Editing 2685: 2045

{{comic
| number    = 2685
| date      = October 14, 2022
| title     = 2045
| image     = 2045_2x.png
| imagesize = 350x457px
| noexpand  = true
| titletext = "Sorry, doctor, I'm going to have to come in on a different day--I have another appointment that would be really hard to move, in terms of the kinetic energy requirements."
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==Explanation==
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The characters are talking about upcoming total {{w|solar eclipses}}, the next two of which in most of North America are on April 8, 2024 and August 12, 2045. (There's also an {{w|annular eclipse}} on October 14, 2023.) Making plans for eclipses is awkward given the uncertainty present for anything else far in the future, such as whether the attendees will have children by then, and even whether another scheduling program will catch on and replace Google Calendar.

Partial solar eclipses are fairly frequent (2-5 per year), but total eclipses are less frequent (about every 18 months), and most of them will not be in convenient locations for a particular set of people. Cueball seems to be talking about total eclipses visible in much of North America: {{w|Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024}} and {{w|Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045}}

Black Hat claims he can't make it, as he has "a thing" on August 12th, 2045. Events as minor and unspecific as "a thing" are not typically scheduled at a precise date this far in the future,{{Citation needed}} and this is likely Black Hat sarcastically rejecting Cueball's invitation.

The title text is someone canceling a medical appointment to see the eclipse. The eclipse is hard to move because that would require hastening or delaying it by moving the Earth, Moon or Sun, any of which would require vast amounts of energy.{{Citation needed}} People also don't often schedule doctor's appointments decades in advance.

==Transcript==
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:[Cueball, another person, Danish, and Black Hat are standing together. Danish is looking at her phone.]
:Cueball: ...And then after the one in 2024, there's another on August 12, 2045.
:Friend: We're in! We can invite our kids, assuming we have any.
:Danish: I'll create an event. Do you think we'll still be using Google Calendar in 2045?
:Black Hat: Sorry, I'd love to make it, but I have a thing that day.

:Caption: It's weird making plans for eclipses.

{{comic discussion}}