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This was about 7 hours after this comic appeared. The release day of this comic was Christmas Eve the 24th of December. As can be seen from when [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2559:_December_25th_Launch&oldid=223041 this page] was created 05:02:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC), the comic came out at least 7 hours before {{w|Ariane flight VA256|launch}} which was 12:20:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC). Since Boston ([[Randall|Randall's]] home town) is 5 hours after UTC then the comic must have released close to midnight on the 24th for Randall, and clearly before midnight for the rest of the time zones in the US. | This was about 7 hours after this comic appeared. The release day of this comic was Christmas Eve the 24th of December. As can be seen from when [https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php?title=2559:_December_25th_Launch&oldid=223041 this page] was created 05:02:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC), the comic came out at least 7 hours before {{w|Ariane flight VA256|launch}} which was 12:20:00, 25 December 2021 (UTC). Since Boston ([[Randall|Randall's]] home town) is 5 hours after UTC then the comic must have released close to midnight on the 24th for Randall, and clearly before midnight for the rest of the time zones in the US. | ||
β | Web comics are usually drawn some time in advance. When this comic was drawn and scheduled for publication, it is possible NASA had not yet [https://www.nasa.gov/feature/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-update announced] that the launch of JWST was slipping from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. | + | Web comics are usually drawn some time in advance. When this comic was drawn and scheduled for publication, it is possible NASA had not yet [[https://www.nasa.gov/feature/james-webb-space-telescope-launch-update announced]] that the launch of JWST was slipping from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. |
The launch was probably three days after [[Randall]] opened the last number in his [[2550: Webb|Webb]] advent calendar. (Thus this is the second [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comic]] this year referring to the telescope). | The launch was probably three days after [[Randall]] opened the last number in his [[2550: Webb|Webb]] advent calendar. (Thus this is the second [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comic]] this year referring to the telescope). |