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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|Capacitor}} | | {{w|Capacitor}} | ||
| {{w|Overpass}} | | {{w|Overpass}} | ||
− | | A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but the symbol for it looks a bit like a depiction of a highway {{w|overpass}}, where one road or track passes over another, allowing the paths to cross without intersecting. The distinction between an overpass and {{w|Tunnel#Underpass|underpass}} is largely one of perspective, as when one road | + | | A {{w|capacitor}} is a component that can be used to hold electric charge, but the symbol for it looks a bit like a depiction of a highway {{w|overpass}}, where one road or track passes over another, allowing the paths to cross without intersecting. The distinction between an overpass and {{w|Tunnel#Underpass|underpass}} is largely one of perspective, as when one road goes over, the other is going under (although the two roads usually don't deviate from their main trajectory by equal amounts, so there's an argument to be made that the one that's going more straight should be considered to be the one that is being crossed, rather than doing the crossing). An overpass needn't be a crossing of two roads; one of the crossing routes could be a footpath or even a migration trail that animals take. Because a capacitor does not indicate any sort of intersection of electrical components, this is perhaps the best way to interpret an overpass on a circuit diagram, but the connection is tenuous at best. Again, a capacitor involves no concept of a crossing route. |
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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 look like a stylised {{w|pogo stick}}. |
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| {{w|Resistor}} (ANSI) | | {{w|Resistor}} (ANSI) | ||
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| {{w|Electric battery|Battery}} | | {{w|Electric battery|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}}. Its inclusion here is simply as the set-up for the following joke symbols. |
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| Battery (sorted) | | Battery (sorted) | ||
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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 of a pair of connections, depending upon the input from an input one. Randall likens this to the ability to use points to switch the destination of a trolley from one track to another, as protagonists are invited to do in the various versions of the {{w|trolley problem}}. The symbol also somewhat resembles the usual pictorial depiction of the problem. However, | + | | A {{w|transistor}} will switch on current flow across one of a pair of connections, depending upon the input from an input one. Randall likens this to the ability to use points to switch the destination of a trolley from one track to another, as protagonists are invited to do in the various versions of the {{w|trolley problem}}. The symbol also somewhat resembles the usual pictorial depiction of the problem. However, transistors are not generally used to resolve ethical dilemmas. |
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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] | ||
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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 |