Romance languages}}. However "santa" is not plural in any of these languages (for example, in Portugese the proper plural would be "santos"). Under the usual rules for making a plural noun, Santa would have a plural of "Santas". Taking "Santa Claus" as a separate noun, the plural would be "Santa Clauses".<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. That said, if we take the classic poem "{{w|A Visit from St. Nicholas}}" into account, the statement is technically true, just "lubricated" with magic rather than physical lubrication.<br />
<br />
The entire "lubrication" section is likely a reference to lubricated condoms.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles (~23 km), ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second (665 m/s), somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The {{w|Flag_of_convenience|Flag of Convenience}} identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The {{w|United_States_presidential_line_of_succession|Presidential Line of Succession}} specifies the order in which persons may become or act as {{w|President of the United States}} if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the {{w|United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture}}. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, {{w|Sonny Perdue}}.<br />
<br />
Assuming Sonny Perdue is not Santa Claus, Santa is likely ineligible for the Presidency, as most origin stories of Santa have him a natural-born citizen of a European country rather than the United States. However Santa might be old enough to qualify under the "citizen at the timeof the adoption of this constitution" clause.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (Amazon's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consistent with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[An annotated picture of Santa]<br />
:'''Santa'''<br />
:Facts and Figures<br />
<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect—actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
<br />
{{comic discussion}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Christmas]]</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497661933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T08:10:56Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Tweak to "Works with Alexa"</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles, ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second, somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he knows when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497651933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T08:06:46Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fixed another typo</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles, ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second, somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa (google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement which states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497641933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T08:03:46Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Tweak of warrants</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 jurisdictions, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles, ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second, somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement which states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497631933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T08:01:09Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Slight tweak of Flag of Convenience</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles, ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second, somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated, or (more likely) not known.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement which states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497621933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:58:55Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added explanation of Vertical Leap</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|A vertical leap of 14 miles, ''ignoring air resistance'' would require an initial launch velocity of slightly more than 2180 feet per second, somewhat over twice the speed of sound. Achieving this velocity by means of bending then straightening the legs would require an acceleration of roughly 25,000 G, placing extraordinarily high demands on the strength of the legs. As Santa does not have a particularly aerodynamic shape, air resistance would increase the launch velocity and launch acceleration requirements substantially.<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement which states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497611933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:37:45Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Merged explanations of Lubrication</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|The diagram indicates that Santa's attire is lubricated to ease his traditional method of ingress and egress. This explanation is incomplete, however, as a great many chimneys have cross-sectional area substantially smaller than that of a normal human body, let alone a portly one, as commonly described. The common presence of chimney caps, fireplace dampers, and the like would also impede Santa's passage down a great many chimneys. The lubrication may also be a sexual innuendo.<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod. A common mistake is the identification of some organism as an insect when it is not. Most such organisms do tend to be arthropods (a slightly more general supertaxon of insects). So, correcting such errors will typically lead to the assertion that the organism in question is a non-insect arthropod. The wording here, though, is awkward in that "actually" implies a contradiction or contrast, but the word "arthropod" on its own does not preclude the possibility of the referent being, more specifically, an insect as well. In any case, such classification is humorous in the case of Santa, since he is traditionally depicted as being a human or elf, albeit with magical powers, and does not traditionally display any of the characteristics of an arthropod (such as an exoskeleton). However, because he does indeed seem to lack six appendages, instead seemingly having exactly four, he cannot be an insect - so the assertion is (probably) true in its first half.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule. In traditional vampire folklore, a vampire cannot enter an abode without an invitation from the owner of the same. Santa, however, seems to be able to enter houses even without explicit invitation (although plenty of children do welcome him either via written notes or by their general sentiments). This juxtaposes interestingly with the previous point about his arthropod nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa. A common advertisement which states that a product is compatible with Amazon's smart device, Alexa. But it could also be a play on the idea or fear that Alexa may be used to spy on people from the privacy of their own homes, much like what is claimed of Santa ("he sees you when you're sleeping, [...]").<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497591933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:26:01Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added explanation for plural.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|The plural form of 'Santa' conveniently parallels that of 'reindeer,' though only a single santa is commonly thought to exist.<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa.<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497581933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:23:30Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added Liability insurance explanation.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa.<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|As a result of his diet (see above), alleged criminal activity (ditto), species ambiguity, and occupation, Santa would find the cost of liability insurance quite high. He instead chooses to 'go bare' and operate without any.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497571933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:18:02Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added diet explanation (though boring).</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa.<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|The Title Text states that prior as a result of intervention that the diet is now 20% milk & cookies, implying that previously it was 100% Reindeer.<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497561933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T07:15:46Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Merged explanations of IUCN Red List.</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
| A reference to Pokémon. The type of a Pokémon describes and determines its abilities (including attacks), affinities, and general nature.<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|There is an active warrant for Santa's arrest in 5 locations, presumably for breaking and entering.<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
|A somewhat common statement about ticks and other arthropods. Santa is apparently not human, but some sort of human-sized and human-mimicking arthropod.<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|Vampires cannot enter dwellings without the occupant of the dwelling inviting them in. Santa must enter houses uninvited to do his job, so if he is a vampire he is the exception to that rule.<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|May mean that Alexa(google's virtual assistant) is Santa's colleague, that Santa uses Alexa in his work, or Santa is functionally compatible with Alexa.<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
| A reference to condoms, which have ridges or ribbing in order to promote pleasurable stimulation during coitus. Of course, this also puns on the fact that, as a humanoid, Santa presumably has a rib cage. (This might directly contradict the claims about his being an arthropod or vampire).<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
| The [https://www.iucn.org/about International Union for Conservation of Nature] (IUCN) monitors the size and viability of populations of organisms; 'critically endangered' marks a population as being highly susceptible to extinction. Santa, being one (or possibly two, if we include his wife) of a kind and lacking any offspring (and, indeed, likely being incapable of effectively producing any), will most likely be the last member of his population; thus extinction will arrive with his or his wife's death. Note, however, that the presence on the Red List implies that "Santa" is a biological species, not a fantasy, robot, or other non-biological entity. This is consonant with Santa being an arthropod or vampire.<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497491933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T06:59:09Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Added two explanations, more to come</p>
<hr />
<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_convenience Flag of Convenience] identifies the open registry in which an ocean-going vessel has its registration information. Panama maintains one of the top three open registries. Owners of a vessel may choose to use an open registry to avoid labor or safety regulations of the owner's country. They may also choose such a registry to help obscure ownership of the vessel. Which concern applies in the case of Santa's sleigh is not stated.<br />
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|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession Presidential Line of Succession] specifies the order in which persons may become or act as President of the United States if the incumbent President becomes incapacitated, dies, resigns, or is removed from office. Having Santa as the 9th in that order would place him above the Secretary of Agriculture. An alternative interpretation would hold that Santa '''is''' the present Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue.<br />
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|Not technically an insect &#8212; actually an arthropod<br />
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|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
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|Works with Alexa<br />
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|Ribbed<br />
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|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
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|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
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|Liability Insurance: None<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
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:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497481933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T06:41:52Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Fix a typo</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
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This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
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|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
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|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
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|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect -- actually an arthropod<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
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|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
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|}<br />
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==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjwhttps://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=1933:_Santa_Facts&diff=1497471933: Santa Facts2017-12-25T06:40:38Z<p>Wjw: /* Explanation */ Created initial table, need to supply content</p>
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<div>{{comic<br />
| number = 1933<br />
| date = December 25, 2017<br />
| title = Santa Facts<br />
| image = santa_facts.png<br />
| titletext = We've gotten him up to 20% milk and cookies through an aggressive public campaign, but that seems to be his dietary limit. Anything above that and he starts developing nutritional deficiencies.<br />
}}<br />
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==Explanation==<br />
{{incomplete|Created by a BOT - Please change this comment when editing this page. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
<br />
This comic provides some dubious "Facts" and "Features" of the creature known as "Santa."<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Fact/Feature<br />
!Explanation<br />
|-<br />
|Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Plural: "Santa"<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Active warrants: 5<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Vertical Leap: 14 Miles<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Sleigh Flag of Convenience: Panama<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|9th in Presidential Line of Succession<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Not technically an insect -- actually an arthropod<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Only known vampire able to enter house ithout being invited<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Works with Alexa<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Ribbed<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|IUCN Red List: Critically endangered<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|Liability Insurance: None<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Transcript==<br />
{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}<br />
:[annotated picture of santa]<br />
:Type: Flying/Psychic<br />
:Plural: "Santa"<br />
:Active Warrants: 5<br />
:Lubricated for easy passage down chimneys<br />
:Vertical leap: 14 Miles<br />
:Sleigh flag of convenience: Panama<br />
:9th in presidential line of succession<br />
:Not technically an insect- actually an arthropod<br />
:Only known vampire able to enter house without being invited<br />
:Works with Alexa<br />
:Ribbed<br />
:IUCN red list: Critically endangered<br />
:Diet: 80% Reindeer<br />
:Liability Insurance: None<br />
{{comic discussion}}</div>Wjw