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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | + | {{incomplete| Created by a THREE-D PRINTED FAN BASED ON A HYPOTHETICAL SOLUTION TO THE NAVIER-STOKES LAMINAR-TURBULENCE BOUNDARY EQUATION. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
− | + | In this comic, [[Cueball]] refers to scientific hypotheses as fan theories. Scientists might probably consider doing so as undervaluing their work, because scientific hypotheses are usually the result of much more serious research{{citation needed}}. Because there are a lot of charismatic cranks who obtain undeserved recognition for their supposedly scientific hypotheses, such disrespect could be perceived as insensitive to real scientists. Once again, [[Randall]] has devised a new way to annoy a very sizable proportion of the scientific community. | |
− | + | This comic appeared a few days after renewed suggestions that life may exist [https://www.space.com/saturn-moon-enceladus-ocean-phosphorus within one of Saturn's moons], and 60 years after [https://iep.utm.edu/kuhn-ts/ Thomas S. Kuhn's] renowned 1962 treatise, ''{{w|The Structure of Scientific Revolutions}}''. | |
− | + | The title text may be facetious, having to do with unwelcoming or inconsiderate {{w|fandom}}s, or it could be sincere. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.] | :[Ponytail, Cueball, White Hat, and Megan standing in a line. Cueball has his hand raised, and Megan has hands balled into fists, exasperated.] | ||
:Cueball: But according to leading fan theories, Jupiter's moons may harbor subsurface oceans. | :Cueball: But according to leading fan theories, Jupiter's moons may harbor subsurface oceans. | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Astronomy]] | [[Category:Astronomy]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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