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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This comic contains several symbols used in circuit diagrams. Each is labeled with a larger object that the symbol looks like a drawing of, rather than the electrical component it actually represents. Randall has previously depicted distorted uses, depictions, and | + | {{incomplete|Created by a LOT of trolley problems in between overpasses built on top of pogo sticks, experiencing a couple of earthquakes. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} |
+ | This comic contains several symbols used in circuit diagrams. Each is labeled with a larger object that the symbol looks like a drawing of, rather than the electrical component it actually represents. Randall has previously depicted distorted uses, depictions, and labelling of the standard US-form {{w|electronic symbol}}s in comics such as [[730: Circuit Diagram]]. | ||
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| {{w|Switch}} | | {{w|Switch}} | ||
| {{w|Drawbridge}} | | {{w|Drawbridge}} | ||
− | | The symbol represents a physical on/off {{w|switch}} in a circuit, but also resembles a {{w|drawbridge}}. A switch functions the exact same as a drawbridge, impeding electrons' flow when it is open | + | | The symbol represents a physical on/off {{w|switch}} in a circuit, but also resembles a {{w|drawbridge}}. A switch functions the exact same as a drawbridge, impeding electrons' flow when it is open. |
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| {{w|Capacitor}} | | {{w|Capacitor}} | ||
| {{w|Overpass}} | | {{w|Overpass}} | ||
− | | A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but | + | | A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but also looks a bit like a map depiction for a highway {{w|overpass}} of a main road passing over a more minor track. This may actually be referred to more as an {{w|Tunnel#Underpass|underpass}}, from the perspective of the lesser route, being not usually as obvious a feature when using the upper highway. |
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| {{w|Ground (electricity)|Ground}} | | {{w|Ground (electricity)|Ground}} | ||
| {{w|Pogo Stick}} | | {{w|Pogo Stick}} | ||
− | | This symbol represents a connection to "{{w|Ground (electricity)|ground}}" or "earth", the common baseline voltage ''or'' safe current sink for various circuits (e.g. | + | | This symbol represents a connection to "{{w|Ground (electricity)|ground}}" or "earth", the common baseline voltage ''or'' safe current sink for various circuits (e.g. against which an aerial signal can be compared). If the horizontal lines are taken as motion lines or a spring, it might looks like a stylised {{w|pogo stick}}. |
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| {{w|Resistor}} (ANSI) | | {{w|Resistor}} (ANSI) | ||
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| A {{w|transformer}} consists of two (or more) induction coils, for input and output(s), and a common core to mediate the transfer of power across the gap. The curly loop symbols of the symbol have already been claimed to resemble sheep, and the straight line (which is the core) now represents a fence separating two sheep who nonetheless wish to be together. | | A {{w|transformer}} consists of two (or more) induction coils, for input and output(s), and a common core to mediate the transfer of power across the gap. The curly loop symbols of the symbol have already been claimed to resemble sheep, and the straight line (which is the core) now represents a fence separating two sheep who nonetheless wish to be together. | ||
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− | | {{w | + | | {{w|Battery}} |
| Battery | | Battery | ||
− | | Not a joke, this is a typical symbol for a {{w|Electric battery|battery}} | + | | Not a joke, this is a typical symbol for a {{w|Electric battery|battery}}, or other form of {{w|voltaic pile}}. |
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| Battery (sorted) | | Battery (sorted) | ||
| Baertty | | Baertty | ||
− | | Randall may have mapped the characters "tt" to the first short line and "er" to the following long line in the original symbol, having had "ba" and "y" assigned to the long and short "T" shapes that form the connections to the rest of the circuit. Rearranging the symbolic verticals as long-long-short-short, as he has done in this (fictional) symbol, thus puts "er" in front of "tt". | + | | Randall may have mapped the characters "tt" to the first short line and "er" to the following long line in the original symbol, having had "ba" and "y" assigned to the long and short "T" shapes that form the connections to the rest of the circuit. Rearranging the symbolic verticals as long-long-short-short, as he has done in this (fictional) symbol, thus puts "er" in front of "tt". |
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| Battery, with far too many short lines | | Battery, with far too many short lines | ||
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| {{w|Photodiode}} | | {{w|Photodiode}} | ||
| Check out this really cool diode | | Check out this really cool diode | ||
− | | A {{w|photodiode}} generates, or allows to pass, a current in response to light. The symbol is related to the standard {{w|diode}} with the arrows pointing at it representing the light which activates its | + | | A {{w|photodiode}} generates, or allows to pass, a current in response to light. The symbol is related to the standard {{w|diode}} with the arrows pointing at it representing the light which activates its behaviour. In this case, Randall instead pretends that the arrows are pointing at it to draw attention to it because it's "really cool". |
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| {{w|Electronic oscillator|Oscillator}} | | {{w|Electronic oscillator|Oscillator}} | ||
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| {{w|Transistor}} | | {{w|Transistor}} | ||
| Trolley Problem | | Trolley Problem | ||
− | | A {{w|transistor}} will switch on current flow across one | + | | A {{w|transistor}} will switch on current flow across one pair of connections, depending upon the input from an input one. Thus, it switches electricity in the same way that the {{w|trolley problem}} switches the trolley track. The symbol also somewhat resembles the usual pictorial depiction of the problem. |
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| {{w|Ammeter|A circle with an A}} [In the title text] | | {{w|Ammeter|A circle with an A}} [In the title text] | ||
| The circuit has committed a sin and has been marked as punishment | | The circuit has committed a sin and has been marked as punishment | ||
− | | Circles with letters are usually some special components, as also with the oscillator's glyph. In this case the "A" stands for ammeter, a device used to measure {{w|electric current}} (an "{{w|ampere}} meter"). This is conflated with the practice of branding the 'guilty', or requiring them to display their crime for a period of | + | | Circles with letters are usually some special components, as also with the oscillator's glyph. In this case the "A" stands for ammeter, a device used to measure {{w|electric current}} (an "{{w|ampere}} meter"). This is conflated with the practice of branding the 'guilty', or requiring them to display their crime for a period of pennance. For example: in ''{{w|The Scarlet Letter}}'', a historical novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the heroine must wear an ''A'' to mark her as an adulteress. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
:[A chart of various circuit symbols and their (mostly) fictitious meanings based off of their drawings, captioned:] Circuit Symbols | :[A chart of various circuit symbols and their (mostly) fictitious meanings based off of their drawings, captioned:] Circuit Symbols | ||
:[Symbol for a switch, labelled:] Drawbridge | :[Symbol for a switch, labelled:] Drawbridge |