Editing 54: Science

{{comic
| number    = 54
| date      = January 18, 2006
| title     = Science
| image     = science.jpg
| titletext = Bonus point if you can identify the science in question
}}

==Explanation==
The graph shows the relationship between energy density and frequency for two sources: the solid line represents the theoretical {{w|blackbody radiation}}, and the dots represent measurements of the {{w|cosmic microwave background radiation}}, or in short CMB. The equation is the {{w|Planck's Law}}, derived in 1900 by {{w|Max Planck}} for the energy density of blackbody radiation.

This comic shows the very close match between theory and prediction, showing that the Cosmic Background Radiation looks exactly like a blackbody at 2.73 K, which is what we would expect if the CMB is the result of the light of the {{w|Big Bang}} cooled by the expansion of the universe.

All of this comes from science, and therefore [[Randall]] is boasting that science works, since it can explain the small amount of heat in the background of the cosmos. But at the title text he asks everybody to find mistakes on this, science isn't perfect that all.

==Transcript==
:[Graph of cosmic microwave background radiation: Y axis is energy density, X axis is frequency in GHz. Energy density peaks at 160.4 GHz.]
:I(f) = ((2hf^3)/(c^2))*(1/(e^(hf/(kT))-1))
:SCIENCE.
:It works, bitches.

==Trivia==
*This is the 48th comic originally posted to livejournal. The previous comic was [[50: Penny Arcade]], the next is [[51: Malaria]].
*This comic is available on a t-shirt at [http://store.xkcd.com/products/science-works the xkcd store].

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